Getting Started

Welcome to the World of FlightOne!

Flightone was created to make flying drones easy and fun for everyone. We have a wide range of products to help you get started and take your skills to the next level.

Introduction :

This getting started guide will outline the steps you need to install your flight controller and speed controller into your drone. It will take you through connecting all the hardware and then how to program it and get to flying.

Parts you need to build your drone :
  • Flight Controller (RevoltOSD, MillivoltOSD, RevoltOSD Lite)
  • Speed Controller (ESC) (Afterburner, Megabolt, or some other BlHeli32 ESC)
  • Frame (Recommended WildWilly Dolphin, Skitzo Nova or Shaun Taylor Arc One)
  • Camera (RunCam, Caddx, Foxeer work great, or DJI)
  • Video Transmitter (We recommend TBS VTXs or DJI)
  • Motors (WildWilly Special Juice motors work great)
  • Radio (Spektrum, Futaba, FrSky, DJI all work great)
  • Radio Receiver (this needs to match your radio type)
  • Lipo battery (should match the kv and size of your motors)
  • Props
  • Antenna
  • Goggles or video screen
Tools recommended :
  • Soldering Iron(Set to 600°F or 315°C) (Hakko and Weller both make great ones, recommend FX-951 as best for the money)
  • 2mm Hex Driver(MIP Tools recommended, won't strip screw heads)
  • Flush Cut Dykes
  • 8mm Driver
  • Smoke Stopper
  • Solder Wire(Good solder is important, kester makes a huge difference)
  • Blunt Nose Tweezers
  • Double sided tape, electrical tape, and zip ties
Mounting Speed Controller :
Mounting Speed Controller

The first thing you need to do is mount your speed controller (esc). The recommended way to mount the ESC is by using a single long M3 bolt coming through the frame. This minimizes vibrations and damage to the ESC. By using a long bolt you will be less likely to cause damage to your equipment. You then want to wire your motors to the ESC. The order of the wires does not matter, just cut them to length, tin the ends, tin the pads and apply heat through the top of the wire pushing down onto the pad. As soon as both the pad and wire become liquid hold the wire in place and remove the heat till it hardens. Using blunt nose tweezers helps with this step. It's also time to solder the XT60 to the ESC. This may take a lot of heat so be patient. Make sure everything is fully melted before releasing.

Mounting Flight Controller :
Mounting Flight Controller

Place the flight controller on the m3 bolts above the ESC. Make sure there is space between and ESC and the flight controller, and that nothing touches if you put pressure on top the flight controller. The best thing to do is using o-rings between them or use the newest gummies which has added spacing on the bottom of the PCB. The processor should face up, which is the biggest square black chip on the flight controller. You can then connect the two together with the ESC harness, making sure to not bend any pins when plugging into each component. It's best to twist the wires of the wire to help with shielding. The USB port should go opposite of the XT60.

Installing Video System:
Analog Video Solder Installation
Analog Video Plug Installation
DJI Video Solder Installation
Installing Radio System:
Spektrum Radio System Installation
TBS Crossfire Radio System Installation
DJI Radio System Installation
FrSky Radio System Installation
FrSky R9 Radio System Installation
Megabolt Jumper

ESC Jumper

For the megabolt you jumper your FC like this, so that the current draw comes from the current sensor wire. If you jumper the opposite two pins it will get current information from telemetry. The old spark32 and bolt32 used telemetry, however our new ESCs use direct current for faster updates.