Umay SAMLIComputer Scientist

fpv / off the clock

Outside the lab, I fly FPV.

When I am off the keyboard, I am chasing a different kind of signal — line-of-sight, 5.8GHz, and the rush of cutting through air at 100 km/h. Training to become a licensed FPV pilot, and documenting the journey: builds, crashes, repairs, and the occasional clean line.

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Featured flights

Hand-picked FPV cuts. For everything else, head to the channel.

The plan

  1. Step 01

    Build the airframe

    Solder, flash, tune. Learn every wire before trusting it at speed.

  2. Step 02

    Log the hours

    Simulator first, line-of-sight after. Repetition until reflex.

  3. Step 03

    Earn the licence

    Pass the certification and fly under a real call sign.