Hello everyone i been thinking about getting into fpv racing/acro for a few months now never had any thing as fast as what i've been seeing looks like a exciting hobby i have only owned dji style clones in the past. Looking forward to learning and building my first proablly will start build next week.

Welcome. You will not regret getting into the hobby. What are you thinking of building? And what have do you have so far? Radio, goggles, parts, etc.

I been looking at the budget builds on youtube kinda leaning towards martian im going to build something in the 220mm size range but i want something kinda cheap to get some flight time on before sinking alot of cash in something im going to wreck a lot. Still undecided on goggles and radio thinking about dropping some money on those so want be something il just have to buy better later on.

Welcome....you came to the right place to meet your goals. Enjoy your stay.

(19-Jan-2019, 11:01 PM)Mechanic Wrote: I been looking at the budget builds on youtube kinda leaning towards martian im going to build something in the 220mm size range but i want something kinda cheap to get some flight time on before sinking alot of cash in something im going to wreck a lot. Still undecided on goggles and radio thinking about dropping some money on those so want be something il just have to buy better later on.

When you have a list, feel free to get opinion from us.

Welcome to the forum. You most definitely won't regret getting into the hobby. What you will regret however is the amount of money it costs 

The Martian is a good solid starter frame and is the one I also started with. I would have gone for something more expensive, but as a novice I didn't want to risk trashing a perfectly decent quality frame. My first build thread with that frame is HERE. On the other hand, things that will remain planted on terra firma like goggles and transmitter are worth spending money on because those aren't going to get smashed into the ground at 40mph 

(19-Jan-2019, 11:27 PM)SnowLeopardFPV Wrote: smashed into the ground at 40mph

Only 40mph? You are flying a little slow these days.

(19-Jan-2019, 11:42 PM)voodoo614 Wrote: Only 40mph? You are flying a little slow these days.

I guess you've not seen any of my flight videos  I can fly a lot faster in the simulator 

Which actually brings up another good point worth highlighting for people just starting out.

@Mechanic - one of the best things you can do is get yourself a transmitter and then get some practise in on an FPV simulator. Velocidrone and Liftoff (on Steam) are probably the two best sims out there right now although it goes without saying that they're also both the most expensive (~$20 each, but that's for a lifetime license which includes any updates).  You can crash as much as you want in a sim and it doesn't cost you a penny in repair bills 

Welcome to the madness.....lots of great folks here

Welcome to the site!

Welcome.

Deal

Welcome to IntoFPV! Great site, great people

Im on a fixed income at the moment so trying to get the most out of my inital investment would the turnigy evolution transmitter be a good entry level that will work with simulator could get one for about 42 dollars but im seeing mixed reviews.

DJI drones are like dogs on leash... Acro FPV is true freedome !
welcome!

Welcome

my daughter and family live in Durham. What part of NC do you live?

There is a nice little hobby shop .....  Hangar 18 Hobbies in Cary. I bought my first racing quad from them, Diatone GT200....and the Tech, Steve
has done a little work for me.  Good people.

I have been trying to find a place to fly when we go down there (I live in WV) but I cant even find a club in the area?



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