Hi friends!

I got a good one for you. So I first got a DJI Avata and I love it, been learning manual mode on it and has been the gateway to full on FPV for me. 

So I recently purchased a BetaFPV Pavo20 and got a DJI 03 Unit for it. I put the 03 Unit into the Pavo20 and installed Betaflight. Followed some videos and got it setup with the DJI Goggles and Remote Controller 2. 

An important note here is I fly using Mode 3 sticks. I use the right stick for throttle and yaw and left stick is roll and pitch. This is what works best for me with my limited motor skills using my left arm. 

So I have mode 3 selected in the DJI Goggles, Betaflight recognizes the correct sticks when testing plugged in. But every single time I go to try and fly, the second I give any throttle it spins up and rocks back and forth. I have tried changing motor orientation, contacted Betaflight, tried with no accelerometer, tried a lot of things haha but no luck. Hoping someone on here has experience with this or have there own Pavo/03 they can test. Appreciate any help!!

If the Betaflight first page shows the quad moving right way on gyros, and the Receiver page shows the correct movement of the on screen "quad" for each stick move, then its NOT Mode or Tx.

You say you have tried motor orientation, but there are traps there for the inexperienced. Firstly are the props fitted to match the rotation direction? Is the motor rotation from the Betaflight motor page one motor at a time on the sliders really correct?...... PROPS OFF!!!

The Pavo20 comes setup from the factory, you should not need to change the board orientation or the motor mappings in BF for switching your radio mode. If you did, you should reset them back to the original setting.

Quote:set motor_output_reordering = 2,3,0,1,4,5,6,7
set align_board_roll = 180
set yaw_motors_reversed = OFF

https://support.betafpv.com/hc/en-us/art...0A-V1-0-FC

Like hugh said, you can double check the board orientation by watching the BF configuration 3D model on your screen as you move the drone and be sure it is following exactly (board orientation) and spin up motors one by one (should follow the motors tab diagram in position and direction, plus you feel airflow blowing down).

From the settings above this is PROPS IN. I believe the props come pre-installed, it is a pusher drone so the props are actually "upside-down" on the motors, but if you have the drone facing right-side-up they should be orientated the same as any props in setup.

Reflashed stock firmware and everything is stock as came from Betaflight, I just turned the correct receiver channel on and SBUS channel to connect to my controller.
Everything reacts as it should on the screen when moving the drone around. Motor directions are fine and blades are same orientation as pictures on there site.

I saw a video and someone turned Airmode off in Betaflight for this setup? Should I try that?

Thank you both for assistance on this @mstc @BadRaven

Airmode is a personal preference. If you plan to do acro flying and any zero throttle moves (split s, dives, etc) then you want it on, otherwise your drone will have no authority at low/zero throttle. But when you land, the drone will try to correct itself and bounce or fly back up, so some pilots like to have it on a switch. I would recommend just learning to disarm an inch or two above the ground when landing and leaving airmode on permanently.

So your setup is flying correctly now in Mode 3?

(25-Feb-2024, 12:37 AM)mstc Wrote: Airmode is a personal preference. If you plan to do acro flying and any zero throttle moves (split s, dives, etc) then you want it on, otherwise your drone will have no authority at low/zero throttle. But when you land, the drone will try to correct itself and bounce or fly back up, so some pilots like to have it on a switch. I would recommend just learning to disarm an inch or two above the ground when landing and leaving airmode on permanently.

So your setup is flying correctly now in Mode 3?

So I started it up to try again, got it to throttle normally but looks like it is spinning the wrong way. Air is being pushed up so when trying to take off, it just stays on the ground. I tried flipping the props but same result.

Is this motor direction? Maybe they wired my motors backwards from factory?

It is possible, but not likely. They are supposed to do a QC test before packing, even if it is a quick one. If you previously changed motor direction in BF, then you may need to change it back, but I believe you said you tested motor directions and they were correct and matching to the configurator diagram?

Are you familiar with props in orientation? I don't think I explain this well, but will try. With the prop facing forward and in an upright position (this is important as motors will be upside down), the front props rotate in towards the camera (FL = clockwise, FR = ccw, RL = ccw, RR = clockwise). There is typically a curve that runs along the prop blade, the top of that curve should be at the top, so prop is concave facing down. The leading edge of the prop is the high side.

If you are sure your props are on correctly, then go into BF and set the motor directions. Again they should turn in the direction per the configurator diagram and push air down.