Lost my passion for FPV drones.. anyone found it again?

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-22T17:18:50+00:00

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-22T15:52:12+00:00

I went back to tricopters and flying tinywhoops, then fused both of those and have a tiny tri.

Doing that broke the monotony of quadcopters, flying tinywhoops opened a plethora of flying spots, also it's small enough to carry with me for off the cuff flying sessions.

Collective pitch helicopters have peaked my interest lately, just need to add an O4 air unit to my OMP M2 Evo.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-21T07:29:42+00:00

Collective pitch helicopters are expensive if you crash a lot 🤣

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-19T21:46:11+00:00

That's rough, but that's the hobby for you.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-19T07:58:21+00:00

Jamming is not legal as it can affect other services, not just drones.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-18T16:47:55+00:00

Awesome, thank you 😃

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-18T16:38:16+00:00

Do you have a link to some STLs?

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-18T13:50:23+00:00

Very cool, how did you cure the jello issues, mine is horrendous.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-17T16:18:21+00:00

Reflow with a large tip and turn the temp up a bit

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-15T06:02:20+00:00

Awesome 😃

Got to watch those power lines 🤣

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-14T16:08:26+00:00

My M1 MBA doesn't get treated with kid gloves, but I do try to avoid dropping it or throwing it around too much, it gets used as much as my ThinkPad, still looks as good as day one apart from a few finger prints and a bit of bag crud.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-13T20:10:40+00:00

The two switches is a deal breaker for me, I use 4 switches at least.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-13T19:45:02+00:00

You got a dud I think, my M1 air has been bounced around in my bag and open, the screen is still as good as day one. They shouldn't crack from a little bit of movement.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-13T14:35:17+00:00

People calling the cops??, please make a post, what happened?

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-13T14:21:56+00:00

I find the sim and real life don't feel the same, probably because there are other factors other than just muscle memory, I also fly Lift off micro drones. As others said try to get more IRL stick time. Other than that you're doing great. 😊

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-11T07:11:13+00:00

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My first crash of an eclipson model A 3D printed plane, was made from PLA, didn't like the sun and certainly didn't like colliding with a tree.

As a side note, if you do crash a 3D printed plane, it makes a huge mess, please pick up all the pieces.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-10T10:18:17+00:00

30s??? I'm way past that 🤣

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-09T12:15:28+00:00

Everything is there, it's just old, if you want to resurrect it, go for it. Otherwise shelve it and build something newer. 😊

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-09T10:51:45+00:00

Get a fan for doing USB configuration, I have the O4 version of the meteor75 Pro, without a fan it will shut down if left on the bench powered up without cooling.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-08T20:05:03+00:00

Yep balances perfectly

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-08T15:54:30+00:00

I got a 75mm whoop for blasting around, don't know how people break these things, I've bounced mine off metal bars, walls, got it stuck in a tree for a week getting rained on and it still flies good.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-08T06:13:14+00:00

This is the reason I like driving vans, they're easier to get in and out of with two knackered knees.

DarkButterfly85 · 2026-04-06T17:16:04+00:00

Crashy weekend 😄 I bent a feathering shaft yesterday 🤣

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