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The Chines Lunar New Year comes with a new GPS enabled quadcopter called JIAQI S500. At first look, the JIAQI S500 combines the design of the JJRC X7 with the features of the MJX Bugs 2 SE.Thanks to the fail-safe return to home feature, when the flight battery is near empty or the drone is out of controller's range, the JIAQI S500...

While the UTI I37GPS comes with brushless motors, the UTI I28GPS has brushed one. For those who are new in the field, brushless motors are not just more powerful, but also more reliable compared to the cheaper brushed motors.According to the advertised specs, the UTI I37GPS drone is powered by a 2s/1800mAh LiPo battery and it has up to 17 minutes...

The HGLRC XJB-145mm is a new compact FPV drone. As its name says, it is build on a 145mm sized carbon fiber frame. It features versatile F4 flight controller with BetaFlight OSD.As far as the FPV system is concerned, the XJB-145 quad comes with HGLRC XJB-ELF 600TVL camera and XJB-TX20 (V2) 5.8GHz video transmitter with adjustable broadcast power (25~350mW).The...

Despite its compact size, the VIGOUR3 has all the features of bigger FPV drones. It features powerful brushless motors, versatile flight controller, on-board video recording and status LED strip. Moreover, it supports 3s as well as 4s LI-PO batteries.At the end of each arm there is a 3750KV brushless motor paired with a transparent 3-leaf propeller. The motors are driven by...

In 2018, the XS812 was one the most popular GPS drone under $100. I loved it from the first flight. It has pretty cool foldable design and its GPS positioning feature works very well.Unfortunately, after few crashes, the fun has gone. A broken arm, damaged motor or missing propeller can make you throw it into the trash can. Luckily, TIANQU offers...

The SMRC ICAT2 is mixing all the good features of the MJX B2SE and the JJRC X7. It features cool design and powerful brush-less motors. It has dual GPS positioning system and full HD camera with 5G WiFi real-time image transmission. Moreover it has up to 22 minutes flight time.Through phone APP, the SMRC ICAT2 quadcopter is capable for intelligent flight...

If you read our PNP, BNF, ARF, RTF comparison, you probably already knows that only RTF package includes a remote controller. In case of the rest, you will need to use your own transmitter. Featuring up to 18 channels, built-in W.Bus and PPM transmitters, the WFLY T18 can be used with many BNF and PNP drones. Furthermore, thanks to the...

After several toy grade drones, ATTOP finally came up with a nice GPS enabled brushless drone. The ATTOP Wolvy is equipped with a removable 1080P camera with 1-axis gimbal. In order to reduce the jello effect, the camera mount has 4 pieces of vibration reduction damping balls.Like the JJRC X7 Smart, the ATTOP W quadcotper also features remote camera angle...

At first sight, the T-Motor TM-2419 is a re-branded Diatone drone. It adopts similar design as Diatone's upcoming micro FPV drone series (2019 edition). The 95mm sized carbon fiber frame comes with a "protective" canopy. IMHO, the canopy is more for giving the drone a nice design than for a protection function. On both sides of the drone, the electronic...

The GOFly Scorpion is, without question, the Best FPV Drone that GOFly-RC has ever produced (yet). Let's discover in our review how good can be a $200 racing drone!Besides FPV drones, GOFly provides a wide range of related accessories for RC enthusiasts. On their website you can find almost any part you need to build your own racing quadcopter,...