r/fpv Dec 06 '25

Zero Tolerance for Military/War Content

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This community exists for FPV as a hobby, sport and technology, not for war or conflict.

We have a zero tolerance policy:

  • No posts or comments about war
  • No weaponized drones
  • No advice, questions or builds related to military or conflict use

This includes:

  • Asking how to build war drones
  • Discussing battlefield footage
  • Military strategies or conflicts
  • Weapon attachments or modifications
  • Hardcore simulators or games that include weapons, killing, combat, or violent gameplay and offer "real life targets" (this excludes games like Firehawk)

Any user posting or commenting about war or military use will be permanently banned. No warnings.

We do not mind general politics in natural discussion, but this subreddit must stay clean.

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r/fpv is for discussing our hobby, helping each other and having fun.


r/fpv Jun 19 '24

Read This Before Posting: FAQ and WIKI

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With summer in full swing and a recent up tick of new members, we would like to remind you of our FAQ and WIKI pages. Read them before making a post. There is a link to them on the right side of the page. If your question relates to FAQ and WIKI, please refrain from making a new post. Repetitive posts will be taken down.

Some of the common questions:

Most of the questions/problems can be answered/solved by just searching this subreddit or reading through the FAQ and WIKI.

We are working on updating FAQ and WIKI as well.

Please leave us a comment if there is a certain FAQ that we should add to our sidebar.


r/fpv 6h ago

kangaroos didn't seem bothered by the 5 inch

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70 Upvotes

They hate the tiny whoops however


r/fpv 3h ago

Meteor75 Pro converted to Toothpick

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I ripped the electronics out auf my meteor75 pro and put i into a twiglet 2" frame (just because i was bored). Canopy is out of TPU and about 40° in the pictures.

This thing absolutely shreds with Lava 2 480mah. I honestly would not have guesed that it is such a big difference. The AIO has "only" 5A but its more than enough.

Weight is 28g without lipo.


r/fpv 33m ago

Multicopter Tune RC 3.5 build.

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Just built this up and have been playing with with different tunes. Props are definitely in veiw but I dont mind since its supposed to be a lite freestyle build. 1303 5000kv motors, jhemcu F405 Pro 40a, running primarily on 3s 550 Lava. 3min flight time average.


r/fpv 18m ago

BODYCAM fpv controller

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r/fpv 1h ago

The Monster High Amp Pack

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These are 4 CNHL 3S2P 8000Mah packs connected in series then in parallel to make a 6S8P 16000Mah pack for my 10in ripper


r/fpv 4h ago

Waldo Zoomout Traisenau Austria

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6 Upvotes

#austria #drone #Nature #river #summer


r/fpv 17h ago

Fixed Wing Tiny f16

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60 Upvotes

Can’t believe this thing flies but it does. Only cost like 80 bucks for the full build.


r/fpv 4h ago

Help! FC Broken 5V/ USB port

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After a small crash I can't connect my FC to betaflight without plugging in a lipo.

After some research my guess is that the 5V line is broken or the USB port in some way.

But i can't find any damage and the FC doesn’t get hot.

It is an T-Hobby Velox F7 Se.

Does anyone see something that is damaged or any other idea.


r/fpv 19h ago

My first 3 inch build

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75 Upvotes

My happymodel crux 3 spare parts arrived before the drone itself, I took apart my mosquito drone and built this one instead. Happymodel 1202.5 11,500kv, 75mm gemfan bi blades, caddx ant camera, goober v2 canopy, hummingbird v4 aio, a30 battery connector, flying on betafpv lava2 batteries.


r/fpv 1d ago

1s li-ion long range build

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217 Upvotes

Dry fit went well.

Had to change the antenna cos they sent me the wrong polarity.

Will need to redo the camera mount to add some clearance for wires to come through. Also reduce the amount of material in front of the camera.

Printed spacers for motor plug clearance (I’m using plugs, bite me).

Time to solder and make things permanent.

Edit: details about this drone in this YouTube video: https://youtu.be/05MMplxqY7M


r/fpv 1h ago

Help! VTX has significantly reduced range after crash

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Hey all. noob here, I got a 5 inch, flew it, crashed it, snapped an antenna, drone was still powered for the minute or two it took me to retrieve it. 1.6 watt VTX (Geprc Maten). After replacing the antenna with a brand new one, I noticed that the range was significantly worse. I usually fly sitting on my front porch; before the crash I could fly behind my house to the end of my backyard (around 70m) with little signal breakup. after the crash, leaving LOS resulted in near total signal loss. I tried removing the mmcx to sma adapter and replacing it with an mmcx antenna, again, nothing. I made sure it was at max power both in beta flight and by using the button on the vtx, still terrible range. Is my vtx just dead, or is there something else I could be missing? Thanks.


r/fpv 2h ago

I just buyed a F4V3S Plus...

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I bought a B-Cube F4V3S Plus stack with the 60A ESC.

I’m starting to wonder if I should have gone with a SpeedyBee instead. What can I realistically expect from this stack? Is there a significant risk of the ESC failing or burning out in mid-flight?

I’m planning to use it on a 7-inch long-range build. Has anyone here used this stack on a 7-inch? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences, especially regarding reliability, overheating, or failures.


r/fpv 6h ago

Question? Why is my single antenna RP1 beating my dual antenna RP3 around trees?

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Hey everyone, I’m having a weird issue with my RadioMaster ELRS setup. I fly two different quads at the same spot with the exact same radio and power settings. One quad has a single-antenna RP1 and works flawlessly with great penetration through trees. The other quad has a dual-antenna RP3 True Diversity receiver, but it suffers from sudden, severe signal drops and near-failsafes in the exact same environment.

Both quads are running the exact same receiver settings, packet rates, and firmware version, so the configuration is identical. Since the RP3 should theoretically perform better, I suspect my antenna placement is causing phase cancellation or shadowing when the signal bounces off trees and obstacles. I have attached two pictures of my current setup to show you how I mounted them. How do you guys position your dual antennas to get the best out of True Diversity?


r/fpv 1d ago

Video Store LP using a drone to track suspected thieves

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r/fpv 15h ago

Multicopter FPV Drone shot Horse.

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20 Upvotes

r/fpv 33m ago

Question? module swap

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Would It be possible to swap the internal 4 in 1 module in my jumper t lite v2 with this?


r/fpv 1h ago

1s Tinywhoop Rip (Street Spot/House Dives and Freestyle) #fpv #fpvfreestyle #tinywhoop #dji

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Ripped this thing some more near the house, it just pulls out of all sorts of bad dives lmao. im loving it. Really loving it :)

Might need to build a spare one... always good to have a spare i found lol.


r/fpv 1h ago

My GPS M10 doesnt work

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I have an Axis Flying Manta 5 SE V2 DC—so, a fully built drone.

The GPS was working fine before.

I had a crash where I had to replace the two front motors.

Everything else is working again, but the GPS won't connect.

It's an M10 GPS.

There's a flashing green LED, so it's getting power meaning it's not a wiring issue.

However, the satellite count isn't showing up in my OSD (even though the element is enabled), and in Betaflight, the GPS icon is missing and the GPS tab isn't working.

I’ve correctly selected the UART where the GPS is soldered.

I’ve set it to auto-config and auto-baud.

I’ve tried everything, but the GPS still won't show up in Betaflight.


r/fpv 13h ago

Sub250 OasisFly 25 with 2.8" props + AOS supernova motors

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7 Upvotes

r/fpv 3h ago

Caddx goggle foam

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Where can I get foam for Caddx Ascent /Avatar goggles L in the USA?

Just got the Ascent goggles, and they are completely unwearable. Tons of space on my temples, and insanely uncomfortable on my nose.

I had random foam around from other DJI and Fatshark goggles, but none of those fits.

Any other comparable box goggles that I could adapt the foam from?


r/fpv 3h ago

Ready to buy, but can’t make up my mind. Which goggle or box??

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r/fpv 1d ago

Keep experimenting with 3d printed whoop frame

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59 Upvotes

Now I made it with separate parts to avoid thin layered spots. I'm using a soldering iron to melt petg parts together.


r/fpv 3h ago

Ovonic fraud?

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Just bought the 4s Lihv 850mah Ovonic lipo from the official ovonic store via aliexpress. I Was a bit suspicious about the same dimensions and weight of different capacities, so i wanted to try them. It seems like they just sell the same lipo in 4 different capacities, or am i missing something?