First Quadcopter

Eachine H8 3D Mini with up-side-down flight mode This Eachine H8 3D Mini is an upgraded version of the word's cheapest quadcopter the H8 Mini. The main new feature of this model is the inverted flight mode, which is interesting but also costs. The price of the H8 3D Mini qudcopter is almost double compared to the older model. To be more attractive, this new...

DJI Phantom Standard 3 smart quadcopter for every one! The Chinese DJI quadcopter manufacturer announced another model of their popular Phantom 3 series. This new Phantom 3 standard comes with video resolution up to 2.7k (1520p) and 720P video downlink for live image transmission. In case of the PH3 Standard, the range of the FPV system is limited to around 500 meters. Frank...

Another X5C clone was just listed on many online RC stores, the SHENGKAI D97 with a 2MP Wi-Fi first-person view camera. The design of these two quadcopters is almost identical, but they use a completely different remote controller. The biggest advantage of the SHENGKAI D97 quadcopter is the 2MP first-person view camera that can be connected to any iOS and...

JD168 quadcopter with Headless mode and RTH This JD168 quadcopter looks exactly like the JJRC H8C, which was a very popular model, also called the "Syma killer". The biggest disadvantage of that model was the 7.4 battery that burned out prematurely the quadcopter's motors. On the D168 model this issue was corrected by replacing the 7.4v battery with a 3.7v one. Another difference compared to...

I tested lately a lot of small and beginner quadcopters and finally, I received a bigger one, the Syma X8W, which is probably one of the best mid-range quadcopters. Small quadcopters are good for indoor fun, beginner pilots, practicing, etc. The mid-sized quadcopters are an intermediate step to professional ones as they can do almost all the tricks and...

Syma X8W Quadcopter Quick Start Guide Video I just received my Syma X8W from BG but it has to rest in the box until next week when I will have enough time to review it. Until then I thought it would be useful to watch some movies with this Quadcopter, to know what I can expect. The video below covers the main...

Part 2 - Evaluation and Dis-assembly I received my X5C clones in about 2 weeks from the order date. So now I have to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses to determine which one to “ HOT ROD “. I'm going to pick one before I disassemble the lucky winner. We'll start with the Mould King 33034. PROS: Cost less, faster than the...

These kinds of action cameras, like the Blackview Hero 1 are beneficial also for everyday activities as well as for outdoor sports. As they are very lightweight, they can be suitable for installing on a quadcopter for capturing amazing aerial videos and photos. Everything started with GoPro cameras which were the first to have very good image quality and enough...

Hot Rod your quadcopter - Transform your X5C or one of the many clones into a Hot Rod!!! In a series of articles I will be taking a brand new Syma X5 clone from a beginner level flier, that anyone can fly, to a High Performance screamer that will still be very stable and inexpensive to modify. First of all you...

As I remember, I paid $60 for my first multi-rotor. I never thought a quadcopter could be much cheaper until I learned about this Eachine H8 Mini that costs only $13.99. Yes, I didn't mistype the price, and yes, the prices include free shipping. If you don't believe me you can check by yourself on Banggood's website. Before the H8...