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

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Published 2021-11-25
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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Want to try QUICKSILVER for yourself?
Download Quicksilver Configurator: bit.ly/3DRo5Rr
Download Quicksilver firmware through the Configurator or from: bit.ly/3DTikCD
Quick Start Guide: bit.ly/3nPdzEu

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)

All Comments (21)
  • @Starche_fpv
    Quicksilver is totally dope! I got into this hobby with a brushed e011 “flying Santa” running Silverware and I loved it!
  • @pgabrieli
    I would definitely love an in-depth video on quicksilver! thanks and happy thanksgiving! :-)
  • @kestrelfpv4712
    Love your builds, quicksilver looks very very interesting
  • @Ennasaid
    I have been waiting for this to finally get released!
  • @PhobosYT
    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!
  • @noramas.
    I’m running Quicksilver on few drones from 65mm till 4” and I like them more than BF
  • @brownster4865
    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.
  • @brownster4865
    If it flys like silverware on brushed tiny whoops but has an active project… very interested!
  • 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.
  • 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
  • @freshbread1987
    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!
  • @Cre8ionz.
    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..
  • @ctrlaltdude
    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?
  • @eedok
    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?
  • I'd hoped to learn something about Quicksilver from this video. Is there a resource where that can happen?
  • @Rc_impulse
    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