How to build a Pro FPV Racing DRONE for ONLY $99 Full Build guide + Giveaway



Step by step guide showing you how to build an AWESOME FPV racing drone for around $99. This build is SIMPLE, CHEAP and most of all results in a crazy fast FPV racing quadcopter with awesome performance at an even better price. . Giveaway is over. Congrats to user “Davo Johnson”

GIVEAWAY details after component links.

PARTS – things usually sell out after I make videos on them so I linked a ton of extra components below that people can use if something sells out.

$99 BASE VERSION

Frame – http://bit.ly/2npZVch
ESCs – http://bit.ly/2nq6zzi
Motors – http://bit.ly/2mv9h7z (other colour motors are linked below)
PDB – http://bit.ly/2n9WZ17
VTX (Base) – http://bit.ly/2mWTwCb
FC (base version – naze rev 6) -http://bit.ly/2nqc3tF Strongly recommend upgrade version
FPV camera (base) – http://bit.ly/2n9J0Zy
Props (base) -http://bit.ly/2nUnXKj

Upgrade version

Frame – http://bit.ly/2npZVch
ESCs – http://bit.ly/2nq6zzi
Motors – http://bit.ly/2mv9h7z
PDB – http://bit.ly/2n9WZ17
VTX (upgrade) – http://bit.ly/2iF1bTB
FC (upgrade version – SPF3) – http://bit.ly/2nqgWmx
FPV camera (upgrade) – http://bit.ly/2naaZZ2
Props (upgrade) -http://bit.ly/2myf2B4 but I love the cyclone props linked below

IMPORTANT I know things sell out, A LOT and people might want other parts so there are some other links to new parts below. All of which will be great to build with. Some of the frames are especially cool for just a few $$ more.

OTHER FRAMES

Martian 3 frame- http://bit.ly/2dIKgwG
Genius 215 – http://bit.ly/2mTx8sV
Realacc x210 – http://bit.ly/2mXmdPn
210x – http://bit.ly/2nqznI1
Martian 2 – http://bit.ly/2nUsMDs (very nice frame IMO)
Pheonix – http://bit.ly/2nLWu0v
XY215 SPLIT – http://bit.ly/2nqKsIT
IX5 – http://bit.ly/2mXjrKe

OTHER MOTORS

Emax 2205 2600kv x 4 – http://bit.ly/2mXfsgN (very good motors)
Racerstar 2205 2500kv black x 4 – http://bit.ly/2o7LqHg
Racerstar 2205 2300kv blue x 4 – http://bit.ly/2mXfEwm
Racerstar 2205 2600kv yellow x 4 – http://bit.ly/2mTv4Rv
Racerstar 2205 2300kv purple x 4 – http://bit.ly/2nLR71o
Racerstar 2205 2300kv pink x 4 – http://bit.ly/2nUFfak
Eachine Wizard 2300kv x 1 – http://bit.ly/2na8GVD
Brother hobby 2205 x 1 http://bit.ly/2mXzUy7
Tornados – x 1 http://bit.ly/2nUzCIU

OTHER ESCs – 30a or 20a means 30amp or 20amp
30a v2 x 4 – http://bit.ly/2nfXnNo
30a v2 lite x 4 – http://bit.ly/2nM53s8
20a Racerstar x 4 – http://bit.ly/2nFLmBT
20a 4in1 racerstar v2 x 1 – http://bit.ly/2nFZMSv
20a Littlebee Sx 1 – http://bit.ly/2mXrIhf
35a 4in1 Cicada – http://bit.ly/2mvwl5X
30a DYS XS – http://bit.ly/2mXyWBP
30A littlebee 4in1 – http://bit.ly/2o7FYnF
25a racerstar ESC x 1 – http://bit.ly/2nqwuH1
30a ZTW x 1 – http://bit.ly/2o82sVO

OTHER FPV CAMERAS

700tvl cmos – http://bit.ly/2nqD3tc (nice form for easy fit)
Runcam Swift – http://bit.ly/2nakSpw
Runcam eagle – http://bit.ly/2nfPM1x
Runcam owl – http://bit.ly/2nUKxCK
Foxeer monster – http://bit.ly/2nfXvwd
HS1177 – http://bit.ly/2mTB0dp (nice generic but good camera)
120 degree cam – http://bit.ly/2nqBXO8
Wide angle – http://bit.ly/2nUGd69
Aomway wide – http://bit.ly/2mXa3GA

OTHER VTX’s

Ft48x – http://bit.ly/2mTBobI
Ts5823 – http://bit.ly/2o7S0xo 200mw
Ts5828- http://bit.ly/2mvI8kD 600mw (might be too powerful for flying with others
Rush vtx – http://bit.ly/2mXAE6d
Gx210 – http://bit.ly/2o82cpG
Immersion RC 200mw – http://bit.ly/2nakszf
VTX OSD mini – http://bit.ly/2nMgTT4 (has inbuilt OSD very cool)
OTHER FLIGHT CONTROLLERS

Omni f3 – http://bit.ly/2nfY2yi
SPF3 – http://bit.ly/2mTEj3Y
Evo – http://bit.ly/2nUxYat
Omni f4 – http://bit.ly/2ng4p4F
Eachine naze – http://bit.ly/2nMbXh6 – Only f1 board
Generic f4 board – http://bit.ly/2mTH7y1

OTHER PROPELLERS
Dal v1 tri 2 pairs – http://bit.ly/2ng1jO1
Fishbones 10 pairs – http://bit.ly/2o87mC3
Dal V2 – http://bit.ly/2mvKikf (very hard to break)
Dal Cyclone – http://bit.ly/2nUNXp4 (my personal Fav)

POSSIBLE FPV GOGGLES
Eachine goggle two – http://bit.ly/2mvB2wJ
VR D2 – http://bit.ly/2nUxrFk
Vr – 007 – http://bit.ly/2mTBhN6
Fatshark dominator 3 – http://bit.ly/2nUF52n
Fatshark attitude v3 – http://bit.ly/2nfVkc4
Fatshark Dominator HDV3 – http://bit.ly/2mvosNW

POSSIBLE DRONE RADIOS
QX7 – http://bit.ly/2nqIhFk
Taranis – 9xd – http://bit.ly/2nG6FTR
Flysly i6s – http://bit.ly/2nMcXC1

GIVEAWAY Finished winner Davo johnson.

Introduction: 0:00
Overview and comparrison: 1:41
Tools: 4:41

— Building —

Motors: 6:00
ESC: 8:00
PDB: 16:45
VTX: 20:15
Camera: 21:48
FC (Standart): 23:44
FC (Upgrade): 31:16
How to hook up a reciever: 32:16
Frame: 32:40
Props: 35:00

— Ending and Final thoughts —

Review: 37:00
Flight footage: 39:24

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48 Comments

  1. GIVEAWAY IS FINISHED. Congrats to "Davo Johnson" check your youtube inbox and we can go from there and organise to get this little bad boy out to you. Thanks to everyone for entering and I hope this has helped so many of you get into this awesome hobby : )

  2. does the FC (upgrade version – SPF3) have LEDs on it???! (I'm not sure if I broke the FC, cause mine doesn't light up when connecting to the Computer)
    I tried connecting the FC to the computer (betaflight), betaflight then said, that the FC was connected, but it didn't show the Interface with the drone… Also when trying to flash firmware it says: No response from Bootloader

  3. I can't believe how many views this video has man! Got me into FPV almost 2 years ago! Time to make a new one, some of these parts are discontinued and there are a lot better options out there for beginners that will make their first quad fly a lot better

  4. currently, with a battery, controller, goggles, charger and the upgraded drone is just under $300 NOT COUNTING SHIPPING. You should get speeds of about 110-125 If i am correct.

  5. My friend and I wanted to make drones. We had both used a drone before, quite a bit I might say… But we wanted to build them. This was super helpful, thank you a lot!

  6. do you have video that describes how all the components interact with each other and what they do? kind of beginners guide? and how do you connect it to radio? etc…

  7. im half way through building this and i have got to 32:19.
    what the fuck does he mean by this???
    i thought the antenna thing is the receiver. do i need to get a receiver too? or have i built it wrong by following this badly made tutorial?

  8. Can i buy you the build drone not the one you have to assemble . i have controllers and goggles just need the whole working drone. link or name of drone please thanks

  9. Easier way to tin wires: Put flux on the wire, and add a tad of solder to the iron, then touch the solder ball on the iron to the wire. The flux will cause it to instantly suck the solder into the wire end. No need for three hands.

  10. So I finally got my build done and connected to Betaflight. What a learning process…. But I have a problem. Motor 4 will not spin. Tried another motor on #4 esc wires and still no luck. So for some reason motor 4's ESC is either bad or something. Cant find a solution or a way to troubleshoot anywhere. #4 motor on Betaflight appears to be putting an output out on the motors tab.

  11. Im fairly new to this awesome hobby, i have a beginner friendly setup that has optional acro. Looking forward to getting my hand on something more kick ass and serious like this beast of a build later down the track ?? love the build and fly video's.

  12. Hey ! I builded my first quad based on this video I have the exact same setup as the pro version but with the difference that I puted it on an 250 4mm thick arms frame and is a little bit heavier what props would you recommend me to use ??

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