Courses

Essential soldering skills for FPV drone building. Based on Joshua Bardwell's comprehensive soldering tutorial.

What you'll learn:

• Proper equipment selection (irons, solder, flux)
• Temperature settings and tip maintenance
• Tinning pads and wires correctly
• Making clean, reliable joints
• Avoiding and fixing common mistakes

Complete guide to building an FPV freestyle drone from scratch. Based on Joshua Bardwell's comprehensive 2023 build series.

What you'll learn:

• Frame assembly, ESC, motors, and flight controller installation
• Video transmitter options (Analog, DJI O3, Walksnail, HDZero)
• ELRS receiver binding and setup
• Complete Betaflight configuration
• Final assembly, battery mounting, and first flight

Total runtime: ~5 hours of detailed instruction

Detailed step-by-step guide to assembling your FPV drone frame and installing the core electronics.

What you'll learn:

• Frame assembly (X-plate, arms, bottom plate)
• Motor installation and screw length selection
• ESC mounting and motor wire soldering
• XT60 connector assembly and installation
• Flight controller mounting and connection

Based on Joshua Bardwell's 2023 Build Series - Part 2

Learn how to properly solder an XT60 power connector with capacitor to your ESC.

What you'll learn:

• Assembling the XT60 pigtail with capacitor
• Proper use of no-clean flux
• Measuring and cutting wires to length
• Soldering the XT60 to ESC power pads

Essential skill for every FPV build.