As at this time of writing, we are precisely 4 weeks old today. We are young, still learning our ways into the business of quality FPV parts, supplying Australia wide with fair prices, FAST.

Thus far, we’ve been asked countless times – “so what should I build first”?

We actually do not recommend building anything first at all. Nada, zip, zilch. The first thing you want to do is to purchase a decent radio controller. We recommend the newly released Jumper T18 (at this time of writing, of course) as the go-to radio controller.

Some will debate, why recommend a radio that is over $200 as my first radio? We simply see that a radio controller as a worthwhile, long-term investment. There is a good chance, that you’ll never need to buy another radio until you accidentally break it. Really.

The newly released Jumper T18 has more features than you’ll ever need for the first few years of your journey into the world of FPV. Heck, it’ll even fly your fixed wing and RC helis if that ever becomes an interest in the future.

Some simple words to live by: “Buy once, or buy twice.”

There are some things, that you’d want to buy right the first time, and not have to end up out-growing the investment and needing to buy again a short time after.

Now, go spend 30 hours on a simulator…

Our go-to simulator is still Lift-off. Our second choice is DRL. Simply spend a good stack of hours on a simulator until your fingers bleed. Then, do it again. And again. This is where you want to make all your big mistakes.

You’re going to get angry…

Your first few hours will be frustrating. You’ll be cursing a lot. Better start pre-paying that swear jar at home. However, a moment of an elevated realisation will suddenly manifest itself. You’ll be suddenly saying – hey I got this! I’m doing it! I’m flying by thought! My fingers and sticks are doing what I’m thinking. This is one of those glorious moments in life when you transition from frustration to utter joy. Life is good.

You might not like it

There is a slim chance, that you might not like any of this. If this is where you decide to bail out, you’ve only invested on a remote controller, some software, and lost a few years of your life swearing at a simulator. No great love lost.

Who am I kidding?! You’re gonna love it!

You’ll want to (you can’t wait to) build your first freestyle quad. I’ll be releasing a guide shortly about building your first quad. Stay tuned.