holy heck is this hard and im discouraged.

[Tubbs]

So I ordered a Real life FPV starter kit. Specifically the Cetus X kit.

I tried flying it in RL about 4 times all ending with me lifting off and then flipping and crashing within seconds. The last time I sent the drone into my own beard and got it tangled pretty good.

So I have been playing this and the micro drone game for a few hours... and I feel like im trying to steer something very fast with like ICE physics.

Sure I can fly around the map. But if I try to go in a gap or specific area.. Nope it just isnt happening.. Ill fly past it and around it.. do circles..

I tilted my camera down. It helped a little but not much. Not going to lie I wonder if im going to get the hang of it ever. It feels un-natural. It reminds me of when your learning to drive manual in a car and someone finally explains its easier to just use one foot... Except this time you have to use both feet.

[JuniorDiscart]

Learning to fly FPV (in ACRO) will need to put in some time. Some manage to learn it in a few hours, others it might take days to the hang of it.

Liftoff FPV 1.5.0 came with a new tutorial. Have you tried to fly that? Liftoff Micro Drones doesn't have such a tutorial yet, working on that one. But the same principles apply.

[BigDaddyReeves]

I suggest starting with resetting your rates, I felt the same way- Up, flipped, and crashed so fast i couldn't even get a feel for how to stay aloft for 5 seconds, Set actual rates to 50/800/0.8 for roll and pitch, 50/650/0.5 for yaw and see what you think. Also I'm using the dji rc 2 controller, which has stupidly short sticks. Best 10 bucks I've spent on this hobby is longer sticks. Camera angle directly impacts speed. Start at 10 to 15 degrees upward tilt and adjust up as you get more comfy. It'll click for you. Stay with it.

[dee004]

Start out with the tutorials in Liftoff and search out Liftoff tutorials on Youtube. Stick time in the simulator will prep you properly.

[Tubbs]

Just wanted to give a update. I stuck with it a little longer and eventually got he hang of it. Also one thing that helped me tremendously was to stop trying to thumb the sticks and pinch them instead. It instantly made things way more manageable.

Was able to practice enough to take out my real Cetus X for a few flights.

[SubSpan]

I got this way last night trying to fly for the first time, kept crashing and was frustrated... Then this morning I tried again and finally got it. It was a great feeling.

Now I just need to get a real drone hah

[dee004]

Great to hear you got it and it worked out for you. I'm not a gamer myself and am in my mid 60's. Never had the will to play computer or Nintendo type games. When I started out with Liftoff I thought I was a real dummy and that I'd never get it lol. It was really frustrating but I stuck with the practice in Liftoff and finally got comfortable enough to go out with my acro drones and fly them. I've spent countless hours flying my DJI Mavic Pro Platinum which basically fly themselves..... There is absolutely no comparison so this was really a super frustrating endeavour for me but perseverance won in the end.....

[LuGus Studios]

Flying a drone is like learning to ride a bike. You struggle at the start, but once it clicked, you got it!

[Fubzii]

im going through the same process. It helped me to change the camera angle to 15 degrees and move the sticks as little as possible. Lots of YouTube videos with good exercises. I started doing 30+ mins every day a week ago and there is visible progress. Still gonna be a few weeks before my goggles get shipped but by then I should have a decent grasp

[Ryuukaze]

Flying a drone is hard at first. No way around that.

I started by flying in level / angle / horizon mode in the sim. Yes, that's training wheels, but it was still plenty hard. After I got pretty good at that, I changed to acro and relearned how to fly.

I still think this is the proper sequence. Trying to fly acro from the start is just too much.

I now own a physical 2" drone and fly it around the house in acro mode fairly well.

Just keep it simple and keep practicing and you *will* get there!

[Bo Hatchett]

Originally posted by BigDaddyReeves:

I suggest starting with resetting your rates, I felt the same way- Up, flipped, and crashed so fast i couldn't even get a feel for how to stay aloft for 5 seconds, Set actual rates to 50/800/0.8 for roll and pitch, 50/650/0.5 for yaw and see what you think. Also I'm using the dji rc 2 controller, which has stupidly short sticks. Best 10 bucks I've spent on this hobby is longer sticks. Camera angle directly impacts speed. Start at 10 to 15 degrees upward tilt and adjust up as you get more comfy. It'll click for you. Stay with it.

how did you connect your rc2 man?! please, my only hope!

[JuniorDiscart]

Originally posted by Bo Hatchett:

how did you connect your rc2 man?! please, my only hope!

I don't think he's actually referring to DJI's actual RC2 controller. That controller is not supported because it does not implement generic input drivers. Some refer to the DJI FPV v2 as the DJI RC2, but these are not the same device.
The DJI FPV v2 can be used, provided it has been paired with a DJI FPV or Avata drone setup. The DJI RC2 controller is not usable. There are open source initiatives to get this controller to work and behave like a normal input device, but it requires some tinkering: https://github.com/Matsemann/mDjiController