https://www.amazon.com/FPV-Drone-Racing-...op?ie=UTF8

I fly a larger drone at my job (inspecting the buildings) and thought I would give FPV a shot. I am struggling to chose the hardware. 

I am not a do it yourself type, but still do not want to buy something that can not be modified.

If you really want to get into FPV. I suggest you invest in a good TX and goggles. These two things you will continue to use throughout.

As far as quad, a lot of great BNF options. Wizard X220 and Bfight 210 seem very popular. They are affordable and ready to go, more or less.

(25-Oct-2017, 05:07 AM)voodoo614 Wrote: If you really want to get into FPV. I suggest you invest in a good TX and goggles. These two things you will continue to use throughout.

As far as quad, a lot of great BNF options. Wizard X220 and Bfight 210 seem very popular. They are affordable and ready to go, more or less.

Thanks for responding, both drones you recommend are nice. So, what goggles and TX should I buy?

I am going to give you my bias answer. For goggles, I like the Fatshark Dominator V3. It is the only goggle I ever owned and I have not tried anything else. It is very popular. It is expensive, but like I mentioned, you will use it every time and for a long time.

As far as TX, Frsky QX7 or X9D plus. I had the Turnigy 9XR Pro with Frsky module. The Turnigy is very affordable. But by the time you buy the battery and module, it is almost the price of the X9D. If the Frsky QX7 was available back then, I probably would have bought that. If I know what I knew, I probably would buy a X9D. I just got my Frsky X10S, probably not a TX you want to purchase yet. It is a big investment and OpenTX has not been finalized yet.

A biased answer from me too... The Taranis Q x7 is a great transmitter at a decent price. It's the only transmitter I've owned but I cannot fault it.

For goggles, I have the Fatshark Attitude v4. Before this I had a pair of Eachine V007 box goggles, they were ok but the proper fatshark goggles are so much nicer to use. Any of the 'fatshark' style/quality goggles are an investment though, so a cheap box goggle isn't a bad way to start and they make a great backup/passenger goggle when you decide to invest more into the hobby.

I concur with both of voodoo's recommendations. Dom V3s on goggles and QX7 on radio. together you'll be in the neighborhood of a little over $400 but of all the equipment it's the stuff you only need to buy once if you get the right stuff right away.

On the wizard recommendation above, I'd probably seek out something a little more robust than the wizard. I have a buddy who started with the wizard and it was OK at first but he had a handfull of issues with it so it might make more sense to go with something from Diatone (like the Tyrant or Crusader) but those are often backordered so it depends on your willingness to wait. I can tell you from my own experience though my diatone is the only quad I've not had to rebuild other than to replace a camera after a serious crash.

You have to decide if this something that you're going to stick with and not something you try a couple times and decide it's not for you. Because if you decide to start with a QX7 and Fatshark goggles, I can pretty well guarantee that when it's all said and done, you'll be in for well over $1,000.

(26-Oct-2017, 04:31 AM)RENOV8R Wrote: You have to decide if this something that you're going to stick with and not something you try a couple times and decide it's not for you.  Because if you decide to start with a QX7 and Fatshark goggles, I can pretty well guarantee that when it's all said and done, you'll be in for well over $1,000.

This is a good point and one of the big barriers to entry. 

I've probably dropped somewhere in the neighborhood of 3-4k on the hobby this year since I started in Jan/Feb. Of course that includes 2 ARF quads, 2 builds, multiple re-builds that I've done and replaced parts, a ton of batteries cause I kill batteries often, etc. Your mileage may vary, and I am financially in a position to put that kind of money into a hobby (which is the real dangerous part lol... I have money to spend... what should I spend it on? quadcopter stuff of course! forget that vacation... well unless I am going to fly on the vacation)

I'm in the 'get the best you can afford' camp.

If it's quality stuff, especially the goggles and controller, and you don't like it, they will be resellable at a decent price. Also, cheaper stuff which may just work adequately, may not give you the experience you were hoping for, and turn you off it without you experiencing what it can be like.

All good recommendations and advice. $1k pricetag for initial setup does not scare me. It scares my wife. Ha ha.

Question for you, guys. I wear glasses, Fatshark goggles ok with that?

(26-Oct-2017, 07:52 PM)olegred Wrote: All good recommendations and advice. $1k pricetag for initial setup does not scare me. It scares my wife. Ha ha.

Hahaha, why don't they understand?   I just spent $1500 on a Sage float rod, my wife just about went off the deep end.

(26-Oct-2017, 08:23 PM)RENOV8R Wrote: Hahaha, why don't they understand?   I just spent $1500 on a Sage float rod, my wife just about went off the deep end.

I can't comprehend why a Sage rods are so expensive.

(26-Oct-2017, 08:06 PM)olegred Wrote: Question for you, guys. I wear glasses, Fatshark goggles ok with that?

Fatshark offer a diopter len kit that might help, not sure of the compatibility with similar goggles
http://www.fatshark.com/product/diopter-lens/

Also, I plan on starting with a small mini drone. So, if I buy Fat Sharks can I hook them up to this guy?

https://www.amazon.com/BLADE-Nano-QX-RTF...B00SNEJA92

Or what would my set up be?

Thanks, everyone.