How to invert motor rotation with Betaflight and Blheli

Published 15 Apr 2017

Updated 15 Jun 2026

Take your propellers OFF!!!
In Blheli invert the motor rotation.
In Betaflight go to the console and type: set yaw_motor_direction = -1 followed by a save command.
Go back into the CLI and run get yaw_motor_direction to make sure your value is saved, you want to see -1.
Now verify your configuration by going to the motors tab, providing power, and spinning each motor up individually.
Remember to test it out slow when you take your quadcopter to the field.

Kudos

Don't move!