Some hovering practice with my DJI FPV today. I had a couple of landings where the drone tipped over and I mowed some grass haha. No actual crash, no damage, happy days!
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Found this.
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DJI have ceased production of the V1 goggles and the Air units. Caddix CEO stated that they will continue to produce the Vista Air Units. However Caddix don’t actually manufacture the VTX component, it’s thought DJI do. The other issue is that the ASIC used in the DJI units is no longer manufactured.
To be honest I’m surprised the DJI FPV system was in production for as long as it was. DJI’s business model does not cater for the end user. Their primary objective is to produce a product that provides a financial quick win for themselves until they move onto the next big thing.
Yes, there is a certain degree of uproar from the user base, maybe many feel they have been abandoned, but this doesn’t mean that their current V1 Goggles and Air units will stop working, they just will not receive any support from DJI. I still buy the Naza and Wookong flight controllers from the used market even though DJI ceased production of these items around 2015 because they still work.
What is really underhand about DJI’s announcement is that they did this without even informing their partners and distributors.
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Agree, Nidge, the HD FPV cameras and VTX units always seemed a bit at odds with the rest of their business. One thing that’s surprised me is how many PNP quad manufacturers have jumped on board recently. Six months ago it seems there were far more quads shipping with analogue kit than now. It’s actually quite hard to sort through all the PNP quads these days to find one that isn’t “HD”.
I’ve banged on about it before, but it’ll be interesting to see if others pick things up here and we see something other than FatShark’s Shark Byte system before the year’s out. Especially as Caddx seem pretty heavily invested with their line of digital FPV cams. I guess there is the issue of compatibility - any analogue camera, vtx and goggle/receiver can be mixed and matched without problems whereas SharkByte and DJI Air unit presumably use some kind of proprietary digital protocol. Either they licence the technology for others to use or we need some uber-nerds to come up with an open-source ExpressLRS type system.
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That’s a little concerning. That, to me, says either they are scrapping it or improving it.
I may have to correct myself on what I initially said. Some have said it’s not made anymore while others are saying that due to the current chip manufacturing crises it’s not being manufactured. Rethinking this my deduced conclusion is that DJI are not able to get the chips they need manufactured due to the demand by more mainstream electronic manufacturers and the Auto industry, the latter having to really cut down on their production.
Reading through some articles COVID has been both directly and indirectly responsible. Responsible because many of the chip manufacturing facilities had to close down for lengthy periods. Indirectly because demand for electronic goods such as TV, computers, games consoles, really shot up due to the global lockdown.
The US trade war has had a big impact as US suppliers have been stopped from shipping materials and components to the Chinese chip manufacturers. Add to that the fact that many Western businesses are now severing ties with China as more atrocities concerning the persecution of the Uyghur become known.
And many believed that FPV knew no boundaries. 
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Been considering building an FPV, but with work and family commitments I just can’t see myself
having the time, not only to build but to learn to fly it.
So I may go down the route of the DJI FPV, found these that seems a good start to learning the art to progress to acro/manual mode
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Am down the route and learning. It’s pretty simple to fly in n or S but practicing the getting through tight spaces with headset on is a minor learning curve. The major one is M mode and I’m 10 hrs into Liftoff Flight Sim. I’d download that now, so at least you’ve got a head start. £18 on Steam.
Motion controller turning up tomorrow, looks awesome
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Nice one.
Thought it was about time I resurrected this thread.
Got something a bit different coming to you all shortly, just waiting for YouTube to render the HD and 4k.
Watch this space…
Worlds first, only at GADC.
DJI FPV Drone with flight telemetry.
This was @Howard78 having his first go, I brought it in to land.
Enjoy
(If it has not rendered in HD please give it a bit 
)
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Awesome footage. Used to add these overlays to footage on my parrot bebop years ago.
Thanks for sharing
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Excellent work! If I see a DJI FPV video without that telemetry now, I’ll be disappointed!
A trip along the canal, it goes on for a bit, 12 minutes actually, but pretty good footage and a beautiful day.
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Looks like a brilliant place to range test the mini 2.
Wonder how many fisherman were shaking their fists at you
Wellllll,
An old boy who was out bird watching came past and said “ahhhh, it’s a drone, I wondered what it was buzzing down the canal”
You should have told him it was a “lesser spotted FPV” 
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Just to bring the thread back to life
@speatuk this is our next challenge
I even found the part we need ;o)
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Then the one after that
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