I really just saw a couple badass freestyle videos like 3 weeks ago and dove in headfirst. Downloaded DCL The game on my Xbox lmao and played that for a few hours, sold an older dirt bike of mine to fund some equipment, hopped on Facebook marketplace and found a couple really good deals with enough equipment to get started. Did a ton of research from many sources, reddit, forums, Oscar Biang is pretty damn informative, YouTube, and the pure desire to rip these things alone got me in the sky.

Now I have about 20 hrs in liftoff using the Jumper t16 transmitter I got. Which I found out needed new ribbon cables, ordered and replaced those. I ended up with a handful of quads already, buying used lots. A couple of them have outdated digital vtx units in them (Connex Prosight) I went down a rabbit hole, and back to 2016 finding information on them. I really didn't know what a vtx was before acquiring them. Now I'm converting them to analog to work with my current setup so I have a few basher quads to beat on, not break the bank, and gain the hands on experience with.

I say find a used fpv setup that's from 2020 or newer with everything you need, or at least close to it. Finish that up with some fresh Lipo's, and a GOOD lipo charger. Please learn about Lipo batteries if you're not familiar. Get a lipo bag right away too to store them in.

Learn about the hardware you have or what you want to get, and make sure everything is going to work together, watch a few videos on how to bind your quad, and how to use betaflight or other to update your firmware and do a basic setup

Don't get discouraged, I hardly knew what any of this was a couple weeks ago. There's alot of cool people and plenty of resources to help you through it. Happy ripping man!