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Learn to fly FPV

Every FPV pilot crashes a lot at first. In a sim it costs nothing, and you can crash a hundred times in an evening.

Why start in a simulator

FPV drones in acro mode do not level themselves. Let go of the sticks and the drone keeps whatever angle it had. That is what makes freestyle possible, and it is also why almost everyone crashes their first real quad in the first minute. Props, motors and frames are cheap one at a time and expensive in total.

A few hours in a sim teach your thumbs the basics: throttle control, coordinated turns, flying a line, recovering when it goes wrong. Pilots who start in a sim usually fly their first real drone on the first day instead of the fifth.

The lessons in Ledroon

The game has more than thirty short lessons with a coach. They teach by flying, not by reading. Each one is a small task: lift off and hold a height, fly through a gate, go round a tree, land on the pad.

  1. First flights. Throttle, hover, landing. The drone starts in angle mode, which keeps it level for you.
  2. Moving. Forward flight, turns, figure eights, flying through gates.
  3. Acro. The assist fades out bit by bit until you are flying full acro.
  4. Tricks. Flips, rolls, power loops, split-S, matty flips, dives.

The beginner part is free and will stay free.

What to practise, in order

  1. Hover at one height. Harder than it sounds in acro. Ten seconds without touching the ground.
  2. Fly a circle round a tree with the nose pointing where you go. This teaches yaw and roll together.
  3. Figure eights between two trees.
  4. Fly low and slow through a gap, then faster.
  5. Flip and roll high up, then lower.
  6. Power loop over something: up, over the top upside down, back down the other side.

Which drone to learn on

Start on the Meteor75 Pro or the BabyApe III. They are light and forgiving. Once acro feels natural, move to the Nazgul, a 5-inch quad like the ones most freestyle pilots fly.

Settings that help

  • Camera angle. Start at 20–25°. Raise it as you fly faster.
  • Rates. Keep them low at first. If you already fly Betaflight, type in your own.
  • God mode. The battery never runs out and the drone survives every hit. Useful for practising one move over and over.

Then fly the real thing

When you can fly a battery’s worth in acro without crashing, you are ready for a real quad. Use the same radio you trained with, and the same rates.

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