![]() ![]() Yaw, pitch, roll, ascent, descent speed – you can do it all with one hand. Squeeze the trigger for throttle, point where you want to go. ![]() Essentially, it provides a beginner (or an experienced pilot who likes it) with a very intuitive way to fly. We’ve tried it and think it really has great potential, but need to spend more time with it. The jury hasn’t even had time to start deliberating yet on whether the new $199 Motion Controller will be a game-changer. The challenge will be incorporating this into muscle memory, rather than just trying to recover with sticks. If things start getting out of control, you can (hopefully) save your drone with a fast flick of the switch… This will save some pilots from pricey repairs. If things start to go hairy, one flick of the switch will cause the drone to stop and hover. The DJI FPV controller (both the standard remote and the Motion Controller device) have the equivalent of a panic button. Whether you’re totally new to FPV or experienced, this is a smart feature. A frame grab from DJI’s Virtual Flight simulator, a free download… Not as good as a third-party sim like Velocidrone, but it’s tightly integrated in with the goggles and will help prepare those who want to fly fully in Manual mode. We’ve noodled around it a bit, and it’s okay. DJI has a new app, DJI Virtual Flight, that takes you through the basics to familiarize yourself with the controls and then start teaching you the elementals of FPV flight. The Goggles also work with DJI’s latest video transmission protocol: OcuSync 3.0.Īnd a good thing there is. Connect a phone via USB-C, launch the DJI Fly app, and you’ll see what the pilot sees. Plus – and this is fairly huge – the new V2 goggles allow you to share the pilot’s view with someone else. The 150-degree FOV they provide is clean and crisp. They provide 810p of resolution at 120 FPS. These things produce amazing streaming video The digital transmission produced a level of clarity and detail that just didn’t exist before in the analogue world. When DJI originally released its FPV System (goggles, camera, transmitter) it took the existing FPV community by storm. This is the most tightly integrated Ready-to-Fly package you can buy for First Person View. But many people are after a no-muss, no fuss experience. The DJI FPV will likely encourage some people to learn about building their own. You (obviously) don’t have to build this… But for many, learning all this stuff seems insurmountable. For some, that’s a huge part of the appeal of FPV, leaning how to build something. Learn how to use Betaflight Configurator, OpenTX Companion, battery maintenance, and a myriad of other things. You’ve needed to learn how to build and repair your own drone. Traditionally, if you wanted into the FPV world, there’s been a pretty significant barrier to entry. Getting nervous? Take your hands off the sticks and it just hovers. And as long as they show common sense, they have minimal risk of anything going wrong. Seriously, a total beginner would be able to take basic flights the first day. With a visual observer nearby, you’ll be able to fly with super-clear video transmission. That’s because in N mode (which stands for normal), you get the predictable, rock-stable kind of flying that DJI is known for. If you’re looking for an introduction to First Person View flight, you really can’t beat this all-in-one system. With that out of the way, let’s get rolling. It really does “feel” like you’re flying. It’s both a feedback systems for piloting, and an amazing sensory experience that puts you in the cockpit. Based on that First Person View of the camera, the pilot flies the drone. ![]() But for those who are new and testing the waters, FPV stands for “First Person View.” It means the drone has a camera that sees where it’s going, and transmits that view back to a pair of goggles the pilot is wearing (or, sometimes, a monitor he or she is watching). We assume that most of our readers are already familiar with the acronym-laden world of drones. That’s because we had a comment yesterday from someone who bailed on our main overview because they didn’t understand the term. If you already know what FPV is, jump to the next paragraph. ![]()
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