FPV community · Build notebook
This notebook starts with Drone Authority reference builds. Community records publish only when they name exact hardware, software, wiring, test evidence, and known substitutions.
REVISION · EVIDENCE · CHANGELOGReference shelf
These are not presented as reader submissions. They are the publication standard that future community builds must meet.
Drone Authority reference
DA-5A-R1Repairable freestyle and field practice
The least expensive video path on one common 6S airframe. Every signal remains visible on the board, which makes it the clearest build for learning wiring and diagnosis.
Drone Authority reference
DA-5D-R1Freestyle with high-quality onboard recording
The same serviceable 6S platform with DJI's O4 Pro camera and air unit. A separate ELRS receiver keeps the control link independent of the video ecosystem.
Drone Authority reference
DA-5W-R1Cinematic FPV with a builder-friendly video path
A 6S cinematic build using the Moonlight kit for 4K onboard recording. The control link remains ELRS, while the video path stays inside the Walksnail Avatar ecosystem.
Publication gate
Builder name or handle, build name, intended discipline, country, and whether attribution can be public.
Exact frame, FC/ESC revision, motors and KV, prop, receiver and band, video system, antenna, GPS, battery cell count and connector.
Flight stack, target, version, receiver firmware, video firmware, configuration backup, and date captured.
Clear top and bottom board photos plus a pad-level text map. Remove serial numbers, addresses, and binding phrases.
Props-off power, receiver failsafe, motor order and direction, video/OSD, hover, temperature, and flight-log notes.
Known substitutions, repairs, tune changes, failures, and anything a second builder must not copy blindly.
Submission begins a review, not automatic publication. We will ask for missing source links and may decline unsafe, unverifiable, promotional, or copied material.
Submit a build recordFly with other builders
Search the FPV chapter layer and verify the next race with the organizer.
Document custom hardware
Record the original file, license, exact fit, print job, installed weight, and flight evidence.
Primary network
Confirm chapters, races, formats, and organizer details at the source.
Notebook standard reviewed 2026-08-23. A published build is documentation, not a warranty, airworthiness approval, or instruction to ignore the manual for the hardware in front of you.