In this video I show you my journey to build the cheapest flying car possible! I will be flying it in the next video, so please subscribe - especially since this is my first video and I currently have 0 subs! At the moment I'm kinda just a one-man-show as far as YouTube goes, so any love you can send my way in the form of Likes and Comments is very appreciated! As I'm starting out on YouTube, I'm trying to find a good balance between entertainment and education. If you're curious about my components or building processes, let me know in the comments! ~ ~ Full Video Transcript ~ ~ 0:00 The Importance of Overcoming Failure Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would do anything to get it? You might say yes, but did you realize that the hardest thing of all would be failing over and over and over? Well this is my story of how I built the cheapest flying car possible. So I was chilling on the toilet one day, scrolling through videos of flying cars. And I thought they were pretty cool! Until I saw the price tag. So- just like any self-respecting electrical engineering college dropout, I knew in my heart that I could make a much worse one for way cheaper. I just needed thousands of dollars to blow on prototypes! So I decided to get to work. Right after figuring out how to build a drone in the first place, but that’s no biggie. Or… at least, that’s what I thought. Because I was a freaking idiot. 1:14 How a Drone Works It turns out, drones aren’t as simple as you might think. You can’t just put a propeller on a motor, plug it into a battery, and let it fly. To get a motor to even turn, you also need to tell it how fast to turn, and give it the right amount of power. And maybe most importantly, you need a tiny computer to make calculations in real-time to balance the speed of each motor so the drone stays level and doesn’t spin out of control. 1:47 Humanitarian Aid Drone for Ukraine This is a drone I had plans to mass-produce to deliver humanitarian-aid packages in Ukraine, but that project had several complications, so it didn’t really get off the ground. So I’m going to use it to give you a super boring, highly-technical overview of the components of a drone. 2:07 Drone Rap Yo I’m flyin’ high, got my drones in the zone, Propellers spinning fast, yeah, I’m never alone. First, we talkin’ motors, that’s the power I need, Brushless, keep it smooth, it’s all about speed. ESCs, yeah, Electronic Speed Control, Turnin' amps into action, reachin’ my goal. The flight controller’s brain, Pixhawk on the track, Keepin’ it all stable, so I never look back. I’m up in the air, got the sky in my grip, With my drone flyin’ smooth, ain’t never gonna slip. Motors, ESCs, and the Cube up top, When these parts come together, ain’t no way I’ll stop! The battery’s the juice, keepin’ power supplied, LiPo pack in the back, givin’ wings to my ride. GPS on deck, stayin’ on the route, Returning home with precision, ain’t no doubt. When you see me fly by, you know I’m in control. With the best in the game, my drone’s on a roll. From the frame to the brain, every piece got a place, In this drone rap game, yeah, we ownin’ this space! Word 3:27 How to Build a Flying Car So anyway… Now that you’re basically an expert in how drones work (you’re welcome), Here’s how to build a flying car! Step 1: Marry someone with a fancy engineering degree that can make enough money to support you while you spend 2 years figuring out how to build a crazy flying --- trap. Step #B: Just do it! Make your dreams come true! 3:52 Assembly of my Flying Car Materials: 1” Square Aluminum Tubing 38 feet x $5.27 = $200 A Buttload of Screws, Nuts & Washers Estimated $100 1/4" thick Steel Sheet 4 feet x $11 = $44 Other Custom 3D Printed Parts ~1 kg PETG Filament = $20 6 KW 270 KV Brushless Motor 8 x $137 = $1,096 240 Amp ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) 8 x $165 = $1,320 Flight Controller: PixHawk Orange Cube Set 1 x $324 26” Propellers Designed in Fusion 360 & 3D Printed ~2 kg PETG Filament = $40 Batteries: 6s 5000 mAh 8 x $52 = $416 Racing Seat 1 x $89 GRAND TOTAL: $3,649 5:39 Flying in the Next Video I hope you liked my first video. As you can see, I currently have 0 subscribers, and I’ll be flying this in the next video, so you might wanna subscribe. Chapters: 0:00 The Importance of Overcoming Failure 1:14 How a Drone Works 1:47 Humanitarian Aid Drone for Ukraine 2:07 Drone Rap 3:27 How to Build a Flying Car 3:52 Assembly of my Flying Car 5:39 Flying in the Next Video Keywords: FPV, DJI, Mavic, eVTOL, hoverboard, fpv drone, fpv goggles, Ardupilot, Mission Planner, QGroundControl, PX4, PixHawk, Cube, Matek, CubePilot, Betaflight, PID tuning, PWM signal, flip, waypoints, quadcopter, quad, hexacopter, octocopter, multicopter, multirotor, GoPro, UAV, UAS, Part 107, Part 108, Part 135, 44807, FAA, license, fixed wing, manned drone #evtol #flyingcar #fpv