Hot Rod your Quadcopter
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...
Cape Town aerial video taken with DJI Phantom drone
Living in Cape Town, we are continually flawed by the beauty our city has to offer. As content creators and consumers ourselves we have seen our city captured from every angle there is. From FPV trail runs, to sweeping vistas captured from up high, it was hard to share the majesty of our city in a way we felt...
Syma X5C Hot Rod
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...
DJI drone films 80 tons whales in Hermanus
Every year large numbers of Southern Right Whales travel from the Antarctic to the warmer Walker Bay off the coast of South Africa to calve and mate. Located about an hour and a half out of Cape Town, Hermanus is one of the best whale watching spots in the world, welcoming dozens of these gentle ocean creatures each year.
As...
Need advice to purchase my first drone
Recomandations for my first drone
Greetings and Salutations !!!
Love your website and videos !!!!
This 55 year old father of 2 is desperately looking to buy his FIRST quadcopter.
Unfortunately, I've never operated anything that is RC so I know I need something easy.
At the advice of someone on an RC forum, I bought a Eachine H8 Mini. I was told its...
Every quadcopter has its own story
Share your best moments with your favorite quadcopter
A few months ago, I created a special " Testimonials " section to allow my readers to share their stories. Unfortunately, it didn't have the success I expected, so I thought that time has come to give it a small push through this post.
I would like to receive stories about how you got into...
My first flight with the Cheerson CX-20
CX-20 - My first big quadcopter
In past I had only the little and famous Cx-10 witch truly is a toy. When I ordered the cx-20 I was a little bit uncertain because this is a BIG quad-copter and for my budget is not a cheap one. Finnaly I conviced myself that buying this copter is the best decision to spend my money and, after...
Request for flying testimonials
TO: Site Monitor
I would like to post some still pictures along with my comments. Can I do this? If so, how would I do it? If not I certainly understand. I don’t want to start my own web site and I think this site may grow with more content. I really love messing with these inexpensive Quads. I have...
Sadly story of my first big quadcopter
Sadly, I am also the owner of a Detect X380. I have successfully flown a few smaller "copters" in the past starting with my first quad, a Walkera QR W100s and later WLToys V686 and MJX X600 Hexa.
My 1st "big" copter was a XK Detect X380. I took my time and read a lot of reviews and the paperwork that...
My Cape Town Selfie with DJI Phantom quadcopter
Selfie video captured with DJI quadcopter in Cape Town
First of all, thank you so much for sharing my drone video last week. I have another which is pretty unique and something I think you'd definitely like! If you do like it then please feel free to share :)
Drones have become one of the most coveted film tools ever to...