{"id":6524,"date":"2020-12-15T10:50:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T10:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getfpv.com\/learn\/?p=6524"},"modified":"2021-01-13T01:18:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T01:18:05","slug":"things-you-dont-expect-to-buy-when-getting-into-fpv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getfpv.com\/learn\/fpv-essentials\/things-you-dont-expect-to-buy-when-getting-into-fpv\/","title":{"rendered":"Things you Don\u2019t Expect to Buy when Getting into FPV"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was submitted through the\u00a0GetFPV Community Program<\/a>\u00a0by Aidan Henriques.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: This article was written solely by a member of the FPV Community. Views and advice in this article are that of the author and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or views of GetFPV.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Last summer I started the whole process of flying fpv drones. I bought the TBS Tango 2 controller and practiced over 70 hours in the simulator. It was late October now and time to buy my first drone. I bought the Diatone Roma F5<\/a> power kit meaning it was pre-built without the air unit. I installed the air unit and did some very rough soldering to get crossfire to work. Now, I expected everything to work fine, but what I didn\u2019t know were all the extra costs that were creeping into my wallet. After I did a day’s work of Betaflight and battery charging I was ready to go. Then, I realized that the battery straps were too small. Ugh, that was the worst feeling, so I ordered some more online and after three days, the drone climbed into the air and everything went well until I landed sideways and broke a prop. Now I realized I had made a terrible mistake, I hadn\u2019t ordered any spare props, so a week later I got the props and everything went well. Although most things went well for me, there were still costs that I didn\u2019t expect. If you were like me a month ago, ordering all of the parts then I have a quick list of things you should make sure you have when flying FPV.<\/p>\n