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[FPVSteve]

The thing is.. I wouldn't mind a 250 but I think if I ever did end up with one I'd buy something off the shelf like a Vortex.

The simple fact is I'm never going to win a race, but I figure I could get fairly good at flying one in short order if I wasn't having to faff on with PIDs etc.

I can definitely see the appeal. I did enough faffing around with my TBS Disco with mediocre results lol (and that had a Naza on it!)

[Shikra]

;D

Its not minimosd btw... far worse  ;D

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[Ratty]

The thing is.. I wouldn't mind a 250 but I think if I ever did end up with one I'd buy something off the shelf like a Vortex.

The simple fact is I'm never going to win a race, but I figure I could get fairly good at flying one in short order if I wasn't having to faff on with PIDs etc.

I can definitely see the appeal. I did enough faffing around with my TBS Disco with mediocre results lol (and that had a Naza on it!)

The Vortex is prob one of the best RTF race quads, not for racing, but for quality and components.

Most of us racers will never win a race (unless we are very lucky), the top guys are just too good. I dont think there is another "sport" where being a loser is such fun tho haha.

Its all about the community and the friends you meet at the races. Its like going to a big FPV meet where you have a scheduled slot to fly in, and the rest of the time you chat/piss about/help others.

Dont be put off by the tuning, the newer firmwares on flight controllers are very good. I just put a newer firmware on my rebuild and raced it at the weekend. In my final everyone was commenting how well i flew and how smooth my quad looked. I was flying on the default PIDs, i just adjusted the rates to how i like them.

There is nothing in FPV (prob all of RC) as easy and durable to fly as a race quad. They take so much abuse it is a joke. Which is one of the reasons i love them.

[3dlee]

Tbh Currykitten most people I have spoken to at my practice spots want to build one.Ive gone as far as to write them a list of parts that just work.Most rtf are built poorly with crap parts.Not trying to win some kind of argument bud👍I just want people buy the right parts first time around and enjoy this hobbie.

[CurryKitten]

Tbh Currykitten most people I have spoken to at my practice spots want to build one.Ive gone as far as to write them a list of parts that just work.Most rtf are built poorly with crap parts.Not trying to win some kind of argument bud👍I just want people buy the right parts first time around and enjoy this hobbie.

No worries :)  I do agree, that having a decent part list and a build is going to result in a better quad and get a newbie some great skills as they build it in the progress.  It's just that the people I meet seem to be after instant gratification (as with kids today.. back in my day... etc etc), and just aren't willing to put time into it

[3dlee]

Steve W yeah I can feel ya pain when it comes to pids but tbh to get a quad to fly perfect (for you)it most of the time will need changing.Default now are getting better and better on bf 3.0/3.1 ect but still needs tweaking.Ive had to teach two friends to fly and tune now and both would agree building/tunning is all just part of it bud.

[3dlee]

Yeah it's a shame bud.If they had a fly of my race quads and a rtf they would be like why on earth did I not go this route first time round.As with most things you know we get out what we put in.Still as long as we have fun it's all good😀

[BlueFlyer]

I think one of the main problems is the introduction of the "cheap" RTF or ARF miniquads.

There are people who see the fancy videos and think they can just spend minimal £££ to get those results, when the reality isn't just that the cheap kit is rubbish, it's that it also takes a decent amount of practice (and props lol).

Some of the latest frames are near indestructable, I notice the latest DAL Triblades are said to be pre-balanced... so when you crash it's as easy as shove new props on and off you go.

I think self built gets you net better results, in terms of understanding the machine and knowing that you can fix/replace parts because you put the thing together.

But I do think there are some fairly decent ARF quad kits out there... without buying one I guess I won't really know for sure but I've seen good reviews on some of the circa £250 ARFs you can get on Banggood and GearBest.

[johnq816]

Thanks for your guys comments. Honestly saying such kind of RTF racing drone can't win for the racing. But it is a good practice and training drone for those beginners who want to involve in this interesting sport. This is why we design such kind of RTF drone with durable construction, we even provide first time repairing service for free. One side that we have confidence of our drone durability, also we hope more beginners can get into this sport and not worry about the crashing.

[johnq816]

Crash testing and see how durable it is.

[johnq816]

VIFLY package even includes the VIFLY Care Service which means you can get free replacement parts for the first time. You don't need to worry about the crash any more. http://www.viflydrone.com/viflycare.html

[johnq816]

Fireworks on the racing drone, really interesting.

[johnq816]

Another nice review video to show its durability.

[johnq816]

VIFLY R220 M2 keeps the same overlook as the previous version, but improves huge in the hardware spec.

Spec List:

Flight Controller: Omnibus F4, CPU 168MHz
Firmware: BetaFlight
Brushless Motor: 2205-2600KV
ESC: BLHeli-S 25/30A
Gyro: SPI, 8KHz loop speed
Propeller: 5045
Camera Sensor: ON Semiconductor 1/4 inch high sensitive CMOS
Horizontal Resolution: 700TVL
Field of view: 120°
Channel: Bind A/B/C/D/E sections 40 channels
Output Power: 25mW/200mW/500mW
Antenna: Right-handed circular polarization

Website: http://www.viflydrone.com

[CurryKitten]

But part of the "improves huge" on the hardware spec didn't include replacing the CMOS camera with a decent CCD one with far better wide dynamic range ?