r/diydrones is a subreddit with 93k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, looking, drone, build, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review soldering station, action cam, and goggles.
If you want to show off your new DIY drone, or if you have questions on how to build one, this reddit is for you!
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) and just about any other unmanned vehicle you can think of are welcome here.
Popular Themes in r/diydrones
#1
Advice Requests
: "Looking for some advice/help with my hybrid flying + underwater drone graduation project"
10 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Hello, i want to upgrade my 5 inch fpv to smooth, cinematic move.I have mamba f405 mk2, external gps.so is there any good fc that can do my requirement? Considering i already have a complete fpv set."
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Drone communication issues"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/diydrones
#1
Looking For
48 posts
#2
Looking
42 posts
#3
Drone
42 posts
#4
Build
: "What is the biggest mistake you have done on your first Build ?"
24 posts
#5
Struggling
6 posts
#6
Parts List
2 posts
#7
Flight
2 posts
#8
Camera
2 posts
#9
Hardware Cofounder Team
2 posts
#10
Custom
: "i am making firmware for my Custom pcb with stm32f407vt6"
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/diydrones
Soldering Station
9 reviews
#1
Hakko
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
TS-100
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Delixi
3.0★ from 1 review
Action Cam
6 reviews
#1
GoPro
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#2
Insta360
3.0★ from 1 review
Goggles
3 reviews
#1
Walksnail
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/diydrones
#1
Question
: "[Student Research] What is your biggest headache when building or choosing custom drone parts?"
28 posts
#2
Build Showcase
: "Build Breakdown of my 215g 3D printed FPV wing"
14 posts
#3
Discussion
: "I Recreated This 5" Yolka Autonomous Interceptor Using Off-the-Shelf Components"
4 posts
#4
Guide
: "Built a tracker for actual MD drone rules by location (parks, counties, airspace) — feedback welcome"
2 posts
#5
Other
: "Drone link like Ocusync hops from 70MHz to 6GHz"
1 post
#6
News
: "[India] How are drones actually being used for surveying and mapping here?"
1 post
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Yearly
+23k members(32.5%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026