FPV Tutorial: Tips for new quad flyers part 7 - Using Air mode

Another very good video. It was great to see the difference during flight. I definitely have air mode configured always on. Thanks again.

What do you think about idleup vrs airmode?

Useful information Wayne thanks 👍 I always fly airmode as it makes life so much easier when flying, also I thought airmode gives you a bit extra throttle even when the stick is at 0% to help you complete the move your doing, which is what makes landings at bit tricky

Good tutorial!

Nice video! Would love to see more about getting better at flying acro. Thanks! 😎

Very nice. I love this. I really been wanting to talk about this and tick

Great explanation. How about doing anti gravity mode next?

Good, clear explanation, thanks Wayne. You looked so uncomfortable in Angle Mode.....lol.

Nice video.😀

Where abouts in the uk do you fly, im struggling to find good places?

Can I use air mode when I'm in Horizon Mode ? Or only acro mode ? hmmmm

Good video mate, personally I have air mode on my Acro/stabilized (same Aux channel)switch so it automatically is in Air mode when I'm in Acro and then I switch to Stabilized mode to land. I have the range set for Air mode so it is only active when in Acro, works for me anyway. Keep up the great videos mate, love watching your channel and thanks so much for introducing us to the Hellgate buzzer I love it. :)

Air mode is more of a patch than just allowing you to fly at 0 throttle. If your motor idle speed is high enough and motor stop is off, the motors will spin at 0 throttle. Air mode speeds up the other motors at low idle to give you full authority of the controls. If it didn't do that and you have high rates the copter still moves slowly on the controls so that the props don't stop. Air mode puts a patch in to speed up all the other motors to give you full rates at low throttle. The down side is if the digital idle speed is too low it can still stop a motor and you get a flip of death where the other method you don't.

I just got use to airmode. Before I would literally throw the quad in rotation. I feel without airmode you can fling it and roll within a smaller axis but it takes allot to compensate with the timing of throttle to get where I wanna go.. For example keep a tiny throttle on to have control during manuvers .

Love the vid n keep it going. If it don't mind I'll use your great explanation for the friends I teach about the hobby.

Air mode is a must. It's so much more responsive

Thanks best discription of air mode I have heard so far.

good thinking

You kind Sir, are awesome. Thank you. I am just getting the hang of flying acro FPV and it is so much fun. Got the Kopis 1 as my first RTF Race quad and highly recommend it. Your tips on keep flying forward and roll before yaw helped me tons! Airmode demo, schweeet. I was also practising LOS for too long! The Pro’s always say: start FPV and acro ASAP! I am still a newbie and agree: Just do it! It is so much easier. Acro LOS is hard as the quad just shoots off to one side, with a slight angle you weren’t aware of! Happy Flying!

I watched all videos of this series and I learned a lot. I started with a BetaFPV 75 Pro and it makes so much fun.

Wish I had seen this before trying to do flips in acro 😪

hey, my name is thomas and i come from germany. this is the first channel i find, in which the information for me as a beginner is very well explained and worked up. with your help I have finally switched to the akro mode after weeks of trying. sorry, but my english is not so good, but i have to write here to say this to you. even if I have to listen to some 2-3 times, but this is not a problem.
i hope, you continue with your videos and help for beginers like me.

You helped me much sir. I use horizon mode and one shot 125 and have punch out then.....zero throttle... and.... catch...but during "catch" the motor goes uncontrolled...and finally crash....always. I check many times....my pid, calibrate esc evertyhing were normal. I was confuse....what happen with my quad? I would like to try this air mode. May be this is the solution.

Lovely channel!! Thank you for your Tutorial series.

I have air mode permanently enabled but it doesn't seem to be working. I assume my idle rate isn’t high enough?

Hi CurryKitten, soon im building a drone from scratch, it will be the first one i have ever built. My question is if you know about voltage? The AIO FC i am using is rated for 3s-8s and has two 9v regulators built into the board, one for the VTX & one for the cam. Just wondering if it will still be able to run on 3s or would 3s not not supply enough voltage to the regulators? Also the VTX and camera are both advertised to run between 5v-40v. Cheers.

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Just let airmode always on...thats the point

1.10 "bad wind noise" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
We call that a fart. 🌪🌪

Hi Currykitten, So if I put air mode on a switch and turn it off when landing hard will it go crazy like it does when " Permanently activated " Thank you

Hi I recently bought my first 5 inch quad it is the iflight cidora sl5-e if I enable air mode permanently on which I like to fly the thing wants the fly to the moon the motor seems to get faster and faster and faster even when I throttle down they don't stop why is this can you help

So Airmode is for beginners? Stablizer?

When i arm motors should the motors spin up in zero throttle? (Acro mode) thanku

I remember flying without fancy betaflight magicianry lol. (Kk2.0)

Air mode is great besides landing.

How are you related to Darren McStay? The way you talk is very similar.

Another great video! I had no idea about this, so glad I am taking the time to watch these before flying!

I understand air mode now

Ok I've been flying without air mode ... as a beginner I'm thanking you for this example.

Once you get used to air mode there is no going back

what settings do you use in airmode for the minimal motor speed?

thanks for all the hard work on this series!
I've not flown for over 3 years and always found it a bit too hard to control, but going back through these videos, adjusting pid rates, expo etc has made the Martian really dosile and nice to fly!
My first flight back (today) in the wild was smooth and left me feeling relaxed and happy at the end. Straight back in Acro mode, but with Angle and Horizon set up just incase.
So thank you once again for all your hard work helping the community.

What a perfect description of air mode and what it does. Prior to watching this video I was having a hard time understanding what air mode was for. 🇨🇦

hello my name is james wondering if you could help ? i have build two five inch quads and when air mode is enabled permenitly i have desyncs but when i enable aie mode only at the bottom of throttle they both fly fine is this normal?