FPV Drones

For sure, racing quadcopters are the most widespread FPV drones.  Why? Flying a super-fast FPV racing drone is an otherworldly experience!

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If you’re asking “What is an FPV drone?” or “What FPV drone you should buy?” this is the place for you. In this category, you can find the cheapest as well as the best FPV quadcopters on the market right now.

FPV racing is growing rapidly as a competitive sport, and it’s become commercialized through events like the World Drone Racing Championships. Best pilots around the globe compete to make it to the top of the international rankings and to win big money.

FPV drones. FPV racing quadcopters

FPV or First Person View is the most unique experience of interacting with your drone through the highest level of immersion. Piloting a drone through your FPV goggles makes the feel like you’re in the cockpit of the aircraft.

To be honest, flying FPV racing drones isn’t easy at all, till you become a master of this hobby you will crash thousand of times.

FPV drones can send the live video signal to your Remote Control screen, FPV monitor, smartphone device, tablet, or FPV goggles. Currently, there are two main approaches 5.8G analog (most widespread) and HD digital by DJI.

Find below the best FPV drone brands

FuriBee KingKong AuroraRC
Diatone Happymodel Emax
iFlight FlyWoo SkyStars
HGLRC GepRC BetaFPV
HolyBro Axisflying GeeLand

Coming soon: iFlight TurboBee 120RS FPV drone

iFlight TurboBee 120RS
Following the great success of the TurboBee 77R, iFlight came up with a new larger model called TurboBee 120RS. From the first sight it is obvious that these two TurboBees have completely different design approach. The Whoop alike blade protectors have been removed from the bigger brother. Like most new FPV drones, the iFlight TurboBee 120RS also has two power...

Coming soon: iFlight TITAN DC5 FPV race drone

iFlight TITAN DC5 5"
iFlight is about to release a new FPV racing quad called TITAN DC5. Like its name says, it is 5" propeller compatible. While iFlight TITAN DC5 4S comes with 2450KV motors, the 6S version has 1800KV ones - the rest of the electronic parts are identical. Thanks to the on-board DJI FPV Air system with long-range 720P@120FPS video transmission, the...

Happymodel Larva X HD: Toothpick & TinyWhoop

Photo of Happymodel Larva X
Currently, there are two major design approaches regarding small FPV racing drones, the Happymodel Larva X HD seems to fit for both of them. It can be conveniently converted from a Toothpick into a TinyWhoop. Each arm of the 125mm size carbon fiber frame is equipped with an EX1203 motor. The Larva X HD is compatible with 2.5 and 3″...

AlfaRC Herbie 112B: 2.5″ Toothpick FPV drone

Photo of AlfaRC Herbie 112B
The AlfaRC Herbie 112B is a 2.5-inch propeller compatible Toothpick style FPV drone. It is built on a 112m size carbon fiber frame with a nylon protective canopy. In the center of the fuselage is located the 3-layer flight stack (ESC, FC, and VTX). The AlfaRC 1103 8000KV motors are paired with 65mm 2-leaf propellers. AlfaRC opted to equip their...

AuroraRC Smooth-R FPV combo kit

Photo of Aurora Smooth-R drone
AuroraRC's new Pusher-Whoop style 2" FPV drone is sold in a combo pack with a Jumper T-lite transmitter and Hawkeye 3.5" FPV monitor. The kit also includes two pieces of 450mah 3S 80C batteries and a balance LIPO charger. On the center of the 100m size frame is located the F405 AIO flight controller with integrated 4-in-1 20A ESC. Its...

Eachine Nano LR3 drone review

Eachine LR3
The Eachine Nano LR3 is a lightweight 3″ FPV drone built around standard 18650 Lithium-Ion batteries as its power source. Designed for long-range flights, it has an onboard M80 GPS module for fail-safe return to home. Additionally to the onboard CADDX Nano ANT camera, it can carry an SMO 4K, or an Insta360 GO 2 camera. In the past, we...

BetaFPV TWIG XL Toothpick FPV Quad under 250G

BetaFPV TWIG XL
BetaFPV's TWIG XL FPV drone was first announced in 2020 and now comes with some cool upgrades that include a V5 F411 flight controller and 400mW VTX. According to your existing radio controller, you can opt for ELRS 2.4G, FrSky FCC/LBT, and TBS Crossfire receiver options. Toothpick-style FPV drones are specifically designed for racing and freestyle flying. They get the...

DarwinFPV X9 FPV drone: New long range king on the sky

DarwinFPV X9 Drone
The DarwinFPV X9 is a long-range FPV drone with a high payload capacity. It adopts a true-x 363mm size carbon fiber frame with side reinforcements. Its 2812 - 1100KV brushless motors are equipped with 9-inch GEMFAN 9045-3 propellers. With no extra payload, it can achieve up to 170km/h (105 miles/hour). Inside there is an F411 flight controller and Cement 100A...

GOFLY-RC Falcon CP90: Durable FPV drone for beginners

GOFLY-RC Falcon CP90 FPV quadcopter
Advertised for about 150 bucks, the GOFLY-RC Falcon CP90 is certainly not the cheapest mini brushless drone - especially that it comes in PNP package. But lets see what you get for your money. When it comes to racing quadcopters, crashes are inevitable. In order to reduce the possible damages, the frame is made from carbon fiber and the electronic parts...

DYS Shark-Mako, quite expensive mini FPV quad

DYS Shark-Mako drone
DYS, a popular brush-less motor manufacturer, just announced their micro-sized FPV quadcopter called Shark-Mako. Frankly, it is quite a funny name for a drone. DYS Shark-Mako 100mm can be ordered in RTF (in bundle with RC) and BNF (with FrSky D8 receiver, but no transmitter). Both variants are available in gray and orange colors. Like the Blade Torrent and KingKong ET125,...

GEPRC GEP-PX2.5 Phoenix: Compact FPV drone w/ 120km/h+

GEPRC GEP-PX2.5 Phoenix FPV drone quadcopter
Surely, with flight speed of up to 120Km/h, this new GEPRC GEP-PX2.5 Phoenix FPV drone is recommended only for experienced pilots. While it can be powered by 2s and 3s batteries, the max speed can be achieved only by using 3s LIPOs. Like most of the recent FPV racing quadcopters, the GEPRC GEP-PX2.5 is also based on the versatile Omnibus F4...