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100mm brushless racers are now inviding the market. After the Aurora 90, the ARfun 90, the Lantian 90L here is the XF100: http://www.gearbest.com/brushless-fpv-racer/pp_623259.html. What we know: a F3 omnibus with betaOSD, 1104/8000Kv (2s only probably), 800TVL CMOS FPV cam + 25mW VTX (no indication of number of supported bands), 4-in-1 6A BLheli_S ESC board (definitively not compatible with 3S system). The rear programmable LEDs’s bar and a builtin buzzer. Notice the 5.8G cloverleaf antenna is protected by an antenna guard. Main Features: – Powerful propulsion system intended for professional FPV racing – Bright 7-color LED ensures the good visibility and flight safety at night – Self-balancing, semi-self-balancing, and manual mode for players in different levels – Excellent CMOS sensor provides image effect as excellent as that of CCD sensor – Extremely wide angle of view, 150-degree FOV, and 170-degree DFOV Specifications: General Wheelbase: 100mm Brushless motor: 1104 8000KV Propeller: 1935 five-blade ESC: 4-in-1 6A ( 10A burst current ) LED board: 7-color, with buzzer Battery: 7.4V 450mAh 30C LiPo Flight time: 3 – 5 minutes Charge time: 40 minutes F3 Flight Controller With gyroscope, compass, and space for accelerometer and barometer Supports manual mode, horizontal mode, headed / headless mode Radio signal input: standard signal, CPPM ( PPM SUM ) Low voltage detection and alarm: yes Open-source FC, firmware upgradable via micro USB port FPV Camera Sensor: 1/4 inch CMOS Resolution: 800TVL Angle of view: 150-degree FOV, 170-degree DFOV TV system: PAL / NTSC switchable Power consumption: 380mA at 3.7V Power supply: 3.6 – 5.5V Output impedance: 75 ohm Output signal strength: 23 – 24dBm Output power: 25mW Frequency: 5.8GHz Number of channels: 40 Audio frequency carrier: 6.5MHz Cet article NEWS: XF100 (100mm, 2S, 1104/8000Kv, F3+betaOSD, 25mW/800TVL AIO) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Remember the first Eachine brushless racer ? their popular Racer 250, a 2 years old machine if I am not wrong. Here is the pro version: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Racer-250-PRO-FPV-Drone-Blheli_S-20A-F3-1000TVL-CCD-Camera-VTX-OSD-w-I6-Remote-Control-RTF-p-1142642.html. To make simple, everything have been upgraded except the nylon frame … Now we have strong 20A BLheli_S/Dshot ready ESC, 4S battery, a 1000TVL CCD FPV camera, a F3 board including a builtin OSD, some lights (not programmable), 600mW 32CH VTX (no raceband ) As many RTF model of Eachine, the radio part is FlySly AFHDS-2A based with a classic FlySky i6 radio. The FPV camera can uptilted up to 25deg. I guess it’s the same model as for the Eachine Racer 180, an excellent one. I add now the more positive argument is the price !!! 220 USD for a RTF model … equiped of last technologies… can be the ideal first brushless racer. Well my unique concern is about the frame… 100% nylon based obviously less strong than a carbon one. The machine is also lighter… 313g w/o battery, should turn less than 500g with the 4S battery. Description: Eachine Racer 250 PRO Main wing: 63.5mm Weight: 313.3g(without battery) Size: 220*220*59mm Fly time: 8-10 mins Working temperature: -10°C to +40°C Package size: 310*310*150 Package weigh: 1550g Compatible with max 5 inch propeller. With direction indicator LED. Standard F3 6DOF flight controller, more stable flight. Powerful 2205 2300KV brushless motor. Blheli_S 20A ESC, supports Dshot300 Dshot 600 1100mah 4S 14.8V 30C lipo battery, get longer flight time. 5.8G 600mw 32ch real-time video transmission built-in OSD. 1000TVL CCD camera, NTSC / PAL switchable, support night flight. 2205-2300KV Brushless Motor KV : 2300 NO.OF cell : 2-4S Framework : 12N14P Shaft diameter: M5 Propeller : 5 inch Weight: 29g Blheli_S 20A ESC Con.Current : 20A Peak Current(s) : 35A Input Voltage : 2-4S BEC: No Firmware : Blheli_S Size(PCB) : 26*13.2mm Support Dshot300 Dshot 600 Video TX 5.8G 600mw 32ch Transmitter build-in OSD. Compatible: Eachine VR007 Pro, Eachine VR D2 pro, Goggles Two, EV800 Camera Image: 1000TVL CCD System: PAL / NTSC switchable Power output: 5V Camera can be adjusted upwards for 25°. Supports night flight Flight Controller F3 6DOF, cleanflight 1.13.0 1100mAh 4S 14.8V 30C Lipo battery Capacity(mAh) : 1100 Cells (s): 4 Discharge rate: 30C Weight (g): 118g Length(mm): 70 Width(mm): 22 Height(mm): 32 Connector: XT60 LED Headlight LED: white 3W Taillights: Seven-color highlight adjustable 5048 3-Blade Propeller Material: PC Color: red Mounting hole: 5mm Eachine I6 2.4G 6CH Remote Control Channels: 6 Channels RF Range: 2.40-2.48GHz Bandwidth: 500KHz Band: 142 RF Power: Less Than 20dBm Sensitivity: 1024 Low Voltage Warning: less than 4.2V DSC Port: PS2;Output: PPM Charger Port: No ANT length: 26mm*2(dual antenna) Weight: 392g Power: 6V 1.5AA*4 Display mode: Transflective STN positive type, 128*64 dot matrix VA73*39mm,white backlight. Size: 174x89x190mm On-line update: yes Model Memories: 20 Channels: 6 Channels RF Range: 2.40-2.48GHz Bandwidth: 500KHz Band: 142 RF power: less than 20dBm RF.receiver sensitivity: -105dBm ANT length: 26mm Weight: 6.4g Power: 4.0-6.5V Size: 40.4×21.1×7.35mm i-BUS port: NO Data Acquisition port: NO Package included: 1 x Eachine Racer 250 PRO FPV Drone 1 x Eachine I6 2.4G Transmitter 1 x Eachine I6 2.4G Receiver 1 x F3 6DOF flight controller 4 x Blheli_S 20A ESC 2 x 2205-2300KV motor CW 2 x 2205-2300KV motor CCW 4 x 5048 3 Blade propeller CW 4 x 5048 3 Blade propeller CCW 1 x mushroom antenna 1 x 4-cell 14.8V Lipo balance charger 1 x 1100mAh 4S 14.8V 30C lipo battery 1 x tail light LED colorized 2 x headlight LED white 3W 1 x 1000TVL camera 1 x 600MW 5.8G 32CH transmitter built in OSD 1 x remote control strap 4 x AA Battery 1 x battery strap Cet article NEWS: Eachine Racer 250 pro ( Blheli_S/Dshot 20A, F3+OSD, 1000TVL CCD , 600mW 32CH) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Yuneec just rolled out a new livestreaming feature for its Breeze camera drone that allows pilots to stream on Facebook, YouTube, or their output of choice. Last year we did a write up about the Breeze when it first came out. Its stand out features at the time were that it could be controlled from a mobile device; that it had autonomous flight; and that it allowed for instantaneous social media sharing. Oh, how far we’ve come since then! It’s amazing to look back just a single year and see that some of the advances in the industry make 2016—even in April of 2017—look like ancient history. Livestreaming with the Yuneec Breeze The Breeze is already one of the top drones with a camera on the market. The new livestreaming feature gives the Breeze an edge on the competition, and helps Yuneec continue to secure its place at the table in the camera drone market battle. Here are the livestreaming details: New feature on Breeze Cam App, available on iOS and Android Stream in 720p HD Instant interaction with audience Facebook, YouTube, RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) compatible Video recording via Breeze drone Audio recording via mobile device Ability to name live stream recording The Breeze is controlled by a smartphone through the Breeze app (available in Android and iOS); you can also fly it with a dedicated controller FPV kit. Use Cases, Or Who’s Driving Whom? The drone industry is one of those special places where technology drives user intent, instead of the other way around that. That is, now that we can livestream from drones, it’s a safe bet that new use cases will start proliferating for livestreaming from drones. The creation of Samsung’s Gear 360, which was popularized in part by Casey Neistat’s HUMAN FLYING DRONE video, is another example—we’re sure to see lots of innovation come from that new technology as well. Or look at the way that developments in gimbal technology has led to new uses for camera drones that would never have been considered before the technology existed. The gimbals on drones are so good now that you sometimes see cinematographers carrying a drone in their hands to get a smooth shot instead of using more clunky methods, like body-mounted steadicams. And heck, look at what Robert McIntosh is doing with FPV technology and camera drones, which certainly wasn’t the original reason this tech was invented—check out this video, which won in the “Freestyle” category at the New York City Drone Film Festival this year: The point is, we don’t know how livestreaming will be used just yet, but there are sure to be new use cases, and it will be exciting to see the creative ideas people come up with for using this technology. It seems like we’ll probably have people sharing personal sporting events (think of your son’s little league game being livestreamed for your parents thousands of miles away, or maybe your friend’s skateboard tricks at the local park being streamed on Facebook). And we’ll probably have people streaming video selfies on vacation, or elsewhere…but what else will we see? Let us know if you have a unique use case for livestreaming from the Breeze. We’d love to hear your idea. The post Yuneec Announces Livestreaming for Its Breeze Flying Camera Drone appeared first on UAV Coach. View the full article

Want to boost your TinyWhoop machines ? Here are some 6mmx15mm coreless brushed motors on steroids: http://www.banggood.com/4X-Racerstar-615-6x15mm-67000RPM-Coreless-Motor-for-Eachine-E010-E010S-Blade-Inductrix-Tiny-Whoop-p-1141773.html. Announced to be 67000rpm and comes either with or without the micro JST connector. These motors are already installed by default in the Eachine E010S. In practice they are good, not super strong as a MWW’s motor but at least far superior to a standard 615. Description: Motor Diameter: 6.0mm Motor Length: 15mm Shaft Diameter: 0.05-0.3mm Cable Length: 70mm Weight: about: 1.8g Option: Clockwise Motor(With Red Blue Wire), Anti-clockwise Motor(With Black White Wire) Option: With 1.25mm JST Plug Color: Purple Quantity: 4pcs Package included: 4 x motor Cet article NEWS: Racerstar 615 motors est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

KopterCam, a company of professional aerial cinematographers, blew it out of the water with their showreel at the NYCDFF this year, as you can see for yourself above. As we watched all the reels at the film festival I had a feeling that theirs would win. The work was excellent in every reel, but KopterCam had achieved an extra level of quality in the syncing of their music with what was onscreen, and with the continuity of images from one shot to the next (just how they pulled this off is something we’ll touch on when we get into the interview in just a moment—turns out finding the right music and using that as a guidepost in editing is essential to their process). The KopterCam team is based in Helsinki, Finland (some amazing work is coming out of Finland lately—it’s also where our recent interviewee, director and animator Lucas Zanotto, lives and works), and it’s worth mentioning that in addition to being incredible cinematographers and pilots, they’re also really nice guys. We’re grateful they gave us the time for this in-depth interview, and we want to give a special shout out to Marco Godles, KopterCam’s CTO and one of their RC pilots, who was instrumental in getting this interview together. Now let’s dive in. — Begin Interview: UAV Coach: That opening shot in your reel with the snowboarder jumping from one roof to another is amazing. Can you tell us the story behind that? KopterCam: This shot was filmed as part of a snowboarding documentary called Ender that was released last year, produced by Pablo Films and Red Bull. The documentary is about the life of Eero Ettala, one of Finland’s greatest snowboarders, and tells the story of his passion and dedication in pushing the limits of snowboarding over the past decade. The shot was at a roof gap in Helsinki, shot in the early hours of the morning. The gap itself spans about 40ft with a drop of about 50ft. (Yikes!) It’s spots like these that Eero has made iconic during his years snowboarding the streets of Helsinki. We’ve been filming with Eero for multiple projects during the past five years and there is never a dull moment. Only last week, he released his latest project Helsinki Transitions, which also pushed the limits of our drone filming. UAV Coach: It looks like you guys do work for the movies (unless you just happened to come across pirates on the open ocean ). Can you tell us about the movie that appears in the reel, and other movie work you do? KopterCam: Our main focus is aerial work in TV and feature films. We specialize in heavy lift rigs, usually carrying cameras such as the RED epic or Alexa Mini. The shots with the pirates at 00:13 and 00:46 were filmed as part of a Finnish TV series called Heroes of the Baltic Sea. It was a fully decked out pirate ship and we actually filmed in the middle of the Baltic Sea, between Finland and Estonia. We were taking off and landing from a separate boat that was usually used for scuba diving, so it had a large enough platform, but this also created the difficult challenges of flying from a moving object out at sea, wind speed, and also dealing with the generally unstable platform of a boat on water. It’s situations like these where having a reliable team and equipment is really crucial. But when it all comes together, you manage to capture great moments! The film industry in Finland is quite small compared to most countries, and we’ve been lucky enough to be part of most of major productions, especially as drone cinematography has really boomed over the last couple of years here. We have also done productions outside of Finland, working quite a lot in India and Morocco. One of the most recent projects last year was filming for the new season of Prison Break in Morocco. That was super fun! UAV Coach: Describe what Koptercam does in one sentence. KopterCam: We use the latest in UAV and camera technology combined to push the boundaries of what is possible to capture in digital cinema and media. UAV Coach: There are so many amazing moments in your reel (one of our favorites is the high contrast shot on the sand dune at :58. So beautiful!). What are some of your favorite shots from the reel, and why? KopterCam: It’s difficult to choose a stand-out favorite shot, but if I had to, it would definitely be the amusement park shot at 00:38. To give you a small back story of the shot, it was filmed at an amusement park called Imagica, about two hrs south east of Mumbai, India. During filming that area of the park was closed to the public and all the people on the ride were extras. They were all given directions by the Assistant Director, in accordance to the story board, to not look at or focus directly on the camera and drone at any time. But it seems that this one guy never got that message, and he gave us an epic reaction that wasn’t planned or wanted, and which produced an unusable (but amazing!) take. Spontaneous moments like these are part of what makes drone filming so exciting, and that’s why that shot made it into the reel. UAV Coach: Something that stands out in your reel is a sense for drama and pacing. Can you tell us about your editing process, the effect you were trying to create, and how you pulled it off? KopterCam: Creating a reel showcasing your own work has to be one of the most challenging things to do as a creative process—not only do you as a creator have a visual connection to the footage, but you also have an emotional one. Visually, it could be a very basic shot, but if it has a memorable back story (like the one I mentioned above), it will obviously feel more special to you than others. So it’s finding that middle ground of how you can use the footage to tell the story to your audience, and then a whole lot of compromising. There were MANY shots that we cut out of the final result to get to this showreel. For our process specifically, we started with the music. We wanted to create a sense of epicness, and the music is the first thing that creates that mood. We have attempted to edit projects in the past and then add music as the last step, and they never quite work out. Music is a key compliment to showcasing your footage. Then it’s about compiling and cutting segments from original footage into a single location for ease of access and review. It’s then down to trusting the editor’s vision in placements, cuts, transitions, and flow. If you’re doing the edit on your own, it’s often worthwhile getting outside opinions that you trust to be objective, and asking people to give you constructive criticism. The first version of the reel never looks anything like the final version. UAV Coach: What have been some of your favorite projects as aerial cinematographers? What have been some of the most difficult? KopterCam: During 2016, we were heavily involved with filming for a World War 2 historical drama production called Unknown Soldier with Finnish director Aku Louhimies. It’s adapted from the best selling 1954 novel, and there are two previous film adaptations from 1955 and 1985. This production stands out for us, for one, because it is a very significant movie release for the 100th anniversary of Finland Independence, and secondly, because of its ‘push-the-boundaries’ film techniques. Aku Louhimies and DoP, Mika Orasmaa, really tried to push the possibilities of what can be achieved with aerial cinematography today, and we were really stoked to be part of their vision. There’s always the usual difficulties and hurdles you have to overcome when filming with UAVs—weather being the most common—and then things like limited flight times and equipment malfunction that can all cause unexpected down time. Operating in extreme temperatures is also very difficult. We have filmed in -30°Celsius right up to +45°Celsius. It’s when you start to reach the extremes that you start to face restrictions in all your equipment, and you have to know your gear and understand where your limits are. Apart from dealing with the elements, It’s those ‘one take’ shots that can be the most challenging. The scenarios where there is some form of large action, explosion, or dangerous stunt that can only be done once, and you only get one chance at capturing it perfectly. In our reel, at 01:28, there is a car flipping on a dirt road. This was captured for a movie called Bodom, and it was one of those live stunts that could only be done once, driven by a stunt driver with multiple cameras and rigs set up to capture the same shot. UAV Coach: How did your team first get involved with aerial cinematography? KopterCam: I teamed up with my colleague David Brickhill-Jones back in 2010 as he was looking for new and out of the box ways to film the sport of orienteering. David competed on a world class level and wanted to bring more interest into his sport with more dynamic videos. With our knowledge of RC systems and my basic skills in electrical engineering, we built and tested a couple different systems, and eventually had the most success with a system from MikroKopter, out of Germany. It was very rudimentary and wasn’t going to win any beauty contests, but it worked. There was still a heavy amount of post-processing and stabilization to be done on the footage to make even half the captured material useable, but the initial concept was there and we continued to build on it. It wasn’t until the brushless gimbal revolution in 2012 that we really started to see the boundaries being pushed of what was truly possible with drones and cinematography. I can say without a doubt that I don’t miss the sleepless nights in the garage fine-tuning settings, only to have a heavy landing the next day and then needing to rebuild yet again. But that’s what it took back then. UAV Coach: What drone(s) do you fly, and what cameras do you use? KopterCam: Our office is filled with different random drones we have built over the years, but right now we mainly fly custom built X8 heavy lift drones from Airborne.ee and Gryphon Dynamics. With these setups we lift the RED Epic or ARRI Alexa Mini, usually attached to a Freefly Movi gimbal. These setups generally range from 6-8kg depending on the lens configuration at the time. We also have DJI’s S900 and S1000 rigged with Zenmuse gimbals and GH4 setups, and potentially other smaller camera setups. There are certain applications where we use Phantom or Inspire drones. We have just started using the Inspire 2—it’s truly a mind blowing machine. UAV Coach: What are your predictions for the future of aerial cinematography and the drone industry in general? Please feel free to answer at length (what you see way down the road, what you see for next year, where you see regulations headed in the U.S. and abroad, new applications, etc.). KopterCam: It has certainly been a rollercoaster ride to this point already, and its unreal to think of where we are headed. The fact that there are already plans in place to have automated commercial drone fights in Dubai is incredible. The technology is getting pushed out at alarming rates—even as professionals in our field we find it difficult to keep up with the latest releases and trends. It’s really no wonder that every day a drone regulation somewhere is being changed, revised, or abolished. Drones are becoming easier to fly, more robust and reliable, cheaper, and essentially more consumer friendly. These are all great things, and hopefully these improvements will level out the fluctuations of constantly changing regulations. I could honestly talk for days about drone regulations, but my biggest hope for the future is to have some form of standardization. At least with aerial cinematography, I think there will always be a level of creativity, art form, and skill that any type of automation will not be able to replicate. Personally when I fly any Phantom or Inspire drone, I tend to turn off every sensor and automation that I can. Otherwise I just don’t quite feel in control while piloting (although it’s great to have those options). But the manual option is one thing that could change quite rapidly. As regulations get tighter and stricter, the amount of manual overrides could start to diminish. It won’t surprise me if DJI’s GeoFencing will also start to include some sort of max height and distance limits based on geo-location and local authority limits. Beyond regulatory limits, we’re also facing new travel limitations with drones every day, mainly because of batteries. Just recently we have seen certain airlines ban laptops and tablets from cabin luggage because of their batteries. Air travel is a large part of our operation and we have experienced many setbacks because of inconsistent airline information, and uninformed staff who aren’t familiar with correct procedures and limits (even with the same airlines on a different day or week). To account for these uncertainties, we now have to pre-ship batteries to film locations. In some cases we’ve even purchased batteries at the location and left them in storage upon departure. I’m hoping that at least in the short-term future there could be the possibility to rent drone batteries, either from rental houses, or even from other drone companies in the areas of travel. In the long-term future, I’d love to see a new type of battery technology that could be safer, have a longer shelf life, and longer flight times. 360 Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, 3D Modeling, Mapping, Aerial Thermography… the list goes on! Aerial cinematography is only a small part of the ecosystem that drone technology has the potential to be. It’s safe to say, I’m excited for the future! — Below are some more impressive videos from the KopterCam team. Enjoy! The post An Interview with KopterCam, “ShowReel” Category Winner at the New York City Drone Film Festival appeared first on UAV Coach. 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Yes here in theory should start here the Xiami mi 4K review …. but my machine is blocked since 5 days in customs service and inpossible to release it. As reviewer, I got some free sample from sponsors … and custom services don’t understand that I don’t have any invoice for Something free….. I am fighthing hard to realease it …. Hope a miracle will happens. It’s the first time such crazy problems occurs over a so long period….. Cet article NEWS: Xiaomi Mi 4K …. est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

You may already know that the first edition of the Aurora 90 presented several drawbacks and one of them was the poor clearance between props and the alumminium standoff holding each ducted guard. They offer now a new revision of these ones: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Aurora-90-Mini-FPV-Racer-Spare-Part-V1_1-Spacer-Blocks-4-Pieces-p-1141266.html. At least 2-3mm of clearance should be here… no more crash linked with a prop hit midflight. I hope from now new batches of EA90 come directly with them installed. Description: Brand: Eachine Item name: V1.1 Spacer Blocks Usage: for Eachine Aurora 90 Mini FPV Racer Package included: 4 x V1.1 Spacer Block Cet article NEWS: Eachine Aurora 90 upgraded spacers est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

News recently leaked on the web says that DJI is gearing up to launch a small drone that looks like the Mavic Pro’s younger brother. The drone is called the Spark, and pictures of it first appeared a few days ago on a Chinese DJI forum (the page has since been taken down, or we’d link to it). Rumors are flying around about when DJI might officially unveil the Spark, and whether it has the same foldable design as the Mavic Pro. We should say that DJI has publicly denied the existence of the Spark, but the fact that DJI has already registered the name “DJI Spark” makes those denials a little hard to believe. Here Are Some of the Leaked Images As you’ll see, the Spark looks like it has brushless motors and fixed arms, similar to the Mavic. The bottom of the drone seems to have sensors facing downward, which may help in positioning, and there’s a panel on the front above the camera that could be hiding additional sensors, which may help the Spark sense obstacles. A Selfie Drone or a Racing Drone? Based on the images, it’s hard to say, but the internet is buzzing with speculations about which of these two the Spark might be. Given the Spark’s similarity with the Mavic, which is a great camera drone, it could make sense that the Spark is a selfie drone. But FPV racing drones are also small and nimble, as the Spark appears to be. The Spark’s camera is mounted on a gimbal that looks noticeably different from the one used on the Mavic. It looks like the camera on the Spark can only tilt up and down, which could also serve to confirm the selfie hypothesis, since it seems like a simple selfie wouldn’t require the same kind of range of motion that a camera drone being used for aerial cinematography might need. There are still a lot of unknowns here. We don’t know the Spark’s specs, whether it has foldable arms (like the Mavic), what the controller looks like, when the Spark will be released, or how much it will cost—though for the last point, we feel like it’s safe to guess that it’s going to be less than the $1,000 it costs to buy a Mavic. The Mavic was DJI’s smallest drone yet when it was released. Whenever the Spark does come out, it will now take that claim. But whether it’s a selfie drone or an FPV drone, it’s a safe bet that the Spark will help further establish DJI’s domination of the market when it comes to remote control drones. Want to See More Pictures of the Spark? You go it. The post Check Out These Leaked Images of the New DJI Spark Drone appeared first on UAV Coach. View the full article

It’s not an AIO FPV camera but a switchable power 5.8G VTX including a builtin DVR and up to 72CH: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-DTX03-DVR-5_8G-72CH-025mW50mW200mW-Switchable-VTX-w-Audio-NTSCPAL-p-1141123.html. You select either 25mW, 50mW or 200mW. Works fine from 1s up to +5V but you will need a BEC/Vreg from 2S systems. Definitively, I hope the DVR part will be superior to their former 4-in-1 module where when recording was turned on, the FPV connexion became so laggy…. Impossible to fly FPV in such conditions. It seems to be since I can recognize the three button of a HMDVR module. 7g standalone… so you will have to add two extra gram for the FPV cam. Clearly more adapted from 120mm brushless machine. Specification: Brand name: Eachine Item name: DTX03 DVR FPV VTX Output power: 0/25mW/50mW/200mW switchable (Set output power on 0, to avoid frequency interference) Input voltage: 3.2-5.5V Current consumption: 630mA-390mA(25mW) 750mA-450mA(50mW) 970mA-550mA(200mW) Video system: NTSC/PAL Video format: AVI Output signal strength: 14 ± 1db Output impedance: 55O Audio carrier: 10KO Audio carrier level: -28- -30dBc Micro SD Card: Max 32GB (CLASS 10) Operating temperature: -10 – 60 degrees C Antenna dimensions: 22mm X 29mm diameter Antenna: 4 lobe right hand circular polarized Frequency: 5.8GHz 9 bands 72 channels, with Raceband: 5325-5945 MHZ Size: 28*18.04mm(L*W) Weight: 6.97g Operation: 1. The menu Settings – Short videos, click the CS2 key end video, long press the CS2 again can enter the Settings menu function Long press CS2 again can exit menu function set to return to the main page – Quit video, enter the menu function keys need short press + long press CS2, CS1 and CS3 choose for scroll up and down keys.Long click CS2 can exit menu to return to the main page 2. Video recording – Insert SD card boot default automatic video, short press the CS2 key end video, short press the CS2 key again for the next round of video 3. Video playback Long press CS1 enter the video play page, CS1 and CS3 choose for up and down keys, CS2 button to play and pause,then long press CS1 can exit play video reverse back to the main page 4. Adjust the power operation – Powering on the vtx, blue LED display 0, indicating the vtx is powered on, but it is in off status without any transmission – Short-press the button to change channel (CH), digital display will change synchronously. Digital display changes cyclically from 1 to 8 – Long-press the button for 2 seconds until digital display flicker. Then short-press the button to change the frequency band (FR), digital display will change synchronously. Digital display changes cyclically from A b E F r U o L H – Long-press the button for 5 second until digital display flicker. Then short-press the button to change the power, 25mW/50mW/200mW (one hyphen stands for 25mW, two hyphens stand for 50mW, and three hyphens stand for 200mW) – 5 seconds after setting, CH, FR and power will flicker alternately NOTICE: The vtx has memory for settings. To change the settings, please repeat steps as above Features: 0 / 25mw / 50mw / 200mw switchable With digital display,all by your control Ultra-frequency,72CH give you unlimited space With DVR function, images can be acquired and recorded in real time Unique storage memory function, super audio processing technology,a key to playback Package included: 1 x Eachine DTX03 FPV transmitter Cet article NEWS: Eachine DTX3, switchable power 5.8G VTx with builtin DVR est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established airspace restrictions over 133 military facilities to address national security concerns about unauthorized drone operations. The specific restricted locations are detailed in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) – UAS NOTAM FDC 7/7137, and may be viewed online via an interactive map here. The Agency is using its existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 99.7 – Special Security Instructions – to establish these restrictions. The relief provided under § 99.7 is limited to requests from the Department of Defense and U.S. federal security and intelligence agencies based on national security interests. The FAA went on to explain: U.S. military facilities are considered “sensitive” as they are vital to the nation’s security. The FAA and the Department of Defense have agreed to restrict drone flights up to 400 feet within the facility’s lateral boundaries. There are only a few exceptions that permit drone flights within these restrictions, and they must be coordinated with the individual facility and/or the FAA. The restrictions are effective on April 14, 2017. Operators who violate the airspace restrictions may be subject to enforcement action, including potential civil penalties and criminal charges. And this might not be the first restriction we see of this nature: The FAA is considering additional requests from federal security and intelligence agencies for restrictions using the FAA’s § 99.7 authority as they are received. Stay tuned for updates as they come in. The post FAA Establishes No-Drone Zones Over 133 U.S. Military Facilities appeared first on UAV Coach. View the full article

Want an circularized antennas with better rejection ratio ? Here is a new antenna design after classic cloverleaf, i.e. pagoda antenna. Initially created by a belgium compagny, we didn’t wait a long to see first chinese copies. So here is the RealAcc Pagoda antenna: http://www.banggood.com/Realacc-5_8G-5dBi-50W-Omnidirectional-Omni-FPV-Flat-Panel-Pagoda-Antenna-SMARP-SMA-p-1140659.html Main certainly, the performances won’t reach the original and hand-tuned models. In term of durability to crash… no sure also it will be improved versus a classic CloverLeaf. But in anycase, the type of antenna is a kind of mini-revolution in FPV. If you want to learn about the Pagoda antenna, here is the excellent Bruce’s video: Description : Brand Name : Realacc Item Name : Omnidirectional Antenna Gain : 5dBi Max. Power : 50w Connector : RP-SMA,SMA Color : Black, Red, White Weight : 8.6g Length : 78±3mm Max. Dia. : 22.4±1mm Min. Dia. : 11.8±1mm Specification : Frequency : 5.8G Impedance : 50O VSWR : <1.5:1 Polarization : Vertical Radiation : Omni Features : Omni-directional, no dead corner High gain, more stable. Less flash, stonger siginal Package Included : 1 x Antenna Cet article NEWS: RealAcc 5.8G Pagoda FPV antennas est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

CNN recently reported that 770,000 drones have been registered with the FAA in the last 15 months. That’s a lot of commercial drone operators. And with the proliferation of drones, we’ve had a corresponding boom in drone applications. From agriculture to power line inspections to all kinds of uses for aerial thermography, drones are being used for an array of amazing things, and the diversity of those uses seem to be growing daily. Here’s a new application: using drones as part of a complete property inspection solution. Loveland’s IMGING Solution Loveland Innovations has created an autonomous drone solution made specifically for property insurance inspections, called IMGING. IMGING is comprised of a web and device app that autonomously pilots an off-the-shelf DJI drone to capture high resolution imagery, and then feeds that imagery into insurance workflows for use in underwriting and claims processes. The interface was created to be intuitive, and lets you make a flight path prior to doing the inspection so that the drone knows where to scan—and where not to scan. Because IMGING is web-based, these flight paths can be created before arriving on site, or on site right before an inspection. This is one more application, like cell tower inspections (to choose one among the dozens out there), where the idea makes a lot of sense when you hear about it, and will keep people safer. Instead of sending people onto roofs and into dangerous places, send a drone. The average residential drone flight using Loveland’s IMGING gathers 50-75 images, with sub 1/10th CMSQ resolution, in less than 15 minutes, making it not just safer, but faster than manual inspection methods. Loveland’s approach also provides better data than manual inspections. Both insurance companies and building contractors have been using IMGING, and we imagine we’re going to see adoption grow quickly as people hear about this streamlined solution for property inspections. Our Partnership with Loveland Innovations Our partnership with Loveland Innovations is simple. Loveland’s property inspection solution requires certified drone pilots, and we train drone pilots to help them pass the FAA Aeronautical Knowledge Test (also called the Part 107 test), and become certified to fly commercially. In fact, over 99% of our students at Drone Pilot Ground School pass the FAA Part 107 exam on their first attempt. The goal of our partnership is to deliver thorough training on Part 107 rules and regulations for insurance adjusters and contractors who are ready to use drones, but haven’t yet become certified pilots. “Getting your remote pilot license can sound intimidating, but UAV Coach really makes it simple. Many of our customers are excited to adopt UAS technology in property inspections but have concerns about how to train a large staff of adjusters or inspectors. Drone Pilot Ground School’s program has an outstanding 99 percent pass rate for their students, so we’re confident this is a great partnership to help prepare our customers for Part 107 rules and regulations.” – Jim Loveland, CEO and founder of Loveland Innovations Image source “It’s our job to take the worry and headache out of preparing people to pass the Remote Pilot Knowledge Test and prepare them for day-to-day UAS operations. We’re excited to be part of Loveland Innovations’ growing partnership to bring fast, safe drone inspections to insurance carriers and we’re confident we can get new pilots up and into the sky for detailed drone inspections as quickly as possible.” – Alan Perlman, Founder of UAV Coach Our hope is that Loveland’s IMGING solution will help commercial drone jobs grow, and that we’ll be supporting drone pilots in becoming FAA-certified who are set up to walk right into steady work. The post UAV Coach Partners with Loveland Innovations appeared first on UAV Coach. View the full article

Another ultralight weight D8 FrSky receiver (1.1g with the antenna) supporting PWM, PPM and SBUS connexion !!!. Here is the 8CH D8 mini FrSky: http://www.banggood.com/2_4G-8CH-D8-Mini-FrSky-Compatibel-Receiver-With-PWM-PPM-SBUS-Output-p-1140478.html. The associated range is announced to be superior to 300m… Not bad at all. No information about a working failsafe and the telemetry, but since there is no pads for the Vbat… probably, if there is a working telemetry, only the RSSI will be send. In practice it’s hard to find a 100% working micro FrSky receiver with good range and a full working failsafe and telemetry. The module can be used for 1-2s system directly. Description: Item Name: Mini Compatible Receiver Number of channels: 8CH Output signal: 8-channel PWM output, PPM output, SBUS output Supply voltage: 3.3-10V Supply current: 25MA @ 5V Distance: > 300 meters Maximum size: 18 * 14MM Weight: 1.1 g (with antenna) Compatibility: FrSky transmitter/transmitter modules in D8 mode Package Included: 1X 8CH D8 PWM Mini Compatible Receiver Cet article NEWS: 8CH D8 mini FrSky compatible receiver (1.1g) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Remember the excellent performances of the FPV camera of the Eachine V-tail 210 ?. Here is the standalone module, the HMDVR-HD mini module: http://www.banggood.com/HMDVR-HD-1080P-HD-DVR-Mini-Camera-AV-Output-Low-Latency-for-FPV-Racing-Drone-p-1140482.html, including a pretty good 1080p@60 camera and broadcasting the FPV signal with low latency (~60ms) in NTSC or PAL format. This module comes with a plastic casing for a total weight of 22g. Few grams can be saved easily without the casing. Good news, there is also an AVin to connect it with an OSD. In fact this module can be found seperatly with the 1080p camera stanalone here: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-V-tail-210-FPV-Drone-Spare-Part-1080P-Camera-13-inch-HD-CMOS-Switchable-NTSC-PAL-p-1100010.html and the DVR here: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-V-tail-210-FPV-Drone-Spare-Part-HMDVR-HD-1080P-DVR-Switchable-NTSC-PAL-p-1100009.html Here is a raw video sample Description: Brand: Happymodel Item name: HMDVR-HD Video format : NTSC or PAL Switchable Records effective pixel : 1920(H)x1080(V) Records frame rate : 60Frames Compress format : MOV Video output size : 640×480 Size : 50mm x 22mm Weight : 6g Max support 32G TF Card Auto-save function : Auto-save every 5 minutes Usage: for Happymodel V-tail 210 FPV Drone Package Included: 1 x HMDVR-HD 1080P HD DVR Mini Camera Cet article NEWS: HMDVR-HD mini: a lightweight 1080p@60fps camera with low latency FPV (22g) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Lucas Zanatto‘s “Drone Cake Baking” video (shown above) won the Featuring Drones category at the New York City Drone Film Festival, and he was kind enough to grant us an interview following the festival. To create the video he worked with Tilt to manage flying and aerial shots, and both Animasjonsdepartementet (or A-dep) and DDB Oslo assisted with production. Lucas is an amazingly talented guy. He is a designer, animator, and director based out of Helsinki. Although his work is done in a variety of mediums, from film to still photography to a series of apps for children, he manages to keep a similar whimsical tone throughout everything he does. In addition to winning at the NYCDFF this year, Lucas has won the Golden Lion in Cannes, Gold at BDA Promax International, Main Price at ITFS, Best Promotional Animation at Ottawa Animation Festival, and the YCN Professional Award. The artist at work — Begin Interview: UAV Coach: You’ve won a lot of awards for your work (we’ve listed some of them above). What have been some of your favorite projects, and why? Lucas Zanatto: I enjoy pretty much all of the jobs I do. You get into the mood, and you think of your idea, and suddenly things start coming together, and that’s always quite satisfying. Two projects I really enjoyed doing were a short film I made for Google, and another one I did for Amazon. I group these two together because they’re both very simple and graphics-based, but they’re also both hand-made. When you start crafting things by hand to make videos like these, you start having little imperfections, little mistakes. And it’s these analog things that you can’t control that I always enjoy a lot. This analog or imperfect aspect comes up in all the work I do, but especially in those two videos for Google and Amazon. I love that they’re supposed to be super slick, super perfect, but in fact they’re not because of these little mistakes, and that gives them a certain charm. Here are the two videos Lucas is talking about: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Video Google Video I’m also really proud of the app I created for children called YATATOY. We created this all ourselves, and we have full creative control since we’re selling the app directly through the app store. We don’t have a third party telling us what to do creatively, and I can create the brand however I want. If I want to change the color of the logo tomorrow, I can do it, and that is just amazing. I’m proud of YATATOY because it’s high quality content for kids, and I want to give kids something with a lot of heart, passion, and quality. The Drawnimal app from YATATOY Something else I really enjoyed doing was creating the opening video for the Pictoplasma Festival in 2015. I have a side project where I put paper plates onto stones and other things to create faces, and the video is all time lapse footage taken over a whole day at this amazing spot in Seaside on the southeast of Finland. It took fourteen hours to make these time lapses. It was very Zen just to be there waiting with the camera and no one around, enjoying the quietness and the peacefulness, and then being able to create a film out of the experience. Thinking back now, I would like to have done that film with drones. It would have been nice to have some aerial shots of the stones with the paper plate eyes on them. Maybe next time… Pictoplasma Festival 2015 Opener UAV Coach: What were some of the biggest challenges you faced in creating the “Drone Cake Baking” video? Did anything unexpected arise? Lucas Zanatto: The big challenge was that the drones can only be controlled within a certain range. If you’re trying to pick up a tiny hook with a drone, it’s quite tricky to get it, and requires a lot of pilot skills. Fortunately the Tilt team was very skilled at flying, and they were able to pull that off. Another thing that was challenging was attaching things to the drones, since of course that effects the equilibrium of the drone. When you start hanging something from a drone, the motors get really hot because they’re constantly working to balance the drone out. We also had a challenge on set with the blowback from the drone rotors. We had a white background for shooting, like you’d use in a photo shoot, and every time a drone flew near it the paper would start flying around. To fix the problem we attached the paper a little bit in the back, but we also just let it happen. We figured the wind from the drone was part of what was happening, so we just let it stay and add to some of the chaos of drones trying to make a cake. UAV Coach: Someone from the Tilt team told us at the NYCDFF that Telia originally wanted the drones to move in straight, robotic lines for the video. How did you convince them to change their mind, and how do you manage clients so that your vision aligns with theirs? Lucas Zanatto: The original idea was to program the drones so they would do everything themselves. They wanted to press a button and everything would happen from there, everything planned out. They had seen a video with drones balancing and throwing sticks back and forth, and that was their initial reference point for this idea. But realistically it would have taken half a year to program the drones and get it all working robotically like they were describing. Once we showed them how long it would actually take, it was pretty easy to convince them to let the Tilt pilots fly the drones instead, which I think in the end was more fun. It makes the video more chaotic, more wild, and it just has more charm in it. UAV Coach: Before Telia asked for this video to be made, had you ever worked with drones as a director? If so, how, and if not, what was your first experience working with drones like? Lucas Zanatto: No, this was my first project I ever did with drones. Before this I didn’t know anything about drones. It was definitely a good experience. We all did a second video where we decorated a Christmas tree with drones. Creating that one was a lot smoother than the first one, and I could see doing more project with drones in the future. UAV Coach: You’ve been successful in a number of mediums (we love the new YATATOY Loopimal app!), and you manage to impart an endearing whimsicality in all of the work you do. How do you achieve this consistent tone when you work as a director, given how many factors are involved in making a video? Do you see your artistic voice and tone come across more in post-production, as you’re filming and directing, or both? Lucas Zanatto: When I start a project I try to build myself a certain concept for it, and define certain rules for the project. This is part of why I like commercial work, because they give you certain limits, like only working with a certain color palette, or in a defined context. Also you’re restricted budget-wise, so you have to find creative solutions within those restrictions. A certain style and look comes in through the solutions you find to address the various limitations set up by the company you’re working with, or even by myself if I’m working on my own project. I really enjoy problem-solving like this. I also trying to set up some kind of aesthetic concept for each project at the beginning, in order to provide a clear stylistic boundary for the project. I generally like including some kind of analog element, and I also like mixing medias. As I said before about the videos I did for Google and Amazon, I like when there are little mistakes in the work. I have a certain style, maybe it’s a child in me—I like things to be playful, a little bit silly. That’s the stuff I enjoy. Ever since I was a kid I liked to build little weird things, and that has really stuck with me as a director and creator. But I wouldn’t divide this aesthetic up as something that appears either only in post-production or only while filming. It’s really a combination. Lately I’m trying to do more while filming rather than in post. I like when you have such a simple but good idea that you can do it with just the camera, even if it’s just a bouncing ball on a purple background. You film it and you grade it, and it’s done. If I have to start masking out or editing other stuff and adding lots of post-production, then I start not enjoying the work so much. I prefer it to be more honest than that. Of course, animation is a completely different thing, which I also really enjoy doing. This video displays Lucas’ Loopimal app, which we mention in the question above UAV Coach: Do you have any thoughts on how drones might change cinematography, or any predictions for the future related to the use of drones in making videos? Lucas Zanatto: I think drones will change a lot in general, not just in cinematography. From consumers to pros, people are using drones more and more. They’re affordable now, the quality is good, and they’re not overly difficult to fly, which I think means a lot more people will be flying them. I don’t know if you remember, but when the first DSLRs (Digital Single-Lens Reflex cameras) came out, suddenly everyone had these lenses with blurry depths of fields and backgrounds, and suddenly everything looked movie-like. Suddenly every documentary or short film, everything you saw, had a certain cinematic look. And I think the same thing will happen with drones. Previously you had to use a helicopter or a crane to achieve an aerial shot, but now you can use a drone. I think drones are going to have a huge impact on how we make videos and movies. — Here is a look behind the scenes of the making of the “Drone Cake Baking” video: The post Interview with Lucas Zanatto, “Featuring Drones” Category Winner at the New York City Drone Film Festival appeared first on UAV Coach. View the full article

Yes Yet another Whoop clone, this time from Ideafly with the Octopus 90: http://www.idea-fly.com/en/productshow.asp?id=24 We have a larger model (90mm) including 2S compatible 8520 brushed motors. As most of microFPV machine, the classic receivers trio is proposed: FlySky, FrSky (D8) and DSM2/X. The other ingredients seem classic: a 600TVL 25mW AIO camera, a F3 brushed board. A builtin buzzer in included UFO U90 90mm Micro FPV Racing Drone – BNF Main Features: – F3 brushed flight controller with motor interfaces and a buzzer, supports 1 – 2S LiPo – Three 8CH receiver options are provided, including DSMX / DMS2, FrSky, FLYSKY receiver – 2S 7.4V 400mAh 35C LiPo battery gives you the efficient flight – 7.4V 8520 coreless motor, 44mm three-blade propellers for the wheelbase of 90mm There are 3 receivers to choose: -DSM2 / DSMX RECEIVER -FLYSKY RECEIVER -FRSKY RECEIVER General Brand: Ideafly Type: Frame Kit Version: BNF Motor Model: 8520 CW / CCW: CCW,CW Camera Video Resolution: 600TVL Sensor: CMOS Battery Battery (mAh): 2S 7.4V 400mAh 35C LiPo ( included ) Package Contents 1 x Drone 1 x 7.4V 400mAh 35C LiPo Battery 1 x Propeller Puller 2 x Spare Motor 8 x Propeller 1 x English Manual Cet article NEWS: Ideafly Octopus 90, another 8520 FPV Whoop racer est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

After the excellent and popular MKX Bugs 3, here two new inputs mainly integrating 1090P camera or FPV links are introduced. Not a lof of informations yet … but major websellers will probably give more infos relatively soon. – MJX Bugs B2C: http://www.toy63.com/cp/html/?7202.html B2C 1080P HD CAMERA: Independent ESCs provide worry-free flying experience Brushless Motor strong power to the quadcopter Smart remote control alarm function Support to mount Gopro and xiaomi xiaoyi motion camera The quadcopter can fly both indoor and outdoor.Including 4CH digital proportional RC system. Two flight modes of the model: low speed and high speed 7.4 inches easily distinguished& autolock propeller 7.4V 1800mAh high capacity battery support maximum flying 18-19 mins, which saturates all your desires about flying postures of an aerial drone Inverted Flight, Rolling 180° ,3D Flip The latest 6 axis flight control system, permits super stable flight Super bright LED lights aid in orientation and allow for night flying Transmitter Power: 4 x 1.5V AA battery (not included) Copter battery: 7.4V 2S 25C 1800mAh LiPo Battery (included) Remote distance: 300-500m Brushless motor: 1806 1800KV Charging time: About 300mins Flying time: About 18mins(without landing gear and protective cover) A WiFI version is also proposed, i.e. the MJX Bug2 B2W: http://www.toy63.com/cp/html/?7201.html The B2 is clearly a small adaptation of the popular B3 but at least including a 1080p or WiFi module. – MJX BUGS B8 Two variants seems to be proposed. A basic one and a 5.8G FPV version: http://www.toy63.com/cp/html/?7204.html Function: 5.8G HD Camera,up/down, turn left/right, forward/backward, side-to-side fight, headless mode. Support to mount Gopro camera,motion camera,MJX C4020,C400 Camera Motor: Brushless motor. ESC: 8A Flying time: about 12 minutes long flight time. Control distance: about 300 meters. With accessories of instructions*1, four axis aircraft*1, USB charging line*1, fan*4, remote control*1. Battery specification: 7.4V 1300mAh Li-po battery Battery for controller: 6*AA batteries. (not including) Flying environment:indoor and outdoor. With colorful LED light, can flight in the dark at night. The B8 reminds me the Cheerson CX-90 Cet article NEWS: MJX Bugs 2 & 8 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Eachine Aurora 68 comes after the Aurora 90, the eachine clone of the Halo 90, i.e. a ducted brushless racer. As for the EA90, the EA68 integrates a powerfull F3 Omnibus FC with a builtin OSD, a 4-in-1 10A BLheli_S ESC board and the classic 48CH 25mW AIO FPV cam. Three choice of receivers are offered:i) FrSKy D8, ii) FlySky AFHDS-2A and iii) DSM2/X for spektrum radios. If the EA90 suffered of serious drawbacks (Props contact with the aluminimum standoffs, drifts in stabilized mode and Rear-right motor thurst lost), we can hope that most of these problems are away now for the EA68. Let’s discover the bundle. BOX CONTENT + 1 x Eachine Aurora 68 (with a 2S 400mAh LiPo with JST connector) + 1 x USB to microJST connector + 1 x microUSB to microJST connector + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Screwdriver + 1 x M2 Allen key + 5 x Rubber band + 1 x Piece of velcro band + 1 x Instruction manual (English) OVERVIEW The EA68 is the last input in the Aurora’s serie. From left to right the EA100, the EA68 and the EA90. In practice, the EA68 is just slightly smaller than the EA100 without propguards. In term of design, the EA68 is a direct shrinkage of the EA90 with also four carbon prop guards, a tall camera support. -FRONT VIEW With the battery installed beneath playing the role of landing skid too The carbon camera mount is simply clipsed via four thin carbon arms. In case of top crash, these arms will main certainly break. The first weak point of the EA68 structure. The front left side welcomes the microJST port where you will be able to plug one of the two provided cables. -SIDE VIEW A JST connector is here, should be enough for the 2S setup. The antenna guard protects well the cloverleaf antenna. The left side shows the 2.4G antenna for the FrSky receiver. THe wire can be installed more vertically to extend the control range. The second weak point of the EA68 structure. If the clearance is now large enough to avoid any prop hit with the orange standoff, the choice of plastic material is pretty bad. Indeed it’s not the carbon ducted structure who will break but this orange standoff. I advice to stock some in advance too. -REAR VIEW By default, the four LEDs light are well programmed in BF 3.1 with a scanner larson effect The external lights indicated turning direction while the two central the amount of throttle. The bind button for the FrSky D8 receiver can be found left of the buzzer. Since the FrSky is simply taped on the F3 omnibus FC, it’s a little but harder to click on the bind button. -UPPER VIEW -BOTTOM VIEW It’s strongly advised to check is all ESC’s wire connexions. Some reported some modflight crashes due some loose in these connexions. It’s also strongly advised to protect a bit the lower FC from any short with wet grass by spreading some liquid electrical tape With the battery attached -WEIGHT Close to 51g standalone, so far from the advertised 48g !!! close to 3 extra grams. Motors 1102 brushless motor announced to spin at 11500Kv !!! super fast motors but don’t dream to run them in 3S. They will burn. The 1535 props fixed with the M2 hexscrew LiPo The LiPo is simple 400mAh 2S model ending with a JST connector. This moodel is advertiszed to offer only 3min !!!! it’s short… So think to stock a lof spare one. Not sure in practice, it’s a 400mAh model… I guess a good 500mAh will be more suitable for this model. AIO FPV Camera module The same 48CH 25mW AIO FPV camera as for the Aurora 90 & 100. Two buttons are present. The front one select the NTSC/PAL if long pressed. If short pressed, you can mirror the video signal. The rear button selects the current Vfreq if short pressed and one of the six Vbands if long pressed. The AIO module uptilt angle can be ajusted. Be default the angle is set to the max positive value. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, BINDING, CONFIGURATION AND DEMO FLIGHTS The machine comes with betaflight 3.1 pre-installed and pretty well pre-configured for PIDs, ESC and LED lights. Only the OSD uses default settings and can be largely improved. First testings indoors and it flies well …. hover from 45% but it’s Noisy …. so not super ideal for indoors applications. No drift observed with stabilized flight modes. That’s good. The FPV signal offers vivid colors and light sensitivity is relatively good too. Default voltage alarms threshold are badly tuned and the machine stat to ring super fast after take-off. Theses threshold must be lowered a bit. As expected, flight time are poor …. 3min in average :(.. In outdoors conditions, the EA68 flies great. Not as powerfull as the EA100 but largely powerfull enough to have fun with acro. Flips and roll are well stabilized. No FoD reported of Uptilt mouvements. That’s good. The EA68 just deserves a better battery. Be aware, I observed some radio lost in relatively close distances. Be sure to correctly installed vertically the 2.4G atenna. Probably, with a lighter camera mount, by removing also the LED bar, around 5-6g can easily saved and should extend defacto the flight times. CONCLUSIONS In term of flight performances and electronics installed, the EA68 is really a compact but Advanced brushless racer for both indoors and outdoors applications. The OSD informations a nice addon and from now should be included in all coming models. The EA68 is powerfull but flight times are poors. More prop guard standoff will bread versus time as well as the antenna carbon mount structure. Think to stock these spare in advacnces. PROS + F3 Omnibus w/ builtin OSD + BLheli_S/Dshot600 ESC + Well configured out of the box w/ BF 3.1 + Good AIO FPV camera + Powerfull enough for acro flight + Carbon ducted system + No drift in stabilized flight mod + No FoD + No rear-right motor uptilt CONS – 3 min of flying duration – Fragile orange standoff – Fragile camera mount locks – Modest 2.4G range (~100m) dump_BF_3_1_EA68 This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by Banggood in order to make a fair and not biased review. I would like to thank them for this attitude. You can find it actually for 140USD at http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Aurora-68-68mm-Mini-5_8G-600TVL-FPV-Racing-Drone-BNF-with-F3-OSD-48CH-25mW-VTX-p-1132680.html Cet article TEST: Eachine Aurora68 (74.6g, F3+BetaOSD, 10A BLheli_S/Dshot600, 25mW 48CH AIO, carbon ducted propguards) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Want an upgraded Eachine Chaser88 compatible with 3S and including directly a 200mW VTX, a prop guard and stronger motor ?. Here is the RealAcc Orange85: http://www.banggood.com/Realacc-Orange85-F3-FPV-Racer-BNF-Dshot-10A-ESC-5_8G-40CH-200mW-VTX-600TVL-14-Cmos-Camera-2-3S-p-1139956.html RealAcc is probably the deluxe division of Eachine like XK is for WLtoys. With this new ducted brushless Whoop 85mm racer, the main frame is carbon based but the prop-guard seems 3D printed. Don’t expect too much from it… especially in 3S at full spead. The FC is F3, no idea if there is a buitlin betaflight OSD, probably not. ESC are installed in a 4-in-1 board. Announced to be 10A (peak @15A) and flashed with BLheli_S/Dshot600 firmware. Two choice of receivers are proposed; FrSky D8 and FlySky AFHDS-2A compatible. Notice motors are 1106 model so the largest in the 11’s series. The weight given is partially false, I guess only the weight w/o battery should be more correct. So total weight will exceed 100g IMHO. I really like the choice of the orange, probably the best to find a lost model. More, a builtin buzzer is integrated too. Specification Chaser88 Frame Package: 260x120x165mm Weigh(without battery): 88.7g Weight (with battery): 88.2g Package Weigh: 179g Compatible with 1935 propeller Compatible with 1106 motor Can be used with 2-3S battery (Real Test from factory) Wheelbase: 85mm Flight time: 3-5 mins Batterry: 3S 450mah With direction indicator LED ESC Model: BLHELI-S 10A Con. Current: 10A Peak Current: 15A (10S) Firmware version: BLHELI_S 16.5 BEC: NO Li-Po Battery: 2-3S Programming: Yes Weight: 13G Size(PCB): 27 x 27 x 5mm M3 install Pitch: 20 x 20mm BB2, 48MHZ Chip Programming: YES Betaflight passtrough ready Dshot600 ready(Default) Support oneshot42 oneshot125 Multishot Dshot Motor Height: 18.8mm Width: 14mm Weight: about 6.5g Shaft: f1.5mm KV (rpm/V): 6000 Voltage: 3.7-11.1V Battery: 1-3S lipo batter Flight Controller F3+BEC Input: 2-4S LIPO Output voltage: 5V/3A STM32F3 CPU ICM-20608-G Accelerometers and Gyroscopes SPI MicroUSB socket Weight: 3.68g Size(PDB): 27x27mm M3 hole: 20x20mm Receiver Frsky receiver: Compatible Frsky 8CH Receiver Work mode :D8 Mode Output: PPM/SBUS Number of channels: 8 Range: Approx 800m Weight: 3g Dimensions: 12 x 25mm Flysky receiver: Item Name:FS-A8S Receiver Channels: PPM 8CH, i-BUS 18CH Model type: Multi-rotor Frequency range: 2.408-2.475GHz Band width: 500KHz Band number: 135 RX Sensitivity: -92 dBm 2.4GHz system: AFHDS 2A Modulation type: GFSK DSC port: PPM/i-BUS/S.BUS Transfer method: FHSS Data output: 1.5mm*3 Pin PPM/i-BUS/S.BUS Size: 20*14*5.3mm AIO FPV Transmitter Camera Output power: 200mW Input power: 3.3-5V Current consumption: 3.3-5V, 500mA (type) Camera resolution: 600TVL Video system: NTSC Mini illumination: 1 lux Field of view: 120 degree viewing angle Antenna dimensions: 22x29mm diameter Antenna: 4 lobe right hand circular polarized Frequency: 5.8GHz 5 bands 40 channel Size: 20x13x6mm Weight: 4.57g Cet article NEWS: RealAcc Orange85 (3S brushless Whoop) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Want the lightest 25mW AIO FPV camera ? 3.35g ? it will be hard to beat.. This is the CM275T: http://www.banggood.com/CM275T-5_8G-25mW-48CH-600TVL-120-Degree-AIO-FPV-Mini-VTX-Camera-Transmitter-CAM-NTSC-PAL-Switchable-p-1139777.html It’s a 600TVL CMOS camera, no indication about the light sensitivity and a total of 48 channels are supported (raceband supported). The linear antenna is attached via a uFL/iPX connector. Works only directly for 1s setup. A voltage regulator is required from 2S. Description: Item name: 5.8G 48CH 600TVL FPV VTX-Camera Parameter : Suitable for: DIY Micro FPV Racer Profile Dimension : 14.5mmX12.2mm+14.5mmX12mm Weight:3.35g Electrical Characteristics: Frequency Band : 5362-5945 MHz Channel Customer : 48 Modulation : FM Channel SEL. : Touch Switch Channel Indicate : CHI-CH8 Channel indication with 8LEDS and A~F frequency group Indicate With 6LEDS Transmit Power : 13 ±1dBm Frequency Control : PLL All Harmonic : Max-50dBm Frequency Stability : ±100KHz(Typ.) Frequency precision : ±200KHz(Typ.) Channel Carrier Error : 1dB Antenna Port : 50O Camera Specification : Input format : NTSC/PAL Sensor : PAL:720X540/NTSC:640X480 1/4″ Lens Angle:H:120°/V:100° Base -band interface : P1.27*2 Power Consumption : 200~215MA@5V DCIN Supply Voltage : 2.9-5.5v Operating Temperature : -10?~+60? Features: This product CM275T is a 5.8G wireless camera 48 Channel Support touch switch select channel Frequency group Support NTSC/PAL switch , Support vertical inverted image switch 8LED display channel and 6LEDS display frequency group information;1LED display PAL/NTSC and FLIP information Wide lens angle Miniature and light weight design Package Included: 1 x 5.8G 48CH FPV Camera 1 x Cable Cet article NEWS: CM275T, the 3.35g 25mW AIO FPV camera est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Probably the must to have compagnon for your FrSky radios, the 4-in-1 multimodule: http://www.banggood.com/IRangeX-IRX4-2_4G-CC2500-NRF24L01-A7105-CTRF6936-4-IN-1-Multiprotocol-STM32-TX-Module-With-Case-p-1139049.html Thanks to this module coupled with OpenTX’s OS, you will be able to access to a lot of protocols and fly most of quadcopters in the market !!!! More this module is not only compatible with FrSky radio but most supporting OpenTX’s OS and PPM connexion. This is more or less the same module as we can find for DeviationTX compatible radio (but must be connected via SPI so requires a soldering job) Description: The 4 in 1 wireless module integrate four RF chips (CC2500,NRF24L01,A7105,CYRF6936) into one single circuit board,with MCU baseplate,can support a variety of remote control protocols by identifying the PPM signal output of the remote control,such as Walkera DEVO,Spektrum DSM2,Flysky,Frsky,WLToys,Hubsan,Hisky,etc. It can control up to several hundreds airplanes (or receivers). This module can recognize the remote control PPM signal, then converted into the corresponding standard wireless remote control format,which means that in theory as long as the remote control is with analog functions, it can work. This Multiprotocol TX Module is the STM32 board, all protocols are included. It is suitable for many brand’s quadcopters,helicopters and airplanes .You can control RC quadcopters,RC helicopters or RC airplanes flexibility when you insert the TX Module to your Frsky X9D/X9D Plus/X12S,flysky TH9X,Turnigy 9XR/9XR PRO transmitter. As long as your transmitter can use the Open TX firmware,it is compatible with this module. You will get many new ways to control the RC models. Specification: Brand Name: iRangeX Item Name: IRX4 Band: 2.4G Weight: About 40g Firmware: STM32 Dimension: About 49x22x65mm Antenna Length: About 108mm Compatible Transmitter: Frsky: All the frsky transmitter Futaba: Futaba S-FHSS transmitter Flysky: TH9X (Note: The plastic base of the pins on the transmitter needs to be removed to fit this module.) Turnigy: 9XR,9XR Pro Others: Other transmitter that can use the Open TX firmware. Compatible RC Aircrafts: Supported Brand :Cheerson,Syma,Wltoys , Eachine E010(Most of these brand’s quadcopters, helicopters and airplanes are compatible but not every model.). Features: – Upgraded STM32 board,all protocols are included. – For OrangeTX, all CYRF6936 based protocols are included. – Suitable for many brand’s quadcopters,helicopters and airplanes . – Multiprotocol TX module,as long as your transmitter can use the Open TX firmware,then it is compatible with module. – Multiprotocol hex/bin files attached have been compiled with the source files dated of 19/12/2016 using the default settings AETR, telemetry enabled, serial mode enabled and ppm mode enabled using default table. INV versions have inverted telemetry set which is a must for OpenTX while the others are compatible with er9x/ersky9x. – For Atmega328 boards, some RF modules (and associated protocols) have been included in each hex to fit in the Atmega328. For example Multiprotocol_V1.1.5_A7105-CC2500-CYRF6936.hex means that protocols depending on NRF24L01 protocols are excluded. Cet article NEWS: IRangeX IRX4, the 4-in-1 RF multimodule for OpenTX compatible radios est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Hubsan H507A is nothing else than the successor of the H502S, a compact brushed quadcopter with a GPS module and a 720p camera able to offer stabilized and assisted flights and shoot basic videos without EIS. With the H507A powerstar X4, no more 2.4G controller but an advanced app (iOS & Android) with new advanced flight modes: Orbit, follow me and a waypoint planner. The other electronic ingredients are more or less the same, i.e. a brushed machine with a builtin GPS and 720p camera and the EIS is still missing. BOX CONTENT + 1 x Hubsan H507A (with a 2S 550mAh LiPo) + 1 x USB charging cable + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 4 x Prop guards + 1 x Screwdriver OVERVIEW Visually, the changed the design but the general dimensions remain tje same, a 250mm machine with 8520 coreless brushed motors. Same props, same brushed motors, same gear system. Notice as for many hubsan products, the motor’s rotation layout is inverted versus the standard choice. Probably not too boost stability but more to reduce potential dust projection on the lens. No more rounded front shape but a more peaky one… maybe 1cm more front. -FRONT VIEW -SIDE VIEW The right side welcomes the microUSB port to update the firmware. Via the App, you can identify the version installed on your machine. -REAR VIEW The battery tray have changed. No more JST connector but now at the background, a 3 pins connector. -BOTTOM VIEW Now the microSD card is insalled more in the central part. Still no click during the microSD card insertion. Notice than only class10 and more can be used. -WEIGHT More than 160g so basically 8g more heavier than H502E & H502S. It will impact even more durability of the motors already known to be weak. Motors and props Basically, exactly the same motors ….and it’s strongly advise to stock some spare ones To boost flight duration, super long props are given … if their efficiency is great, they are stressing a lot motors. I also strongly advice to add drop of silicon oïl on ballbearings. Check also that no extra friction are present for each motors. LiPo Hubsan is now introducing a proprietary battery…. No more the 610mAh 2S LiPo with JST connector, but a 550mAh only and more heavy… Probably they want to sell more spare battery. This choice of battery impacts negatively the flight duration, now minored of 2-3min versus the former model. At least, there is a good news, the battery is easy to insert/remove. Camera module The lens have been upgraded and less blurring can be observed. That’s a good news. The sensor remain the same with a lbasic ight sensitivy. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND TESTINGS In term of video, without stabilization, no miracle, videos are most of the time shacky. The frame rate IMHO is not truly 30fps and the light sensitivy can be better. At least, videos are not blurred. Clearly, a better camera could be expected and more a 1080p model than a 720p. Bad news, unlike the H501A, the H507A can’t be controlled with any Hubsan 2.4G radio. The control is 100% app based. The app is just great …. no bug or crash for android have been reported. I really like the GUI. The waypoints defintion is super easy, very beginner friendly. The orbit mode requires a distance of 3m minimum between your position and the drone. The FPV link is relatively stable up to 100-120m. As soon as you loose the link, the machine engages a RTH (except is a mission is actually played). If you need more range, you can use the Hubsan Range extender for a 300-400m connexion. But since in practice, you have around 10-11min of flight duration, such long distances is not strongly advised. In the first attempt, as you can see in this video, the position of the quadcopter (blue Arrow in the app) was shifted by at least several hundreds of meter and all mission plannings were receiving logically a warning saying that I was exceeding the max allowed distance. In practice, there is is a way to calibrate the GPS position given by yhe H507A. You need to long press the map to the true’s position. As you can see, all the three Advanced flight modes work fine …. except the follow-me lacking of heading ajustement to target the pilot. We can also regret the absence of a selfie-flight mode as included in the Zerotech Dobby. But this option can be added in a futur APP/firmware release. CONCLUSIONS For a 100USD machine, you have probably the smarter drone in the market with three Advanced flight modes. The H507A is a machine super stable with a lot of flight assistance so ideal for being more concentrated on the current scene to shoot. The application is great and intuitive. The FPV feedback is ok up to 100-120m. We can regret maybe the absence of a 2.4G control and of course by the basic 720p camera without EIS. Flight duration have been reduced by the introduction of a proprietary battery module, it’s a pity. You can expect 10-11min maximum. Don’t expect miracle and super stabilized videos in general, but in calm wind conditions and after a post-stabilization process, results can be pretty good. PROS + Efficient new features added + Great app + Super easy machine + Great beginner machine + Slightly improved 720p videos + Cheap CONS – Proprietary battery – Shorter flight time vs the H502E – Not stabilized videos – Poor durability of brushed motors – No selfie mode – Not compatible with H501, H502 2.4G radios This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by Banggood in order to make a fair and not biased review. I would like to thank them for this attitude. You can find it actually for 100USD at http://www.banggood.com/Hubsan-X4-STAR-H507A-App-Compatible-Wifi-FPV-With-1080P-HD-Camera-GPS-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-p-1115752.html Cet article TEST: HUBSAN H507A, smart and cheap but good enought ? est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Are you interested by a large “TinyWhoop” ? Here is a 140mm brushless Robinhood: http://www.banggood.com/Robinhood-140mm-Racing-Drone-PNP-with-BLheli-F3-1306-3400KV-Motor-3030-Propeller-p-1138407.html Not a lot of informations about this new PNP (you will need to provide your own receiver) but the frame 3mm in 3K carbon, we have a F3 board + integrated PDB, BLheli_S 12A but no mention about Dshot600 support. Motors are 1306/3400Kv so main probably 3S compatible. 3030 props protected with probably a plastic duct/prop guard system. No FPV rig also in the bundle …. Specification: Item name: Robinhood 140mm Racing Drone PNP Wheelbase: 140mm Weight: 150g Bottom Plate: 3mm 3K carbon Upper Shell: Aviation Aluminum-alloy Screws: 10.9 Class crew Flight Controller: F3 integrated with PDB Motor: 1306 3400KV ESC: BLheli 12A Propeller: 3030 Package included: 1* Robinhood 140mm racing drone Cet article NEWS: Robinhood 140mm, a large brushless tinywhoop (F3, 1306/3400Kv, BLHeli_S 12A) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Here is the new upgraded version of the popular goggles Eachine VR-D2. Now the pro version is introduced: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-VR-D2-Pro-Upgraded-5-Inches-800480-40CH-5_8G-Diversity-FPV-Goggles-with-DVR-Lens-Adjustable-p-1137808.html The new version represents a fantastic upgrade. If the the screen is still a 5″ 800×480/500cd/m2, they upgraded receivers for -95dBm model !!! and diversity is also here. More the goggles’s OS is open source and can be flashed/updated too A lot of option can be set and a full 5.8G scanning landscape is now also displayed. The Fresnel lens distance can be ajusted too …. Cherry on the cake, a buitkin DVR is added to record your favorite FPV flight. Can be a great first FPV goggles. The price is attractive and two hi-gain linear and circular antennas are provided. …. We can only regret the non-introduction of a 800×600 screen … Be sure the deluxe Eachine Goggles 2 will be also upgraded to a pro (or a 3) version relatively soon. Specification: Brand name: Eachine Item name: VR D2 Pro FPV Goggles Screen size: 5 inches Screen resolution: 800×480 Frequency channel: built-in 40CH 5.8GHz receiver Battery : 2S 7.4-8.4V Lipo battery Battery work time: 2.5-3 hours Operating current: 600–680mA Receiver sensitivity: -95dBM Antenna connector: RP-SMA DVR Max Support: 64G TF Card Goggles weight: 285g (without antenna) Antenna weight: 29 g (Flat: 13g, mushroom: 16g) Dimension(mm): 150 X152 X96 (without antenna and antenne mount) Feature: New Logo, New Design Upgraded Open Source Receiver, increases the sensitivity of receiver Auto search, you can search all frequencies around or select your own frequency to avoid interference Add the power indicator function instead of the built-in buzzer, you can check the power on displayer directly. With white noise and snow screen Dual receiver to get strong and steady signal Support Lens Adjustable Support upgrading Built-in DVR function, record every wonderful moment and play back With comfortable face sponge With accurate capacity, 7.4V 2200mAh Lipo battery consists of 2 x 18650 battery Support one key into power saving mode Package Included: 1 X VR D2 Pro FPV Goggles 1 X Mushroom antenna 1 X Flat antenna 1 X 7.4V 2200mAh Lipo battery 1 X Charger 1 X User Manual Cet article NEWS: Eachine VR-D2 Pro (Diversity, -95dBm, DVR, RSSI landscape, opensource) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Eachine QX110 is probably the fifth or sixth inputs in QX’s serie. With ths new model, we have a compact brushed microquadcopter with V-tail architecture. A V-tail design should offer in theory much more yaw authority especially in full speed. More, like the QX105 “Bat”, the FC is F3 omnibus with a builtin betaflightOSD chip. Like most of recent Eachine racers, three choices of receiver are proposed: FySky AFHDS-2A, Spektrum DSM2/X and FrSky in D8 mode. Let’s discover the bundle BOX CONTENT A nomark box jails the QX110 but everything Inside is well protected. + 1 x Eachine V-tail QX110 (with a 1S 600mAh LiPo ending with microLOSI connector) + 1 x USB charging cable + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Spare 600mAH LiPo battery + 3 x Velcro bands + 2 x Rubber bands + 1 x AIO camera tape + 1 x Prop remover wrench + 1 x Instruction manual (English) OVERVIEW The QX110 is paradoxally a 100mm machine with Vtail system, i.e. the two rear arms are inclined of 45 degrees. If the positve argument is stronger torque during turns, the potential drawback is the potential lost of thrust for vertical ascent in general. The machine is almost 100% 3K carbon based. Only few plastic parts are here. Bad news, in order to save some weight the thickness of the arms is relatively thin. Arms are only 1.5mm … more the central part is empty :(…. IMHO, they won’t resist to a big crash -FRONT VIEW With the Vtail system, the machine seats on the two front motor’s pods and the rear landing skid. The AIO FPV camera is taped on the red aluminimum camera support. I regret that the red props are installed on rear motors instead on front ones. With the battery installed -SIDE VIEW All motors are connected via 1.25mm 2 pin microJST connector, a good point for maintenance On the right side, the microUSB port super to access The AIO camera can be uptilted up to 20degrees via the two latteral screws -REAR VIEW Good news, new default settings of the 4 light’s bar now directly integrates a Larson scanner effect. The two external shows turnings and the inner ones more the throttle activity The vtail system is based on this orange plastic part where the two rear arms are screwed. I feel this system less weak than the V-tail system of the Eachine 210. It should resist relatively well to crashed. At least if a rear arm break, it should be relatively easy to replace it with a new one. -UPPER VIEW A buzzer is installed on top jailed into the top carbon plate so well protected. On the front left side, the bind button for the builtin FrSky -BOTTOM VIEW With the battery attached via the velcro bands. -WEIGHT 45.8g standalone up to 62.8g with the battery attached so in practice more than 5g more heavier than some QX’s models. It will impact on both the flight duration and general thust capacity. Motors Well jailed into a platic motor pods, we can find some 8.5mmx20mm coreless brushed motor. I don’t think they are boosted on steroids but just basic model. Props are 55mm long. LiPo Camera module The same AIO camera, a 600TVL CMOS sensor based. 48CH channels are supported by the 25mW. A 5.8G linear has been prefered versus a cloverleaf model. Two buttons can be found. The front one when shortly pressed Mirror the video signal. If long pressed, you can choose between the NTSC & PAL format. The rear button can select one of the hight Vfreq when shortly pressed and one of the six Vband wien pressed more than 2s. Notice, the 2.4G is correctly installed vertically relatively far from the 5.8G antenna The linear 5.8G antenna is badly installed, probably for transportation. In this position, the FPV range will deeply impacted. Please gently bend it vertically. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, BINDING AND DEMO FLIGHTS Here are the default PIDs settings Notice the low value for the yaw command… and the super high for D in general. The rates are also slow ….. I really appreciate the FPV camera with bright and vivid colors and its realtively good PFV penetration despite being only a 25mW model and with a linear antenna. The OSD informations is also a strong positve point to monitor at least the battery voltage. Ok to make short, with the default PIDs & rates settings the machine have a weird behaviour when turning… if you are engaging a fast turn, at the end of the move, the machine glide from the rear side and you can rotate easily or 30-40 extra degrees. …. I guess the yaw-P value is too small … and in general all PIDs settings must be reworked totally. The machine presents also a lot of woobles, bouncings back. To resume it’s not super fun to fly out of the box the QX110. Punchouts are correct but not amazing to be honest. .. The QX110 would deserve to save 4-5g to be more sporty. The flight time are in average of 4min30…. Could be also better but with V-tail architecture, we are loosing part of the rear thurst. CONCLUSIONS An interesting machine but one more time, the devil is in the detail …. here, the PIDs settings are faulty and out of the box this machine is not super fun to fly with. It’s a real pity because, all ingredients are good… Super strong FC F3 board with a builtin OSD, good AIO FPV camera, builtin buzzer, etc… I regret also the potiential breakable 1.5mm arms absoluptly not adapted for indoors flights. But I am confident that some much better results can be obtained with some little works on PIDs. PROS + Great Omnibus F3 board with BetaOSD chip + Original V-tail design + Betaglight + Good FPV camera + Ajustable uptilt angle + Builtin buzzer + Programmable LEDs’s light + FrSky D8 with RSSI CONS – Fragile arms – BAD FACTORY PIDS SETTINGS – No super strong punchouts QX110_dump_BF_3_0_1 This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by Banggood in order to make a fair and not biased review. I would like to thank them for this attitude. You can find it actually for 70USD at http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Vtail-QX110-w-AIOF3PRO_Brushed-OSD-Betaflight-600TVL-CAM-Micro-FPV-Racing-Quadcopter-BNF-p-1126256.html Cet article TEST: Eachine V-tail QX110 (63g, F3 moni+betaOSD, 8520 motors, 25mW 48CH AIO cam) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article