Simple FPV racing pylons (Tutorial)

by DMpercy | September 18, 2015 | (0) Posted in How To

Tutorial:

Simple FPV race pylons

This tutorial will walk you through how to make cheap (2 for less than $3), easy, quailty FPV race pylons that are great for 250 class races.

Materials:

  • Pool Noodles (any will work I got mine at Dollar Tree)
  • Dollar Tree screw drivers (you get 2 for $1)
  • Electrical or colored tape (optional) 

A blurry photo of noddles and screw drivers.

 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Put screwdiver in one end of the noodle with metal end sitcking out.
  2. (optional) Wrap Noodle in colored tape. <--- This will make it easier to see in FPV goggles.
  3. Repeat

 

Results:

One pylon with tape and one without. Personally I prefer the taped version.

 

Conclusion:

These pylons are a ton of fun to use for FPV race courses, and are a good subsittute for feather flags. I find that they work well with disc cones, when designing race courses. If you happen to hit one with a multirotor, it will probably just bounce off. The most damage that these have ever done to my racer is a few broken props. I have also found that you can tape two together in the center to make a gate that will stand as long as it is not too windy.

 Gate and pylons.

 

Thanks for reading!

COMMENTS

davereap on September 20, 2015
the cheap pool noodles are £1 in our pound shops.... try using them as turn indicators, one colour for a left turn and another for a right turn
also add in the small marker sports cones as the course line...
like these.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRAINING-MARKER-CONES-Set-of-50-PE-Boundary-Markers-Athletics-Sport/190863902659?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D32694%26meid%3D69c5736898b84da387a7b86eb6a579ca%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D111749415266
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davereap on September 20, 2015
sorry I just noticed . you already mentioned the disc cones....
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evilmerlin on September 21, 2015
You are a genius. How long are those pool noodles?
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Simple FPV racing pylons (Tutorial)