The SECRET FPV Mode No One Talks About

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Published 2023-05-05
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Up until very recently I only knew of the 3 basic flight modes; Angle, Horizon & Acro... Little did I know however that there is a 'secret' mode that could help beginner dronies out A LOT in their transition from Angle mode to full-blown Acro!

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Chapters:
00:00 What the hell are modes?
00:31 Flight mode #1
02:30 Flight mode #2
03:41 Flight mode #3
04:53 Flight mode #4
05:36 The 4-step plan
06:19 Betaflight mode setup


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All Comments (21)
  • @BrodieReed
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  • @vb7913
    Great video, finally found a proper explanation! This is a must have for a beginner
  • @TRITONFPV
    That would've been nice to know when I first started over 8 years ago. Instead I just went full Acro 😂
  • @Inertia888
    Thank you so much for teaching people. We should all learn, before we get out there and fly. Especially with drones. But we all keep learning. So, thanks again, for showing us your mistakes, so we don't have to make the same ones. I love this community! People are so, very happy to teach, help, and learn from each other!
  • @rrenegadoo
    Nice video.... I have the same drone and do you know how to turn the lights on and off with a flip of a switch? tx16s. Thx.
  • @davidsilberhorn
    Great video! Unfortunately, for some reason my TX module does not turn on when it is installed in the remote control, the two cables are connected to the module and the external mode is set to CRSF. Can you please tell me why? If I update it on the PC then it works
  • @Flexo3D
    Great explanation of different modes! Although I must say, you missed my 2 favorite modes. 3D Mode and Turtle Mode. Those are the only modes I use now.
  • @Sleeperknot
    I tried acro-trainer mode for my first real fpv flights, but I found myself using full acro mode in no time. Reason? Acro trainer still limits the angle and sometimes it can cause crashes - in scenarios where you need to perform an extreme angle maneuver to save your drone from hitting an obstacle for instance.
  • @shimmy_fpv
    pumping out amazing content man, keep it up
  • @eturnerx
    There's kinda a 5th mode. In BF acro mode shows up as AIR on the OSD. But, if you turn off "Airmode permanently on" and you can turn off airmode with a switch, the OSD changes from AIR to ACR. I turn off airmode and fly ACR when low speed flying with my cinewhoop, but otherwise fly in AIR (acromode with airmode on).
  • Good tip, and good advise. Did not know of Acro Trainer mode. For chapter notes in description, would just label Angle mode, Acro mode, etc. vs. Flight mode 1, 2, etc. Otherwise great video, and clear explanations. For me, dealing with gentle breeze was challenging when first trying to fly LOS as changed directions.
  • Well-produced informative video! Been digging your beginner to fpv series. And I loved the Jacuzzi Jay interview. Absolutely love that guy! I might make one suggestion. Instead of labelling it as "modes" one through four, maybe label them as step 1 through 4 as you have in the video. Mode 1, 2, 3 and 4 are historically your gimbal configuration that determines which axis is your throttle, pitch, yaw, and roll... For instance, the de-facto standard is mode 2, with throttle and yaw on the left stick and pitch and roll on the right. But guys who come from flying RC planes or playing video games might prefer modes one, three or four. It may cause a bit of confusion with some people.. 😊✌🏻
  • @CantFly_FPV
    aww I thought I found a video demoing headless mode, cus who among us can fly LoS!?
  • @clifffield1
    Clean your Nazgul, you grub. (and thanks for your continued content)
  • No secret...jb has a video about it and I used it 3 yrs ago... but good job going thru basics.
  • @gru393481
    Ok folks here's a thought... Pretend like acro is the only mode. Get a simulator, use it until you're comfortable. Go fly. There saved y'all 8 minutes
  • @bluefpv3263
    just dont use horizon mode it really doesnt help much just get some stick time in the sim and go fly in acro only thing horizon is maybe good for is for landing angle mode is for cinewhoops or flying inside with tinywhoops imo you shouldnt learn to fly in any other mode than acro cause it teaches you bad mucsle memory that is usless after swtiching to acro mode at some point its way easier to go from acro mode to angle mode the best thing for learning to fly a fpv drone is to go get a sim and fly for like 20 hours just complete all the races that teaches you some throttle control and cornering and you are good to go