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If you love your tiny whoop but hate the hauling around large chargers, then Venom has the product for you. Check out the ProQuad Micro 1S Charger, a tiny unit with 4 ports so you can keep your packs going all day long! In this video, we dive into the teeny ProQuad Micro box and … The post Venom ProQuad Micro LiPo Battery Charger Unboxing appeared first on CompetitionX. View the full article

Can be a very good news to built very light 2S brushless setup, but new 0804 motors are now proposed: https://www.banggood.com/BrotherHobby-0804-10000KV-12000KV-15000KV-1-2S-Brushless-Motor-for-RC-Drone-FPV-Racing-p-1258461.htmlThey are 3.5g and are 2S compatible. Three variants are offerred 10000KV, 12000Kv and 15000Kv. No information if all of them are 2S compatible…. and unfortunatly no information about their thrust performances…. I hope they can deliver more than 50g in 2S…. We could expect to see powerfull 2S machines around 50g AUW with such new motors. Specification: Brand name: BrotherHobby Item name: 0804 motor KV: 10000KV/12000KV/15000KV Configuration: 9N12P No.of Cells(Lipo): 1-2s Rotor: N52H arc magnets Stator: 0.2mm silicon steel Bearings: Japanese NSK ball bearing Base casing: Al 7075 Bell cap:Al7075 Weight: 3.5g Package Included: 1 x 0804 motor Cet article NEWS: BrotherHobby 0804 1-2S brushless motors est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The iRangeX IR8M is the new cheap radio integrating directly the 4-in-1 multimodule coupled with DeviationTX. Thanks to this magic combinaison, you can control hundred of different machines and protocols. It’s a “quasi” universal radio transmitter. The radio comes after the Jumper T8SG, the first introducing this concept. Compared to the T8SG, we have more a gamepad style radio chassis, a larger screen more swiches and better gimbal ball-bearing based. Let’s check this new radio. BOX CONTENT + 1 x iRangeX IR8M + 1 x 2.4G FlySky AFHDS-2A receiver + 1 x Receiver cable + 1 x USB to mini-USB cable + 1 x Allen key No instruction manual…… It’s strongly advised to visit first the DeviationTX homepage: www.deviationtx.com OVERVIEW The full caracteristic of the transmitter is written on the back side of the box. The 4-in-1 multimodule with the CC2500, the CYRF6936, the A7105 and the nRF24L01+ is here…. This great piece of electronic mainly developped by DeviationTX’s gurus and copied by a chinese chip maker is the core of this radio. Thanks to this chip a lot of protocols can be selected via the OS… several hundread of machine can be flew with and the most important radio protocols are already present: FrSky D8/D16, Spektrum DSM2/X, FlySky AFHDS-2A, Futaba S-FHSS. First suprise, the DeviationTX version installed in the IR8M is a (modified) versio, of the Jumper T8SG…. It means that the compatibility with DeviationTX is almost here out of the box :). In comparaison with the Jumper T8SG, the I8RM is much more larger…. The Jumper’s screen is much smaller but with better backlight capacity. The IR8M screen can be almost invisible in strong day lights. On shoulders, two pots and two 2-way switches Notice my pots are black while for some IR8M they are silver. Unfortunatly the dot reference point is not perfectly aligned with radio chassis. Maybe it can be tuned by removing the pot with the provided Allen key. Notice also for some I8RM, some 3-way switches have been installed instead of two-ways… Strange…. Clearly, the first batch of the IR8M lacks of consistency in term of hardware. In the main battery bay, you can find a tray for 4xAA. Unfortunatly, the connector is the balancer plug… so you won’t be able to connect directly a 2S LiPo. It’s a 3 pad 2.25mm connector where only the on the right are used. The red wire is a +7.4V or 4×1.5V if connected via AA batteries. You will have to design you own cable first to use a 2S LiPo. -WEIGHT With the four AA installed, the machine is close to turn around 500g… so 100g more than the Jumper with a 2S LiPo installed inside. It’s not a big deal breaker and far to reach the 1Kg for a Taranix + the IRangeX IR4X+ module combo. Disassembling The two latteral rear rubber elements must be first unclipsed to access to the four screws hidden behind. Use a good screwdriver, I noticed that the quality of these screws are relatively bad… You can damaged them easily. First surprize the multi-module is not shielded. They removed the top metallic casing. I don’t know why… it’s not a question of space to fit the radio…. Strange because, the radio transmission performances can be (deeeply) negatively impacted. At least the 2.4G antenna is attached with a uFL/iPX connector. It will be super easy to change another coaxial cable in order to install more an external antenna. The actual antenna is hidden read the main PCB but is at least folded All buttons, switches, dial are linked with connectors to the main PCB. A P11 connector is free maybe to connector another switch ? The same on the throttle side with the B1. The gimbal system has ball bearing but is basic. Notice the sping tension is not very important and in order to limit dead zone, it’s a good idea to fasten more the corresponding scews. No problem to change the radio into mode 1…. It takes a couple of minute. You will have also to change the setting in DeviationTX UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, DEVIATIONTX UPDATE, CONFIGURATION AND TESTING First contact with the radio is relatively good with this large screen and this improve grab capacity. The swiches also are better than the Jumper with different lengths to not be too much in troubles when wearing some FPV goggles. I prefer also the metallic stick more longer than the basic plastic of the Jumper. For me the sping system look good… What is really strange is for example the left shoulder switch is connected to the left dial. First thing you need to calibrate correctly the radio. If you plan to use only the dial, don’t touch the two shoulder swiched during the calibration. If you plan to use only the two shoulder swiched, don’t touch the dial… It’s strange but original. You can also touch both during calibration. You can in this case have a two behaviour of the dial according to the swich position, one with linear scaling, the second with a very strong expo value. The problem I see with this setting is the need to regulary recalibrate the sticks to select one of the three combinaison. After a couple of minutes, you can find one the main problem of this radio… As soon as you turned off the radio and want to turn on it quick after… the radio refuse to be turned on….. You will need to wait about 10s… or disconnect the battery plug… It can very problematic in flight situation. The problem comes main probably from a caps in the voltage regulation circuit who don’t flush fast enought. One trick could be solder a wire and touch the main metallic chassis to fush the cap faster…. It’s not a big deal IHMO. Another problem concerns the deadzones of the sticks. First…. out of the box, the deadzones are smaller than the Jumper’s ones …. but not yet perfect despite multiple recalibrations. You can a bit improve the situation if you 1) fasten more the springs 2) fasten more the screws locking the internal pots in gimbals Notice also the Battery voltage alarm is not set correctly. It’s set to 7.4V synonym of 2S LiPo usage… or here by default you will use (rechargeable) AA batteries. Please change this value to 4.6V. I also not noticed any vibration capacities. If you try to update directly the IR8M with the last Jumper’s NB, unfortunatly you will got a black screen sign of too high contrast setting. Furtunatly, it’s a basic setting to change in the LCD.c file and vlad_vy already produced a special build for the IR8M: https://www.deviationtx.com/forum/builds/7605-irangex-irx-ir8m-builds This one works flawless but you will need immediatly to recalibrate the sticks, turned on the vibrations and set the correct battery voltage alarm. CONCLUSIONS Basically the I8RM improves most elements versus the Jumper T8SG: larger screen, better grab, better swiches and better sticks/gimbal…. The multimodule works fine and please update the last DeviationTX build to enjoy more protocols and protocol compatibilities. The two main concerns are about the no power on after a quick turn off… mainly linked with a problem in the circuit design and the second is remaining presence of deadzone in the sticks whatever the introduction of ballbearing. Personally, I can overcome easily these two negative points and take the IR8M as my daily radio. I like the price, the samel than the Jumper radio but in bonus a small FlySky receiver. One last point, be aware in a couple of weeks, the Jumper T8SG+ will be available with Hall effect gimbals but sold around 110USD. PROS + Builtin Multi-Module 4-in-1 to control hundreds of protocols + Better hands grab + Better gimbals with ball-bearings than the Jumper T8SG ones (but not yet perfect) + Metal sticks better than the Jumper T8SG ones + Larger LCD screen + Switches more easy to manipulate than the Jumper T8SG ones + 2 More switches than the Jumper T8SG + Sticks dead zones more limited vs the Jumper T8SG ones (but not yet perfect) + iPX/uFL connector for the 2.4G antenna + 2.4G receiver provided with + Shoulder switch & dial coupled togather (can produce interesting behaviour) + Same price than the Jumper CONS – Can’t repower on immediatly after a turn off – Shoulder switch & dial coupled togather (need regulary stick recalibration) – No vibrations – No metallic shield on the 4-in-1 multimodule – Batt voltage set for 2S LiPo not for 4xAA – No 2S balancer plug – 100g heavier than the T8SG – Quality build inconsisty for the first batch This Transmitter 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 86USD at https://www.banggood.com/IRangeX-iRX-IR8M-2_4G-8CH-Multi-Protocol-Transmitter-With-PPM-S_BUS-Mini-Receiver-p-1226058.html Cet article TEST: iRangeX IR8M, another universal radio 4-in-1 multimodule/DeviationTX based est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Was predicatable but after the upgrade of the Tiny 6 into the Tiny 6x with larger motors, now we have the same operation with the Tiny 7X: https://www.banggood.com/KINGKONGLDARC-TINY-7X-75mm-FPV-Quadcopter-With-820-Motors-5_8G-800TVL-Camera-F3-Flight-Controller-p-1257764.html With the same 75mm frame, they managed to install 8.5mx20mm motors instead of 7mmx20mm. 5g extra grams are added but performances will be greatly boosted. The Tiny 7x is announced to weight 35.6g without battery an receiver so expect a total weight flirting around 50-52g with the 450mAh LiHV battery. Still no builtin OSD added… With an expected weight of 50g+ … the question of the brushless equivalent is really raised… and if it can be used indoors in super tiny spaces as well…. They offer a new choice of receiver. Now two FUTABA receivers are supported, a FASTT and S-FHSS one. The classic FrSky D8, FlySky AFHDS-2A and Spektrum are still supported. Description: Brand: Kingkong/LDARC Item No.: TINY 7X Version:Basic/Advanced PNP/RTF Wheelbase: 75mm Motor Type: Brushed Motor: 820 Propeller: 3-blade 40mm Flight Controller: Betaflight F3 VTX: 5.8G 25mW 16CH Mini FPV Transmitter Camera: 199C 800TVL 150° Weight: 35g (Without Receiver and Battery) Battery: 3.8V 450mAh 50C Receiver: XM(Frsky),RX800 PRO(FUTABA S-FHSS),FM800(FUTABA Fasst),FS-RX2A(Flysky),DSM2 Package Included: Basic Version: 1 x Kingkong/LDARC TINY 7X Racing Drone 1 x 3.8V 450mAh 50C Battery 1 x Charger Advanced Version: 1 x Kingkong/LDARC TINY 7X Racing Drone 1 x F3 FC+VTX+Brushed ESC AIO PCB 3 x 3.8V 450mAh 50C Battery 1 x TINY Case Charger 1 x TINY Meter 1S 3 x Canopies 12x Propeller 1 x Propeller Tool RTF Version: 1 x Kingkong/LDARC TINY 7X Racing Drone 1 x F3 FC+VTX+Brushed ESC AIO PCB(RX800 PRO FUTABA S-FHSS) 1 x 3.8V 450mAh 50C Battery 1 x TINY Caring Case 1 x Charger 1 x TINY Meter 1s 1 x TINY X8 Transmitter Cet article NEWS: LDARC/KingKong Tiny 7X est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

DYS will introduce soon the successor of their ELF, a popular large 100mm brushless TinyWhoop class machine: https://www.banggood.com/DYS-Shark-Mako-100mm-FPV-Racing-Drone-BNF-F4-Flight-Controller-5_8G-25200mW-VTX-Blheli_S-18A-ESC-p-1257440.html They upgraded most parts… First the main chassis seems to be fully pastic… probably a good news because the carbon chassis with 1mm of thickness was really fragile. The flight controller is upgraded to a F4 model but no information if a builtin OSD is also here. Now ESC are 15A-18A models 3S compatible… For the 5.8G rig, the same 25mW/200mW 40CH VTX coupled with the same CMOS camera. There are two versions: one BNF with FrSky D8 receiver and a RTF coming with a 3S 600mAh and a basic radio. IMHO the RTF version is too expensive… It’s better to take the BNF with for example the new Jumper T8SG+. Specification: Brand name: DYS Item name: Shark-Mako 100mm Micro FPV Racing Drone Version: BNF Flight controller: F4 Motor: BE1104-5400KV ESC: 4-IN-1 Blheli_S F15A VTX: 5.8G/ 40CH/ 25/200mW Propeller: 4 blade 2035 Camera: 150 degree / NTSC Remote control: 2.4G Receiver: D8 mode Weight: 91.63g ( without battery) Package Included: 1 x Shark-Mako 100mm Micro FPV Racing Drone Cet article NEWS: DYS Shark-Mako est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Here is probably my next radio … even if it can be the IrangeX IR8M (review coming very very soon from now), the new revision of the super great Jumper radio: https://www.banggood.com/Jumper-T8SG-Plus-V2_0-Multi-protocal-2_4G-12CH-OLED-Transmitter-for-Flysky-Frsky-DSM2-Devo-Futaba-p-1257102.html They upgraded almost all elements. From now, the gimbal are HAL versions so without any contact offering super precise coding. The LCD screen is also increased, more larger. Switches are also upgraded in location, in size and two extra are added. Dial buttons also are better located. More, there is a JR bay to welcomes a potential new external module (controled via PPM). DeviationTX is of course the main OS and as far I know, this new revision has been developped with the help of the main DeviationTX gurus for a better support. The Multimodule 4-in-1 is still the core of the machine. I don’t know if it’s a new revision fixing protocols with original XN297L @250Kbit/s. Since the XN297L is not one of the four RF chip present inside the main multimodule, these (few) protocol are emulated with the nRF24L01+. In practice, the clock precision is not enough precise to perfectly emulate the XN297L@250Kbit/s… In any case, the radio is really great…. and the new gimbal should completly eliminate the small deadzones found with the first edition. The new revision is 50g more heavier … nothing catastrophic. Description: Brand: Jumper Item No.: T8SG Plus V2.0 Size: 158 x 150 x 58mm Weight: 338g (without battery) Transmission frequency: 2.400GHZ-2.7GHZ Transmitter Module: Four in One High Frequency Module (CC2500 CYRF6936 A7105 NRF2401) Transmit power: maximum 22dbm (transmit power adjustable) Antenna gain: 2db (detachable antenna, easy modification) Working current: 88Ma@8.4V Working voltage: DC4.5-DC18V (factory with 4 x AA battery box, lithium battery recommended 2s balanced head line, batteries not included) Remote control distance:> 2km @ 22dbm Open source firmware: Number of channels: up to 12 channels (depending on the receiver) Display: 2.42-inch OLED display, 128 * 64 resolution Rocker way: non-contact 3D space vector Hall joystick JR/FrSKY compatible module bay on rear side Upgrade method: USB online upgrade Support Protocols: Walkera full range DSM2/X full range Flysky and Flysky 2A FrSKY FUTABA s-fhss full range WL Toy series, Hubsan series, Esky series and many more (Currently a total of more than 40 supported protocols) Uses open source software with continued support and development, adding new protocols regularly. Simulator mode: 3.5mm standard ppm output USB output. Features: – Built in four-in-1 RF Module (CC2500 CYRF6936 A7105 NRF2401). – Open source multi-protocol firmware, compatible with most mainstream remote controls – Non-contact 3D space vector Hall remote sensing Gimbals (T8SG Plus Only). – T8SG Plus 2.42 inch OLED display, Bright display works even in direct sunlight. – JR/FrSKY compatible module bay on rear side. – USB online firmware upgrade. – Transmission power adjustable to adapt to different location requirements. – Detachable antenna, easy to change. – Ultra-low power consumption, longer battery life. – Up to 12 channels of output (depending on the receiver), Open Source Firmware, all channels are fully programmable. – Wide voltage input (2s lipo recommended). – Multilingual menu. – Vibration reminder function. – Support telemetry (depending on the receiver). – Carry Case included. Cet article NEWS: Jumper T8SG+ V2.0 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Today one more time a new brushless FPV racer is announced in 145mm format: https://www.banggood.com/FlyFox-Blue-Fox-145mm-FPV-RC-Drone-w-F4-Built-In-OSD-20A-BLHeli_S-RunCam-Micro-Swift-2-BNF-p-1257049.html We have a strong machine with 3mm carbon main arms/plate equiped of 1506/4100 Kv motors, so even more faster than the 1506/3500 of the Furibee Geniuser 160 for example. The flight control is a F4 + OSD model. ESC are ranked 20A… strong enough for 4S setup. The FPV system is based on the Runcam Micro Swift 2 coupled with a 48CH 5.8G VTX outputing a maximum of 200mW. Description: Brand name: FlyFox Item name: Blue Fox 145mm FPV RC Drone Wheel base: 145mm Arm thickness: 3mm Structure: stretch X Brushless motor: 1506 4100KV Brushless ESC: 4 IN 1 20A BLHeli_S Dshot600 Flight controller: Omnibus F4 integrated OSD VTX: 5.8G 0mW/25mW/100mW/200mW 48CH Camera: RunCam Micro Swift 2 Propeller: LDARC/Kingkong 3140 3-blade PC propeller Weight: 141g Receiver: optional compatible Frsky D8 receiver, compatible Flysky AFHDS 2A receiver, compatible DSM receiver. 1506 4100KV brushless motor Configu-ration: 9N10P Stator diameter: 15mm Stator length: 6mm Shaft diameter: 3mm Motor dimension(Dia.*Len): φ20.5*29.1mm Weight: 17g Idle current(10)@10V(A): 1.6 No. of cells(Lipo): 3~4S Max continuous power(W)180S: 480 Internal resistance: 75mΩ Max current(30S): 30A Omnibus F4 flight controller Integrated OSD and barometer BEC output: 5V/2A MPU6000 STM32F405 Size: 27*25mm Mounting size: 20*20mm Weight: 3.3g Supports PPM SBUS DSM2 4 IN 1 20A BLHeli_S Dshot600 Continuous current: 20A Peak current: 25A 5S Input voltage: 2-4S lipo Size: 27*31mm Mounting size: 20*20mm Weight: 3.7g Supports Dshot600 5.8G 0mW/25mW/100mW/200mW 48CH VTX Transmission distance: ≥0.5km@25mw, ≥0.8km@100mw, ≥1km@200mw (original antenna) Transmitted power: 0mW/25mW/100mW/200mW switchable Full format video format: NTSC/PAL Input voltage range: 7V~24V, +12V/170mA@200mW Size: 27mmx27mmx4.5mm Mounting size: 20mmx20mm (4-M2) Weight: ≤3.5g (antenna doesn’t included) Package included: 1 x Blue Fox 145mm frame 1 x F4 flight controller 1 x 20A 4 IN 1 ESC 4 x 1506 4100KV brushless motor 1 x 5.8G 48CH VTX 1 x RunCam Micro Swift 2 camera 1 x receiver 10 x 3140 3-blade propeller CW 10 x 3140 3-blade propeller CCW Cet article NEWS: FlyFox BlueFox 145 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new FPV goggles will be soon introduced from FlySky, the Falcon FG01: https://www.banggood.com/Flysight-Falcon-FG01-2D-3D-169-43-FPV-Goggles-Glasses-Built-in-DVR-HD-Port-for-RC-Drone-p-1256928.html This model is more a direct competitor of the Skyzone SKY02 V+, aomway commander V1 and more probably with the last Fatshark. Here we have a DFOV of 33 degrees so paradoxally a pretty good choice… especially with when we know than with ultra large FOV the image can be out of focus without corrective diopter. The main features are great… external receiver bay and receiver module compatible with existing Fatshark ones, builtin screens are 854×480 (WVGA) with 350 cd/m2. Builtin DVR abd can display an HDMI source. There is Builtin fan as well. The IPD can be ajusted from 59mm up to 69mm. Finally aspect ratio can selected between 16:9 and 4:3 sources. Look promising …. Wait & See. There is already a RCgroups thread started about and here is the promotional video from Flysight. First reviews should come soon. Specification: Display FOV 33degrees(Diagonal) Resolution 0.32 inch LCD,854×480(WVGA) Luminance 350cd/㎡ Interpupillary distance(IPD) 59—69mm(adjustable)F Mode 2D/3D Screen Color Full color LCD binocular display, with LED backlight Main Controls Function Controls Channel selection Volume control Mode selection 16:9:/4:3 switch Brightness/contrast Control DVR Control Fan Control Audio Audio output level Stereo,1.0Vp-p Type,10Kohm Interface AV IN(Φ3.5,4p) Video,Stereo Audio input HDMI IN(C Type) Support HDMI 1.3 Digital Input, Support HDMI Audio in Support resolution: 1280×720p RF RF module bay DC In 5.0 TF card TF card insert slot EAR OUT(Φ3.5,3p) Stereo 16Ω/150mW DVR Working way Auto work after goggles powered on Memory Support TF card to 64Gb Record rate 6Mbps (MJPG compression,30 fps,AVI) File playback Native recording,no codec support Video input Support CVBS,PAL/NTSC continous scan auto detect/mode change Other auto save if power removed,support forward/backward/format Power Supply DC IN 2S-4S supply Consumption <300mA @7.4V (HDMI 2D,RX off) Other RF module optional Dimensions 170×50×45mm(not include prominent part) Net Weight 175g(with faceplate and head strap) Working Temperature -10℃~+65℃ Cet article NEWS: Flysight Falcon FG01 FPV googles (DFOV 33 deg) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION As you probably already know, Furibee delivered a good sequence of excellent brushless FPV racers: from compact 1S setup up to 230mm and more. Here is a new candidate in the 160mm category with the Furibee Geniuser 160. With this racer with have a full carbon based racer with an elongated X-design. The electronic elements are also up to date with a F4+OSD flight controller, 28A BLheli_S/Dshot600 ESC 4-in-1 board 4S ready, 1506/3400KV motors. The FPV rig is also on top with a 5.8G 48CH VTX able to switch between 25mW/100mW or 200mW. More the FPV camera is a clone of CCD Runcam Swift model, only 600TVL but with an excellent light sensitivity and WDR. Let’s now discover this new serious candidate… BOX CONTENT + 1 x Furibee Geniuser 160 + 1 x 5.8G Pagada antenna + 1 x USB charging cable + 1 x Battery strap + 1 x Anti-slicing band + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Wrench remover tool + 1 x Instruction manual (English) The wrench tool is crucial to install props. Two bags of 3″ props…. A black set and another transparent. OVERVIEW From the first contact, you can feel that the Geniuser 160 is a durable and rock solid….. Everything is in carbon, 3K based. The general design is not a strict X shape but more elongated in the x-abscisse. The general quillity build is above the average… That’s a good start. The main lower plate is 3mm model super strong….. linked with aluminium standoff to the 2mm upper plate. -FRONT VIEW -SIDE VIEW The main three layers tower. The central is the F4 one with the microUSB port. Betaflight 3.2.0 is pre-installed and well tuned out of the box except for the OSD informations where by default every elements are displayed polluting the screen. The lower one is a 4-in-1 28A model with peak up to 35A!!!!. No problem to support 4S and probably more. There is also a 3A/5V BEC… so largely enough to power the VTX rig and the receiver. For the top board, it’s a 5.8G 48CH VTX with one unique button. There are two row of lights: one blue associated with the Vband selection and the green with the Vfreq. Each combinaison are coded in binary over three light digits. Short press to cycle between the 8 Vfreq inside the current Vband…, Long press more than 4s to switch to the Vband selection… then cycle between Vband by short pressing….. Wait a couple of seconds the selection. Finally press and hold more than 10S to select one of the three output power of the VTX between 25mW, 100mW (default) and 200mW. In VTX power selection mode, both the green and the blue light become solid. Notice the position of the 5.GG antenna, directly exposed to a crash…. At least the antenna is not directly connected to the VTX but via a small coaxial cable. -REAR VIEW Two LED lights surrounding a buzzer is installed. -UPPER VIEW The compact FrSky D8 receiver is installed. The bind button can be pressed directly. In another hand, the receiver blocks the two VTX light information rows. -BOTTOM VIEW -WEIGHT A little bit less than 160g standalone…. With a 500-600mAh 4S LiPo you can have the machine under the 250g limitation. Motors and props First important remark, it’s super hard to install and fasten perfectly the 5″ props into the main 5mm shaft. The prop thread don’t offer any free room to an easy installation. You will need to use the wrench tool while blocking the motors with hands…. It requires handy force and will hurt your fingers. Camera module The camera is a CCD model, a direct clone of the Runcam micro swift …There is a possibility to install an OSD cable to tune some parameters. By default, the language is chinese. The camera offers a FOV of 120 degrees and sensivity around 0.01Lux. The lens can be oriented up to 60 degrees approximatively. On the right, the free 2-pin connector where to plug the OSD cable. Disassembling Super easy to access to the main electronical tower. Just remove the four top M2 hexscrews. Both the VTX, camera and receiver are connected via connectors… A good point for maintenance or for example to swap the actually basic FrSky D8 receicer to another more advanced with better range and telemetry feedback (a FrSky XM+ for example) The OSD cable plugged. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, BINDING, CONFIGURATION AND DEMO FLIGHT First positive observation, out of the box, most important elemements are well tuned in betaflight. i.e the SBUS receiver on UART3 and the Dshot600 selected. PIDs are default from BF 3.2.0. The two rear Lights also are pre-configured to stay solid. Only the OSD presents a problem where all possible OSD informations are displayed inviding completly the screen. Basically, as unique fine tuning required is the the optimization of the OSD layout. Unfortunatly the FrSky receiver don’t send any RSSI or Vbat by telemetry…. More no RSSI on the 9th channel as well to display the RSSI on the OSD…. That’s a drawback. As you will be able to see, the FPV signal is cristal clear…. sharp and precise…. No interferences coming from a bad VTX… That’s great. Even more…. absoluptly no jello can be noticed… it’s super smooth ….. I tested in 4S setup with a 500mAh LiPo…. The machine can carry a larger model. A 700-800mah represents a good tradeoff. In angle, it’s stable and drifts are super small. In 4S… the machine starts to hover from 30% in throttle input. ….It’s impressive… You can feel a lot of power from your finger’s extreminity….. Punch out are just insane !!!!!! OMG I like this machine …. It’s screaming loud !!!! Well everything is not perfect, the performances of the current receiver is basic…. It’s strongly recommanded to swap if for a more powerfull model… With a 4S 500mAh LiPo I observed a flight duration about 3min15 in average…… CONCLUSIONS It was long time I didn’t been dispointed by a machine …. and it’s the case for the Furibee Geniuser 160… It’s a durable solid, powerfull machine with a great FPV rig able to carry a small Mobius Mini on top. It’s a great acro flyer very fun to fly with. No real negative point except maybe the basic FrSky D8 pre-installed for the BNF…. (should be replaced with a better model). PROS + Great flyer + Solid & durable + F4 with OSD + Good CCD FPV camera + Jellofree + Powerfull motors + Switchable VTX output power + Well tuned out of the box CONS – FrSky D8 receiver without RSSI – Props hard to install – Antenna stem exposed – OSD badly configured This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by Gearbest 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 159USD at https://www.gearbest.com/brushless-fpv-racer/pp_1432178.html Cet article TEST: Furibee Geniuser 160 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Ok … the official announcement will be in less than 20h…. but there are some leaked photos emerging for the new DJI Mavic Air According the few first elements …. seems to be a super compact model…. just slightly larger than the DJI Spark…. Got a 3S battery, 25min of flight time, Obstacle avoidance in the menu, 4K video shooting and …. seems to have a 3-axis gimbal…. but I am not completly … could be only a 2-axis…. IMHO the total weight shouldn’t exceed more than 400-500g… If everything is confirmed ….. it will be another DJI killer product…. My god competitors must be so depressive actually….. Ok just 20h to wait before official announcements…. Wait & See Cet article NEWS: DJI Mavic Air … rumors, leaks and rumors again …. est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

If you meet some sporadic flash problems with your EV100 Goggles and if you are not afraid to desolder and resolder a small chip, this toolkit will solve your problem: https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Upgrade-Tool-Spare-Part-For-EV100-FPV-Goggles-p-1255405.html After the installation of this chip, the last firmware is already pre-installed. You can find also in the associated zip file all the software required to flash a firmware…. Description Brand Name : Eachine Item Name : Upgrade Tools for EV100 Can solve the flash screen problem Package Included 1 x USB Module 1 x Cable 2 x Soldering Chip Cet article NEWS: Eachine EV100 firmware update toolkit est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION Just after the TopFX F7X and just before the new Aomway commander V2, the Eachine EV200D, and the new Skyzone SKY03 offers a huge diagonal FOV of 43 degrees !!!! This must be compared with the 32 degrees of the former SKY02 V+ for example. The new FOV is not the unique novelty… The DVR module is also upgraded to record in H264 format the RF feed or any AVin source. The Sky03 still of course offers a builtin 48CH diversity 5.8G VRX, a frontal VGA camera, a builtin headtracker, the possibility to display an HD source via a miniHDMI plug and support 2D/3D Side By Side. Two other addings… a frontal horizontal LED bar light and antifog fan…. Let’s star to discover this new deluxe FPV goggles…. BOX CONTENT + 1 x Skyzone SKY03 + 1 x Main facial mask + 3 x Foam addon masks + 2 x 5.8G linear antennas + 2 x Headtracker PS-2 cable + 1 x RCA to jack 3.5mm video cable + 1 x Powercable DC connector to XT60 + 1 x Instruction manual (English) Only one of the three facial addon foam masks has a double side tape. OVERVIEW The goggles chassis is more or less the same as for the SKY02.. the general plastic quality is great, very well build. You can find the Sky03 in black or white. -FRONT VIEW Immediatly visible the Sky03 integrates now a Fan on top as AntiFog solution. Unfortunatly no manual switch to turn on/off it. In practice you can adjust the rotation speed only via a setting in the general menu interface. The white bar is the long horizontal LED light turned off by default. A lof of different visual effect can be selected in the general menu. Definitively a “cool” feature The frontal camera is a basic CMOS VGA model with a limited FOV of 60 degrees. Despite being basic, it’s very usefull to monitor the front event especially at landing or take off periods. -SIDE VIEW Another novelty, now there is a powerbutton to be pressed more than 4s to turn on/off the goggles. -REAR VIEW By default, some diopter are installed… No indication about their respective correction… But the size is compatible with typical diopters available in the market. With the addon element taped on the main plastic clipsable facial mask. It’s really confortable with. -UPPER VIEW -BOTTOM VIEW Centrally the two main sliders to ajust the IPD…from 57.5 to 69.5mm …. Maybe for very large heads,.. 69.5mm won’t be enough. The PS-2 connector for the builtin headtracker module… working in PPM mode. The main ports remain the same… Except the microHDMI has been replaced with a miniHDMI. We can fin a microUSB port to retrieve recorded file and to eventually flash a new firmware for the DVR. A microSD card port is also here… Be aware only good class 10 cards are accepted…. If not, when you will press on the “REC” button, nothing appears … or recordings stop after 1-2s maximum. -WEIGHT Close to 240g…. Builtin Screens Each LCD screen offers a 800×600 resolution…. so in theory less than the 1280×1024 of the F7X’ LCOS screen. Anyway, the LCOS technology implies polarisation mirrors… and introduces some artefacts blurring a bit the general quality… So the main question for large FOV goggles: Is-it better to have a lower native resolution with a direct projection or an higher resolution but with mirroiring ? Here is a direct view inside the goggles for an NTSC in comparaison with the former SKY02 V+ It’s obvious that the FOV is largely increased…. The immersion is impressive. The aspect ratio is also in 4:3 format… In comparaison with the 16:9 format for the TopFX F7X I did a test with with these basic OSD information displayed in each four corners For NTSC, it seems that the signal is partially cropped at each border, especially for the left and right borders….with few lines removed. For PAL source rendition, we have for the SKY03 vs the SKY02 V+ and the TopFX F7X With the following PAL layout we obtain For PAL… it’s more top & botton parts which are slightly cropped… Anyway, whatever the TV system…. I find that the video signal is partially blurred when you wear the glasses especially in the central area. More whatever the IPD ajustement, you still have the feeling that the video is a bit doubled……. Clearly I am not sure that the default provided diopter provided by default are the right ones for normal view capacity. I asked to 2-3 other persons with perfect vision to confirm my impression (in comparaison with the Sky02 V+ results)… All of them confirmed my remarks. Paradoxally, when you look with one eye only one of the screen, the image rendition is perfect…. I also tested the AVin capacity… No problem to display an extern CVBS source…. More, you can record the external flux via the DVR It’s a great little feature…. But dislike the SKY02 V+, the SKY03 won’t turn automatically when you plug a source in the AVin… you need to select manually the input into the AVin mode. I was able to display without problem an HD source via the HDMI connexion… I tried different resolution from my laptop… each time successfully For the SKY03 model, Skyzone gave up their former 3D system with a dual Vfreq to a more classic Side By Side When you turn the goggle into 3D (long press the “mode” button, the 3D effect is perfectly rendered MENU AND FUNCTIONS If you long press more than 4s the large left “Camera”‘ button, you can run the band scanning. The process to overview the 48CH is relatively fast, less than 5-6s to scan everything. More a bar display is plotted with the #CH in the x-axis and the corresponding RSSI value in y-axis. After the scanning, you can manually navigate into each Vfreq by pressing the “Rec” & “Mode” buttons. To quit the scanning mode, one more time long press the “Camera” button. On the right side, if you long press this time the “Track” button, you enter in the main menu with five different panels. The first one is dedicaced to headtracker module The second more to the display settings: brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness The third tunes the DVR where you can for example perform “cycling recording” replacing previously recorded file as soon as the microSD card is full. You have the option to start recording as soon as the goggles are turned on as well… The fourth selects some OSD settings and the LED bar display mode. A lot of are available, around 25 different choices. The last one controls the speed of the fan… without the possibility to turn off it completly… the minimum setting is “ultra low”…. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND TESTING When you turn on the Sky03, the skyzone log appears during 3s. With the facial mask installed, the sky03 is really confortable. The buttons are easy to access. But as said previously, I felt not super confortable in term of focus…. for me the central section is a bit blurred and despite any PID ajustement, the left & right images superposition is not perfect with a very small presence of a doubling effect…. Well absoluptly nothing catastrophic don’t worry…. I am pretty sure with more adapted diopters (-400, -600 ?) the focus can be solved. As far I know it’s a problem more or less similar with the Fatshark HD3… Seems it’s really hard to produce a large FOV goggles with so small eyes-screens distance. A raw example of an NTSC source Notice the NTSC source is saved in 720×480 @25fps !!!… In general NTSC are saved into 30fps. The video looks a but choppy by moment… Clearly less good than any NTSC source recorded smoothly @30fps… I hope it can be solved by a firmware update. I least no desynchronization with an HD source… a good point for Picture in Picture post video editing. More I noticed, sometimes the file stops by itself to record or produce a corrupted file …. Generally the DVR seems sensitivive to the quality/brand of the microSD card… I hope it won’t be like the walkera vitus where it was very hard to find a 100% compatible microSD card. For PAL source,, we have More time to time, the DVR refused to boot….and I needed to turn on one more time the goggles… sometimes, when you press recording, it starts to record but it stops by itself after a couple of second… Clearly, the DVR module seems sensitive to the microSD card choice. I used Toshiba Excecia pro U3 with a writing speed of 80mb/s for my testing so far superior to the 5kb/s required for the recording whatever a PAL or NTSC source. CONCLUSIONS Well …. I got mixed feeling with the new Sky03 model… If clearly I liked the general quality build, the accesories, all functionalities FPV oriented, all input/output ports…. the general quality of the screens, the capacity the display perfectly an HD source… I can’t not mention the little blurring/out of focus feeling I have when i wear them…. With an high probabitity it’s linked with the type of diopters coming with… but I am afraid most of owners will complain of the out of focus effect. Maybe 43 degrees it too wide ? It’s an open question.. Another negative point is the DVR erratic bahaviours when time to time it’s not recording well all the FPV session. More the NTSC recording looks a bit choppy with 25fps only…. PROS + Complete bundle + Great quality build + 43 degrees FOV + IPD ajustement + 2D/3D SBS + HDMIin + Builtin DVR + Frontal camera + Fan + Facial masks + Easy Vfreq scanning + Headtracker CONS – Central area blurred/out of focus ? Default diopter not adapted the normal vision case ?, too wide FOV ? – NTSC recording @25fps instead of 30fps – NTSC format partially cropped – No 16:9/4:3 aspect ratio selection – DVR module not booting sometimes – Some Corrupted DVR recordings reported (rarely/depends the quality of the microSD card) – Fan can’t be turn off completly manually This FPV goggles 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 479USD at https://www.banggood.com/Skyzone-SKY03-3D-5_8G-48CH-Diversity-Receiver-FPV-Goggles-with-Head-Tracker-Front-Camera-DVR-HD-Port-p-1237218.html Cet article TEST: SKYZONE SKY03 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

In the valse of the new racers of the week, a novel addition with the HGLRC 120mm: https://www.banggood.com/HGLRC-HORNET-120mm-FPV-Racing-Drone-PNP-Omnibus-F4-OSD-13A-Blheli_S-ESC-5_8G-25100200350mW-VTX-p-1254621.html Full carbon based with a thickness at least of 2mm for both arms and the central cage. Of course from now, there is a F4+OSD flight controller but with MPU6800 gyros, a good news for the stabilization after the SPCmaker 90NG fiasco. Strong 13A (20A@peak) BLheli_S/Dshot600 ESC … officially only supporting up to 3S…. but probably more.. The FPV rig is based on a super 600TVL CCD Super HAD II CCD sensor’s based camera and a 48CH VTX delivering up 350mW. The general architecture looks solid… A +5V/3A builtin BEC so no problem to feed both the FPV rig and the receiver. It’s a PNP machine so you will have to provide your own receiver and battery…. Seems a nice racer … but I would like to see a model with a builtin runcam swift micro … to record in 1080p@60 as well Specification: Brand name: HGLRC Item name: HORNET 120mm FPV Racing Drone PNP Frame Kit: 120mm carbon fiber (3mm) Flight controller: HGLRC XJB F413(Omnibus F4.V2-Blheli_S 13A) VTX: HGLRC XJB-TX20.V2 20X20MM PIT/25/100/200/350mW Camera: HGLRC XJB-ELF Camera Motor: HGLRC FH1106 6000KV 2-3S Propeller: HGLRC 2540-3 Weight: 78g (without battery) HGLRC XJB F413 Omnibus F4.V2 Micro F4.V2 Flight Control Board ( D-Shot Version) MPU: MPU6000-SPI CPU: STM32F405RGT6, dual 8K. Black Box: Flash 16M Input Voltage: 2-4S Lipo Built-in Betaflight OSD to adjust PID BEC Output: 5V@3A Size: 25x25mm board, 20mm mounting holes (M2) Weight:2.3g Support Subs/PPM/DSMX receiver HGLRC 13A 2-3S Blheli_S BB2 4 in 1 ESC: Input Voltage: 2-3S Lipo battery Constant Current: 13A Peak Current: 20A BEC Ouput: NO Firmware: BLheli_S 16.5 Size: 23x23mm ( including pad) Installing Hole: 20x20mm, M2 Weight: 3g CPU: SILABS EFM8BB2 48MHZ MOS Tube: TOP QUALITY MOSFET Firmware: Betaflight 16.5 Support Damped Mode, Oneshot125, Oneshot42, Multishot, Dshot150, Dshot300, Dshot600, forward and reverse HGLRC XJB-TX20.V2 20X20MM Output power: PIT/25mW/100mW/200mW/350mW switchable Control mode:BFOSD control(RX) / Button BAT: 7-26VBEC 5V-1A 240mA—-350mW Video system: NTSC/PAL Antenna: IPEX Frequency: 5.8GHz 6 bands 48 channels, with Raceband: 5362-5945 MHZ Size: 24*24mm(L*W) Mounting Hole:20*20mm Weight: 2.4g HGLRC XJB-ELF Camera Image Sensor: 1/3″ SONY Super HAD II CCD Horizontal Resolution: 600TVL Lens: 2.3mm Lens FOV: 120 degree(2.3mm) Signal System: PAL / NTSC S/N Ratio: >60dB(AGC OFF) Electronic Shutter Speed: PAL:1/50 ~ 100,000; NTSC:1/60 ~ 100,000 AutoGain Control(AGC): YES Back light compensation(BLC): YES Min.illumination: 0.01Lux/1.2F WDR: D-WDR DNR: 2DNR Day/Night: Color / Auto / B&W Power: DC 5 to 36V Net weight: 5.6g Dimensions: 19x19x19mm Package Included: 1x HGLRC 120m Carbon Fiber Frame Kit 1x HGLRC F4.V2 AIO OSD BEC FC 1x HGLRC 13A Blheli_S 4-in-1 ESC 1x HGLRC TX20-V2 VTX 1x HGLRC XJB-ELF CAMERA 4x HGLRC HF1106-6000KV 1x LED+BB buzzer 6x HGLRC 2540-3s props 1 x Battery Strap Cet article NEWS: HGLRC Hornet 120 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Remember the Popular MJX Bugs 3 ? then the B2W, a direct competitor of the Hubsan H501A… Then followed the Bugs 6 a 5.8G beginner cruizer… Here is a new compagnon for the B6, i.e. the B8-pro in 300mm format: https://www.banggood.com/MJX-B8-Pro-Bugs-8-Pro-5_8G-FPV-Brushless-With-C5830-Camera-Racer-Drone-Quadcopter-RTF-p-1254331.html The machine is still full plastic based … but shifts from a 2S to a 3S solution thanks to a 1300mAh/45C LiPo. Motors are still 2204 type… Still no open source flight controller installed…. it’s more a plug and fly machine spirit. Another major novelty is the addition of an acro flight mode… ideal for acrobatic flights. There is the type of 5.8G AIO FPV-camera… with a max power of 200mW. The bugs 8 still uses the 2-way radio protocol with basic telemetry alarm for the low voltage and out of control cases. The FPV signal and the control range should be ok under the radius of 200m…. It’s not really a racer, not a docile machine as well … but of the vibrations are ok and the sensivity of the FPV camera acceptable, can be a nice first FPV cruizer acrobatic able too. Description: Brand Name: MJX Item NO.: B8 Pro Item Name: MJX B8 Pro FPV RC quadcopter Frequency: 2.4G Channel: 4CH Battery: 11.1V 1300mAh 45C li-po Camera:C5830 Camera Motor: 2204 1800KV Brushless motor Speed:60km/h Flight distance: About 300 -500 meters FPV distance: About 200 meters FPV camera transmit: 200mw Flight time:10-12 minutes Charging time: around 150 minutes Transmitter Battery: 4*AA 1.5V(Not included) Color: Black and red Quadcopter’s Weight: 420g Quadcopter’s size: 30x30x9cm Product size:35.7X28X16cm Function: ascend, descend, forward, backward, left sideward fly, right sideward fly,Inverted Flight, Rolling 180° ,3D Flip Features: – With 2 flight modes, switching between Angle Mode and Acro Mode enables both beginners and skilled pilots experience the flight fun. – With 5.8G FPV real-time HD image transmission. – Flying at up to 60km/h , control range up to 300-500m. – With 2204 1800KV brushless motor strong power to the quadcopter. – With 11.1V 1300mAH high-capacity battery give a longer flying time- maximum 12 minutes. – 2.4GHz Technology Adopted for Anti-Interference. – 4 Channel which can do ascend, descend, forward, backward, left sideward fly, right sideward fly and rolling 360°. – 6-axis gyro which can have more stable flying and be easy to control. – With LED lights making the flight more spectacular especially in the dark. Package Included: 1x MJX B8 PRO Quadcopter 1x Transmitter 1x Battery 4x Propeller 1 x Blance charger 1 x USB charging table 1 x Propeller fixing mount 1 x Screw 1 x Uv sticker 1 x Manual First videos already emerged from earlier beta testers: Cet article NEWS: MJX Bugs 8 pro est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A return of an unsual design “+” design is proposed by Diatone with the GT-M3 model: https://www.banggood.com/Diatone-2018-GT-M3-Normal-Plus-110mm170mm-RC-Drone-FPV-Racing-F4-OSD-TBS-G1-600TVL-20A-BLHeli_S-PNP-p-1254008.html According to advanced FPV pilots, the “+” offers even more faster top speed …. In another hand, the Field Of view is greatly impacted by the front motors. The electronic is updated to 2018 elements: a F4+OSD board with MIC20689 6-axis gyros/accelero… I really hope this MPU chip is softmounted… to avoid the hypersensitivity of this new generation of MPU (cf the SPCMaker 90NG problem). The FPV camera is obviously a CCD model…. ESC are rated up to 20A (BLheli_S/Dshot600) and motors are 1408/4000Kv….. The machine is boosted via a 4S setup … and should develop a beasty power…. We retrieve the same central aluminium cage protecting all the camera & electronic tower. The machine is only available in PNP edition actually. Description: Brand name: Diatone Item name: 2018 GT-M3 Normal Plus RC Drone Wheel base: 110mm/170mm Color: Titanium F4 32K: MIC20689 32K Six-Axis; OSD; 128M Flash; 5V BEC; CURR Camera: G1.Sniper CCD Sensor VTX: TBS ESC: F20HV 4S ESC Dshot600 Motor: Edge racing 1408 4000KV Support 32K six-axis & 4S Lipo input & CURR Rated power: 1344W Peak power: 1548W Propeller: 3″ Please note: The PNP (Plug and Play) version comes without battery, charger, receiver or remote control. Package included: 1 x Diatone 2018 GT-M3 Normal Plus RC Drone Cet article NEWS: Diatone 2018 GT-M3, a FPV racer with a “+” design est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

I just learnt that my main images hoster will close in a few weeks/months….. It means that most of the articles/reviews will be without images….. It’s a real nightmare to change individually all links to another hoster…… I am very disapointed :(…. I will try to update at least last articles … little by little….. Cet article FYI: A bad news for D-M …. est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Seems there will be more and more new Vtol machine…. A new non-FPV model from XK, the X520: https://www.gearbest.com/rc-airplanes/pp_1575995.html There will be their magical 3D/6G mode conversion…. where the 6G will offer simplied/assistance for beginners especially for the transision between Vertical to Horizontal positions…. Two 1307 brushless motors are here…. full EPP based announced to be durable … (Hummmmm …..) No real free room to install a small FPV equipement… Main Features: – Made of EPP engineering materials, durable and anti-crash – 1307 double brushless motor, super strong power. – 4.3g high-precision digital servo, rapid response and fast lock reaction – 6-axis gyroscope and air pressure altitude, 3D / 6G mode conversion, suitable for different scenarios flying, more suitable for beginners – The frame with quick installation and replacement structure, easy to carry – High-capacity 7.4V lithium polymer battery, more than 10 minutes flight time – Multiple flight modes: indoor vertical flying mode, outdoor 6G level flying mode, outdoor aerobatics mode Specification General Brand: XK Function: Level Flight,Rollover Material: EPP Technical Parameters Compatible with Additional Gimbal: No Wingspan: 520mm Length: 420mm Takeoff Weight: 200g Motor Model / RPM: 1307 ESC Current: 20A Dimension and Weight Product weight: 0.1850 kg Cet article NEWS: XK X520 VTOL est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

There is a new brushless compact FPV racer in 90mm size: https://www.banggood.com/Happymodel-Trainer90-FPV-Racing-RC-Drone-BNF-Omnibus-F3-OSD-5A-Blheli_S-ESC-5_8G-25mW-48CH-VTX-1S-p-1251252.html The trainer 90 is full carbon based and come fully disassembled. Luckely, connectors are here everywhere and it should take 5-10min maximum to build the machine. Important remark: no propguard, no camera pod, no motor protection… and the flight controller is directly exposed… so .. the durability of the machine is clearly raised especially for 0703/0706 motors known to be fragile… the top part can pop up more easily. For the electronic, we have a basic F3+OSD flight controller, a 4-in-1 1S 5A BLheli_S/Dshot600 ESC board. The FPV rig is classic with a 600TVL CMOS 1/4″ sensor + 48CH/25mW 5.8G VTX. An originaly….. you can choose between 0703 15000Kv or 0706 type…. The weights will go from 24.7g to 30g… for the 0706 version more adapted for outdoors applications. I would say the 0703 can be more an indoors trainer while the 0706 more for outdoors…. Two choices of microreceiver are proposed: a FrSky D8 with RSSI or a FlySky AFHDS-2A. The battery is a LiHV model to boost even more performances. Specification: Brand name: Happymodel Item name: Trainer90 FPV Racing Drone Flight controller: Fusion X3 Betaflight 3.2 F3 Flight controller built-in OSD and 4IN1 5A ESC Motor: Happymodel 0703 or 0706 15000KV brushless motor Propeller: 56mm 2-blades propeller Camera: 600TVL HD CMOS 1/4inch VTX: 5.8g 25MW 48CH Video transmitter Battery: 3.8v 250mah or 450mah 30C lipo battery OSD: Betaflight OSD Flight time : 3minutes Buzzer Ready 0703 version weight: 25g without battery; 31g with battery 0706 version weight: 25g without battery; 31g with battery Receiver Option: -Frsky FD800 D8 mode SBUS receiver (RSSI ready) -Flysky FS82 8ch AFHDS2A receiver Ibus output with Failsafe -Specktrum DSM2/DSMX Compatible receiver Features: -Extremely light and more powerful -STM32 F303MCU + BLHELI_S ESC make your Operating feel more stability and silky -Jaw-dropping flight performance -Betaflight support -Acro mode / Air mode /Angle mode support -Built-in OSD(Using F3 MCU controls OSD over SPI bus in DMA mode) -OSD Configuration has been include in BETAFLIGHT GUI -Radio Stick to control PID Tunes -BLEHELI_S pass-through ready Package Included: 0703 Version 1 x Trainer90 Frame 1 x VTX &Camera Fixed mount holder 4 x 0703 KV15000 Brushless motor 1 x Fusion X3 flight controller 1 x 600TVL Camera+25MW VTX 2 x 56mm propellers(4pcs/set) 1 x Receiver (optional) 1 x 3.8V 250MAH 30C HV LIPO battery 1 x 1S LIHV charger 1 x Buzzer 0706 Version 1 x Trainer90 Frame 1 x VTX &Camera Fixed mount holder 4 x 0706 KV15000 Brushless motor 1 x Fusion X3 flight controller 1 x 600TVL Camera+25MW VTX 2 x 56mm propellers(4pcs/set) 1 x Receiver (optional) 1 x 3.8V 250MAH 30C HV LIPO battery 1 x 1S LIHV charger 1 x Buzzer Cet article NEWS: Happymodel Trainer 90 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Eachine EX1 is a new compact brushless video plateform including a basic 1080P camera broadcasting a FPV signal with 5.8G WIFi link without any Electronic Stabilization (EIS). This EX1 is also branded by JJRC as the JJPro X3 HAX. The EX1 can be seen as a new competitor of the Hubsan H501A and the MJX BUG 2W. Dislike the H501A, here no advanced flight modes but basic GPS assistance and altitulde hold. Via the 5.8G link, a 300m video link is promised. Let’s have a look to this new RTF machine. BOX CONTENT + 1 x Eachine EX1 + 1 x 2S 2000mAh LiPo (with proprietary connexion) + 1 x 1080P/5.8G WIFi camera FPV module + 1 x Transmitter (using 4xAA batteries not included) + 2 x Spare props (1 CW, 1 CCW) + 1 x Wrench prop installer + 1 x Screwdriver + 1 x USB to microUSB cable + 1 x Smartphone holder + 1 x Instruction manual (English) OVERVIEW The EX1 machine is a little bit smaller than Hubsan H501A, i.e. 255mm versus 280mm. The body is highly profiled built into a very good plastic. As the H501A and the B2W, a 1080P/WiFi camera system is added this time not inside the main body but as an external module. -FRONT VIEW When the camera module is installed, the lens orientation is fixed with a negative angle about -10 degrees targetting the ground. No possibility to set this angle. Like the two others machines, motor’s pods are transparent with blue light on front and green on rear. -SIDE VIEW No visible port …. -REAR VIEW With the battery clipsed. -UPPER VIEW One unique button. A short press to turn on the EX1… Press and hold the button more than 3s to turn off. -BOTTOM VIEW -WEIGHT With everything installed, the machine reaches close 367g…. Motors The machine welcomes independant ESC jailed just below motors inside the motor pod. 220uF capacitor are installed on each ESC. It will help to clean the video signal as much as possible. 1806 brushless motors are installed, the same type as for the H501A and the B2W. 5mm shaft section. No problem to plug up to 6″ props and even the 6.3″ hubsan’s model. LiPo A 2S proprietary 2000mAh LiPo without any indication of the current level of the charge. If the battery can easily inserted, you really need to press strongly the plastic tab to release it from the EX1. A small microUSB port is here to recharge the battery. When plugged into a +5V USB port, a small blue light stays solid when charging The light turns off as soon as the charging is over Camera module The 1080P camera is an external module super easy to clip/to remove. It offers a diversity system tuned on the 5.8G band. A wide angle is installed offering 120 degrees approximatively of Fielf Of View. Notice, the lens is not perfectly installed inside the casing and can move a bit… increasing microvibrations in recordings. You need to insert a microSD card class 10 minimum. It’s not possible to access to the card without removing the camera module. Maybe a good point in case of crash.. little risk to loose the memory card in this case. When the camera is not recording, after being activated at least one by pressing on the camera button, the module shows a red slow flashing light. When it’s recording, the red light blinks faster. To open the camera module, you need to remove two tiny screws latteraly with a thin screwdriver We have a M7 lens thread The top blue WiFI PCB welcome two 5.8G antennas while the backside is the DVR module. A class 10 minimum is required 1080p files are recorded with a huge compression factor and a low datarate … pixelization artefact will be huge Here is raw video sample….. The general quality is really poor and not acceptable for a 1080p module…. Another huge negative port, at least for a lot of Android users. The WiFi channels used to broadcast the video signal is the 149 and the 153 Unfortunatly these channels are available only for the US & China It means by consequence most europeans android users, especially with last devices, the WiFi module won’t be visible ….. and no possibility to change these channels on the camera module itself. In this case, you can – Reinstall a fresh Android OS and select English(US) as location. Be sure to remove your SIM card if it’s a phone…. Complete the installation before to reinsert the SIM. – Try this modification with ADB: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel/themes/mod-wifi-country-code-fix-root-required-t3558044 There is a webinterface @192.168.1.10 where you can only update potentially a new camera firmware. Disassembling It’s super easy to open the EX1. You will have to disconnect two cables linked with the GPS module to release the top canopy part. As you can see, the GPS module is shielded with a two layers copper material but the protection don’t feel completly the back cover…. Maybe a fix is to add more EMI paper there. On the main flight controller everything is connected via dedicaced plugs. The baromter is well protected with piece of foam. Generally everything look clean. In the bottom position, two free UARTs are available…. maybe there is a small hope than a firmware can be updated that way…. The 2.4G receiver is installed front. We have a XN297L and one unique antenna. It’s the first time I see a 2-way radio protocol based on the XN297L RFchip. In practice, there is a little chance that this protocol can be emulated via a nRF24L01+ for DeviationTX/OpenTX. To offer around 300m and more of control range, the datarate is probably 250kbit/s. Transmitter The transmitter chassis is small, compact and light with good gimbals. One small LCD display is here to show all informations. In the field, you need a super good vision to real all values. More, with strong direct daylights, it’s almost impossible to read telemetry informations. You will need 4xAA batteries to feed the radio. Ni-Mh accu are working with. On the top right, one unique switch to select Altitude hold, GPS hold and RTH respectively. The role of each button are explained as follow. What a pity, no basic logos printed directly on the transmitter. To engage the compass calibration procedure, you need to push the left stick in the lower-left position and the right stick in the top-right. The front lights will flash. Turn counter-clockwise relatively fast the machine installed horizontally then when you have solid green lights rear, noze up, turn one more CCW until blue front lights are here. The transmitter displays the quadcopter level of battery on the top left. Velocity, altitude and distance from the take-off location are printed. If you plan to use a tablet, it’s also possible to install DJI phantom tablet holder UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND DEMO FLIGHT After spending a couple of days to find how to have a compatible Android devices, I was able to test the EX1. Of course, the machine was perfectly calibrated directly in the field with sunny and windfree conditions. First things, when you connect the machine, if you don’t arm the machine within the first 1-2 minutes… it’s no more possible to arm… You will need to reboot all the system. By default, in altitude hold the machine take softly…. but I was not able to have a working auto-take off function… The altitulde hold is correct with relatively small altitude variations. The machine is silent too… I could expect a more noisy machine with relatively small props. The problem comes immediatly after you turn into the GPS mode … It’s not working !!!!!! the machine continues to drift as in altitude hold… You need to land and to re-take off to have a working GPS mode !!!! Weird…. More, for RTH it’s the same story, as soon as you engage the RTH, you can’t release it ….. so you have to be sure there will be a small deviation from the take off location….. and when the machine has landed… one more time you have to turn off everything to re-arm !!!!! In altitde hold, the machine flies relatively well is pretty fast…. In GPS mode, despite receiving more than 13 satellites, you can feel the machine not super stable… even showing some Toilet Bowling effects…. You can recalibrate the compass one more time…. weird mouvements are still here. Maybe the GPS module need to be more shielded… On your FPV display, you can feel a lot vibrations/jellos…. the camera sensor need to be more secured and probably the machine better well balanced props. It’s really disapointing…. In term of control range, I was able to go over 300m … with both the video & controls. As soon as you are loosing the transmission link, a RTH is engage and the machine climbs at 30m!!!! even if you were < 30m... Flight times are about 12min in average..... At last, I regret the absence of advanced flight modes..... no follow-me, no orbit, no path planning... we can also regret than important kinetic informations are not also displayed in the App. CONCLUSIONS The conclusion will be easy to do…. I do not really advise this machine especially versus the Hubsan H501A & the Bug B2W… The EX1 is inferiour to every sectors: not stable machine in GPS mode, poor camera performances, a lot of jello, no advanced flight modes…. and incompatible with most europeans android devices….. Be sure than in 2018 will emerge similar machines but this time with EIS in the menu. PROS + Brushless quadcopter + Basic 1080p camera + GPS assistance + Telemetry informations sent on the radio + Good quality build + 300-350m of control/video range CONS – 5.8G Wifi link not compatible with most and recent european android devices – GPS stabilization not accurate (Toilet Bowling Effect) – Flight mode selection buggy (requires to reboot the machine) – Need to reboot the machine after a RTH – Poor camera performances: 20fps only, poor light sensitivity, color not accurate – A lot of Jello in the video – No flight informations displayed in the Appz, only via the transmitter – Flipped video by default – One unique 3-way switch to select all flight modes – Small transmitter LCD screen, almost invisible in daylight conditions – Auto take-off/landing buttons not working efficiently – RTH can’t be stopped mid-flight – No EIS – No advanced flight modes (Orbit mode, path planning, follow-me) 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 160USD at https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-EX1-Brushless-Double-GPS-WIFI-FPV-With-1080P-HD-Camera-RC-Drone-Quadcopter-RTF-p-1234745.html Cet article TEST: Eachine EX1 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Just presented in the last CES, Walkera will introduce a DJI spark competitor with a 3-axis stabilization and 4K@30 !!!! Quadcopter: – 16 x 15 x 18,5 cm – 330g – Lipo 3S 11,4V/1720mAh – Flight time: 15min – Flight mode: Active Track mode, Rocket mode, Dronie mode, Helix mode, Gesture mode, Time-lapse Camera: – Sony CMOS 1.3ÿÿ – FOV de 75° – 3-axis gimbal – 4K@30, 1080p@60 – Panaroma mode Radio: – Bultin LiPo 2S 7,4V/2500mAh – 1080p FPV transmission – 1Km of control range No release date announced…. Wait & See especially after the semi-fiasco of the Vitus 320. (source: https://www.helicomicro.com/2018/01/11/walkera-peri-en-approche/) Cet article NEWS: Walkera Peri (DJI Spark competitor) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

In the last “Tiny” familly of KingKong, was missing an intermediate model, i.e. a 65mm machine but with 7mmx16mm motors.. Now the gap will be filled with the Tiny 6X: https://www.banggood.com/KINGKONGLDARC-TINY-6X-65mm-Racing-FPV-Drone-With-716-Brushed-Motors-Baced-on-F3-Flight-Controller-p-1250958.html Notice than the KingKong brand will dissipear for the LDARC name. For this ne brushed FPV TinyWhoop machine we have a 65mm ducted full plastic based machine, 0716 coreless motors (17600 Kv), a F3 board without OSD and the same FPV rig as previously installed, a pretty good 800TVL CMOS cam + 16CH 25mW 5.8G VTX. The machine standalone is announced to be under 25g without the battery and receiver… so probably around 35g with everything installed. A 250mAh LiHV battery is now provided to boost even more performances. There are three version: one PNP, five BNF and complete RFT with a Futaba compatible radio. Interesting product … I just regret the absence of a builtin OSD…. Description: Brand: Kingkong/LDARC Item No.: TINY 6X Version:Basic/Advanced PNP Wheelbase: 65mm Motor Type: Brushed Motor: 716 17600kv Propeller: 3-blade 31mm Flight Controller: Betaflight F3 VTX: 5.8G 25mW 16CH Mini FPV Transmitter Camera: 199C 800TVL 150° Weight: 25g (Without Receiver and Battery) Battery: 3.8V 250mAh 30C Package Size: 15 X 15 X 5cm / 20.8 X 11.9 X 2.7cm Package Weight: 0.1KG/0.42KG Recommended Parts: (Not Included) Remote Control: Frsky X9D Plus FPV Goggles: FatShart V2 Receiver: XM(Frsky),RX800 PRO(FUTABA S-FHSS),FM800(FUTABA Fasst),FS-RX2A(Flysky),DSM2 Package Included: Basic Version: 1 x Kingkong/LDARC TINY 6X Racing Drone 1 x 3.8V 250mAh Battery 1 x Charger Advanced Version: 1 x Kingkong/LDARC TINY 6X Racing Drone 1 x F3 FC+VTX+Brushed ESC AIO PCB 3 x 3.8V 250mAh Battery 1 x TINY Case Charger 1 x TINY Meter 1S 3 x Canopies 12x Propeller 1 x Propeller Tool RTF Version: 1 x Kingkong/LDARC TINY 6X Racing Drone 1 x F3 FC+VTX+Brushed ESC AIO PCB(RX800 PRO FUTABA S-FHSS) 1 x 3.8V 250mAh Battery 1 x TINY Caring Case 1 x Charger 1 x TINY Meter 1s 1 x TINY X8 Transmitter Cet article NEWS: KingKong/LDARC Tiny-6X est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new DJI product is announced, a compact smart brushed video quadcopter machine: https://www.banggood.com/DJI-Tello-with-5MP-HD-Camera-720P-WiFi-FPV-8D-Flips-Bounce-Mode-STEM-Coding-Compatible-Controller-VR-p-1249480.html Propused with 8.5mmx20mm coreless motors with 3″ props, the total autonomy is announced to turn around 13min !!!! thanks to a 1S 1100mAh LiHV battery. There is a builtin WiFi 720 camera recording at 30fps and broadcasting the video signal up to 100m. The FOV is a bit narrow (83 degrees)…. More there is a small EIS !!!! to shoot stabilized 720p video!!!! (via the new Intel VPU). It’s not finished, the machine can stabilize its altitude via a barometer and a VPU !!! It’s impressive for a 80g machine. And it’s not over … there is a SDK to program easily some choregraphies with one or several units…. And cherry one the cake, it’s announced to be sold under 100USD !!!! Clearly an Hubsan’s killer. Wait & See as usual…. Specifications: Aircraft Weight About 80g (with Propellers and Battery) Dimensions 98mm*92.5mm*41mm Propeller 3 inch Built-in function Infrared High Hold Mode, Barometer High Hold Mode, LED Lights, Under Visual, WiFi Connection, HD 720P FPV Interface Micro USB Charging Interface Flight performance Max Flight Distance 100m Max Flight Speed 8m/s Max Flight Time 13 minutes Battery Removable battery 1.1Ah/3.8V 1100mAh Lipo Camera Photo Resolution 5MP FOV 82.6° Video Resolution HD 720P 30 Format J PG(Photo), MP4(Video) Electronic image stabilization Support Package Included: 1 x Tello Aircraft 1 x 3.8V 1100mAh Lipo Battery 8 x Propeller 4 x Protection Cover Cet article NEWS: DJI Tello brushed but so smart …. est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Seems there is a new Eachine EV100 ultra low price FPV goggles competitor with the SJ-RG01: https://www.banggood.com/SJ-RG01-5_8G-48CH-Dual-Displays-Diversity-FPV-Video-Goggles-w-3_7V-1500mAh-Battery-DVR-p-1248340.html Also sold under 100USD, we have a Goggles with a 5.8G 48CH diversity module (we have to check if it’s a true diversity system), a builtin DVR !!!!. Strange the dual display is announced to be 960×240… Strange resolution…. Is it for one builtin LCD ? or 960×240+960×240 will give a a 960×480 ? Or in fact there is one unique display installed in the background covered with a binocular system ? … No information also about the assocated Field Of View ? I would say .. it can’t be worse than the EV100 …. There is a small IPD ajustement also. Anyway it’s super cheap, a bit heavy …. …. Wait & See as usual… Specification: Input power: DC 6-28V, DC12V/380 mA, maximum charge current: 300 mA Display resolution (dual display): 960 x 240 AV output terminal: ?3.5mm, video output impedance: 75 ?, audio output impedance: 10 k? DC socket for input power: diameter: 6mm, inner pin diameter: 2.1mm Class of the TF card: class 10, maximum size of the TF card: 32 Gb Micro USB interfaces allow convenient file saving Optional battery: 3.7V/1500 mAh, 80mm x 19mm x 7mm (L x W x H) Adjustable sight distance: min. value: 58mm, max. value: 63mm Product size: 175mm x 102mm x 68mm (L x W x H) Total weight: 278g Package included: 1 x SJ-RG01 Goggles 2 x Antenna 1 x Power cable 1 x AV cord 1 x Battery (1,500mAh) 1 x Userÿs manual Cet article NEWS: SJ RG01, the Eachine EV100 Killer ? est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

After the HBRC HB68, here is a new TinyWhoop brushless machine including a F3+OSD flight controller: https://www.banggood.com/HB64-64mm-1S-Brushless-RC-FPV-Racing-Drone-BNF-W-F3-OSD-5A-Dshot-25mW-48CH-600TVL-FS-RX2A-Receiver-p-1247915.html It’s smaller (64mm) and lighter (<30g with the 260mah LiPo). It's a RTF solution with a builtin FlySky AFHDS-2A 2.4G microreceiver. In order to gain some weight, 0603 brushless motors have been prefered versus 0703. We have a F3 Omnibus with a builtin OSD, a 4-in-1 5A BLheli_S/Dshot 600 ESC board. The FPV rig is classic 600TVL CMOS 48CH 25mW AIO module. This little machine is powerfull enough looks the perfect winter indoors machine. I will try to grab for a review. As always, wait & see. Specification: Item name: HB64 brushless racing drone Wheelbase:64mm Frame structure: true X Bottom plate: 1mm thickness, 3K carbon fiber Weight: <24g (without battery) Flight weight: <30g (with battery) Flight time: 3-4mins (260mAh battery) Flight controller: F3, built-in OSD ESC: 5A BLHeli_S Dshot Receiver: FS-RX2A Motor: D0603 16000KV Propeller: 31mm 4-blade (4*black, 4*yellow) VTX+camera: 25mW 48CH 600TVL 120° battery: 1S 3.85V 260mAh/ 250mAh 30C F3 flight controller: Item name: TF3-OSD Size: 20*20mm Mounting hole: 16*16mm, 2mm hole diameter Processor: STM32F303CCT6 (72MHZ, 256K FLASH) Sensor: SPI sensor MPU-6000 Firmware: Betaflight_3.x.x_OMNIBUS Power supply: 1S Built-in 5V/0.5A BEC Built-in BF OSD Built-in LC filter Support programmable LED Supports BLheli suite ESC programme With buzzer port SBUS or DSM receiver input, please configurate RX3 as input interface. DSM receiver powered from 3.3V SBUS and PPM from 5V 5A BLHeli_S Dshot ESC: Size: 20*22mm Mounting hole: 16*16mm, 2mm hole diameter Firmware: BLHeli_S 16.6 Continuous current: 5A Burst current: 6A (5s) Power supply: 1S lipo Support Dshot150/300/600, PWM, Oneshot125, Multishot D0603 motor: Item name: D0603 KV: 16000KV Stator diameter: 6mm Stator height: 3mm Shaft diameter: 1mm Bearing: N/A Working voltage: 1S Max thrust: 19-26g (56mm 2-blade BN props) Weight: 1.6g VTX+camera: Output power: 25mW Camera resolution: 600TVL,120° Channel: 48CH Video system: PAL/ NTSC Antenna: 3DB hose antenna Built-in OSD wiring port Battery: Item name: HV-250/260-30C Capacity: 250/260mAh Voltage: 1S, 3.85V Continuous Discharge Rate: 30C Connector: PH2.0-2P Weight: 6.5-6.9g Notes: -this version is BNF version, it comes with FS-RX2A Receiver. -the 250/260mAh battery will be sent according to the goods supply, the 260mAh battery will be sent firstly, if 260mAh battery in insufficient supply, we will sent the 250mAh battery. Pacakge included: 1x HB64 frame kit 1x F3 flight controller 1x 5A BLHeli_S Dshot ESC 4x D0603 16000KV motor 1x 25mW VTX+camera 1x FS-RX2A Receiver 1x 1S 250/260mAh 30C battery 4x black BL31 4-blade propeller 4x yellow KK31 3-blade propeller 1x L style USB adapter plate 1x propeller puller Cet article NEWS: HBRC HB64 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new 3-in-1 AIO FPV camera is announced including also builtin 720p recordings: https://www.gearbest.com/receiver-transmitter/pp_1527671.html The total weight is annouced to turn around 8g. Can be powered directly from a 1S source ([3.5V – 5.5V]). The module seems small enought to be installed even into < 100mm machines. The camera is basic CMOS model with 120 degrees of FOV. The output power of the 5.8G VTX can be switched between 0mW, 25mW and 200mW. With such kind of product there are some important questions which can be answered only by advanced testings: 1) What will be the extra latency introduced to encode in 720p the video stream and 2) Is a real genuine 720p source recorded or a NTSC one extended to 720p by interpolation ? As usual, Wait & See.... Main Features: Transmitter Module – Transmission power: 0mW / 20mW / 200mW adjustable power – Input voltage: 7 – 26V – Input current: 90mA / 130mA / 230mA – Output voltage: 4.2V Camera Format: NTSC Output impedance: 75ohm Voltage DC: 3.5 – 5.5V Sensor pixels: 130W Lens: M7, horizontal 120 degrees, vertical 100 degrees Cet article NEWS: TX1769 3-in-1 AIO FPV-camera-720p DVR est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article