Flying FPV to Pass Your Time in Quarantine—DJI’s 2020 FPV Sale + Inexpensive FPV Simulators

Looking for ways to pass your time in quarantine?

Then now might be a good time to take up FPV (First Person View) flying (or get even better at it, if you’re already into it!).

To help overcome the boredom of being stuck at home, DJI just launched a 2020 FPV sale, making its FPV gear available at discounted prices—you can scroll to the next section for more details on the sale.

And in case you want to hone your FPV chops but you’re on a tight budget, we’ve included our top three FPV flight simulators at the end of this post, ranging in price from $9.99 to free. You can skip ahead to that section here if you’d like.

A quick note on DJI’s sale: the sale only covers the company’s FPV gear, like FPV goggles and controllers. If you’re looking for an FPV drone, we recommend checking out our list of the top five FPV drones.

DJI’s FPV Sale

Most of the discounts in DJI’s 2020 FPV Sale are for about 10% off—check out our list of the top deals below or scroll down to get the details on each item:

• DJI FPV Fly More Combo—price reduced by $168 ($1,007  Now $839)
• DJI FPV Experience Combo—price reduced by $148 ($887  Now $739)
• DJI FPV Goggles—price reduced by $40 ($529 Now $489)
• DJI FPV Remote Controller—price reduced by $30 ($299 Now $269)
• DJI FPV Air Unit—price reduced by $20 ($179  Now $159)

Details on DJI’s FPV Sale

DJI FPV Fly More Combo

$1,007 Now $839—savings of $168

DJI’s FPV Fly More Combo is the full FPV kit from DJI, coming with an FPV Air Unit Module (includes an FPV camera, coaxial cable and an antenna), DJI FPV goggles, and an FPV remote controller with a battery included.

Shop for DJI’s FPV Fly More Combo now.

DJI FPV Experience Combo

$887 Now $739—savings of $148

If you don’t need a remote controller then the FPV Experience Combo is probably the way you want to go. It comes with everything included in the FPV Fly More combo, minus the controller.

Shop for DJI’s FPV Experience Combo now.

DJI FPV Goggles

$529 Now $489—savings of $40

DJI’s FPV Goggles were made for flying FPV, either as an amateur hobbyist and as a more serious drone racing pilot. They feature HD digital image transmission with low latency, strong immersion, long-distance transmission, and strong anti-interference.

Shop for DJI’s FPV Goggles now.

DJI FPV Remote Controller

$299 Now $269—savings of $30

DJI FPV Remote Controller features 7ms ultra-low latency between the remote controller and the air unit and allows you to set the parameters of each component remotely. When used with DJI’s FPV Goggles and DJI’s FPV Air Unit no additional receivers are required in order to be able to fly.

Shop for DJI’s FPV Remote Controller now.

DJI FPV Air Unit

$179 Now $159—savings of $20

DJI’s FPV Air Unit features 1080p/60fps video recording, ultra-low-latency high-definition digital image transmission, and eight frequency channels, which allow up to eight pilots to fly simultaneously.

Shop for DJI’s FPV Air Unit now.

Inexpensive FPV Flight Simulators

Want to get better at flying FPV without spending a lot of money? Here are our picks for the top three FPV simulators on the market, ranging in price from $9.99 to free.

The Drone Racing League (DRL) SIM 3.0

Price: $9.99

DRL’s SIM 3.0 is the latest iteration of DRL’s simulator for FPV drone racing and it’s our top pick on the market.

Why is DRL’s simulator our top pick? Because DRL conducted over 5,000 bench tests to create the simulator, creating over 260,000 drone combinations and 2,000 power combinations during these tests. All of that testing makes it one of the most realistic, high-quality simulators out there.

Download the DRL SIM 3.0 simulator now.

FPV Air 2

Price: $4.99

The FPV Air 2 simulator is impressively realistic for such a low price, coming with solid physics and a lot of different settings.

A really useful feature of the FPV Air 2 simulator is that it offers an “ultra-low” mode, which allows you to run on almost any PC or laptop, even if your computer typically runs slowly. This simulator is a great starter or mid-level amateur option.

Download the FPV Air 2 simulator now.

HotProps FPV Flight Simulator

Price: $0

The HotProps drone simulator uses real physics data to create its simulated environment for learning how to fly an FPV racing drone.

While the HotProps simulator is a little clunky and suffers from some lag it is also free, which makes it a good option if you’re on a tight budget and just looking to dip your toes into the FPV waters.

Download the HotProps FPV flight simulator now.

[Related reading: The Top Eight Flight Simulators for Drone Pilots on the Market]

Planning to buy any of DJI’s FPV gear, or start using one of these FPV simulators? Let us know by posting in this thread on the UAV Coach community forum.