Good
practices
We
have
compiled
a
list
of
all
of
practices
which
have
been
tried
and
tested
in
countless
environments
and
situations
by
the
TBS
crew
and
other
experienced
FPV
pilots.
Follow
these
simple
rules,
even
if
rumors
on
the
internet
suggest
otherwise,
and
you
will
have
success
in
FPV.
●
Start
with
the
bare
essentials
and
add
equipment
one
step
at
a
time,
after
each
new
equipment
was
added
to
proper
range-
and
stress
tests.
●
Do
not
fly
with
a
video
system
that
is
capable
of
outperforming
your
R/C
system
in
terms
of
range.
●
Do
not
fly
with
a
R/C
frequency
higher
than
the
video
frequency
(e.g.
2.4GHz
R/C,
900MHz
video).
●
Monitor
the
vitals
of
your
plane
(R/C
link
and
battery).
Flying
with
a
digital
R/C
link
without
RSSI
is
dangerous.
●
Do
not
use
2.4GHz
R/C
unless
you
fly
well
within
its
range
limits,
in
noise-free
environments
and
always
within
LOS.
Since
this
is
most
likely
never
the
case,
it
is
recommended
to
not
use
2.4GHz
R/C
systems
for
longer
range
FPV.
●
Do
not
fly
at
the
limits
of
video,
if
you
see
noise
in
your
picture,
turn
around
and
buy
a
higher-gain
receiver
antenna
before
going
out
further.
●
Shielded
wires
or
twisted
cables
only,
anything
else
picks
up
RF
noise
and
can
cause
problems.
●
When
using
powerful
R/C
transmitters,
make
sure
your
groundstation
equipment
is
properly
shielded.
●
Adding
Return-To-Home
(RTH)
to
an
unreliable
system
does
not
increase
the
chances
of
getting
your
plane
back.
Work
on
making
your
system
reliable
without
RTH
first,
then
add
RTH
as
an
additional
safety
measure
if
you
must.
●
Avoid
powering
the
VTx
directly
from
battery,
step-up
or
step-down
the
voltage
and
provide
a
constant
level
of
power
to
your
VTx.
Make
sure
your
VTx
runs
until
your
battery
dies.
●
Do
not
power
your
camera
directly
unless
it
works
along
the
complete
voltage
range
of
your
battery.
Step-up
or
step-down
the
voltage
and
provide
a
constant
level
of
power
to
your
camera.
Make
sure
your
camera
runs
until
your
battery
dies.
●
A
single
battery
system
is
safer
than
using
two
dedicated
batteries
for
R/C
and
FPV.
Two
batteries
in
parallel
even
further
mitigate
sources
of
failure.
●
For
maximum
video
range
and
“law
compatibility”,
use
2.4GHz
video
with
high-gain
antennas.
●
When
flying
with
R/C
buddies
that
fly
on
2.4GHz,
or
when
flying
in
cities,
it
is
perfectly
possible
to
use
2.4GHz
video
provided
you
stick
to
the
channels
that
do
not
lie
in
their
band
(CH5
to
CH8
for
Lawmate
systems,
available
from
TBS).
●
Do
not
use
diversity
video
receivers
as
a
replacement
for
pointing
your
antennas,
diversity
should
be
used
to
mitigate
polarization
issues.
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