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FPV Guidebook: Illustrated Diagrams for newcomers in FPV World

FPV Guidebook edition two cover
Have you ever found yourself up late, searching for flight controller or receiver pinouts, or struggling to recall product details? Have you posted a...

Mavic Air 2: ActiveTrack & QUICKSHOT explained

DJI Mavic Air 2 tracking and quickshots explained
Getting smooth and cinematic shots haven’t been easier on a drone. Today we're gonna test all the active tracks and quick shots of the...

DJI Mavic Mini tutorials (How-tos)

While the Mavic MINI is easy to fly out of the box, every newbie pilot should watch these tutorials. They will learn them not...

Calibrating the VISUO XS809HW: Step by step guide

How to calibrate the VISUO XS809HW?
Based on my experience, after a few crashes, drones start to fly abnormally even if there are no visible damage. Performing gyro-calibration can solve...

ARF, PNP, BNF and RTF drones explained

ARF vs PNP vs BNF vs RTF drones
If you are a regular reader of FirstQuadcotper.com, you probably noticed that in my drone reviews I use many times terms like "ARF", "PNP", "BNF"...

Story of my first drone flyaway

Drone fly-way
All about drone quadcopter flyaway Probably few of U will ask, what does it mean "flyaway". Frankly, is one of the ugliest things that could happen...

F450 Flame Wheel with APM 2.8 FC: My First DIY Quadcopter

F450 my first DIY Quadcopter
My son is always willing to help me in building or disassembling any kind of stuff, so he was very enthusiastic when I told...

Syma X5C repair

Syma X5C repair - motor replace Few month ago I crashed my Syma X5C in the backyard and I recovered the quadcopter only after few minutes. Unfortunately, because the motors...

Syma X5C range Hack

Yesterday, finally, I had enough time to hack my Syma X5C transmitter. Why I had to make this hack risking to brick my transmitter? because...