This was a heap of fun - and dirt cheap! Is also a very different FPV experience compared to what I usually go for - long distance cruising with crystal clear video is my happy place tbh!
But the weather is crap, it’s dark at 4:30pm and opportunities to travel and fly are sorely limited so I wanted something to keep the fingers nimble during the long dark months. I looked at FPV racing gates in a few places and was frankly staggered at the cost, considering they’re not much more than a bit of cloth and a fibreglass or plastic pole.
So, I made my own. Made from 2 pieces of foam board (£4 each), a tin of fluoro spray paint (£7) and some bamboo canes (£3.20) They’re remarkably effective and certainly very visible even in almost complete darkness (I tried last night )
Makes you realise just how skilled real FPV race pilots actually are. Bakes my noodle the speed they go, but I was super chuffed with my efforts tbh. Also gives me more confidence for shooting gaps with a bigger quad.
This was with an old brushed Beta65-S… I am currently waiting for Santa to bring me a new Mobeetle6 atm (And yes, I do need to reset the low voltage alarm!)