First FPV Tricopter Flight at Airplane Circle
1,134 views · Published 12 October 2013 · 2:59 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: travisgrindal · 2013 · Science & Technology
This is my first FPV flight on my Tricopter. Getting up the nerve to take off for the first time while not seeing what my tricopter was doing took me a couple of minutes. My only previous experience with FPV was with MidWestRob who let me fly two batteries through his quadcopter. FPV stands for "First Person View". In a FPV flight, there is a camera on the tricopter and the pilot watches a screen or wears goggles to see the picture coming from the camera. Here is a high level setup of my tricopter: FliteTest Bat Bones Frame SunnySky 980kv motors 10x4.7 propellers KK2 flight board Turnigy 9x transmitter FatShark Attitude Goggles with 250mw tx
