the drone / fpv hobby
I got into drones a few years ago to add aerial b-roll to YouTube videos. The footage took over, FPV took over from that, and during the COVID lockdowns I was building and designing kwads while sim-racing in the DCL simulator. The hobby pulled me into 3D printing, 3D design, and the electronics that eventually became my home automation setup.
The sibling pages cover Tiny Champions — a scaled-down racing-drone art project with hand-painted canopies — and guides & tools for anyone getting started.
Below is most of what I've built — micro whoops up to 7-inch long range, freestyle to cinematic. Some are still in the rotation, some have been passed on, and a handful didn't survive their last flight.
Drone Gallery
Drones that don't exist anymore
Crashes happen — pilot error, hardware giving up, or a design choice that only reveals itself at full throttle. These are the builds I decided weren't worth repairing, plus a few that got harvested for parts.
