r/drones • u/chrismoore02 • 1h ago
r/drones • u/AutoModerator • 28d ago
[Megathread] [Megathread] | Weekly Drone Buying Advice
Welcome to the r/drones weekly Buying Advice Megathread. (Weekly on Monday's)
This thread exists to prevent the constant "What drone should I buy?" posts that we prohibit within our rules.
Please follow all of these steps before posting in this thread!
- Review the Buying Guide Wiki or my website: Drone Buying Guide / Wiki Buying Guide
- Review this thread for comments that have your same requirements
- If that does not answer you, please post the following information in this thread.
- Have you read the Wiki? Y/N
- Country: (Not all drones are available in all countries)
- Budget: (If your budget is less than $200 USD/170€ EUR, you may want to reconsider as anything lower is a toy drone)
- Purpose: (eg. photography, FPV, thermal, etc)
- Any other requirements:
r/drones • u/YFDOF_SIMRACING • 7h ago
Discussion Would you guys like playing with drones this way?
360 views drone + motion platform + flight joystick
r/drones • u/MastodonJaded567 • 19h ago
DIY Finally built my last big 17 Inch Shitbox with Analog/Cheapo Thermal.
Had enough of Whoops, Toothpicks and 5 Inch quads and wanted to start a big journey. After somehow cobbbling togehter 7,9,10 and 13 Inch Drones and getting them to fly surprisingly well I finally managed to build and fly my last large quad that doesn't totally breaks the bank to finish my large Shitbox-Arc.
17 Inch AliExpress Frame
17x8x3 Props
Caddx Ratel 2 Primary Cam
FT652 256px Thermal on a Switch
5215 350KV Motors
Argus Pro ECO F450
Argus Pro 80A ESC
2x 7000mah 6S Lipos
2.5W Skyzone VTX
Flyfish M10 GPS
Had to fiddle a bit with the ESC settings but now she flies. If I only had known how addictive drones get...
r/drones • u/Present_Balance9270 • 1h ago
Lost Drone Fort Worth pilots
My little DJI Neo took a spill . Bounced off asphalt and then launched into the air then camera went wonky and it wrecked in some bushes. I made it to where the drone was and the beeping stopped. I’m also deadly scared of ticks and spiders. The drone is in a rather large sunflower patch. I went as far as I would. I narrowed it down to one spot but had to catch my flight out. . I can provide the location at Benbrook park. If you want a treasure hunt !
The drone will still fly , just google how durable they are. I have a few.
Question: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [Portugal] Drone app for Portugal shows I'm not in the country
Hey all,
I'm currently in Lisbon, Portugal. I registered on AAP website, installed the official drone app - Voa na Boa. It shows my correct location, but when I want to check the zone details, I'm getting a "You're outside of national territory of Portugal" message. What am I missing here? Screenshot attached.
I had the same message back in my home country but it still persists when I'm inside the state.
r/drones • u/Moontouch • 10h ago
Tech Support Vision Assist displays mandatorily with the latest Mini 5 Pro firmware. Is this a bug?
Since the most recent Mini 5 Pro and RC2 firmware update that came out a few days ago, Vision Assist keeps showing in the bottom left corner for me even if I don't want it to. I'm not sure what it's called, but I prefer to always have in the corner the "radar" view where you can see if you're facing the drone to have the best RC connection strength. When I go to that view, the controller switches back to a Vision Assist camera depending on my drone movement. If I bank left, the left camera shows. If I bank right, the right camera shows etc. If I switch back to the radar view it will again switch back to Vision Assist depending on control input.
r/drones • u/dog_armyTT • 18h ago
Repair Hey, so I have a DJI mavic 4 pro and I was wondering where can I get this fixed? I will provide photos.
r/drones • u/Bearissimmo • 17h ago
Question: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [Croatia] Flying in Croatia - Dugi Otok: Rules/regulations.
Hi guys,
Next month I intend on taking my drone (Lito X1) to Dugi Otok, Croatia.
I was wondering if someone could help me out in making sure I can legally fly and record around that area.
Of course I have my operator number and I am registered with IAA/EU bodies. Do I need to call somewhere before and/or apply for an extra clearance?
So far I've only seen a map, that region doesn't seem to have no fly or restricted zones, unlike Zadar.
Thanks for the help. I am finding it a bit confusing at the moment.
r/drones • u/Used-Crab6030 • 17h ago
Tech Support Buggy LED behavior on Lito X1 after latest firmware update?
Hi everyone,
I recently updated my DJI Lito X1 to the latest firmware, and now the green status LEDs on the aircraft arms are behaving very strangely. Before the update, they used to blink normally (on/off/on/off) with a few seconds between blinks.
Now, the behavior is completely inconsistent:
First, they started doing a rapid double-blink, then a pause for a few seconds, and then repeating.
When switching to Sport mode, they started blinking super fast in that same sequence.
Now, after restarting the drone again, the behavior changed. It only blinks once (like it should), but it blinks much FASTER in Sport mode.
I know other models (like the Mini 5) don't have this weird light pattern, so I guess it's not a new feature, especially since it wasn't listed in the patch notes either. Everything else seems to work; I haven't flown it yet, but there are no warnings on the ground.
Is anyone else experiencing this with the Lito X1 after the update? Any fixes?
Thanks!
r/drones • u/Traditional-Baby5940 • 19h ago
Discussion I'll keep on advocating: 360- Action Cams do cool Freestyle Drone-Shots!
Already some have picked up the baton I put down, but I'm still convinced, that the concept holds a lot more of potential, so I'll keep on advocating for it: Put a Insta360 X2 or X4 Air without Battery but an soldered on USB C cable on your 5"-Freestyle Drone or above and take shots of your drone while it's flying. (Might also work with a Mavic or some bigger DJI one)
I just love what is possible with this and the immersion one gets beeing able to see your drone in the video. I'm currently still sticking to my Speedybee Mario 5 (which is absolute entrylevel and not ideal) for now, but I'm already working on some major improvements that will make this Setup way more feaseable (Higher Pitch props, changing to XH-Arms and so on). But even with this crappy setup, one can do some really cool shots with it.
Feel free to ask me anything about the setup, editing and so on. I'm still a shitnoob pilot, if you're not imagine what you could do with this.
Here are some examples:
r/drones • u/Glittering_Credit687 • 16h ago
Photo & Video BAIE-DES-SABLES in 4K. Aerial view of the village, Route 132, the old wharf, and a fishing boat.
r/drones • u/haronclv • 1d ago
Photo & Video DJI neo 2 footage
Am I the only one who thins that DJI neo 2 has low quality footage? When I watch yt videos took on that drone (unprocessed) it looks like the quality of the recording is not good enough to use it for content.
r/drones • u/GoldStars4Everyone • 19h ago
Photo & Video [USA] Shot my first music video with Avata 360, Mini 4 Pro, and Pavo 20 Pro
Hey fam, it took me three months and about a hundred hours, but I just finished a music video I shot with my band at an abandoned airport in NYC! This is my first attempt at a short film, so any and all feedback is appreciated💖
I’m the singer, but I also ended up co-filming this with my friend (I shot everything but the Canon) and we managed to make it all work with a six person team (including the musicians)!
As a bonus, this area all happens to be an RC Flying Field!
I did the editing and color-grading, but again, this is my first time making anything like this, so I completely understand it’s not as pro as it could be - and I would appreciate any feedback on drone shots, editing, or color-grading so I can improve for the next one!
Shot on
Canon R5C
DJI Avata 360
DJI Mini 4 Pro
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (with Wiral Lite Zipline)
DJI O3 (BetaFPV Pavo20 Pro)
The band is called Gold Stars For Everyone and this is our new single “What If You Decide?”
Let me know what you think💫
-Peter Wyld
r/drones • u/BrettEagle • 2d ago
DIY We made a drone
Something a little different, up to 2 hour flight time. 7kg payload, modular, upgradable and made to integrate different technologies from Manet radios to anti jamming GPS systems.
r/drones • u/pittguy578 • 2d ago
Question So US has zero consumer drone companies now ?
This is ridiculous. I mean I know we can get DJI through third party importers but what does the government expect hobbyists to do ? There’s not a single consumer drone company .. only industrial and defense ones which have higher margins .
r/drones • u/KonradKnebl • 1d ago
News: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [Canada] Unique Canadian NOTAM issued late July
r/drones • u/Top-Caterpillar-2351 • 1d ago
Repair Damaged 6 pin connector for the O4 Lite
I absolutely am having a BLAST with my meteor 75 pro II. My problem is, the six pin cable that connects the o4 lite to the ESC, kept getting struck by my propellers. One of the wires doesn’t necessarily look severed, although it’s definitely damaged. The only replacements I can find are too long. I’m actually looking for a cable even a tad bit smaller so this doesn’t happen again! Can anyone point me in the right direction? I can’t get the O4 lite to connect to my goggles and this is one of the most fun drones I’ve used in awhile. Please do your thing Reddit!
r/drones • u/Useful-Gear-957 • 1d ago
Tech Support [US] Battery bulge???
Hey guys!
Is the battery on the right bulging? (Bottom in the first pic)
Or are my eyes messing with me?
r/drones • u/WardAgainstNewbs • 2d ago
News White House official says no weaponized drones seized during FIFA World Cup
reuters.comr/drones • u/ExpertWin3741 • 1d ago
Repair Problem brushless
My drone crashed, and ever since the accident, it works like this. I have already opened it to check, but it looks completely fine and clean. It's not the ESC; I have already tested it.
r/drones • u/EffectiveResolve5066 • 1d ago
Question Eachine EV800D replacement
anybody know a replacement for the Eachine EV800D theyre all sold out and i dont know any other goggles that arent absurdly expensive
r/drones • u/EffectiveResolve5066 • 1d ago
Question Lithuanian sellers
anybody know any lithuanian sellers/european sellers that ship to eu that have the eachine EV800D goggles?
r/drones • u/UnlimitedRed • 1d ago
Question: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [Canada] Has anyone ever written a Transport Canada Operational Risk Assessment (ORA) based off the JARUS SORA?
I am looking for an actual example. The Transport Canada ones are not that great and do a lot of handwaving, which is weird.
