NAAA Urges UAS Operators to be Alert to Low-Flying Agricultural Aircraft
As part of the FAA’s National Drone Safety Awareness Week November 16-22, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is reminding Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators to be aware of low-altitude agricultural aircraft operations.
“Agricultural aviators fly as low as 10 feet off the ground, at speeds up to 140 mph when making an application, meaning they share this low-altitude airspace...
Walksnail Avatar HD VTX V2 (SE) with dual-antenna for better range and penetration
While all the Walksnail community is waiting for the new AVATAR HD V2 FPV goggles, CaddxFPV released a new VTX with dual antenna for better range and penetration. The upgraded Walksnail Avatar HD VTX V2 has also a more "finished" design and extra 20x20mm mounting points. In addition to the FC connector, it has spare soldering pads. The bind...
XK X250 X350 X380 X500 quadcopters
Today where announced four new XK quadcopters covering the entire range of users. From the XK X250 basic model for beginner flyers to the XK X500 professional quadcopter for aerial filming. Of course, the price of these models are according to the features and specs, the XK X500 with 2D gimbal and full HD camera costs 10 times more...
Foxeer 5.8G Reaper Infinity 5W long-range VTX
Long-range FPV flights require high-power transmission systems. The Foxeer 5.8G Reaper Infinity 5W VTX should provide a range of up to 50 km. Transmission power is not everything; the range is widely affected by the antennas (vRX and vTX), flight environment, RF noise, etc. According to your needs, the output power can be toggled between 25mW, 500mW, 1500mW, 3000mW,...
FLYWOO Vampire 230mm features & specs
Although you could expect a Dracula look from a drone which is named "FLYWOO Vampire", it has only a bat wing style spoiler on its top. Rest of the frame looks exactly like any other FPV quadcopter.
FLYWOO offers their Vampire 230mm drone with two type of brushless motors. While for 4S LIPOs you need to chose 2450KV motors, for...
Hubsan Nano Q4 H111C and H111D
Hubsan Nano FPV Q4 and Nano Q4 Plus
Hubsan announced recently two new micro quadcotpers, H111C and H111D. The Nano FPV Q4 (aka H111D) featuring a complete FPV system is the more expensive model. It costs more than twice compared to the H111C.
The Hubsan H111D has a more versatile transmitter with integrated 4.3" FPV display. Through the FPV screen can be displayed the camera's...
Emax TinyHawk: Inverted brusheless Whoop (first rumors)
Following the great success of the BabyHawk series, Emax is planning to release a much compact version, called TinyHawk. Like its predecessors, the Emax TinyHawk drone also features Tiny Whoop alike design. I would be curious to test one and find out if the reversed installation of the 15000KV brushless motors has any impact in terms of flight performance, or just...
Rekon 3 Nano Long-Rage FPV drone
The new HGRC Rekon 3 Nano is ingeniously powered by a single cell 18650 battery that provides up to 15 minutes of flight time. You insert the battery just like you would in a TV remote, and you are ready for the next flight. Despite that, it is designed for long-range FPV flights does not feature a fail-safe RTH...
Attop XT-1, a Mavic clone for less than $60
After the Eachine E58 and VISUO XS809HW, another Mavic clone was revealed. The Attop XT-1 quadcopter follows a similar foldable design as the much more expensive DJI drone.
Thanks to the barometric air-pressure sensor, the Attop XT-1 drone is capable to autonomously maintaining its flight altitude at the desired level. Headless mode is another feature that makes it easier for...