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Survey – The 2020 State of FPV

6 December, 20206 December, 2020 by KiwiQuads

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How to Clean Black Sand Out of a Seized Motor

2 December, 2020 by KiwiQuads

If you’ve spent any time near the West Coast of NZ, you’ll have probably seen the famous black sand beaches stretching the shoreline. Chances are if you’re reading this guide, you’ve had a go at flying your FPV drone at them too! Black sand can cause all sorts of chaos in electronics as the sand … Read more

FAQs for FPV Drone Beginners

19 November, 20211 December, 2020 by KiwiQuads

FPV Drones are operated quite different to many other types of drones, including photography models, toy drones, and fishing drones for example. We’ve compiled our most asked questions into a quick and easy list for you to read. Got a question we haven’t answered? We’d like to add it to the list! Please contact us. … Read more

How to Diagnose and Fix Bad Channel Mapping in Betaflight

22 July, 20256 November, 2020 by KiwiQuads

If you’ve recently purchased a Bind and Fly model to replace another FPV drone or are learning to configure Betaflight for the first time, you may find that the channels are incorrectly mapped for your controller. Also read: How to Set up Your New BNF FPV Drone The typical symptoms for this are seeing the … Read more

How to Configure your Replacement TinyHawk 2 (including Freestyle)

30 October, 2020 by KiwiQuads

If you’ve had to replace a lost or broken TinyHawk 2, this guide should help get you back up and flying again! Please read all instructions carefully. If you notice any errors or incorrect info in the tutorial, please let us know! This tutorial assumes you are working with a brand new TinyHawk 2 (or Freestyle … Read more

TBS Crossfire vs TBS Tracer – What’s The Difference?

30 October, 202030 October, 2020 by KiwiQuads

Team Blacksheep recently announced the newest lineup of RC link products known as Tracer. The new Tracer system is designed not to replace Crossfire, but to co-exist for pilots wanting to lower their latency. The new Tracer system is made up of some very familiar looking components including the new Micro TX module, coupled by … Read more

How to Choose your first FPV drone

17 September, 202016 September, 2020 by KiwiQuads

With so many different types of FPV drones and options on the market, you might be confused when choosing your first FPV drone. Luckily for you, we’ve broken them down into categories for you! Hopefully we can help you decide the right model for you. As always, please contact us if you need help choosing! … Read more

How to Set up Your New BNF FPV Drone

8 January, 202115 September, 2020 by KiwiQuads

If you’ve just purchased a new BNF (Bind and Fly) drone, you’ll likely want to set it up exactly to your settings and preferences. This guide will cover everything from the basics of binding and beyond. 1. Binding and Configuring the Receiver The first thing you’ll need to do is bind and configure the built-in … Read more

8 Tips For Extending your FPV Drone Range

16 July, 2020 by KiwiQuads

Once you’ve mastered basic flight, the challenge to fly your FPV drone further and further can be extremely rewarding, but also nerve-racking and a bit risky. We’ve put together 8 tips to help you fly long-range more confidently and save you from the awful feeling of losing your model to a failsafe. Maintaining line of … Read more

How to Choose a LiPo Battery Charger

4 July, 2020 by KiwiQuads

A decent battery charger is an integral part to your FPV parts collection. With so many choices and specifications, it’s important to get the right one for your needs – today we’ll help you choose the right one. Most battery chargers require a seperate power supply, however many newer models today come with integrated power … Read more

How to Unlock Your Tinyhawk VTX to Get More Range

4 July, 20204 July, 2020 by KiwiQuads

The second generation of TinyHawk models such as the TinyHawk II, TinyHawk II Race, and TinyHawk II Freestyle all come with an improved and upgraded VTX capable of 200mW – but are you actually taking advantage of it? From the factory, each model is shipped with a default setting of 25mW. This is due to … Read more

5 Essential FPV Items Everyone Forgets on Their First Build

10 June, 2020 by KiwiQuads

Building your very first FPV drone is one of the most exciting (and scary!) parts of the RC quadcopter hobby. So you’ve finally got all the parts together and ready to start building: motors… check. frame… check. ESCs… check. Great! Inevitably, there’s always going to be a few things you may be missing – some … Read more

How to Reset Your Tinyhawk to Factory Settings

1 June, 202025 May, 2020 by KiwiQuads

We all like to tinker with our drones and adjust settings to fly better and try new things. However sometimes things go wrong and we need to set them back to the factory settings. Because Betaflight supports so many different types of models, it’s impossible to have a default factory reset for every single drone. … Read more

How to Change Your VTX Settings in Betaflight OSD

18 September, 202022 May, 2020 by KiwiQuads

The Betaflight OSD menu is a powerful feature which has many settings and can greatly increase your flying experience. The menu is built in to every OSD compatible flight controller running Betaflight. One of the main sub-menus you will often use in the menu is the VTX settings. A smart-audio compatible VTX will allow you … Read more

F3 vs F4 vs F7 Flight Controllers – What’s the difference?

17 May, 2020 by KiwiQuads

While shopping for a new Flight Controller, it’s common to see the Processor listed in the title of the FC. You’ll most often see F4 and F7, which equates to the processing power and capability of the flight controller. F3, F4, and F7 are types of STM32 Processors, which are 32-bit based Microcontrollers. Without going … Read more

How to Waterproof Your Drone With Conformal Coating

31 May, 202012 May, 2020 by KiwiQuads

Your FPV drone is full of sensitive electronics and components. It’s important to ensure they do not get wet or exposed to moisture, to ensure reliability and peace of mind. Given the lightweight nature of drone frames, it’s easy to accidently get your FC exposed to a tiny drop of rain or some dew when … Read more

What is FPV? Learn about First Person View

11 May, 20208 May, 2020 by KiwiQuads

FPV or First Person View is a method used to remotely operate models from the perspective of the model. Typically the pilot or operator will wear FPV goggles or use a screen to view the live feed while controlling the model. So what is an FPV Drone? FPV Drones are completely different to a typical … Read more

Understanding the Betaflight OSD and How to Customise It

4 May, 20204 May, 2020 by KiwiQuads

The Betaflight OSD is a powerful feature of the Betaflight firmware running on your FPV Drone. It is now considered the primary means of information sharing between your quad and you. Traditionally, Telemetry systems were used to relay information back to the transmitter radio which alerted you of the drone’s status. OSD (On Screen Display) … Read more

How to connect any Transmitter to an FPV Simulator including TinyHawk RTF

11 May, 202019 April, 2020 by KiwiQuads

Betaflight released a major feature for F4/F7 Processors called “HID Joystick Support”. This first appeared in version 3.4 and allows you to connect any transmitter controller to your favourite FPV simulator by passing through the flight controller. Yes that means you’ll be wireless too! HID stands for Human Input Device, which is a general term … Read more

Everything you need to know about the DJI HD FPV System

18 April, 202016 April, 2020 by KiwiQuads

DJI has completely transformed the way we fly FPV drones by introducing a whole new protocol which has never been previously used in FPV – Low-latency Digital transmission. By taking advantage of 4 FPV antennas and an increased bandwidth, we’re able to view our FPV feeds in goggles like we’ve never been able to before. … Read more

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