Flytec T18D cheap drone with sporty design

Flytec T18D drone quadcopter
T18D is a new HD drone that was recently announced by Chinese manufacturer Flytec Technology. The Flytec T18D quad-copter will be available in four colors: blue, red, yellow, green. Here are our first thoughts. Pricing is important: Flytec T18D offers for only $55 all the latest possible features (headless mode, alt-hold and WiFi FPV). Thanks to the integrated air-pressure sensor, the drone is...

FEILUN FX176C1: First brushed GPS drone under $100

FEILUN FX176C1 GPS drone
Equipped with a GPS positioning system, the FEILUN FX176C1 is the first drone under 100 bugs with truly intelligent flight modes like Follow me and Waypoint Mission. At first look, the weak point of this cheap GPS drone is the brushed motors. They have a much shorter life span compared to brushless ones. In my opinion, to extend the life...

Eachine E53 drone: Brings innovative foldable design for newbies

Eachine E53 quadcopter
No rest for Eachine! They just announced another selfie drone with even more innovative design. Featuring unique fold-able arms, the Eachine E53 can be packed as small as 5.8 x 6.5 x 14.5 cm. They could promote it as "Drone in a can" :) Like many other similar "selfie" drones, the E53 has multiple control options. U can use the...

DHD D5 mini foldable sElfie drone under 25$

DHD D5 quadcopter
Following the success of the JJRC's Elfie, lately the drone market has been invaded by many similar "selfie" quad-copters like this DHD D5. Like the original, the DHD D5 adopts the same fold-able design with two frontal LED lights. Camera is also 0.3MP (480p video resolution) with WiFi real-time image transmission. Frankly, excepting the top logo there are not too...

AWESOME MINI F100 brushless racing quadcopter

AWESOME MINI F100 brushless racing drone
Today we take a look at another mini racing quadcopter by Awesome. It seems the manufacturer has found another of its core-niches besides drone frames and propellers - the brushless micro racer market. The AWESOME MINI F100 is build on a 100mm carbon fiber frame and adopts the versatile Omnibus F3 flight controller with built-in OSD. On top of the frame...

Flight controller repair or buy a new one?

Flight controller repair of Eachine QX110 V-Tail quadcopter drone
A few months ago I received the Eachine QX110 V-Tail mini racer for review. First flights went smoothly, even after minor crashes it was flying like a new one. Courageously, I tried to do some flips in "Acro" mode and I landed upside down. Lots of smoke and fun was gone. Arrived home, I powered up the drone - one...

Eachine E31HW review: Mixed flight performance

Eachine E31HW drone review
Quadcopters may be getting smaller and more affordable than ever, but few can say they are perfect. At first look, Eachine E31HW is a simple, easy-to-fly drone that is capable of taking photos and videos. Hopefully, at the end of my review, the list of pros will be longer than the list of cons. Eachine announced the E31 series in 3...

Foxeer HS1177 V2 review: Better housing, improved electronics

Foxeer HS1177 V2 FPV camera review
Foxeer's XAT600M classic FPV camera gets new skin and some extras. The upgraded Foxeer HS1177 V2 has a metal case and wider input voltage. To be trendy, the camera is available in 3 colors (orange, blue, and black). The First edition of the HS1177 camera, due to its low weight and good image quality has quickly become popular among professional FPV pilots...

MOLA TOURIST1 drone with collision avoidance system

MOLA TOURIST1 quadcopter
Mola, a deluxe division of NineEagles, recently announced their first drone with an obstacle avoidance system. To allow easy transportation the arms of the MOLA TOURIST1 are foldable. At first sight, my biggest disappointment regarding the MOLA TOURIST 1 specification is the lack of 4k-UHD videos. Unfortunately, it supports only 1080p@60fps recording and 720p real-time image transmission (FPV). 3-axis brushless...

Eachine TX01S camera review: Good range, Flexibility in mounting

Eachine TX01S VTX camera review
The Eachine TX01S camera is specially designed for mini FPV drones like the TinyWhoop where space and weight is critical. Due to its modular design, the TX01S VTX camera can also be successfully used on low-profile aircraft. At first look, except for the nice price tag, the most significant advantage of this combo camera over purchasing separately a camera and 5.8G VTX is...