I'm just starting up the FPV learning curve and it's a lot harder than I'd imagined. I had the plans all laid out to build a nice 250 racer, when I realized I should probably start out with a decent set of goggles and fool around with my Hubsan X4 H107D first. Just to get an idea regarding how steep a learning curve it was actually going to be.
I then realized that the Hubsan's a good idea, but not all that stable... Which made it a bit of a handful as a starter. So... I bought a Spektrum camera/vtransmitter/antenna and the rig to mount it to my Rakon 200. Hmmm... A little afraid to test with a $500 aircraft... So... I bought another Spektrum and mounting rig, mounted it to one of my mini frankendrones and that's worked out well as a test rig. It's a brushless motor setup on a 210mm frame, running an AlienWii and LemonRX tranmitter. Very stable, the camera angle is finally nicely tweaked in and I'm starting to build a little confidence.
I was able to fly the length of my yard, go behind the house and land cleanly on our back deck. On a bit of a weird note... I took off, flew straight out, did a 180 and came back at me. A bit of an out of body experience, that...
-slinger