Settings?

[Grocky]

Hello, I'm a beginner in the subject of FPV. And so I would ask if someone could tell me realistic settings, since I do not know this, I have no idea whether this is roughly white realistic.

[P!LGR!M]

I would also like this and also an explanation of all the rate and drone settings.

[Shikijiyu]

Hi! I can help:

Drone Settings

• FPV camera angle - the actual tilt of the camera you see through while flying. Higher angles typically result in faster flight, and are preferred for racing. Freestyle is usually around 20 to 35 degrees.
  
• Propeller size - Measured in inches, this is also the generic "Drone Size." Standard sized racing and freestyle drones are usually right around 5 inches.
  
• Motor KV - this is the speed of the motor, and for most 6s builds is in the 1.6 to 1.8 range. Higher numbers usually produce faster flight (at least in the sim), but it is relative to the battery count (4s drones typically have higher KV values).
  
• Battery cells - Everyone used to fly 4s (4 cells) before 6s (6 cells) became the standard. More cells equals more power.
  
• Propeller pitch - The degree of "tilt" of the propeller blades. Within the sim, higher pitch means flying faster.
  
• Drone weight - Lighter drones fly faster than heavier drones. In Uncrashed this value is in kilograms.
  
• Min throttle - The speed at which the props spin when the throttle is at zero. The default value of 5 means the props are always spinning at a minimum 5%, even when throttle is at zero.

The Advanced Throttle curve section allows for further tweaking the power curve for the throttle stick. By default it is at 1.0, but changing it allows the user to adjust how the stick controls the drone's power as it is pushed up through the full axis of movement. This is kind of like "Rates," but for throttle control.

The physics section is generic values for gravity, drag, airspeed, etc. Changing them has a profound effect on the physics of the game. The only thing I check from this section is that "Instant Power" is at 1.0, because otherwise it causes unrealistic (overpowered) performance.

Rates are a complicated topic, and are better explained by Oscar Liang here:

Oscar Liang - Rates and Expo Explained[oscarliang.com]

But, basically, rates control the way the sticks actually rotate the drone. In Uncrashed you can see the full degrees-per-second value listed for the current rates. A value of 360 degrees/second, for example, means that if you push the pitch/tilt stick to maximum deflection, the drone will rotate a full 360 degrees every second. That means you push the stick all the way and count "one-one-thousand" before the drone makes a full complete rotation. Which would be super slow. Most folks prefer something between 600 d/s and up to as high as 1500 d/s. Generally speaking, higher sensitivity means twitchier controls. But the "Expo" value effectively allows you to mitigate that.

In general, rates are typically perceived as a personal thing. Like controller or mouse sensitivity. Some people prefer it very high. Some people prefer it very low. There is no consensus that either is better than the other. Wold champion Alex Vanover is generally considered to have some of the slowest rates around. It is very much a matter of preference.

As for "Realistic"? The default settings are all pretty realistic. Although most pilots consider Drone Racing League to have slightly more accurate physics, I still think Uncrashed is a very close second. Using the "Freestyle" preset, with otherwise default settings, feels very, very similar to my 6s Nazgul V2. And I have found practice in Uncrashed to translate very effectively to IRL flight.

[lotusteve]

Thankyou for the information