r/drones 3h ago

FPV What antenna for meteor 75 analog circular polarization

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I got the meteor 75 off Amazon and thought I had digital it’s been a whole process lol, I finally figured out how to get it flying and linked to my ev800d Fpv goggles, and I bought a triple patch plus a lollipop antenna to help with range, but I found out the stock antenna is not compatible.

I’ve been trying to research what antenna I need but it’s all confusing with lots of different versions of antennas. What should I be looking for?? Any advice should be amazing!


r/drones 4h ago

Repair Aquila 20 HD gets RX LOSS when increasing throttle – works fine at low throttle

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Hi everyone!
I’m new here and I really need some help.
I recently bought an Aquila 20 HD kit with the goggles and controller. After a gentle landing in grass that was a bit too tall, I started having problems with one of the motors.
I ordered a replacement set of motors from BetaFPV and replaced them.
Since then, I’ve had a strange problem. When I increase the throttle to around 70–80%, the drone flies for a few seconds and then suddenly drops like a rock.
At the same time, my goggles show “RX LOSS”.
The connection only comes back when I get within roughly 5 meters of the drone.
What’s strange is that if I just hover in place or fly very gently, the drone works perfectly fine. The problem seems to start when I increase the throttle.
I’ve tested all 4 of my batteries and the problem happens with every one of them.
Does anyone have any idea what could have happened or what I should check to fix this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!


r/drones 12h ago

Photo & Video Stunning 4K Drone View of Bamburgh Castle #shorts #BamburghCastle #northumberland

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Just created this drone video for YT shorts, any advice on how I could improve it?

I shot it on my DJI Mini 2 in 4K 30fps, flying from a legal take-off spot outside the restricted zones, keeping a safe distance from the castle walls and beach visitors. I used CapCut to edit it. If you want to see the full cinematic video, my channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@thedronephotographer/videos [1]


r/drones 13h ago

Photo & Video DRONE RACING WATCHALONG

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r/drones 16h ago

Question Mini 5 pro vs mini 4 pro

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I am aware that the mini 5 pro is better than the 4 in many ways but from what research ive done so far it seems like I wont be able to take advantage of DJI care or the Warranty if I choose to go with the 5?

Also been hearing that the 5 has some issues regarding the props? Which i understand may just be a rare occurrence. But i wonder if its worth it considering the fact that I wouldnt have access to the warranty.

Also heard i could go ahead and insure it through state farm but also heard i may need an existing policy with them and also that the policy only qualifies for recreational drones and wouldnt qualify if I decided to get my 107 and fly commercially.

If I got any of this information wrong let me know and thanks in advance. Just want to know what my best options are to protect my investment before making a decision.


r/drones 16h ago

Photo & Video Canoes

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r/drones 19h ago

Discussion Trying to find drone operators

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Hello drone pilot extraordinaires! I operate a real estate firm that sells mobile home parks and I'm having a hell of a time with these platforms to find pilots across the country. I'm trying to figure out what recommendations you have for finding pilots. I use zeitview Facebook, and repeat pilots whenever I can. I haven't tried Flyguys yet. Please let me know your thoughts.


r/drones 19h ago

Discussion Are any of you guys planning to upgrade to the air 4?

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After losing my mini 3 I decided to save up for the air 4. I'm hoping for dual inch but maybe not. I'm really looking forward to activetrack and the better wind stability.

What do you guys think about the air 4 launch?


r/drones 21h ago

DIY This might just be the most powerful and small setup for the sub250g

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Rebuilt a 2.8-inch quad to 3 inches. 2.8inch gave 170km/h!!

T-Motor 1408 motors allow for it and deliver a massive 726 grams of thrust each—that's 2.9 kg in total! This might just be the most powerful setup for the 250g category. Dry weight is 175g, and with a 530mAh 6S GNB battery, it comes to 249g. That gives a thrust-to-weight ratio of 11.6!

Will check it out when there is no rain.

If needed, I could trim it down just a bit more, but it's unlikely to save more than 5-10 grams.

I'm using the Flywoo GN745 AIO, which is perhaps the only AIO on the market with connectors for VTX, GPS, receiver, and USB-C.

Here is the best weight to time GPS I found. Geprc nano.

I've designed a family of frames and am now slowly building various setups on them. The 4-inch mini long-range turned out pretty well. The idea is to make the top plates easily swappable, so all the frame "bodies" are identical. I can't buy a dozen DJI o4 pro (

I also like the 4.5-inch 1804 running on 4S/5S, but right now I'm testing this build with 5-inch props (4S)—I had to reverse two motors to make them fit within the frame. The motors feel a bit underpowered, though proper tuning might be all it needs.


r/drones 1d ago

Question: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [India] Has anyone brought a Nano DJI Drone through Delhi Airport ?

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Has anyone recently travelled to India through Delhi Airport with a DJI drone weighing under 250g? I live in Dubai and own a UAE-registered DJI Neo 2 weighing approximately 151g. I want to carry it temporarily for personal recreational photography and take the same drone back to Dubai after my visit. It will not be sold, transferred or used commercially. If you have done this recently, please share your first-hand experience


r/drones 1d ago

Question: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [North Macedonia] MK Can i bring my drone to Austria

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Hello everyone im going traveling to austria and i want to bring my drone but i dont have a licence for a drone because its 249 g drone and in my country you dont need i check on the internet and it said you need a insurance and a operator registration but i dont want to do these i was wondering if anyone has drones how strict are the laws there and should i bring my drone its a dji mini 3


r/drones 1d ago

Question Crack in the battery of my Mavic Air 2

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This crack appeared on the top of one of my batteries. I'm not sure how it happened. Is this battery compromised? Should I be charging or flying with it? I will say that I have already charged it and flown with it several times at the taking of this photo. What should I do.


r/drones 1d ago

Tech Support Specta login problems

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I just bought the Specta mini. Everything works fine, but every time I try to make an account it says “check network.” has anybody else had this problem?


r/drones 1d ago

Discussion Advice on shloud I quit?

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Hello I need advice what shloud I do. Ive been flying drones for 4 months. I have been flying fpv and normal djj filming for real estate agents and people who rent their properties ( houses with pools for 1-2 days). Ive been working for free for first 2 months to build portfolio and started charging after that 2 moths . I have invested in drones and gear around 2400 euros. I have only filmed 3 properties made 300 euros and last month no work. I think my videos are good not best in the world but good but I can't get clients , I have contacted lot of real estate agency, house owners but nobody wants to book me. I have been only doing real estate mostly houses with pools and properties like that. I and right now thinking about selling my drones and quitting and wanting to start something new like 3d printing. In my country there is lot of people who do similar things like me mostly fpv tours , and fpv tours exploded 2 months ago . Competition is not that big there is maybe 2 more guys that do ok videos (real estate ). I have no motivation to do this anymore after seeing all of the competition just rising . I have job 9-5 in family business making good money I thought of this like side income but I don't think I have motivation to so it, so please leave some advice what do you think about my situation.


r/drones 1d ago

Question Are the reflective strips that come with the pop-up landing pads and use?

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I picked up one of these things to have in my gear bag. But I was wondering about the little reflective strips that come with it. I don't plan on doing much low light flying, and I can't imagine they would even stay on through repeated folding of the pad. But I've been wrong about plenty of other things, so I figured I'd ask you guys. Are they any use, or just garbage?


r/drones 1d ago

Question What are you thoughts on the iFlight Nazgul ECO 5"

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I recently came across it and thought it would be a good beginner drone I grew up flying RC helicopters and other drones so I feel like this would be a good drone to get into fpv with, but what do you guys think?


r/drones 1d ago

Photo & Video Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria

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r/drones 1d ago

Question Dji mini 5 pro availability

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Will I be able to purchase the Mini 5 pro on Amazon after today in the United States?

There is a ban on the sale of drones that use Lidar taking place today on the 2nd and a Tariff on the 3rd and im not sure if someone who knows better would be able to tell me if this means I wont be able to purchase one going forward? And if so, will it be more expensive than what it is currently listed for? If so id like to get my purchase in now.


r/drones 1d ago

Discussion DJI Refresh for an old drone?

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Is it worth renewing DJI refresh for my Mavic 3 Pro Cine for £300 a year even though I only use it a handful of times and the resale value has dropped to about £2k now.


r/drones 2d ago

Tech Support ESC burnout

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I have an sequre blueson A2 65A ESC. After it got water damaged i dried it completely and after one week i connected the battery.

One diode puffed just after the connection and even after the diode replacement, it again smoked from the replaced diode.

Help me identify this diode and how to make it work.


r/drones 2d ago

Photo & Video First pics from Mini 4K

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I just got my first drone, and I'm loving it!


r/drones 2d ago

Question RadioMaster Pocket lose RSI near the Drone

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Good morning,

I bough a Flywoo Explorer LR 4 with the dji 4 pro, the N3 dji goggles and the RadioMaster Pocket controller.

The main problem is that when the drone is at 100 meters or something more, I lose the control of the drone, this thing happens when I did the unpack and the configuration of the drone (a month ago). Today, I lost conection at 10 meters or less. Could somebody help me?

Thank you!


r/drones 2d ago

Discussion Any reliable place to get DJI Mini 5 Pro propellers from? For replacement

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Following some video I watched and reports regarding props getting worn out and getting the drone bust I would like to buy few sets of these. I saw them literally everywhere, Amazon, Ebay, Aliexpress.

Is there any difference between the sellers except the price? Where are they even getting so many of these props from and are they all original as they claim?


r/drones 2d ago

News [USA] Breaking news: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) just announced a new Darpa Lift Challenge for drones, having wrapped up this year's Challenge three weeks ago.

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r/drones 2d ago

Question Is this whirring sound at higher rpms normal?

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I'm using an Emax ECOII-2807-1300kv bldc with this 80A ESC. At higher throttle percentages (70%+), it produces this weird whirring sound. Is it normal, or did I mess up my ESC calibration.