First Quadcopter

BetaFPV's X-Knight claims to be the first sub-250 grams 5" 6S FPV racing drone on the market. Its toothpick style T800 carbon fiber frame weighs just 27 grams. With all the hardware on top, the scale shows only 150 grams, so you still have up to 100g for the battery in order to be compliant with FAA's weight rules. At...

Foxeer, RunCam, and Caddx's biggest rival just announced a new split type 4K camera designed for small racing FPV drones. The Foxeer 4K features a high-performance Ambarella A12 imaging processor and Sony IMX117 1/2.3" CMOS sensor. If I remember correctly, similar hardware had the older Legend 3 camera, but in a different form-factor. The camera can be configured in multiple...

This would be my second attempt of publishing my HGLRC Veyron 3 review. The draft of my previous article was lost together with 6 months of hard-working (drone reviews, quadcopter news, and lots of uploaded user manuals) due to messing up my blog's database. While Oscar Liang and Half Chrome were more focused, in their Veyron 3 CineWhoop review, on...

DJI's 4th generation phone gimbal, the Osmo Mobile 4 comes with innovative quick-release magnetic mounts. One is a clamp type magnetic mount that wraps around your mobile device and a second one attaches to the back of your smartphone and doubles as a finger ring for a better grip. Like its predecessor, the DJI OM4 is also controlled by the...

Equipped with PTZ 3-axis 4K gimbal and featuring up to 26 minutes of flight time, the new upgraded ZLRC SG906 Pro 2 seems to be right now the best Mavic Air 2 alternative under $200. In addition to the frontal 4K camera, there is a second one on the belly which serves as an optical-flow positioning sensor. The ZLRC Beast SG906...

Despite its small size and friendly price tag, the KF611 Mini drone has many beginner-friendly features like precise altitude hold and headless flight mode. Furthermore, it has triple flight speed rates and removable blade protectors. KF611 Mini has two versions, one equipped with a camera ($29.99) and another without ($19.99). Both have 1, 2, or 3 flight batteries and optional...

Although I'm very busy with recovering the lost drone reviews by server failure, I couldn't miss writing a few words about this upgraded version of Eachine Tyro79S. The new edition comes ready to fly (in RTF package) with included transmitter and two or four flight batteries. At the end of each 3mm thick arm, there is a powerful 1607 type...

The AuroraRC DEMON features CineWhoop style design with devil-like canopy. For good impact resistance, the 100mm size carbon fiber frame comes with a sponge protection ring. Its onboard FPV camera is also well protected by a 3D printed lens-hood. Adopting CADDX Vista HD digital video transmission system, it can be used with DJI FPV goggles. The lifting power is generated...

The Explorer LR was born from the collaboration between Flywoo and Dave_C creator of the Micro long-range brand. While in the past, long range quadcopters were big (7 inches) and heavy, the Flywoo Explorer LR weights less than 250 grams (including battery) and has a super compact air-frame suitable for 4″ blades. Furthermore, according to the manufacturer, it can...

There are many Mavic Mini alternative which looks like a DJI drone, but if you dive into their specs you will find out that they are only cheap copies. Most of them, including this LS-E525 feature, only brushed motors that are less reliable compared to the MINI’s brushless ones. Also, they have dummy gimbals instead of motorized ones for...