Reviews

Runner 250 Advance - My first Racing Quadcopter Few weeks ago I've already introduced this Runner 250 Advance on my website. Ever since it was announced it seemed like a very interesting model. Adding GPS system to a racing quadcopter was an interesting movement from Walkera, although some pilots considered this an unnecessary one. The previous "Runner 250" model proved to be a very popular racer. In my opinion, Walkera, through the GPS...

Hi and welcome back, the Eachine E51 review is my fifth article on FirstQuadcopter.com. Traditionally, I will try to reveal as much information as possible about this Eachine E51 selfie drone. Of course, not just the good stuff, the bad ones as well. Over the last years, Eachine became one of the most active player on the toy drone market. They announces new...

S5sC’s Syma X5sC-1 stylish quadcopter for beginners All the kids are now back to school and the parents (ok probably only the dads :)) will have more time to play with their favorite remote controlled toys. Yesterday was my 6 year old son's first school day, he looks very enthusiast, I'm curious if he will continue this way till graduating the college. We...

I often got the question "which is the best drone to buy under $150", my usual answer is depending on what you look for. If you want a racing drone you should skip over this review, but if you need a nice cruising drone with full HD camera and GPS positioning system, the JJPRO X3 HAX is a good choice. Last...

Since the first FPV drones, VTXs evolved a lot. They became smaller and more powerful. In addition to the compact size and up to 800mW broadcast power, the AKK X2 comes with Smart Audio. This means that you can configure the AKK X2 remotely via your transmitter. Currently, there are two approaches supported by BetaFlight OSD to control the VTX,...

My first small quadcopter - Cheerson CX-10 or Syma X12 Last summer I purchased my first quadcopter, a  Syma X5C. It was perfect for a beginner like I was but, in short time, I realized that I need something smaller for indoor flight. Bigger sized qudcopters are perfect for outdoor flights but its very hard to pilot it indoor, especially for a beginner. At first I thought that...

Hawkeye FireFly 5s quadcopter camera There are many action cameras like this FireFly 5s  on the a market and it is very hard to evaluate them only by the specs. Most of them are very similar, based on the same hardware just sold under different "brand" names. What I have firstly learned regarding these Chinese GoPro clones is that the number of megapixels does not count...

Today I will review a super light VTX module for FPV drones. Weighting only 3.5g, the Eachine ATX03 is suitable for small sized quadcopters. VTX modules are used to wirelessly transmit the camera's video signal. The most common frequency for FPV is 5.8Ghz. In order to allow the use of multiple VTXs in the same time (such as during a drone race) the frequency...

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 to take photos and videos. Hopefully, at the end of my review, the list of Pros will be longer than the one of the Cons. Eachine announced the E31 series in 3...

Till I get the genuine one, I thought to review the KingKong Tiny 7. As you can see in the image above, it is a very good replica of the popular Inductrix FPV. The ducted propeller design proved to be not just cool but also very safe. When flying indoor or close to people, accidents are almost inevitable. Due to its...

Eachine H8C Mini - Cheapest quadcopter with camera Newbies are always looking for affordable models with on-board camera so this new Eachine H8C Mini quadcopter seems to be dedicated for them. It has a nice design and extremely attractive price. Eachine had a great success with the previous H8 model being probably the only multi-rotor sold under $13. In order to attract even more customers...