My sister nearly knew about that. My hand and nose popped in and saved her.
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That was an ouch moment
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Don’t I nose it.
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I have also been looking into FPV, I love how the cinematic video’s look but I know nothing about FPV or the best way of getting setup. Would you go down the Avata 2 route or something different ?
Both myself and @FoleyMrs have an Avata 2 (well nearly) the 2nd one has been dispatched. Next visit to Barr Beacon have a look at ours see what you think. Doubt we would be getting any more. No plans to but like the Avata 2
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Buy a simulator - Liff off recommended.
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Spend a few hours or even days reading up on the subject.
Start with our own forum
Racing Quads & Self Builds
Then watch numerous YT videos on the subject.
There is no right or wrong route to go, however it’s a complicated minefield, decide which system to go for (HD or analog, DJI, Cadex, Walksnail, ELRS, TBS, Crossfire, etc….)
Me personally, I went DJI because I already had the Avata 2 (goggles & controllers) however the DJI option is expensive.
Everyone told me to play on a SIM, but I didn’t have time in my busy busy life to sit in front of a computer, so I jumped straight in and brought a BNF (bind and fly) quad, yes I crashed it and yes I broke it, but I then learned to fix it and how to use a soldering iron.
It’s a massive rabbit warren to walk into and you’ll need spare cash, to buy quads, props, batteries, chargers, buzzers and other parts.
Whilst all the above may seem like I’m being negative and trying to put you off, but I can promise you I’m not.
The buzz (often referred to a The Flow) of flying FPV greatly outweighs all of the above.
Once you start, you’ll probably never use your camera drone(s), I sold mine to fund the FPV addiction.
One more word of caution - there are no support groups or cures for this addiction.
However there are loads of us on here, who will help you with it, if you ask.
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Thanks for the info, I appreciate the help and advice. So far all I have done is watch loads of YT video’s and the amazing cinematic footage that you can capture. In terms of what kit to look at or buy I have 0 knowledge apart from DJI. I’m massively into capturing cinematic footage and I do love a challenge of learning new stuff, I just need to know what route to take. Money is not an issue as such I just wanted to get the right stuff from the off so I’m not waisting money etc. Thanks for the help !!!
Thanks Russ, I should be there on Sunday if the weather allows it. I said that FPV drones don’t really interest me, and then I started to see the kind of footage that you can get from them and now I’m hooked.
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I started my FPV journey with the Avata, and then got on the simulators called Liftoff and Velocidrone. I put in a lot of hours and practiced a lot. We got great advice from the forum and everyone on here 
I knew what sort of style FPV flying I wanted to do, and that was mountain surfing and stuff like that. I am lucky to have my sidekick @jcbdriver beside me, supporting me.
The Avata let me practice manual mode to begin with until I was comfortable taking off and landing. My first FPV drone is a 5 inch, and also use an elrs controller and the dji goggles.
A few months on, I have various FPV drones, and tiny whoops.
Recently we got a long range drone and I have just started getting used to that, this is the drone that hopefully I will achieve my goals.
Stick at it and learn from others here and various YouTube tutorials and practice like mad on the sims.
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Ok, so to get started and get practicing on the simulators what kit will I need to get going ? Sorry that may sound like a silly question. lol
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No silly questions (only silly answers 
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You will need:
- Something to run the simulator on: PC/Mac/Phone/Tablet
- A controller that can connect to the simulator
- The simulator software
A fairly common, and cheap, setup for PC would be the Radiomaster Pocket controller and one of LiftOff/Uncrashed/Tryp on Steam.
While simulators do have subtle differences in their physics and how they behave, for a beginner they are all much of a muchness, and equally viable as a starting point. Given that you’ve said you’re aiming for cinematic, Tryp might be a good option.
(don’t forget to check the forum for discount codes, which are often posted)
And this one rarely gets mentioned, but if you’re starting from absolute zero, it has probably the most comprehensive training programme of all the simulators that I’ve tried (and I’ve tried quite a few) It’s also one of the cheapest.
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I will take a look into it. I’m stull unsure weather to go down the Avata 2 route yet but I will see and keep on doing my research etc. The more I look into it the more of a minefield it’s becoming lol
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Well i finally took the plunge yesterday amd bought the DJI Avata 2 fly more bundle. After watching many many videos i thought it wpikd be a good place to start my fpv journey. I started flying in the simulator tonight whilst working through the Joshua Bardwell training videos. It harder thsn i first thought but im up for the challenge 
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