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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
