FPV drones aren't as easy as bind and fly! BetaFlight walk through for your new BNF or PNP quad

So you just bought a brand new bind and fly FPV drone...well it may not be as easy after the bind part to get to the fly part as you might think. Today I am going to walk you through some things you need to do in BetaFlight before you ever get it in the air, and a couple of things you just shouldn't do. Come along for a tour of the configuration tools and watch your step for all of the extra open source grease!

Timestamps -
00:23 Intro
01:25 Dont do these
03:23 Physical checks
05:41 Take a backup
09:13 Make it beep
11:23 Set your cell voltage
14:09 The PID tab
16:18 Set your rates
19:00 Safe to fail
22:11 Check your prop direction
23:13 Pick a video channel
27:57 Receivers are hard
35:07 Check your stick inputs
36:48 Set your end points
37:59 Make modes work
41:45 Smooth your sticks
45:24 Final thoughts

How to map switches to channels on your radio - https://bit.ly/446K2cN
Download BetaFlight configurator here - https://bit.ly/41UBVi4
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My daily driver 5" build:
Quadmula Siren F5 Split
iFlight Xing 2208 1800KV Motors
SpeedyBee F7 V3 Flight Controller
SpeedyBee 50A BLheli32 ESC
DJI O3 Air Unit and camera
CNHL Speedy Pizza 6S 1200mah
RCHackers 6S 1300mah
Ethix Rad Berry 5135 Props

My daily driver 3" build:
Quadmula Siren F3 Split
Emax Eco II 2004 3000kv Motors
Skystars F722 HD Pro flight controller
Skystars KM55A 55 amp BLheli32 ESC
DJI O3 Air Unit and camera
GNB 550mah 6S
HQ 3.1x3x4 props

My other gear:
Radiomaster TX16S
Radiomaster AG01 Gimbals
Thumb Grippies Pinch Sticks
DJI Goggles V2
iFlight Crystal DJI patch antenna
TrueRC Singularity omni antennas
Happymodel 2.4G ELRS Pro Module