Cheap drones for Christmas 2017: JJRC H66 and JJRC H67
Like me, probably everyone wants to be the "cool guy" which offers the best Christmas gifts. These days, toy drones became affordable and widely available, also very popular among the kids. Honestly, being a parent, I prefer to give my child a drone with which he can play outside rather than a video game that keeps him in the...
Awesome Q95 micro FPV racing quad for newbies
As you can see on the video below, thanks to its small size and included propeller protectors the Awesome Q95 drone is suitable for indoor flights. In my opinion, if the manufacturer would've included altitude-hold feature, the UAV Q95 should have been a perfect learn to fly FPV quad.
In front of the aircraft is located a 600TVL camera with integrated 5.8G...
GEELANG LIGO78X PRO+: 2″ CineWhoop w/ Caddx Polar Vista
GEELANG's new LIGO78X PRO+ CineWhoop style FPV drone comes equipped with Caddx Polar Vista HD digital video transmission system and an F4 AIO flight controller with integrated 12A ESC. Despite its small size, it can carry a Naked GoPro, SMO 4K, or Firely X Lite camera.
The GEELANG LIGO78X PRO quadcopter is natively compatible with the DJI FPV transmitter. If...
KF101 GPS drone with 4K camera and 3-axis gimbal
Over the last few years, we published drone news about KF quadcopters from various brands such as KFPLAN, KaiFeng, and Kylin. This KF101 features Mavic Pro-like backpack-friendly folding design.
The KF101 drone is equipped with 4K EIS camera installed on a 3-axis gimbal that allows remote angle adjustment. It is capable to record 2560*1440P@25fps videos and to take 3840*2160 photos.
According...
Diatone Roma L5: Long-Range Freestyle FPV drone
Diatone's latest long-range FPV drone is advertised with more than 30 minutes of flight time. The Diatone Roma L5 has two power opinions. In comparison, the 4S edition is equipped with MAMBA 2004 2900KV motors, the 6S one with MAMBA 2004 1700KV motors. Both motor types are equipped with 3-blade 5-inch propellers.
Designed for long-range FPV flights, the Roma L5...
X8AMG quadcopter with alt-hold and HD camera
X8AMG quadcopter drone is the winner or just a bullshit?
Although this X8AMG quadcopter promises a lot of outstanding features, in my opinion it is just a clone of the popular Syma X8W. The design of these two quadcopters is almost 100% identical. Even the transmitters look very similar. I hope I will receive one of this X8AMG for review because it would be...
Helifar X140 PRO FPV Racing Quadcopter: Features & Specs
The Helifar X140 PRO air-frame is built for the next generation of FPV racing competitions. It's very lightweight and sturdy delivering unparalleled handling and speed for every pilot. Helifar equipped their X140 Pro drone with the latest F4 flight controller powered by BetaFlight OSD. In order to be ready for top level competitions, the powerful 3600KV brushless motors are matched...
iFlight 1S micro FPV racing quad
iFlight is about to release a new micro-class FPV quadcopter that weighs just 26 grams (without battery). The iFlight 1S is built on a 63mm size carbon fiber frame. Its tiny 20000kV brushless motors are matched with 1.4-inch 3-leaf propellers.
Between the bottom and top plate is a highly integrated all-in-one flight controller. The SucceX F4 1S comes with a...
TKKJ M77 Mini entry level drone for beginners
Thanks to its full protective frame, the TKKJ M77 Mini drone is just perfect for first-time pilots. My only concern regarding this "jailed propeller" design is how much can degrade flight performance. The extra weight of the protective frame will probably also reduce the overall flight time with about 20%.
Excepting barometric alt-hold, it has all the latest features (Headless flight...
Quadcopter flying tips
Reading the FY-X8's user manual, I found some interesting and useful tips for all quadcopter flyers.
If you are a beginner flyer or you just bought your new quadcopter, firstly try only with basic movements, up and down, back and forth. Once you know those movements properly move up to repeating the same movements with nose in, tail out.
The configuration of the...
Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga: Goliath’s 3D printer
OrangeStorm Giga is Elegoo's biggest industrial-grade FDM 3D printer, announced today on Kickstarter, and comes with the possibility of installing 3 additional printing heads for batch printing. It can print four models at the same time using different colors. This machine is ideal for hobbyists and small businesses as well.
Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga has a beautifully made cubic all-metal frame...