FPV gear guides, built on the rules where you fly.

How we recommend

Our picks are categories of FPV gear, such as goggles, receivers or battery chargers, never particular models or brands. Each pick says who it may suit and which rule bears on it, with the body, the document and its edition or date. We do not publish hands-on reviews, we do not rank products, and we do not quote or compare prices. The buttons take you to current listings so you can compare for yourself. Product links are affiliate links, and we may earn a commission at no cost to you; that never decides which categories we include.

Nothing in these guides says a drone, transmitter, battery or setup is legal, compliant, certified or safe. Which rule or list decides is named each time: the aviation authority of the country where the drone flies, its radio regulator, the race's class rules and the club or association whose field it uses.

Four things decide before any purchase

• The law where it will fly. Each country sets its own rules, and they are never merged here. On flying from goggles, for example: in the US, 49 U.S.C. 44809(a)(3) keeps a recreational flight within the visual line of sight of the operator or of a visual observer co-located and in direct communication with the operator; the UK's CAP2320 (March 2026) requires an observer next to anyone flying by first-person view; EASA's FAQ 116511 allows goggles in the EU's Open category with an observer alongside; Transport Canada's AIM (19 March 2026) requires visual observers when FPV reduces the pilot's field of view; and in Australia CASA.RPAS.0572 approves FPV for MAAA affiliate members and listed visitor classes at registered MAAA club fields and CASA-approved MAAA events.
• The radio regulator. Video transmitters and control links are radio equipment. In the US, the FCC's Enforcement Advisory 2018-02 (5 June 2018) says drones and their accessories must comply with its radio rules; other regulators publish their own. This site never advises on modifying a transmitter.
• The race's class rules. The FAI's F9U class (Volume F9, 2025 edition, effective 1 May 2025) caps a model at 1 kg with motors inside a 330 mm circle, 6S at 4.25 V a cell, 6-inch propellers and 25 mW video. A 2026 edition exists and was not read; its effective date is reported as 1 January 2026 and as 1 June 2026. MultiGP sets its own classes on its class page; its Rule Book was not read. The two are never combined.
• The club or association. Association rules bind members and are not law: the AMA's Document 550 (3 March 2021), for example, requires a spotter next to the pilot on every FPV flight.

What these guides keep repeating

• No gear is prevention. No battery, charger, bag, case, propeller guard or fail-safe is presented as preventing a fire or an injury. A battery fire needs the emergency services, and an injury needs medical care. The hazard rests on a UL fact sheet, US Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notices and IATA's guidance, set out in the safety section.
• No procedures. No flying technique, building, soldering, wiring, tuning, configuration, charging, balancing, storage or disposal steps appear in any guide.
• Travel rules are air-transport rules. IATA's guidance of 31 March 2026 sets battery limits by Watt-hour rating, requires the operator's approval in some bands, and says it is guidance only, not a source of regulatory compliance.
• No prices. The guides contain no money figures of any kind.

Where to start

• Starting out? The beginner FPV kit guide sets out what the law, the race and the club decide before a first purchase.
• Choosing goggles? The FPV goggles guide covers the observer rules country by country and the FAI's receiver and antenna rules.
• Radio and receiver? The radios and receivers guide sets out what each radio regulator publishes and what races accept.
• Batteries? The batteries and chargers guide keeps the FAI and MultiGP cell limits apart and points to the travel and hazard pages.
• Something small? The tiny whoop guide covers MultiGP's Whoop class and the weight lines in each country.
• Remote ID? The Remote ID modules guide says which jurisdictions require it, from when, and whose list decides.
• Practising? The simulators and practice gear guide covers simulators and gate rules.
• Buying a present? The gift guide explains why a drone brings age rules with it, and suggests gifts that do not.

A model's weight, size, battery, propellers and video power can be compared with the FAI's 2025 F9U limits using the F9U model checker.

How we handle sources

Aviation authorities, radio regulators, the FAI, model-aircraft associations, MultiGP as an organiser, and makers (as claims) are our sources. Where sources disagree, we give each version and who says it. Where a document could not be read, such as faa.gov's pages, Ofcom's pages, CASA's website, MultiGP's Rule Book or the FAI's 2026 edition of Volume F9, we say so rather than fill the gap. Everything here is summarised as of 30 October 2026; the authority's current text and the organiser's own rules for an event take precedence over this summary.