Can Quicksilver Make Me A Better Whoop Racer? I Want To Find Out!

Quicksilver is a relatively new firmware option from some of the same devs who brought you NFE_Silverware. It supports brushless motors and a variety of F4 flight controllers. It even has a nice Configurator and OSD menu system! You can probably flash it onto one of your existing builds, but why would you? For me, the answer comes down to one killer feature for angle mode racing. It can take a hard hit and recover in the air without losing track of which way is up! No more "drunk gyro" syndrome! I hope to tell you more about this and other features in future videos, so make sure you're subscribed. Links and info below...
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I can make a video showing my exact setup in a later video. Comment below if you're interested in that. Have a great Thanksgiving weekend everyone!
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Music:
"Epic Tension" by Roman Senyk Music (used under license)

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  • @Starche_fpv
    @Starche_fpv2 жыл бұрын

    Quicksilver is totally dope! I got into this hobby with a brushed e011 “flying Santa” running Silverware and I loved it!

  • @bertbeinaaf8314

    @bertbeinaaf8314

    2 жыл бұрын

    Haha. Exactly the same here. Still have them. And the Santa’s…

  • @-Gruntled

    @-Gruntled

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same. I now loan those out to people who show interest in FPV. I'd be interested in a video with more about QuickSilver.

  • @Starche_fpv

    @Starche_fpv

    2 жыл бұрын

    Here have a look kzread.info/dash/bejne/anusstl6pbPcp7w.html

  • @JamesWilson-mz5xk

    @JamesWilson-mz5xk

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ah the good old days when an E011 was $13 an aio cam was $15 and replacement set of 716 motors ran around $5.

  • @pgabrieli
    @pgabrieli2 жыл бұрын

    I would definitely love an in-depth video on quicksilver! thanks and happy thanksgiving! :-)

  • @Ennasaid
    @Ennasaid2 жыл бұрын

    I have been waiting for this to finally get released!

  • @kestrelfpv4712
    @kestrelfpv47122 жыл бұрын

    Love your builds, quicksilver looks very very interesting

  • @quincypurcell5222
    @quincypurcell52222 жыл бұрын

    Hey that's me at 2:13! Great to see your interesting builds as usual 🙌

  • @_NFE
    @_NFE2 жыл бұрын

    Nice rip!

  • @LittleMissRollerCoaster
    @LittleMissRollerCoaster2 жыл бұрын

    Woohoo! Quicksilver is finally out! 🤩🤩🤩

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    @MrShutterBug2 жыл бұрын

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  • @gingerdude94
    @gingerdude942 жыл бұрын

    Nice skills dude.

  • @noramas.
    @noramas.2 жыл бұрын

    I’m running Quicksilver on few drones from 65mm till 4” and I like them more than BF

  • @PhobosYT
    @PhobosYT2 жыл бұрын

    The biggest issue with running emu and quicksilver for me is that Quad feel is impossible to emulate in the sim. For that reason I fly on bf 4.3 and velocidrone / tw go. I would be interested in some more details like working pid and filter settings for quicksilver to try it out. Another good topic would be a comparison between bf 4.3, emu 0.4 and quicksilver for whoop racing. Looking forward to your next video!

  • @chaotix777

    @chaotix777

    2 жыл бұрын

    I guess we need a Quicksilver option in the sims then.

  • @PhobosYT

    @PhobosYT

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chaotix777 yes , if you want to be competitive stick time beats any quality of life feature you can think of. Mediocre tune + 1000h stick time will always beat amazing tune and no stick time.

  • @PhobosYT

    @PhobosYT

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chaotix777 I've been asking for nfe racemode to be implemented in velocidrone for almost two years now.

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s a good point about the sims. I don’t spend much time sim racing myself, but I probably should.

  • @Quick-Flash

    @Quick-Flash

    2 жыл бұрын

    yep, part of the reason that I dont like sims a ton, haha

  • @milosong-weiss5770
    @milosong-weiss57702 жыл бұрын

    How is that printed canopy? I’ve got a moblite6 and the included strap mount puts the camera looking to the right slightly and it just doesn’t like to stay in one spot very much.

  • @freshbread1987
    @freshbread19872 жыл бұрын

    Please do add a video on the setup! I've been told that Quicksilver is superior to Betaflight but I don't have experience with the firmware!

  • @brownster4865
    @brownster4865 Жыл бұрын

    Brushed + Silverware + Mockingbird - I still can't find a brushless whoop that flies anywhere close to the Brushed Hummingbird with the Silverware/Mockingbird configuration. Does such a thing exist today? Any active project to move these advancements forward? Perhaps not since there is not much money in the F0 Flight Controller market but thought I'd toss the question out there and see.

  • @eedok
    @eedok2 жыл бұрын

    need to make the 11 hour drive out there at some point, hopefully when border crossing requirements ease up. For that canopy I tried it but had issues on hard bumps it would rotate and put everything off kilter and I had to shove a piece of foam at the top so that wouldn't happen, do you get that issue with the canopy or have you done something to solve it?

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have not had that problem. On mine, the camera lens is a very tight fit. I had to really stretch the TPU to get the camera in there. It’s possible to rotate the camera with your fingers, but it has never moved in a crash. Maybe you just need to make the opening a tiny bit smaller?

  • @HendrixFreakazoid
    @HendrixFreakazoid2 жыл бұрын

    I'm guessing quicksilver is an extension of silverware and that first flight was awfully sweet with it's unwavering amazing speed and handling I'm so addicted to ripping my nfe silverware brushed whoops and micros they're top flight all the way

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    It borrows some things from Silverware, but it’s a whole new code base. Silverware only ran on F1 chips. Quicksilver runs on F4’s so there’s a lot more memory and compute to work with.

  • @ctrlaltdude
    @ctrlaltdude2 жыл бұрын

    Wow that is quick! How do you guys keep track of lap times and who wins? I guess you can put a transponder on such whoops. Or is it by VTX channel?

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    The lap timer measures vtx signal. No transponder needed.

  • @brownster4865
    @brownster48652 жыл бұрын

    If it flys like silverware on brushed tiny whoops but has an active project… very interested!

  • @PerryEarl

    @PerryEarl

    2 жыл бұрын

    Indeed it does. And since it is for F4 processors, it’s for more than just whoops. I ran it on a 5” (until I destroyed it lol) and it was AMAZING!

  • @Cre8ionz.
    @Cre8ionz. Жыл бұрын

    Hey 👋🏽 I have an Quicksilver related question 🙋🏻‍♂️ I have an HM 1S 5A ELRS 200 mW board and QS shows me 5 power levels in the Configurator.. Level 1 must be 25 mW, level 2 is ?! mW ? can level 5 be more than 200 mW ? but will level 5 fry my board then ? it's like the orig. Mobula 6 board with BTFL, which only could do 25 mW but you could set it to 100 mW and it indeed has more range but it wasn't recommended, because you could fry your board.. didn't tried out the OSD yet, to see if there are also 5 power levels..

  • @Rc_impulse
    @Rc_impulse2 жыл бұрын

    Would like a follow up on this. I flashed m moblite 7 with quicksilver and it took me a while to understand but it flies pretty good especially the drunk gyro I used to get. Lot on this particular board

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would like to for sure. It's just a matter of finding the time.

  • @chadstinar7621
    @chadstinar7621 Жыл бұрын

    I'd hoped to learn something about Quicksilver from this video. Is there a resource where that can happen?

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    Жыл бұрын

    HI. Sorry for the late reply. There is an official Discord server for Quicksilver, which is a great place to get help: discord.com/invite/8StVhvB6Tm The main github page is here: github.com/BossHobby/QUICKSILVER If you use the Chrome browser, then you can set up a drone using their web-based Configurator here: config.bosshobby.com/#/home I hope that helps you out. Happy flying!

  • @richardprideaux3128
    @richardprideaux31282 жыл бұрын

    Hi Mate, looks like it works really well :-) I have a meteor65 with an angle drift problem I just can't seem to fix... Any chance you think this firmware could help? Or do I just need a new board? Cheers mate

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do you mean it keeps pulling in one direction in angle mode? If so, try calibrating the accelerometer. You can do it in the Betaflight Configurator with whoop on a level surface, or via stick command (left stick in the upper left corner, then right stick straight down… I think)

  • @richardprideaux3128

    @richardprideaux3128

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrShutterBug hi Nate, thanks for answering so quick. It keeps pulling to the right and gets worse over time. I've calibrated a few times and have the accelerometer set to reset to the gyro every 30 seconds which kinda helps. Also had the idea to turn the board 90 degrees so that the drift might be forward rather than sideways.... But haven't tried that yet.

  • @captainkook9371
    @captainkook9371 Жыл бұрын

    Hello there. Is there any available hardware with quicksilver pre installed? I qant to try some.

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    Жыл бұрын

    Not that the know of, but Quicksilver supports several F4 AIO flight controllers that are used in BNF quads.

  • @captainkook9371

    @captainkook9371

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MrShutterBug Thank you. You're so kind. Will flash my one 65 mm with QS later. 😊👍🏼

  • @dickvancampen3318
    @dickvancampen33182 жыл бұрын

    The question is what is the best battery for whoops on 1 s tatu or jmb that what I found out tatu for me is the winner.

  • @StuckOnAFireHydrant

    @StuckOnAFireHydrant

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was kinda curious about that too. I saw a 1s tattu with a 100c discharge and was wondering if anybody had experience with them.

  • @freshbread1987

    @freshbread1987

    2 жыл бұрын

    weBLEEDfpv BT2.0 batteries are the best so far

  • @bbsheppo
    @bbsheppo2 жыл бұрын

    What kind of goggle and antenna setup do you use?

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    FatShark HDO2 + RapidFire + 2 omni antennas for indoor flying. DVR recorded using an ImmersionRC PowerPlay

  • @bbsheppo

    @bbsheppo

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrShutterBug many thanks

  • @dickvancampen3318
    @dickvancampen33182 жыл бұрын

    The question is what is the best battery for youre whoop 1s I mean I have tatu and jmb and I find tatu the best.

  • @dickvancampen3318

    @dickvancampen3318

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for dubbed

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    For this race I was using 300mah Nitro Nectar batteries. I have been told that it is a rebrand of the Tattu, so the Tattu 300 should be good too.

  • @motome8
    @motome82 жыл бұрын

    Ok.. but how is it better/worse?

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's what I wanted to find out. I'll be sharing my opinions about it in a later video.

  • @kou_chanfpv7170
    @kou_chanfpv71702 жыл бұрын

    hello. Is the gate a polyethylene pipe?

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    The round gates are made from PEX tubing with LEDs inside. The stands are made of PVC.

  • @kou_chanfpv7170

    @kou_chanfpv7170

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrShutterBug thanks!

  • @julienrodrigue9170
    @julienrodrigue91702 жыл бұрын

    Do you fly in acro?

  • @MrShutterBug

    @MrShutterBug

    2 жыл бұрын

    I fly acro outside, but I fly angle mode for whoop racing like this.

  • @JP-qq2kn
    @JP-qq2kn2 жыл бұрын

    This video made me thirsty..

  • @milosong-weiss5770
    @milosong-weiss57702 жыл бұрын

    How is that printed canopy? I’ve got a moblite6 and the included strap mount puts the camera looking to the right slightly and it just doesn’t like to stay in one spot very much.