Frustration, time, massive learning curveā¦ Loads of money (youāll want a load more batteries, props, charger, etc)ā¦ But most of allā¦ AN EXCLLENT LOAD OF FUN!!! 
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Practice alot in the sims over the winter period and then bring the quad along to this years Big Meet and you will get plenty of help and tuition from all the FPV lads that attend 
Thanks Stevie. Please let me know next steps.
Great. Plan to be there again at the big meet. I didnāt know there was a simulator. Thatās very useful. Itās a good price for whatās on offer. I have learnt that nothing and I mean it nothing beats practice and taking responsibility and safety first approach in this art.
Looking forward to this. Head is spinning already!
Plenty of simulators. Once you get the radio you should be able to hook it up to your PC/Mac and play and learn. The learning curve is steep, but playing hours and hours of SIM will make the real world a lot easier. Depending on the power of your PC look at velocidrone (IMO the most realistic SIM and not too resource intensive), or liftoff (if your PC a little more powerful). Also start watching Joshua Bardwell videos! Welcome to the world of FPV, which is very different from the DJI/flying tripods way of flying 
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you talked me out of it
loads of learning. Thatās good. At this age, learning anything helps to keep your mind sharp I guess. been forced to learn Cyber security in the last 15 weeks due to increased threat levels across the board and itās not easy but challenging helps you a lot. Especially when itās blunt!
Anymore useful advice will be welcome as someone said I need batteries, charger etc. So any pointers would be helpful please. Thanks all.
that forum might be worth reading through.
Sure thereās some useful guides on learning all the abreviations, etcā¦ Oscar Liangs site nice if you rather read than view videos.
To buyā¦ Iād recommend a few more batteries, 3/4 in total is a good start. (HobbyRC, Unmannedtech, yourfpv all good sites for getting parts from whats in stock.) If you donāt have a Lipo charger look into getting one of those ISDT ones are good (may or may not need a power supply, depending if you). A prop tool would be useful. Itās a 5inch youāve bought (possibly the easiest in a lot of ways), powerful and fun!
Also when you buy a charger, batteries, get another 5-10 sets of propellorsā¦ theyāre consumables, and I reckon min I use 2 sets per session (fortunately theyāre only a couple of pounds for a set of 4!)
Watch betaflight videos. Also if you get into it and learn more and more, soldering and repair is a good skill to have!
Have a read around, and ask questions on that self build FPV category. Weāve all been new to this at one point, and everyone here is a brilliant help!! Weāll hold your hand, but you will get there eventually
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Who edited this to [SOLD] ?
Itās not gone through yet 
Iāve sent you a PM
Pay via PayPal, include carriage cost if you want me to ship out.
As soon as payment made Iāll pack it all up and ship next day
Fair comment, my bad, Iāll choose my words more carefully next time 
All done Stevie. Hope you got my reply to your PM. I am just waiting at the door now for the door bell to ring!
Thank You, funds received 
packing it up tonight for you.
Just a general note to all, when paying on PayPal try to use the āfriends and familyā option.
It does not incurr any costs.
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This post is so helpful. Thanks for this. I have soldering skills mostly for very mundane tasks. I struggling to figure out the spec for the charger I need to source. When i go to hobbyRC or unmannedtech the list of chargers available is seemingly endless it seems. If you can, please point me in the right direction there. Thanks.
I use this mostly. Dirt cheap. But you need another lipo to run it
This will run off the mains
Both out of stock, but should give you and idea.
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Unmanned actually recommended one of these (or similar) as my first charger.
Itāll do the job, one pack at a time.
I upgraded to one of these, which Iāve been much happier with.
Hmm. Out of stock. Welcome to the world of FPV. Endless choices and all out of stock. 
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You all have been so generous with help and advice. Thanks. I say this because I bought this thinking it will be like flying my DJI. I realise the difference is similar to rally driving and driving down a sleepy A road! So another steep learning curve awaits.
These things are quick Nalin. Like 150ft per second from a standing start. But the free software called betaflight can be configured to tone it down quite a way.
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Hi Nalin,
As you requested some basic info for youā¦
Batteries
Quad, included is a 4S1P 1350mAh battery, itās a Tattu R-Line which are rated as ātop notchā donāt forget though that this package has been made from donated parts (some new, some used) and so the battery may be a bit below capacity. When buying new make sure get at least 100C rating, 130C is better. The quad is configured for a 4S (14.8v) pack and that is best suited to this size quad for a newbie. (donāt let Karl @notveryprettyboy talk you into going 6S )
Goggles, included is a 3S2P (11.1v) Li-Ion pack made from 18650 cells, these cells cannot provide the sustained high current needed for the quad motors but for low current use, such as goggles, they are ideal.
Transmitter, as the transmitter has acquired a TBS Crossfire transmitter module on its back the standard tray taking four AA cells is not the best option so weāve included a 3S1P LiPo battery, also hitching a ride on its back.
All these batteries have their cell voltages at 3.6v which is safer for transport by courier. You will, in a few days, need to charge them up to 3.8v per cell which is the correct level for storage. If you donāt have a suitable charger they are easy to obtain from a number of suppliers and I know there are a couple appeared on the Grey Arrows site today ('cos I put them there )
Good source for batteries is HobbyRC, they stock the GMB range which are a good balance between quality and cost. However other people have their preferences and youāll get lots of advice from other guys on the forum.
The quad is running Betaflight software version 4.3.1, the backup config file is HERE
As it has a GPS you should be able to use GPS RESCUE however Iām not sure if the settings are correct so Iāll suggest you tap up Richard @yith for advice on this.
All the best
Steve 
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