FPV: how it all began

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

For years my drones travelled with me. A DJI Air first, then a Mini 3 — camera platforms that rode along on every trip, packed next to the rest of the gear. They were good at exactly one thing: hovering somewhere legal and taking a clean photo.

That was the problem. Hovering at the permitted altitude, framing a mountain from a respectful distance, felt underwhelming every single time. The footage was fine. It was also lifeless — the drone observed from a polite distance and brought back postcards. Eventually I stopped packing one at all. On motorcycle trips especially, the Mini 3 stayed home; the weight and the faff weren't worth another set of hover shots.

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FPV: how it all began