I know this is a very old thread, I have one tip as a noob to add to other noobs.
If you're having trouble with flying in acro mode and crashing constantly while rolling over in your seat (while on a sim) trying to get the thing to do what you want, then simply go into the settings and lower the camera angle of your quad. You need to see the horizon in order to keep it level. I 've found keeping it in the upper half to upper third of the field of view has made the difference night and day. Aftre struggling to get my controller to work with the simulators (Freerider, Liftoff, Rotor Rush) I discovered this on my second day after a rather frustrating first.
I kid you not, this is like taking a blanket off your head and things are already second nature for me after a couple of days. I've played guitar all my life and am in the first gen of gamers, so muscle memory isn't a strange concept while performing dexterous tasks. 
I've also found (and this may differ according to the individual) that turning is obviously a two stick affair, but 'looking' first with yaw to where you want to be then banking with roll to initiate the turn has worked wonders. Y'all may do it differently but I'd be curious to hear from experienced pilots their take on it. I know it's probably nothing you even think about but I coudn't help dissecting the operation to see what was working for me. It's difficult but with some perseverance it will come quickly. It's all starting to take shape for me and I can hardly keep the smile off my face when I'm doing it

Nice post Mark, yeah almost everything in acro mode is a 2 stick job, a roll requires opposite yaw to keep the object you are looking at in frame, and how much opposite yaw depends on your camera angle! It took a while to get my fingers used to this, remembering into the distant past... A bit like learning to change from a D to a G chord! I have also been playing guitar most of my life, and started gaming with cassette tapes at the age of 7 or 8 on a ZX-Spektrum! Not sure what 1st gen your are referring to...!?

As a tip for new pilots I would like to share my 1st article for a website called 'Drone Nodes' - 'Pre-flight Checklist and Why it is Important' published yesterday. It covers 10 things you should bring to the field, some good choices of spares, 10 things to check in BetaFlight, and 10 physical / visual checks you should make to a new pre-built model.

I'm sure there are things that people would change or add though.

(10-Apr-2018, 07:48 AM)Tom BD Bad Wrote: As a tip for new pilots I would like to share my 1st article for a website called 'Drone Nodes' - 'Pre-flight Checklist and Why it is Important' published yesterday. It covers 10 things you should bring to the field, some good choices of spares, 10 things to check in BetaFlight, and 10 physical / visual checks you should make to a new pre-built model.

 

Hey Tom, I just checked out your post on the Pre-flight checklist....nicely done. 

I had wondered why there wasn't much talk of pre-flighting your quad on this forum or other sites.  It was nice to read a comprehensive list and it brought attention to a few items I need to be aware of that I hadn't thought about.   So thanks for the link to the post.  I likely will create a field card to have in my flight box for a reminder until the list becomes embedded in my mind.

(10-Apr-2018, 07:48 AM)Tom BD Bad Wrote:  'Pre-flight Checklist and Why it is Important' published yesterday.

link doesn't like me much... pulls up a URL with lots of %%%%%s in it...

Dunno why it did that, but it did it to me too, just updated, should wok now..?

I want to say thank you guys and that I have fond a site that I have been looking for, I started this journey not knowing snot, saw first hand Drones when I stumbled on to the DRL on ESPN and I saw what I had been involved in the past, slot car racing from HO to 24 scale, RC racing for over 6 years when it was gas and not battery so this seemed like a natural swing to another racing hobby and the fellowship that grow with the sports that I participated in, so thank you all for the pointers and advice that every one that shared.

(10-Apr-2018, 07:48 AM)Tom BD Bad Wrote: Nice post Mark, yeah almost everything in acro mode is a 2 stick job, a roll requires opposite yaw to keep the object you are looking at in frame, and how much opposite yaw depends on your camera angle! It took a while to get my fingers used to this, remembering into the distant past... A bit like learning to change from a D to a G chord! I have also been playing guitar most of my life, and started gaming with cassette tapes at the age of 7 or 8 on a ZX-Spektrum! Not sure what 1st gen your are referring to...!?

As a tip for new pilots I would like to share my 1st article for a website called 'Drone Nodes' - 'Pre-flight Checklist and Why it is Important' published yesterday. It covers 10 things you should bring to the field, some good choices of spares, 10 things to check in BetaFlight, and 10 physical / visual checks you should make to a new pre-built model.

I'm sure there are things that people would change or add though.

Hi Tom, very nice post. The "Pre-flight Checklist and Why it is Important" is great and timeless!    I have only been on the forum a few months, so a lot of catching up. Thanks.

(15-Aug-2016, 12:29 AM)Grisha0 Wrote: 1. when powering up your quad next to a guy in fpv mode... tell him before power on, let him stabilize his flight (hover) then poweron.. potential interference (noise) when your quad is powered on... might kill your buddy's signal... (might = doesn't have to, but do you want to try it?)

I think this one isn’t talked about as much.
Had my first experience with this today. Guy using analog lost his signal when I powered up my dji unit.
I could sense his frustration when he came over to tell me what happened. He kept his composure, but man was he pissed. I hope I apologized, but I was kinda standoffish because how he approached me.
Later, another guy flying analog showed up and he was cool about it. I now knew about the signal interference and so we talked about it.
When the question is “what system should I buy,” I rarely, if ever, hear “if you’re flying around strangers, be aware of what system they’re flying because…”
Long story short, check if anyone is flying in the area and be courteous and check what system their flying.
Helps to avoid conflicts and encourages a better community.

Hi bigmac,

I find it best just to stay away from people, any people, anywhere.

If you fly where there are NO people, then you won't have any issues with them.

I do 90% of the time, but I was hoping we could chill and talk about fpv when he came over.
I'm still an amateur and get excited to talk about drones with another pilot in person.
Even thought it was cool when he flew over me a couple times. Until I found out why.
So maybe it only happens during the initial power up?

This might've just been a once in a blue moon moment too.

Edit: Just watched JB’s video about what’s happening.

Hi Bigmac,

Which JB video about what's happening???

Please post the link so I can watch it. 

JB has so many videos.

Thanks.

Does DJI FPV Interfere with Analog FPV?

(20-Jan-2022, 06:57 PM)bigmac Wrote: Does DJI FPV Interfere with Analog FPV?

Ian Lewis (aka Mad's Tech) has also done quite a bit of testing with the DJI FPV gear using RF analyser test equipment and has proven that even if you have your DJI FPV gear set to 25mW and on a different channel than public Channel 8 (the Raceband 6 frequency), not only does the DJI FPV gear always initially power up on Channel 8 regardless, but it also powers up at full power before then dropping back down to the preset power level (i.e. 25mW). This means that if you have the 1200mW firmware on your DJI FPV gear you will be blasting out 1200mW of power on Raceband 6 whenever you power on your gear. This will kill the video of any analog pilots who are already in the air.

The bottom line is that unless you are in the same flying group as other analog pilots who are also flying in the same vicinity so you can all speak to each other in order to make sure you will always power up your DJI FPV gear before any of them take off, then do not fly DJI gear in that location unless you want to risk a fat lip or worse from a stranger who you just caused to crash and break their quad because you powered up your DJI FPV gear in the same vicinity. Just find another flying location where there are no other people, or where there are only DJI FPV pilots flying.

(18-Jan-2022, 02:01 PM)iFly4rotors Wrote: Hi bigmac,

I find it best just to stay away from people, any people, anywhere.

This is solid advice in 2022. 

Oh, you meant when flying...

Hi Sevro,

Yeah, I did mean when flying.      

Mostly.