Controls too sensitive

[Lootgnom]

I'm completely new to the drone world and wanted to start with a simulator. Therefore not owning a real drone I can't compare to how it feels like to control a real one.

The controls feel super sensitive and with one full stick motion I can do like 5 flips... is it supposed to be like that and I have to become more precise or did the auto calibration fail miserably?
Maybe I'm also using the wrong drone.. I just picked up one of the freestyle presets.

I'm flying in acro mode with a Beta FPV radio.

Thx in advance :)

[JuniorDiscart]

Most likely what you're seeing is intended behaviour, but it's pretty steep learning curve. Usually, for most players it takes a couple of hours, or days even, to get used to the sensitivity and making their first round around a track.

Best advice is to keep practicing in ACRO mode (any other mode will likely teach you habits that are hard to get rid of). Best is to try a few drone setups and check out if any does fly smoother for you (they really do react different based on the parts slapped on to the frame). If none seem to do the trick for you, you can also start messing with the rates in the flight controller settings. That's a pretty vast topic on its own, but you can tune down the sensitivity there (check the RC Rate values for the pitch, roll and yaw values).

[Lootgnom]

Then it is likely just me needing more practise. Thank you! :)

Is there a reason why the controls need to be that sensitive? Which advantages gives it to intermediate and advanced flying?

[Intie]

You can make controls less sensitive by tunning your rates down but I would suggest to leave that alone for now and just learn to make subtle movements.

Also this simulator is intended to be played with real radio connected to PC, radio that you will be controlling your real drone with. If you play on classic XBOX/PS4 controller, game is almost impossible to play. If you are serious just get a real radio controller. Even the cheapest one is much much better than game controller.

I'm very new to drone flying as well, I tried to play with XBOX controller while waiting on my radio to arrive but it was almost impossible to play. There is still steep learning curve to controll your drone but it is completely different feeling on real radio controller. Gimbals will allow for much smaller adjustments and they will also allow you to move sticks much better in just one direction when needed.

I was extremely frustrated while trying to play with game controller. I could't do even most basic moves like take off and fly straight forward. With real radio controller it quickly started to feel like I could eventually learn how to fly the drone :)

I'm now ~11 hours into the simulator and I'm somewhat in control of my simulated drone. I feel like I could take a real thing and not crash it immediately.

Get a real radio controller and keep practicing, it will click eventually.

[shama]

I also started with the Betafpv Lite 2 controller and even though it is closer to a 'real' transmitter it is still more sensitive than something like the Radiomaster TX16S which gives you more stick play to play with.
BUT all that said, you just need to stick with it (ho ho ho) and get the feel for making tiny tiny movements to fly in acro. There are many good tutorials on starting to fly FPV that are worth following and practising in the simulator: things like just trying to get control of your thrust and stay at a constant level, to then making constant (small!) adjustments to pitch and roll to try and stay in one place. Save turns and tricks for later ...
I have a long way to go but the improvement is dramatic. From being able to barely hit a single gate on "The Green" to just having won my first race. This was with the Betafpv transmitter BTW, as I try and get familiar with both. If only my IRL skills were this good/confident as I've only taken my Meteor75 lite out a few times and each time I've kept it high and am still struggling with controlling *that* in smaller spaces.

[Lootgnom]

Good to know its not my gear but just me! Can you recommend any tutorials?

[Orion]

You might want to give Drone Racing Simulator a try. For some reason the controls (I use a TX16S) seem to be much better regardless of the drone you pick. They also seem closer to flying a real drone. Liftoff controls seem quirky and yes, very touchy. Of course with several hours of play you will get used to how anything responds and gain some proficiency at it.

[shama]

Originally posted by Lootgnom:

Good to know its not my gear but just me! Can you recommend any tutorials?

Search for FPV academy, they had a series of lessons I found useful. They also have some tracks in the workshop to accompany the lessons but TBH they are not essential.
Other video lessons I found useful were from UAVFutures and Joshua Bardwell.
Keep at it, you'll get there!

[Poison Dart Frag]

Can you see the indicators for the positions of the sticks on the bottom of the screen? (I forgot if that's enabled by default on new installs)

Check if the positions the game is seeing correspond to your real sticks; if yes, then you just need to get used to moving the sticks closer to the center (also, adjusting the expo in the flight-controller settings might help to expand the small movement region around the center; but using expo can be a bit controversial depending on who you ask).

[Poison Dart Frag]

Btw, I haven't checked your specific transmitter model, but some models let you adjust the length of the sticks; making the sticks taller can help with making more precise motions.

[Poison Dart Frag]

Oh, btw, what's your grip? While some people do feel more comfortable thumbing (the usual game controller position, with just the thumbs touching the sticks, resting on top), for most people that position makes it harder to be precise. To have more control, it's usually recommended you go for the pinch grip, holding the tip of the sticks between your thumbs and pointing fingers; or the hybrid grip, with the thumb similar to the gaming position, but the pointing finger joining in like in the pinching position.