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Merry Christmas to everyone !!!! and thanks you to support Drone-Maniac.com !!! As you already noticed, since a month, the drone-maniac activity slowed down… Don’t panic, I am still here :).. The reasons are multiples Got plenty of work with my daily job New drones introduction slowed down since 2-3 months I reviewed too much machines, and I needed a break to not being fed up and to ressource myself Only 24h/day I really hope the 2018 will deliver super fun and polished/fully working products …. What can we expect as novelties ?. Share your opinions ? For Racers: < 100mm 4S machines ? F4-F7 FC with isolated MPU CCD camera as standard Inboard 1080p recordings Low latency 720p/1080p FPV ? For video plateforms Some and full working DJI competitors More < 800g 3-axis stabilized machines Obstacle avoidance as standard Better flight times The 2018 year of Vtol/stablized wings ? Cet article NEWS: Merry Christmas !!!!! est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The WLtoys A959B is new revision of the super popular 1/18th scale brushed WLtoys 959 introduced three years ago. With this new model, the 390 motor is now remplaced with a monster 540 brushed edition… The advertized top speed is 70 Km/h !!! Just insane… As for the former series, three other car models are proposed where mainly the top canopy plastic is changed. Whatever, we need to check if this machine can handle a crash at such speed… and more generally the question of its durability must be answered. BOX CONTENT + 1 x WLtoys A959B + 1 x Transmitter (using 4xAA batteries not included) + 1 x 2S 1500mAh LiPo with T-dean connector + 1 x Charger + 1 x Powerunit for the charger + 1 x Cross Screwdriver + 1 x Instruction manual (English) OVERVIEW From an external aspect, absoluptly no change can be observed…. We have a compact 1/18th car, fully nylon plastic based. The main chassis is style 100% nylon based. A negative point especially when we know that the top speed is almost doubled…. Shock absorbers are super soft… too soft especially for jumps landing. The chassis will mostly absorbe most part of the energy The two central outter plastic structure seems a bit fragile IMHO… and it will be the two weak points of this machine At least, metal dog bones and cup are here…. but unfortunatly…. no ball bearings in the wheel section… only basic bushings to be oiled regulary 7mm hexagones are here for the four wheels As already mentioned early only a basic bronze bushings is here… Faster performances can be obtained by replacing them with real ball-bearings. LiPo The monster motor takes a lot of room while the steering servo is a compact plastic model pretty cheap and not super precise At least ballhead screws are here The main electronic board welcomes a serie of MOSFET and the 2.4G receiver The board seems to be covered of liquid electronic tape but not efficient enough to be 100% waterproof. Transmitter Exactly the same radio as the fisrt original model. The radio protocol is based on a nRF24L01+ RF chip. Four click buttons to trim the throttle and direction. I would prefer more analog pot to have finer trimming especially for the steering direction. The grab is good for the control. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND TESTING Clearly this machine is more adapted to run on super flat soft surfaces to enjoy the full speed capacity. Even there, it’s relatively hard to keep a straight line… and unfortunatly the steering direction is not enough precize to run long and far at full speed. The accelerations are just insame… thanks to the relative lightweight of the car. As you can see on the last part of the demo run, this type of flat rocky surface represents the best tradeoff between speed capacity vs offroad conditions. From medium tall grass, the machine speed is drastically recuded. From more advanced offroad conditions, the A959B bumps a lot killing also a lot the top speed. In fact, it’s almost impossible in such conditions to push the throttle at full positions… Be sure to inspect all rotatives parts. Even if the main spur wheel is fully covered, a small amount of sand can enter… and it can be fatal for the car. CONCLUSIONS Well for the price, the A959B is probably the fastest car available!!! no doubt… For a first RC car, it’s really fun and acceleration are just insane…. but be aware, the general quality build & conpounds is just basic… and with such speed the durability of the chassis, main spur, differential box and FET will be clearly lowered. GOod news, there is a full metal upgrade kit available but doubling the total price of the car. PROS + Damned fast !!!! + Good radio + 4 Wheels transmission + Metallic dog bones + Hexagones CONS – No specific metallic upgrade vs the original A9x9 – No ball bearings – Not fully waterpoof – Can’t handle from medium grass surface – Soft shock absorbers – Digital steering triming not super precise This offroad car have been courtesy provided by TomTop 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 67USD at https://www.tomtop.com/p-rm8934eu.html Cet article TEST: WLtoys A959B, 1/18th buggy @70km/h est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

During winter time, your FPV TinyWhoop is probably your current best friend. You want to boost flight time ? Time to fly with a LiHv battery: https://www.banggood.com/GAONENG-3_8V-260mAh-30C60C-Lipo-Battery-for-Blade-Nano-QX-CPX-and-Tiny-Whoop-p-1242902.html With such battery, the max voltage reaches 4.35V (0.15V more than a classic LiPo) and the nominal value becomes 3.8V. You can probably gain up to 1min of flight time. This battery comes with a JST Ph 2.0mm connector and is compatible with most TinyWhoop machine with 0615mm motors. Description: Battery parameter:Gaoneng 3.8V 4.35HV 260mAh 30C/60C 1S Lipo Battery Capacity:260MAH Continuous Discharge Rate:30C/60C Weight: About 7g Battery Connector: Molex Picoblade PH2.0 Caution: Don’t over-charge, or over-discharge batteries. Don’t put it beside the high temperature condition. Don’t throw it into fire. Don’t throw it into water. Package Included: 1 x Gaoneng 3.8V 4.35HV 260mAh 30C/60C 1S Lipo Battery Cet article NEWS: GAONENG 3.8V 260mAh 30C/60C LiHv est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Rare are the real DJI competitors … and maybe a real new is introduced. This is the Halo Drone pro: https://www.haloboard.com/collections/halo-drones/products/halo-drone-pro Ok it’s much more larger than a DJI Mavic, the total weight is about the weight of a phantom (1.4Kg). The Halo pro integrates a 3-axis gimbal with a detachable 4K@30fps camera where EIS on 6-axis is also active. Clearly the video stabilization with this double layers of mechanical and electronic technics is promised to be very super efficient. The machine is large but with foldable arms. The pro version comes with a full transportation bag. Video transmission is based on a specialized 5.8G WiFi up to 800m. The machine can reach up to 45mph(72km/h). 22 min of flight time are also promised. A super lightweight “smart” watch with a builtin GPS allow a lot of different type of follow me. Have a look to the Justin’s video…. Clearly the developper team spent a lot of time to offer a super ergonomic interface. Inboard videos are really promising and follow-me results look just great !!! AIRCRAFT WEIGHT (W/ BATTERY): 1370G DIAGONAL SIZE: 430MM FLIGHT TIME: UP TO 22 MINUTES MAX SPEED: 45 MPH VIDEO TRANSMISSION: UP TO 800 M LOW LATENCY (<200MS) CAMERA SPECS SENSOR: SONY IMX 377 LENS: FOV 115° F/2.4 VIDEO: 4K 30P PHOTO: 12 MP STABILIZATION: EIS 6-AXIS DISTORTION CORRECTION: YES VIDEO CAPTURE 4K: 3840×2160 – 30P 1440P: 2560×1440 – 60P FHD: 1920×1080 – 120P HD: 1280X720 – 240P CONTROLLER OPERATION FREQUENCY: 2.4 GHZ + 5.8 GHZ BATTERY SIZE: 6000 MA DISTANCE: 1000 M RETURN HOME FEATURE: YES AUTO LIFT OFF/LAND: YES Cet article NEWS: HALO Drone PRO, a real DJI competitor ? est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Finally after a lot of internet teasings, the new Mavic competitor should be now introduced relatively soon: https://www.banggood.com/GDU-O2-Wifi-FPV-With-3-Axis-Stabilized-Gimbal-4K-Camera-Obstacle-Avoidance-RC-Drone-Quadcopter-p-1239707.html As usual if and only if the video stabilization is as efficient as for the Mavic, the GDU O2 got/introduces also a lot of features: -Visual positionning -Gesture recognition -Obstacle avoidance -Foldable and ultra transportable -Target tracking -Orbit, selfie, rocket flight modes -Time laps functionalities All advanced modes are done via the powerfull snapdragran MCU. Associated with the 3-axis gimbal, a 4K camera shooting at 25fps(PAL) or 30fps (NTSC). The 1080p is up to 60fps. More a small controlable electronic zoom can be done via the remote. Flight time are about 20min without the prop guard and 15 with… The more important…. the total weight is 708g !!! so no future problem of registration at least for EU contries. This is the first model introduced where the 720p FPV feedback is “limited” to 1km. The GDU O2 plus will have 7km!!!! Probably the camera also will be improved. Be aware, the connexion with the smartphone is done via WiFI 5.8G… Seems to not have USB tethering Grrrrr so be aware about some Android incompatibilities. I really do hope, in the worst case, it’s possible to change the 5.8G Channels of the radio. Sold 800 USD, so clearly 30% more cheaper than a Mavic…. The official trailer but In internet actually, only an unboxing appeared … but still no inboard videos …. … Maybe a bad sign…. As usual … especially after the Walkera Vitus (semi) fiasco….. WAIT & SEE…. I will ask one for review .. Who know maybe I will grab one… Cet article NEWS: GDU O2, a new MAVIC competitor… est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Remember the BeeBee 66 ?, a compact 1S 66mm brushless FPV machine with a carbon prop guard structure and a AIO top canopy element ? Now here is the lite version: https://www.banggood.com/Full-Speed-Beebee-66-LITE-RC-Drone-FPV-Racer-ARF-Omnibus-F3-OSD-5_8G-40CH-4-In-1-6A-Blheli_S-ESC-1S-p-1239529.html where basically both the carbon prop guard and the full top plastic canopy structure have been removed. The weight goes from 28.2g down to 23.9g so close to 4.3g of gain (~18%). All the electronic remains the same: a F3 Tiny+OSD board, 4-in-1 6A BLheli_S/Dshot ESC board and 0703/15000Kv Lightspeed branded brushless motors. The FPV rig is a classic 600TVL CMOS camera+40CH/25mW VTX AIO module installed on a 3D printed camera support. The X-frame seems to be 1mm thick. I regret the absence of a LiHV battery to boost even more performances and even more the absence of a builtin buzzer… since this machine will be an outdoor flyers. The total weight without the receiver is announced to turn about 32g… so with a super light FrSky XM for example, it should turn around 34g. In the lite version, the BeeBee 66 remains me the Eachine Chaser 88 but in a shrinked edition. Specification: Brand name: Full Speed Item name: Beebee – 66 Wheelbase: 66mm Product size: 85 x 85 x 38mm Product weight: about 32g (with battery) Motor: 0703 15000KV brushless motor Flight controller: Teeny 1S F3 built-in OSD ESC: 6A BLHeli_S 1S 4in1 ESC Dshot600 Propeller: 40mm 3 – blade propeller Camera: S2 25mW 40CH Flight time: 2.5 – 4 mins Battery: 3.7 – 4.35V 260mAh 30C HV LiPo Package size: 15 x 8 x 4cm Package weight: 85g Teeny1s F3 Flight Controller: Size: 20 x 20 x 5mm Mounting hole: 16 x 16mm MCU: TM32 F303 MCU Sensor: SPI sensor MPU6000 Built-in BetaFlight OSD Firmware: OmnibusF3 BetaFlight 3.1 Dshot Teeny1S 6A 4in1 Brushless ESC: Size: 20 x 20 x 5mm Mounting hole: 16 x 16mm Firmware: BLHeli_S Lipo battery: 1S Continuous current: 6A Peak current: 7A (5S) Support Dshot600 Brake function in default Features: Super tiny & easy to carry Ligh & safe for indoor flight Better control than brushed drone Support Cleanflight & BetaFlight Support Angle / Horizon / Acro mode OSD in-build Note: Compatible receiver: PPM / SBUS / DSM Package included: 1 x Beebee-66 Lite Frame Kit 1 x Teeny1S F3 Flight Controller 1 x Teeny1S 6A 4in1 Bushless ESC 4 x 0703 15000KV Brushless Motor 2 x 40mm CW 2-Blade Propeller 2 x 40mm CCW 2-Blade Propeller 1 x S2 25mW 40CH VTX 1 x 3.7 – 4.35V 250mAh 30C HV LiPo 1 x USB Converter 1 x 1S HV LiPo Charger Cet article NEWS: LightSpeed BeeBee-66 Lite est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Hubsan H107A Pro represents the minor revision of the Hubsan H107A powerstar X4, a brushed but smart quadcopter equiped of a basic 720p camera. What is surprising for an under 100USD machine is to see advanced flight modes such as: mission planning, orbit mode and follow me. The H107A uses the same excellent Appz (iOS & Android) common with the H501A. For the H107A Pro, only a bluetooth radio command is added. Since the quadcopter remains the same, I will only target on the benefit (or not) of the BT controller. BOX CONTENT + 1 x Hubsan H507A (with a 2S 550mAh LiPo) + 1 x Bluetooth transmitter + 1 x 550mAh 2S LiPo + 1 x USB charging cable + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 4 x Prop guards + 1 x Screwdriver + 1 x Instruction manual (English) Transmitter The radio is a gamepad model really ergonomic easy to grab. Both sticks are centered sign of altitude hold presence. To turn on the radio, you have to long press the power button more than 4s. 4 x AAA batteries are required to feed the transmitter. Ni-Mh accumulators are working The transmitter can hold a smartphone up to 6″. Camera recording & photo shooting can be triggered directly from the left shoulder buttons. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND DEMO FLIGHT Before to take off, be sure to turn on also the bluetooth. As the former H107A, you will need to perform compass calibration each time in the field. You will need to go in the setting/controller section to bind the radio to your smartphone. By consequence the control range in theory remains the same limited by the WiFi link between the quadcopter and your smartphone. In practice since the BT link between the radio and the smartphone works also in the 2.4G, when the BT link is active, it will negatively impact also the total WiFi control/FPV range. As you can see, as soon as the machine is still in proximity, the control is perfect with the BT module. Unfortunatly, the WiFi FPV link is deeply negatively impacted.. The frame rate decreases a lot down to 3-4 poor frame per second :(.. When the machine is over 30-40m, even controls meet some lags… while without attached BT controller, no problem to control the machine with the same amount of distance. Clearly the BT controller is more useful for LOS flights. CONCLUSIONS The Hubsan H507A Pro don’t represent a big revolution but the addition of a BT controller is a positive element more adapted for LOS proximity flights. Unfortunatly, the WiFi & control range is also downgraded by the BT link. No free lunch. Since the Pro version is sold with the same price of the non-pro, it’s still advised to take the new pro version. PROS + Easy LOS flight with the BT controller + Efficient new features added + Great app + Super easy machine + Great beginner machine + Slightly improved 720p videos + Cheap CONS – Short flight time – Frame rate drop when the BT controller is used – Proprietary battery – 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 88USD at https://www.banggood.com/Hubsan-H507A-X4-Star-Pro-Wifi-FPV-With-720P-HD-Camera-GPS-Altitude-Mode-RC-Quadcopterr-RTF-p-1206435.html Cet article TEST: HUBSAN H107A Pro est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Skyzone more famous for they FPV goggles and VTX is now introducing a full 140mm FPV brushless racer: https://www.banggood.com/Skyzone-S140-140mm-RC-FPV-Racing-Drone-PNP-W-F3-OSD-4in1-20A-Dshot-5_8G-48CH-VTX-Foxeer-Micro-Cam-p-1238487.html In the menu a strong 3mm 3K carbon based X structure where we can find a F3+OSD omnibus FC (flashed with VF 3.1.5), a 4-in-1 20A BLheli_S/Dshot ESC board and 1506/4100Kv motors… All the setup is 4S compatible. For the 5.8G FPV rig, we have a 48CH VTX with switchable output power (25mW/100mW/200mW) and the camera is a Foxeer 2.1mm model with some OSD features (but it’s recommended to fly without due some refresh rate problems with). It’s a PNP version so without receiver and battery. No problem to attach any receiver with PPM/SBUS/iBUS connexions. This machine is a direct competitor of the recent KingKong Eggs, Furibee & Emax models recently introduced…. I don’t see any new magic ingredient …. but if there is no problem of drift, oscillations, durability… it will be at least a good thing. As usual, Wait & See…. Specification: Brand name: Skyzone Item name: S140 140mm racing drone PNP wheelbase: 140mm Weight: 128g (without battery) Main board: 3mm Other board: 1.5mm 3mm 3K carbon fiber substrate Flight controller: F3 built-in OSD ESC: 4in1 20A 2-4S BLheli_S Dshot (XT30) Motor: RCINPOWER 1506 4100KV Propeller: DALPROP T3032 Camera: Foxeer Micro 2.1mm VTX: mini 5.8G 48CH 0/ 25mW/ 100mW/ 200mW switchable Package included: 1x Skyzone S140 Frame 1x Foxeer micro camera 1x Mini 5.8G 48CH VTX 1x Mini F3 OSD flight controller 1x 4in1 20A 2-4S BLheli_S Dshot ESC (XT30) 4x RCINPOWER 1506 4100KV motor(2CW +2CCW) 2x Pairs DALPROP T3032 propellers(4CW+ 4CCW) 1x Battery strap Cet article NEWS: Skyzone S140 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new Emax FPV racer is announced with the Babyhawk-R: https://www.banggood.com/Emax-Babyhawk-R-RACER-Edition-112mm-F3-Magnum-Mini-5_8G-FPV-Racing-RC-Drone-3S4S-PNPBNF-p-1237259.html The main feature is the introduction of 1106 strong 4S compatible motors for beasty performances. The frame is highly profiled and 3K carbon based. 12A 4-in-1 ESC board is here …. maybe a bit light for high 4S throttle inputs. A good news, the FPV camera is a CCD model with more precize video feedback. The flight controller is a F3 model integrating directly a betafllight OSD chip. From the photos of the design, no real weak points can be noticed… Wait & See…. Features: -High Speed power system featuring RS1106 and the Avan Micro -FC/ESC AIO – Mini Magnum Tower -112mm Carbon Fiber Frame -Only weighs 82.5 grams -Customizable Shell Canopy with adjustable camera positions -Pre-tuned Betaflight Firmware for optimized flight performance -OSD integrated with Low-Voltage detection -40 Channel 5.8g VTX switchable 25/200mw -Compatible with EMAX Transmitter/Goggles/Accessories -Utilizes Micro CCD Sensor Camera -Accepts 3-4 cell LiPo batteries Babyhawk Race Key Features FRAME -Light weight carbon fiber frame with impact resistant plastic canopy available in several colors –Strong 3mm arms with lower profile arms to reduce drag. -Integrated flight controller vibration dampening system for a smoother and more locked in feeling flights POWER SYSTEM -Powered by the new Magnum Mini tower system with F3 FC + 4 in 1 12A BLHELI S ESC 3-4s -Betaflight Firmware 3.2.X with comes pre tuned at the factory for optimized flight performance -Class leading Emax RS1106 6000kv brushless motors paired with the new Avan 2ÿ quad blade propeller for maximum speed and control. FPV SYSTEM -650TVL Micro CCD camera with tuned profiles for different light condition. CCD is preferred by more pilots over CMOS for its better handling of high contrast lighting and resistance to ÿjelloÿ in your flight video. -Canopy has adjustable camera positions so pilot can tune for track speed and size. -40 Channel 5.8g VTX with LED info display and switchable transmission power from 25/200mw Cet article NEWS: Emax Babyhawk R-112mm est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The FXT FX888R tripleplay is new 5.8G ground station receiver integrating up to three difference sources. In practice, coupled with high gain “120” degrees directional antennas, you can cover 360degrees.. and by consequence gain easily 6dBm (and more) at least to double your FPV range. Other antennas combinaison can open even more long range applications. The tripple play is a small 48CH 5.8G module where each receiver can be enable or disable individually. Let’s have a look to this new 5.8G receiver. BOX CONTENT + 1 x FXT FX888R + 3 x 5.8G linear antenna with SMA connectors + 1 x Powerlead cable with XT30 connexion + 1 x AVout 2.5mm jack plug to RCA connectors (video & audio) + 1 x Instruction manual (English) The choice of a 2.5mm jack plug is less common than 3.5mm for FPV equipement. OVERVIEW The plastic design of the casing is pretty nice with a good plastic material. You take the module in hand you are positively surprized by its light weight. All the connexions can be done on the right side. Three individual AVout corresponding to each 5.8G receiver and a “triversity” output. We can regret maybe the absence of a second triversity port in order to plug also an external DVR directly. The left side welcomes only the powerswitch No problem to attache the triple play module on a tripod SMA connector for each individual receiver antenna port The front pannel display the current selected Vband,Vfreq as the instatanenous power received on each receiver. It’s super easy to select a Vfreq, i.e. short pressing will cycle among the eight ones in the current selected band. If you long press one it, you cycle between the six supported Vband The complete list of supported Vband & Vfreq It’s possible to turn on/off individually each builtin receiver UNBOXING AND TESTING A super easy to use module ….. Maybe some futur owners can regret the XT30 connector instead of a JST one but since the module can accept battery up to 6S, the XT30 is more logical for such wide voltage range. The test has been done with a simple 25mW source with a linear antenna. The comparaison is done with a FPV monitor including diversity. Both source have been recording with the same EV100 DVR with the same settings (HD resolution). Of course this particular test can be critiqued but a long range FPV comparaison depends also of the powersource, the current altitude, level of multipath, etc…. We can feel a slight improvement of the level of reception especially for low SNR conditions and for high RSSI, the level of statics also a bit decreased. We can notice also the desynchronization of the DVR recordings… I liked also how the switching is done… not to fast and absoluptly no break up can be noticed during a switching. The level of each RSSI is displayed only the front OLED screen. No OSD informations overlayed especially the current battery status. CONCLUSIONS Good, relatively cheap and simple triversity 5.8G module…. The ensensial is here. The 5.8G switching is well done and the general improvement even if it’s small with the actual linear antennas will be here as soon as higher gain antennas will be used. I regret the absence of basic OSD information at least the current battery voltage and the absence of a second AVout to plug directly a DVR. We can hope one day to have a version where for each individual receiver, a unique Vfreq can be selected. PROS + Improves the general RX sensitivity + Can cover 360 degrees with three “120 degrees” directional antennas + Smooth switching between channels + Individual AVout + Light + Easy to use + Cheaper than any competitor + Tripod compatible CONS – No builtin battery – 2.5mm jack connexion less common than 3.5mm format – No second triversity AVout (for DVR connexion) – -90dBm “only” builtin receiver – No OSD informations – No possibility to select three different Vfreq This 5.8G receiver have been courtesy provided by FXT 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 76USD at https://www.banggood.com/FXT-FX888R-6-Bands-48CH-Raceband-Triversity-Receiver-Built-in-12864-OLED-p-1195291.html Cet article TEST: FXT FX888R “TriplePlay” est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Officially, the Eachine EV100 goggles were supporting HDMI input…. but in practice only an AVin/out port is available. In fact, you need an external module to “convert” (read downgrade) an HD source (up to 1080p) into a CVBS one thanks the new EV100 addon module: https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-EV100-HDMI-to-AV-Convertor-Module-For-FPV-Goggles-Whole-Set-with-Cable-p-1235349.html This module is main certainly able to convert any HDMI sources into a PAL/NTSC one so not only dedicaced to the EV100. Two models are proposed: one with cables and one without with the module standalone. Description Size : 66mm*55mm*20mm Weight : 110g Features No need extra drive program, just plug and play Video and Audio sync output Support 1080P Support NTSC and PAL Format Compatible with HDMI 1.3 Interface Output Port : RCA(yellow, white, red) Input Port : HDMI HDMI Input Resolution 640×480@60Hz,800×600@60Hz,1024×768@60Hz,1280×720@60Hz,1280×1024@60Hz,1360×768@60Hz,1600×1200@60Hz,1920×1080@60Hz. 180i/60Hz,480p/60Hz,576i/60Hz,576p/60Hz,720p50/60Hz,1080I50/60Hz,1080p/60Hz CVBS output:PAL,NTSC_M,and NTSC_J Package Included 1 x HDMI to AV Convertor 1 x USB Cable 1 x 1-3 3.5mm AV Cable 1 x HDMI Cable 1 x User Manual Cet article NEWS: Eachine EV100 HDMI to AV converter module est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The iRangeX IRX4+ is nothing else than the new revision of the super popular Banggood 4-in-1 multimodule dedicaced to all radios able to receive an external radio module at least in PPM mode. Here, the iRangeX IRX+4 welcomes the revision 1.2 of the board. We still have the possibility to select up to 31 different protocols via the dial button located rear or even more protocols if the communication between the radio and the module can be done via a serial link. This second way is clearly only compatible with all modern radios supporting OpenTX 2.2. Thanks to this module, you can transform a lot of radios into quasi-universal radios. BOX CONTENT + 1 x iRangeX IRX4+ + 1 x 5.8G linear antenna + 2 x 2.54mm jumpers + 1 x 4 pins 2.54mm header row + 1 x Instruction manual (English) OVERVIEW The module comes with a high quality plastic casing… super easy to clips into any recent compatible radios via the 4 pins serial connexion. We have a central yellow dial to select up to 31 protocols divided into a first batch of 15 protocol and a second set of 16. On the right, a miniUSB port to update the builtin firmware. There are also two lights. The red left one shows the powerstatus as soon as the multimodule is used. The right left one indicates in which protocol bank e are currently. When the light is off, we can select a protocol from 1-15. When turned on, protocols from 16-31. To cycle between protocol banks for PPM connexion, you need first to install the dial in “0” position, then press & hold the bind button while powering the radio during 3-4s. The full list of protocols The 4-in-1 multimodule is the main one with the metallic shielding. On the top left, four free pads to welcome the pin header provied. A small soldering job is required. Below, the BOOT0 pads to be jumped to flash a new bootloader. The IRX4+ comes with the board in version 1.2 compared to the 1.0 for the original Banggood product. UNBOXING, PPM and SERIAL TESTING The module works flawless out of the box in PPM mode. For some protocols, you will need to manually bind by press & hold the bind button while turning the radio. For some other, the protocol is defined with an antobinding so … you just need to turn on the radio. The yellow dial is small and the “0” reference should by highlighted with a marker pen. As long your radio got a recent openTX release, the module can talk with the radio in serial mode if the the dial is in “0” position. You must first turn off the internal RF module and select the “MULT” external module option as soon as the OpenTX module is flashed with the “multimodule” option. With the serial connexion, more protocol are available as sub-options some others. CONCLUSIONS Definitively, the must to have external RF module… Compatible with ton of radios at least in PPM. Clearly the module is super great to use with OpenTX and a serial link. A Higly recommended product. PROS + Support both PPM & serial connexions + Compatible with a lot of existing radios + Dial protocol selection for PPM connexion + Mini-USB port for more easy fimrware upgrade CONS – This radio multimodule 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 36.5USD at https://www.banggood.com/IRangeX-IRX4-Plus-2_4G-CC2500-NRF24L01-A7105-CYRF6936-4-IN-1-Multiprotocol-STM32-TX-Module-With-Case-p-1225080.html Cet article TEST: iRangeX IRX4+ external RF multimodule est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Hubsan just announced the revision of their H502E, now fully compatible with their (great) appz and the more important including their 1080p camera: https://www.banggood.com/Hubsan-H216A-X4-DESIRE-Pro-WiFi-FPV-With-1080P-HD-Camera-Altitude-Hold-Mode-RC-Drone-Quadcopter-RTF-p-1234743.html. The machine is still based on 8520 coreless brushed motors and large props (5.3″) to extend as possible the flight duration. Another important change, they give up a radio control based on the A7105 RFchip. Now it’s a Bluetooth model able to control the machine up to 40-50m. I would say the more interesting is the possibility to play with advanced features: mission planner, follow-me, orbit flight mode, etc…. while shooting non-stabilized 1080p@30fps for less than 100USD. As all their model brushed based, be aware their motors are really under stress and their durability are very reduced so it’s important to stock in advance spare motors. If the camera module is as good as the H501A (brushless version), the H216A (twice cheaper) is a very interesting product because got the same amount of advanced features. The Hubsan WiFi extender can be probably plugged with. Description: Brand Name: Hubsan Item NO.: H216A Item Name: Hubsan H216A RC Quadcopter Frequency: 2.4G Quadcopter: Quadcopter Size: 180*180*60mm Weight(including the battery):162g Battery: 7.6V 750mAh Lipo. Max current: 6A Rotor size:135mm (5.3 inches ) Wheelbase:225mm Motor: Coreless motor Battery: Voltage: 7.6V Capacity: 750mAh Lipo. Flight time: around 12minutes Charging time: around 130 minutes Camera: FOV: 85° Resolution:1920*1080P 30FPS Photo JPEG Video MP4 Transmitter: With Bluetooth transmitter Wifi Max Flight radius: 50 meters Battery: 4 x AAA battery (not included) FPV:Real Time Photo/Video Transmission APP Functions: WIFI Real Time Video Transmission Waypoint flight (settable waypoint and altitude) One key takeoff Follow me mode Orbiting mode Headless mode video/photo Features: – 1080P HD Camera: Built in 1920*1080P HD camera are tuned amazingly to capture stunning pictures and videos from the sky. – Altitude Hold Mode: With altitude hold mode function provides stable flight. – Follow Me Mode: With Follow me function,turns you into a mobile photographer with a personal cameraman – Headless Mode: With headless mode function,no need to adjust the position of aircraft before flying. – App Waypoint Function: Draw a fligh path on the screen, and the drone would conduct an autonomous flight along the designated path. – LED Light: With LED lights making the flight more spectacular especially in the dark. Package Included: 1x H216A RC Quadcopter 1x Transmitter 1x Battery 1x Charger 1x Manual Cet article NEWS: HUBSAN H216A X4 pro est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Eachine QX95S represents the new revision of their original QX95. Here we still have a brushed 90mm FPV quadcopter but most ingredients have been upgraded. Now, the F3 board welcomes a builtin OSD, 8520 coreless motors are now in “Dark” edition with boosted RPM, the FPV camera orientation can be ajusted and the battery is now a LiHV model. With boosted general performances, this type of 1S system can be really competitive versus brushless variant. Actually no real super beasty 1S brushless machine is available at least with 0703 motors. Three BNF versions of the QX95S are proposed: i) a FrSky D8 version, ii) a FrSKy AFHDS-2A and iii) and a Spektrum DSM2/X. So let’s discover the Eachine QX95S BOX CONTENT + 1 x Eachine QX95S + 1 x 450mAh 1S LiHv battery with microLOSI connector + 1 x USB charging cable + 2 x Rubber bands + 2 x Velcro bands + 1 x Prop remover wrench + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Screwdriver + 2 x Instruction manual (English) A compact LiHV USB charge is included in the bundle Two charging setting can be selected: 0.5A or 1A. By default, it’s set to 1A. OVERVIEW The full specification of the QX95S. In the menu the F3 pro board with a a builtin OSD and 8520 dark motors. The machine is compact, a 90mm machine so smaller than the original QX95. The QX95S in comparaison with the original QX95 looks more robust/solid. The frame has been clearly upgraded. The weakness of original 95’s arm was the most negative part… so it’s a real good thing this element has been improved. Surprizingly two types of props are installed. Two ladybird’s 55mm on front and shorter on rear. Probably four complete ladybird can’t be installed because the frame is too small. Clearly the arms look much stronger for the new revision more wider. No change for the thickness, still 1.5mm plateform. -FRONT VIEW Main novelty, now the FPV camera is installed below, a better option to avoid prop inclusion. More now the lens orientation can be also ajusted from +15 degrees up to +35 degrees. The maximum angle is limited by the 5.8g linear antenna. -SIDE VIEW The main electronic board is easy to acess but in another hand not very protected from water introduction. It’s advised to cover everything with liquid electrical tape For the FrSky D8 receiver, the bind button can be found on the top right location. All 8520 motors are connected via microJST connector, so it will be super easy for maintenance. -REAR VIEW The same four LED light bar programmable via betaflight. Out of the box, the external lights indicate the turning direction and central ones the throttle input level. Superposed, the larsen scanner effect. -UPPER VIEW A buzzer is installed on top. Perfect As you can see, no real free gap between rear and front props. For sure 4 ladybird props can’t be installed :(. Maybe by inclining motors on their rubber pods. -BOTTOM VIEW Out of the box, the 2.4G antenna of the FrSky receiver targets the ground direction. It’s not a stupid idea.. as soon as the machine will be in air with a nominal altitude, the control range will be maximized. -WEIGHT Close to 56g with the battery and one rubber band Expect about 60g with the original 600mAh 1S LiPo of the QX95. Motors One of the new addition, boosted “Dark edition” 8.5mmx20mm coreless motors. No RPM mentioned but more performance means also more fragile… and their durability will be impacted. It’s very important to stock in advance at least one CW and one CCW. Battery Another novelty…. Bye-bye classic LiPo, now we have a LiHv where now max voltage is boosted up to 4.35V per cell. The discharge rate is about 40C.. Clearly, the performances & flight duration should be positively impacted. Camera module We have a 600TVL CMOS camera. Assumed to be a NTSC/PAL but in practice is a NTSC only model. The Field of View of the M7 lens is around 120 degrees. On unique button can be found rear and not super easy to access/press. Short press will cycle between the eight Vfreq inside the current selected band. For each Vfreq, one of the eight red light will be solid. To select the Vband, just long press the button. You can select one of the six Vbands. The camera is fxed on top…. directly on the upper plate. Probably vibrations are transmited in this way. Two small rubber O-rings would be a nice solution to absorb part of vibrations. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, BINDING, CONFIGURATION AND DEMO FLIGHT First good news, the F3 controller is flashed with BF 3.2.1 currently almost the last stable build. More, out of the box, the machine is also almost perfectly configured in term of receivers, OSD informations displayed and LED lights. In term of flight mode, the default configuration assumes a 3-way switch where in upper position, acro is selected, in the middle we have the angle 6-axis stabilization and in the lower position, we have acro+air mode. So be aware, for some radios, it’s required to push first all switches in upper position. For beginners, they can take off directly in acro by consequence. Another point, especially in acro+air mode selected, the minimum throttle value is set to 1070. This value is a bit high and it’s hard to loose altitude fast. Prefer the value 1040. The FrSky receiver is flashed with firmware exporting the RSSI on the 9th channel and also by telemetry. Perfect In the field, as soon as you arm the machine, the QX95S can take off from 30% of throttle input. !!!! So clearly it’s a super powerfull machine especially from a 1S brushed machine. The difference is huge with the former 95. No problem to fly acro with flips, rolls or powerloops. The rates should a bit increased to 800 deg/s. The machine is really fun to fly with and comparaison with a 1S brushless edition can be done. The only major drawback is the presence of Jello in the FPV signal…. Maybe the mixture of props is not a good solution or the absence of rubber o-ring in the camera mount. The machine is durable… no problem for the frame even after multiple crashes….. It’s another story for props…. they can break easily. Think to stock some. No increasing drifts can be reported in angle mode, that’s a good news. Flight times in average are about 3min30. Can be better…. Expect longer flight time with a 600mAh model. CONCLUSIONS The Eachine QX95S represents a really nice& efficient upgrade from the original QX95. Except the presence of a small amount of Jello in the FPV signal, there are not really weak points for the QX95S. It’s powerful, acro compatible, well configured out of the box, more durable and pretty fun. The price segment is also good, at least 30% more cheaper than any 1S brushless models. PROS + Brushed F3 w/OSD + 10A FET + Powerfull 1S machine + LiHV battery + Orientable lens + Well configured out of the box + More durable than the former QX95 + RSSI for OSD & Telemetry + One of the best 1S brushed FPV machine CONS – Some Jello – Strange props mixture – Eat props 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 63USD at https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-QX95S-with-F3-Betaflight-OSD-Buzzer-LED-Micro-FPV-Racing-Drone-Quadcopter-BNF-p-1218445.html Cet article TEST: Eachine QX95S est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The FXT FX805-OSD is a new light AIO FPV camera combo now including a builtin OSD. The camera is based on a 1/3″ 600TVL CMOS camera while the VTX is based on a 40CH 25mW 5.8G solution. The introduction of a builtin OSD represents a nice alternative/upgrade for any light machines with non-builtin betaflight OSD chips. Of course don’t expect the same amount of OSD informations as for a betaflightOSD chip but basic information such as the battery voltage, the elapse time, current Vfreq and the call sign. BOX CONTENT + 1 x FXT FX805-OSD + 1 x Camera support + 1 x Instruction manual (English) OVERVIEW The FX805-OSD comes with the camera support pre-installed. a molded support offering a +15 degrees orientation. Actually the camera only used NTSC format. The light sensitivity is about 1Lux so far from the 0.01Lux obtained with best CMOS camera. A linear antenna is prefered. The lens in M7 format offers about 120 degrees of Field of View. Paradoxally, it’s not a true 40CH but a 37CH. 3 Vfreq are missing for the Boscam Band E… Why ??? The module has two couples of wires, one to be connected with an input source from 2.7V up to 5.5V and the second to control the Vfreq and OSD tuning from the radio via PWM connexions with the flight controller. The sillicon wires are long and add some extra weight. I regret the absence of a small JST 1.0mm connector for the PWM connexions. It would save the PWM wires if you are not interested by the PWM controls. With shorter wires, probably close to 1g can be saved. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND TESTING The FX805 runs even with super low voltage input so no problem of brownout. One unique button to control the Vfreq (if shortly pressed), the Vband selection (if pressed more than 2s) and the OSD configuration (as soon as your press the button more than 5s). The OSD configuration menu mainly tunes the layout of each indivudual element to be displayed. Good news, you can also turn on/off the display of each element. Very important, you can calibrate the Voltage displayed on the OSD The builtin Vreg stage filers out very well any interferences coming from brushed motors for example. In practice, the light sensitivity is correct … colors a bit dull … but the general FPV range very acceptable for a 25mW module ( ~ 100m). As you can see as soon as the voltage drops under 3.5V, the voltage display blinks. CONCLUSIONS The introduction of a builtin OSD is a very nice feature for compact AIO modules. From now, you can monitor at least your current Vbat and the ellapsed time, two important informations for the health of the LiPo. Actually sold around 40USD… twice more expensive versus the non-OSD version…. We can hope the price will drop fast PROS + Good FPV camera + Basic but important OSD informations + Configurable OSD layout + PWM controls (Vfreq, OSD) + Represent a nice AIO upgrade for none-betaflightOSD machines CONS – No connector for PWM wires – 37CH not 40CH – A bit expensive This AIO FPV module have been courtesy provided by FXT 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 40USD at https://www.banggood.com/FXT-FX805-OSD-600TVL-NTSC-125-Degree-AIO-5_8GHz-25mW-37CH-Raceband-Camera-Vtx-Combo-Built-In-OSD-p-1195292.html Cet article TEST: FXT FX-805 OSD, 600TVL 1/3″ CMOS 25mW 40CH AIO w/ OSD est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new compact 100mm brushless racer is announced by Gofly-RC: https://www.banggood.com/Gofly-RC-Falcon-CP90PRO-100mm-Mini-FPV-Racing-Drone-F3-OSD-25mW-100mW-40CH-VTX-Runcam-Nano-650TVL-p-1232700.html The frame is pretty cool with the runcam nano FPV camera fully protected. For the electronic, classic ingredients, i.e. a F3 + OSD omnibus board, 4-in-1 20A BLheli_S/Dshort ESC board and 1104/7500Kv motors. Maybe we could expect some 1105 or even better 1106 variant to boost even more performances. Whatever, the announced setup should be 4S compatible even a 3S battery is advised. There are some programmable lights and a builtin Buzzer. The FPV section is based on a 25mW/100mW 40CH VTX. This CP90pro comes in PNP version so you will need to attached you own receiver with serial/PPM connexion. No information about the thickness of the frame but look like something around 3mm from the photos. Specification: Brand name: Gofly-RC Item name: Falcon CP90PRO Wheelbase: 100mm Size: 125mm*125mm*35mm Weight: 72g(without battery) Motor: 1104 7500KV brushless motor ESC: 4in1 BLheli_S 20A (Include 5V BEC) Power input: 2s/3s lipo battery Propeller: 2inch(50.80mm) Flight time: 4-5minutes Compatible receiver: DSMX/DSM2/PPM/SBUS (package not including) Camera: RUNCAM NANO 650TVL VTX: 5.8G 25MW 100MW 40CH FC: OMINIBUS F3 (Betaflight3.2.2, mounting hole: 20*20mm) OSD: Betaflight OSD LED navigation lights: Programmable RGB LED Alarm Buzzer: 75db Input plug: XT30 Notes: this is the PNP version, it doesn’t come with the receiver, charger, receiver or remote control. Package included: 1x Falcon CP90PRO mini FPV racing drone PNP 2x pairs propeller 4x propeller protective guard Cet article NEWS: Gofly-RC Falcon CP90Pro est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

– FX805-OSD camera: https://www.banggood.com/fr/FXT-FX805-OSD-600TVL-NTSC-125-Degree-AIO-5_8GHz-25mW-37CH-Raceband-Camera-Vtx-Combo-Built-In-OSD-p-1195292.html – FXT T70: – FXT FX888R: https://www.banggood.com/fr/FXT-FX888R-5_8G-6-Bands-48CH-Raceband-Triversity-Receiver-Built-in-12864-OLED-p-1195291.html – iRangeX IRX4+: https://www.banggood.com/IRangeX-IRX4-Plus-2_4G-CC2500-NRF24L01-A7105-CYRF6936-4-IN-1-Multiprotocol-STM32-TX-Module-With-Case-p-1225080.html – Eachine Beecore V2.0: https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Beecore-Upgrade-V2_0-Brushed-F3OSD-Flight-Control-Board-For-Inductrix-Tiny-Whoop-E010-E010S-p-1212231.html – WLtoys A959B: https://www.tomtop.com/p-rm8934eu.html?aid=frc6 Cet article NEWS: SeByDocKy’s weekly news #74 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

THE SPCMaker 90NC IS UNFLYABLE OUT OF THE BOX DUE TO BAD GYROS!!!! AVOID THIS MACHINE INTRODUCTION The SPCMaker 95GL received few weeks ago my award due to its great performances in all sectors: powerfull machine, durable, great CCD camera, OSD, etc… With the new SPCMaker 90NC, some upgrades have been introduced. Now we have a F4 + OSD Omnibus board and super strong 28A ESC BLheli_S/Dshot 600. Other ingredients remain the same, i.e. a great Runcam microswift CCD camera, strong carbon frame and 4S compatible 1104 brushless motors. We can in theory expect another super great machine. Let’s discover it. BOX CONTENT + 1 x SPCmaker 95GF + 2 x 3S 350mah/30C with XT30 connector + 2 x battery straps + 4 x zip ties + 1 x Velcro bands + 8 x 2035 quadriblade props (4 CW, 4 CCW) + 8 x M2 hexscrews + 1 x XT30 male to XT60 female cable extender OVERVIEW Everything starts well … we have a 85mm machine full carbon based With strong 3mm arms -FRONT VIEW -SIDE VIEW -REAR VIEW -UPPER VIEW The tiny bind button associated with the FrSky XM+ receiver -WEIGHT Motors and props LiPo Camera module The lens is directly exposed to a frontal crash UNBOXING, ANALYSIS To make very short, unfortunatly this machine is unflyable out of the box !!!!!! freaks out as soon as the machine is armed !!!!. Motors becomes super hot in a fraction of seconds.It’s linked with the new gyro chip ICM 20608. The new gyros if they are not softmounted (massively) becomes crazy as soon as small vibrations are transmitted by motors. For more explanations, please check this Alber Kim’s video: The only way to make this machine “usable” is to softmount almost every parts: motors, FC board, ESC board, aluminium standoff…. as depicted in this photo: CONCLUSIONS What a disapointement from SPCMaker……. From light (95GL) to dark (90NG, 110NG)…. Simply avoid this machine except if you are sure to do correctly the softmounting. PROS + Up to date electronics parts + Deluxe bundle + Great CCD FPV camera + Strong 3K carbon 3mm frame + 4S compatible + 28A BLheli_S_Dshot 600 ESC + FrSky XM+ CONS – BAD GYROS, COMPLETlY UNSTABLE MACHINE OUT OF THE BOX – Exposed lens from direct front crash – No possibility to set the lens orientation – Expensive 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 233USD at https://www.banggood.com/SPC-Maker-90NG-90mm-FPV-Racing-Drone-With-Omnibus-F4-NANO-28A-4-in-1-BLheli_s-5_8G-48CH-VTX-BNF-p-1193566.html Cet article TEST: SPCMaker 90NC est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

There is a new brushed TinyWhoop inspired FPV racer introduced by Eachine: https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-M80S-with-3-Flight-Mode-8520-Motor-5_8G-600TVL-Camera-Micro-FPV-Racer-Drone-Quadcopter-RTF-p-1230897.html The M80 is slightly larger (76mm) and integrates 8520 motors (no RPM mentioned) to reach 52g with 500mAh 1S LiPo. The FPV part is classic with a 600TVL CMOS camera coupled with a 25mW/48CH. After the Eachine 90C, the mirarobot S80, the M80 permits also to select three flight modes: angle (6-axis stabilized), angle and even altitude hold …. Clearly this last flight mode will required an autocentered throttle stick and it’s clearly incompatible with precise acro flight … Really strange choice/mixture of these flight modes. The price is also super high: 100 USD for a brushed model when you can grab the great Boldclash B06 for the same price … Crazy from Eachine. Eachine M80 with its integrated camera/video transmitter and pre-installed LED tail light, it has everything you need and more for FPV fun. 3-flight mode free to switch(Acro Mode, Angle mode, Altitude Mode) makes flying simple while the ducted propeller design allows you to bounce off walls and objects without crashing! One key Rolling allows you to flip the quadcopter back upright after a crash by quickly reversing the motor direction. New altitude hold flight mode manintains the distance from the ground, providing an intuitive flight experience. Description: Brand Name: Eachine Item NO.: M80 Wheelbase: 76mm Weight: 40g (without battery) Flight weight: 52g (Include battery) Size: 100*100*50mm Motor: 8520 Brush Motor Prop Size: 44mm Camera: 600TVL HD CMOS 1/3 inch Camera Video Output format: PAL / NTSC AV Wireless Transmitter: 5.8g 25mw 48ch Batterry: 3.8V 500mah Lipo battery Flight time: 6 minutes With LED_Strip function Features: – One key Rolling will flip a crashed, upside down craft to an upright orientation at the push of a button, no more walk of shame! – Three Flight Mode, Acro Mode, Angle mode, Altitude Mode can be switched freely. – With Altitude Mode, Maintains distance from ground while providing self-leveling, perfect for beginners, make the flight more stable, expand the flight crowd. – with 8.5mm brushed motors and larger pitch propellers for a much more powerful flight experience. – New power system is fed by a 1S 500mAh High voltage batteries, reliable flight times form 6 minutes. – Automatic stabilization -The lightweight combo touts a 32 channel, 25mW video transmitter, a light and durable dipole antenna, and the 600 TVL camera has a 140° field of view. – USB uses high voltage charger and comes with battery protection function, which can protect the battery to the maximum extent. – The customized edition flight control design makes the flight more stable. – Changes in the tail 3 color lights clearly show that the plane can fly for a few minutes. – Durable airframe and quiet ducted fans protect the motors and propellers from bumps and crashes, while the enclosed canopy fully protects the camera, video transmitter, and flight controller. – with customized edition Remote Control. Package Included: 1 x Eachine M80 Frame Kit 1 x Flight controller 1 x Transmitter 4 x 8520 Brush Motor 1 x 5.8G 600VTX w/Camera antenna 4 x 44mm Propeller 1 x 3.8V 500mah Battery 1 x USB Charging cable 1 x User Manual Cet article NEWS: Eachine M80 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Happymodel Mantis 85 represents a new input in the long list of micro brushless FPV racers. Happymodel is probably a new subdivision of Eachine/RealAcc. It’s at least a compagny working as OEM for major websellers. Here with the Mantis 85, we have a compact 85mm machine equiped of a F4 omnibus with a builtin OSD, some 6A BLheli_S/Dshot600 2S compatible 4-in-1 ESC board (up to 2S) and small 1102/9000Kv motors. For the FPV part, a super classic solution with a 600TVL CMOS 120 deg 48CH/25mW AIO combo. The Mantis 85 is sold in three BNF editions (FrSky D8 w/RSSI on last channel, FlySly AFHDS-2A and Specktrum DSM2/X) and one RTF adopting the FlySky AFHDS-2A solution coupled with a FS-i6 radio. One great argument for the Mantis is its price…Less than 140USD for a full RTF FPV racer … no so bad isn’it ?. Let’s discover this new proposal. BOX CONTENT + 1 x Happymodel Mantis 85 + 1 x 2S 400mAh/40C with JST connector + 1 x Transmitter FlySky FS-i6 (using 4xAA batteries not included) + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Allen key + 2 x Rubber bands + 2 x velcro straps + 6 x Spare hexscrews + 1 x Instruction manual (English) A small bag with the accesories OVERVIEW Let’s check first the main caracteristics of the Mantis: F4 + builtin OSD board not so bad … More the builtin MCU are classic/old MPU6000 with SPI connection… and since there is no softmounting, it’s good news.. Paradoxally the new generation of gyros (working up to 32Khz) ICM 20608 is they are not softmounted will freak out the machine completly (see the SPCmaker 90/110NG catastrophic results) It’s confirmed to be a 85mm machine with 2mm real 3K carbon lower frame/arms structure while the upper is 1mm only linked with aluminimum standoff. -FRONT VIEW Or with the battery strapped below. Since the battery strap is very thing, it’s hard to keep a perfect horizontal position. -SIDE VIEW The microUSB port is perfectly available out of the box without requiring to remove props. In the rear side installed up side down, a small buzzer. A very important element for such compact machine. All the upper structure is widely open…. so latteral soldering jobs are not super protected from shocks and waters. It’s advise to cover all pads connexion with liquid electrical tape to secure a bit the electronic. -REAR VIEW Whatever the BNF receiver version you will grab, the 2.4G receiver will be installed in the rear section… with an easy access to the bind button. In the other hand, the 2.4G antenna can also be damaged by rear props. Try to installed it more vertically down to maximize the control range. To (re)bind the receiver to the transmitter, you will need to i) keep the receiver bind pressed while powering the quad (you can use PC USB port, it’s more easy to do both simultaneously) then ii) press & hold the radio bind button while turning on the radio. With the flysky AFHD-2A protocol, no RSSI feedback. Only the FrSky solution has. -UPPER VIEW When the receiver is bound, a solid blue light is here. -BOTTOM VIEW The battery strap pre-installed is super thin and don’t secure very well the battery installation beneath -WEIGHT More than 55g with the receiver and the battery strapped installed… A total weight of 79g … with the 2S LiPo. It’s light but not ultralight…. Paradoxally not so so far from model with 1104 motors and 3S compatible. Clearly it will impact negatively the general thrust performances. Motors and props It’s so usual to see 1102 motors instead of 1104. There are weaker in term of thust but lighter. Announced to be 9000Kv, they should be 3S compatible even if ESC are not. 46mm triblade props 1935 props LiPo A 2S 400mAh/30C LiPo with JST connector. Here is probably the weakest element of the bundle. As you will see in the demo video, the 30C discharge is overated… A huge massive voltrage drop > 1.5V can be observed under load … clearly unacceptable even after few cycles of charge/discharge, the performances improve a bit … The first mod is to install another 400mAh/500mAh model with a true strong discharge rate. FPV-Camera module Another good news, the AIO camera is installed on an orientable 3D printed camera support. The minimum angle is about +15degrees while the maximum can be set up to 40-45 degrees As many eachine AIO FPV combo, two buttons can be found and are very easy to access from the top part. The more front select the NTSC/PAL systems if long pressed (mirror image if short pressed) and the read one select the Vfreq is short pressed (inside the eight Vfreq in the current selected Vband) and cycle between the six Vbands if long pressed. The complet list of supported channels Transmitter The classic FlySky FS-i6 comes with the RTF bundle. Here we have three 2-way switches and one 3-way plus two rotative dials. The firmware is the old 1.1 So unfortunatly only 6 channels can be controlled. If you want to control 10CH, you will need to update the builtin Firmware. The first top left 2-way switch arms/disarms the machine while the 3-way selects the flight mode: in upper position for acro, middle for angle (6-axis stabilized) and the down position for acro + airmode Maybe the order should a but different since to boot completly the radio, you need first all switches in upper position. In mean a beginner who forgot that can be in acro directly. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, CONFIGURATION AND DEMO FLIGHT The RTF version comes pre-bound and first good news especially with a flysky cheap solution, the failsafe is working perfectly… the motors are stopped within the first second. That’s great. The F4 board is flashed with betaflight 3.2.0 and seems to (almost) perfectly tuned at least in term of receiver/ports/flight mode. OSD part is pre-configured but maybe some elements can be removed from screen. The receiver is connected via iBUS protocol via a serial link on the UART1. DShot 600 is here by default and board & gyro pushed up to 8Khz for a total CPU usage around 5%… I am pleased to see that for a cheap machine, at least they spent some time to optimize a bit the machine. PIDs are default one but you will see in practice they are working pretty well. One small regret… that there is no a seven channel available in order to control the buzzer from a switch. A work around is to assign the AUX1 initially for the arming to the buzzer… You will need to arm with the throttle stick. Even before to take-off, the voltage reading don’t show perfectly 8.4V… so some voltage reading ajustement must be done… and as soon as you take off (from 55% of throttle), the buzzer start to emit and the voltage drop around and below 7V!!!! so we have a huge/massive voltage drop at least for the voltage reading. Even wih the full charged battery, the punchout are not impressive…. clearly a better battery is required…. even if I already said, the battery performances will improve a bit vs multiple charging processes. Actually, you peform flips and rolls but powerloop are really risky… In another hand, thanks to the F4 board and 8Khz the machine flies beautifully… In angle mode, almost no drift are observed versus time… despite the absence of any softmounting solution. In acro, it flies really well… even after a hard tun, no collapse.. or bounce back… Almost no jello are observed in the FPV feedback. The camera perfomances do the job, not among the best actually but no major problems with…. The FPV range is also pretty good for a 25mW model. 100m and more can be obtained. Since there is no correct voltage reading, it’s hard to understand when you reach the real LVC alarm… but IMHO, flight time are limited to 2min30 (max 3min)…. It’s short … too short IMHO. In term of durability, no major problem can be revealed…. even props can resist to moderate crashes. CONCLUSIONS Except the weak battery element, the Mantis 85mm is good machine well designed despite its agressive price. The F4 board do a fantastic job and even if it’s a monster powerfull acro machine, it’s a super fun machine to fly in acro. As soon as you will upgrade the battery, performances wil be boosted. One good point, the machine (in RTF edition) work flawless out of the box. You can charge your LiPo/AA batteries and go in the field and fly FPV !!! . No bad for a first entry FPV brushless micro racer product. PROS + Good flyer + Work flawless out of the box (no extra tuning required) + F4 w/ betaflightOSD + Working failsafe with the flysky receiver + Good instruction manual + Cheap RTF solution CONS – Weak battery with overated discharge rate – Battery voltage reading not accurate (need ajustement) – 2min30 of flight time – Underpowered machine for crazy acro flight applications – Battery strap too thin to secure very well the battery beneath 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 137USD at https://www.banggood.com/Happymodel-Mantis85-85mm-FPV-Racing-Drone-RTF-w-Supers_F4-6A-BLHELI_S-5_8G-25MW-48CH-600TVL-p-1221699.html Cet article TEST: Happymodel Mantis 85 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. 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Well …. problably most of you were waiting the blackfriday. Among the interesting deal I saw: Banggood – The Xiaomi Mi 4K @360USD: https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Mi-Drone-WIFI-FPV-With-4K-30fps-1080P-Camera-3-Axis-Gimbal-RC-Quadcopter-p-1057057.html – All RC models with 10% off: with coupon “BFRC10%” TomTop –All RC models with 10% off: with coupon “TTUS10” Cet article NEWS: BlackFriday everywhere !!!!! est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

SPCmaker introduces a new brushless racer whti the 110VT: https://www.banggood.com/SPC-Maker-110VT-110mm-Brushless-FPV-Racing-Drone-F4-BLheli_S-40CH-RunCam-Micro-Swift-2-600TVL-BNF-p-1228442.html Each time we have the last technologies included: a great 600TVL CCD WDR FPV camera, F4+betatlight OSD, buzzer, strong 4S 20A BLheli_S/Dshot 4-in-1 ESC board and now some 1106/5500Ks so even stronger/powerfull motors. The 5.8G VTX can be turned into 25mW or 100mW. Three choices of receiver are propsed: FrSky D16 (XM+), FlySky AFHDS-2A and Spektrum DSMX. The structure is full 3K carbon based with 3mm of thickness for the arm/lower plate. The total weight should be around 116g. On the paper, this new SPCMaker product …. but as you will see relatively soon with my review of the 90NG, SPCmaker can fail completly a product. For the 90NG, out of the box this machine is completly unflyable… gyros are completly lost/confused by transmitted vibrations. Even soft-mounting doesn’t really help…It’s surprizing because the former 95GL received my SeBy’s award, it was a so good machine. I really hope this new SPC 100VT product will work flawless. Wait & See. Description: Brand name: SPC Maker Product model: SPC 110VT Wheelbase: 110mm Size: 88mm*104mm*34mm Weight: 84g (without battery) Flight weight: 116g(Include battery Material: 3K carbon fiber Motor: 1106 5500KV brushless motor ESC: 20A Mini 4 in 1 BLheli_s ESC (2-4S LiPo) Propeller: 2.5 inches 3-blades propeller Receiver: original Frsky XM+, compatible DSMX / Flysky AFHDS-2A Camera: RunCam Micro Swift 2 1/3 “600TVL FPV camera 2.3mm lens CCD VTX: 5.8g 25MW-100MW 40CH Video transmitter Flight controller: Omnibus F4 OSD: Betaflight OSD Firmware of flight controller: betaflight_3.2.0_OMNIBUS F4 Flight time: 3 minutes Rear LED Ready( LED_Strip function) Buzzer Ready Battery: 11.1V 350mAh 60C lipo battery VX86-2 20A 4 IN 1 DSHOT ESC 2-4S Lipo Continuous Current: 20A Burst Current: 25A=10S Input Voltage: 2S-4S LiPO BEC: No Dimensions: 29x31mm Weight: 4.9g Firmware: BLHeLi_S Input signal: Dshot150 & Dshot300 & Dshot600(PWM are not recommended) VX86-3 25mW/100mW 5.8G 40CH 5645-5945MHz VTX Input voltage: 5-6V Power: 25mW/100mW can be select Operation Current: 310mA@5.5V@25mW / 350mA@5.5V@100mW Frequency range: 5.8G 40CH 5645-5945MHz Dimensions: 17x22mm Weight: 2.5g Independent external power amplifier for better signals. RunCam Micro Swift 2 Image Sensor: 1/3″ SONY Super HAD II CCD Horizontal Resolution: 600TVL Lens: 2.3mm Lens(M8) FOV145° Signal System: NTSC S/N Ratio: >60dB (AGC OFF) Electronic Shutter Speed: 1/60~100,000 Auto Gain 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 5-36V Net Weight: 5.6g Dimensions: 19mm*19mm*19mm Compatible: 1. DSM2 Receiver Support Spectrum/JR(DSM2 protocol) DEVO10/DEVO 7E(with deviation firmware). 2. Frsky Receiver Support FRSKY taranis X9D/X9D PLUS(D16 mode), and XJT (D16 Mode), DJT DFT DHT Transmitter. 3. Flysky Receiver Support FS-I6FS-I6X.FS-I6S.FS-TM8.FS-TM10.FS-I10 and other second-generation AFHDS 2A protocol remote control. Package included: 1 x SPC Maker 110VT frame 1 x Omnibus F4 1 x Receiver 4 x 1106 5500KV brushless motor 1 x 20A Mini 4 in 1 BLheli_s ESC 4 x 2.5 inches 3-blades propeller CW 4 x 2.5 inches 3-blades propeller CCW 1 x RunCam Micro Swift 2 2.3mm CCD camera 1 x 5.8G 25mW-100mW 40CH VTX 2 x 11.1V 350mAh 30C lipo battery (comes without charger) 1 x WS2812 LED Board 4 x 3*100mm nylon band 2 x 12mm*150mm magic band 2 x 15mm*50mm back to back with 3M rubber magic belt 1 x XT60 female plug to XT30 male plug converter 1 x Carrying case Cet article NEWS: SPCMaker 110VT est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

After the Full Speed BeeBee66, here is another brushless tinywhoop class FPV quadcopter including a builtin OSD: https://www.banggood.com/HB68-68mm-1S-Micro-Brushless-FPV-Racing-Drone-PNP-F3-OSD-5A-BLHeli_S-25mW-48CH-600TVL-p-1228472.html The HBRC HB68 integrates a TeenyFish F3 based FC with a builtin OSD in 20mmx20mm format. For this new revision of the TeenyFish board, I hope voltage regulation problem of the first edition are solved. The HB68 comes in PNP edition. You will need to install your own receiver in SBUS/PPM (+5V) or via a DSM port(+3.3V). Motors are announced to be 0603/140000 Kv…. maybe a typo (we should read 0703). The FPV rig is a classic 600TVL/120 degrees/48CH/25mW AIO combo. The ESC solution is a 4-in-1 5A BLheli_S/Dshot600 board. The total weight with a 260mAh LiPo but without the receiver is announced to be around 33g. The flight time should be around 3min. Specification: Item name: HB68 brushless racing drone Wheelbase:1S Frame structure: true X Bottom plate: 1mm thickness, 3K carbon fiber Weight: <25g (without battery) Flight weight: <33g (with battery) Flight time: 2-4mins Flight controller: F3, built-in OSD ESC: 5A BLHeli_S Dshot Motor: D0603 14000KV Propeller: 35mm 4-blade (4x orange, 4x 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: 14000KV 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 PNP version, it doesn’t come with the receiver and transmitter. -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 frame kit 1x F3 flight controller 1x 5A BLHeli_S Dshot ESC 4x D0603 14000KV motor 1x 25mW VTX+camera 1x 1S 250/260mAh 30C battery 4x orange OS35 4-blade propeller 4x yellow OS35 4-blade propeller 1x L style USB adapter plate 1x propeller puller Cet article NEWS: HBRC HB68, a brushless TinyWhoop w/ OSD est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Mirarobot S60 is a new Tinywhoop class brushed FPV quadcopter. The same principle is here, i.e. a ducted prop guard system protecting and improving the stability of the machine. One originality with the S60 is the introduction of the flight mode selection between angle (6-axis stabilized) and acro via a shoulder button on the radio. No betaflight FC in the S60, it’s a RTF model coming with a proprietery FC, a 600TVL CMOS 120 degrees – 25mW/48CH for the FPV rig. This machine enter into the competitition between many other TW clones, for example with the KingKing Tiny6. Let’s have a look to this new FPV compact machine. BOX CONTENT + 1 x Mirarobot S60 + 1 x 200mAh/40C 1S LiPo with JST sh 1.0mm connector + 1 x Transmitter (using 3xAA batteries not included) + 1 x USB charging cable + 1 x Instruction manual (English) No spare props in the bundle …. strict minimum. It’s not a big deal since your have a solid and efficient prop guard system. You have the possibility to order the S60 with 1,2 or 3 LiPos. OVERVIEW The machine is compact, a 63mm in diagone even if it’s not a perfect X- machine, the front-rear axis is shorter than the left-right one. The plastic seems solid and this machine look much more solid and durable than a Tiny 6 for example. The main caracteristics -FRONT VIEW The machine is more flat than competitor. The camera is jailed between the two front ducted system. -SIDE VIEW No USB port visible anywhere -REAR VIEW -UPPER VIEW -BOTTOM VIEW The 5.8G linear antenna and the unique Vfreq/Vband selection button for the FPV part. -WEIGHT 20g standalone so it’s 0.5g less than the Tiny 6 A little bit less than 26g in total weight (so 2g more heavier than the 24g advertized in the instruction) Motors and props Classic 6mmx15mm coreless brushed motors are installed. But no information about their RPM performances. Probably some standard ones classic 30mm quadriblade props are installed. No spare ones in the bundle. The Kinkong Tiny 6 triblade edition should improve the flight time LiPo JST-sh connector with 1.0mm of pitch between connectors Camera module A classic 600TVL CMOS camera is installed with FOV nearby 120 degrees (M7 lens thread). Unfortunatly, the lens is not oriented with a positive pitch value 48CH channels spread into 6 different bands One unique button. Short press to cycle between the eight Vfreq. A green ligth shifting on a column can be guess through the canopy. If you long press on it, you will cycle betwenn the 6 supported Vband. A red light is associated with the Vband selection A modding is possible to correct this problem. If indoors it’s not a big drame, outdoors in acro it can be one. You can access the FPV rig part by removing the four tiny screws Seems no possibility to set the camera in NTSC/PAL system Disassembling A simple and thing copper wire as monopole 2.4G linear antenna. The wire is jailed into front left ducted guard. If installed more vertically, the control range should be boosted. Transmitter A gamepad style radio with two unique shoulder buttons. The left one is used to (re)bind the quad with the TX. The right button is to select either the angle stabilized mode or the acro mode. When the angle mode is selected, the front red lights are turned on (and off when it’s acro). No 360 degrees flips, headless, or one key return. Other buttons are used to trim the direction but there is a way to recalibrate the radio control (not to level the machine). In general I am ok with gamepad style transmitter. The two sticks are short and flat with powerfull springs. For a thumber like me it’s not super easy to have a precise control with especially over [-50%,50%] interval. As you will see in the videos, especially in acro, the machine can be hard to control. 3 x AA batteries feed the radio. Ni-Mh batteries are working with Good news, the RF chip is based on the CC2530 model so… potentially the radio protocol can be one day deviated. Despite the patch antenna, the control range should be very good. The CC25xx chip is the one used by FrSky for example UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND DEMO FLIGHT The lipo insertion is easy but longer models won’t be compatible except if you change the lead power cable. When you turn on the quadcopter and the machine, the radio is already bound. No beep is emitted and no need to push up and down the throttle stick like happens often for toyquadcopter. After 3-4s, you will be able to push the throttle. The camera rendition is correct for a 600TVL camera but clearly the light sensitivity is a bit below the average. Nothing catastrophic but hard light changes will be a problem for the camera. The machine hovers from 45%. It’s not a beast of power but at least in angle mode it’s stable. No jello in the video and no specific drifts observed. The control range is excellent (> 100m), several walls can be crossed without any dropout. The FPV range also is good for the a 25mW model. In angle the machine is stable enough to enjoy tiny space adventures. When the acro mod is active, flight caracteristics change unfortunatly. First the pitch rates are very important and a large value of expo is preset on the radio. It means sunddenly the machine can pitch foward/backward strongly… and since there is possibility to orient the camera with a positive angle… it can be problematic. More after such mouvement, there are some bouncing backs/instability …. really can be not enjoyable. More a thumber won’t probably super precise controls with this radio. We can hope one day the radio protocol will be hacked for DeviationTX/OpenTX one day. A new outdoors in acro What’s a pity that settings can’t be changes in the FC… at least for the acro mode. The motors are not also 100% innocents… probably the lack of power represents another brake for acro flying. CONCLUSIONS A good indoors FPV machine in angle mode where both control and FPV range will strong enough to cross all the house. The FPV rendition without being one of the best is largely enough to have fun. For outdoors flights, especially in acro… the machine is not super stable with a lot of bonce backs. Usage of another transmitter would probably help a lot for the acro control. PROS + Stable and precize FPV machine in stablized mode + Good 2.4G radio control range + Good FPV range + Super durable frame + 4min of flight time + Good 200mAh/40C LiPo CONS – Not enough stable/powerfull in acro mode – Light sensitivity of the camera not among the best – Camera installed without a positive pitch angle – Radio sticks not super adapted for thumbers 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 60USD at https://www.banggood.com/Mirarobot-S60-Micro-FPV-Racing-Drone-Quadcopter-Acro-Flight-Mode-Switch-with-CM275T-5_8G-720P-Camera-p-1209375.html Cet article TEST: Mirarobot S60 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Seems after the popular success of the first Multimodule DeviationTX compatible radio, i.e. the Jumper T8SG that a lot of new chinese radios will follow. Here is a gamepad style model ultra compact and light from IRangeX, the IRX-IR8M: https://www.banggood.com/IRangeX-iRX-IR8M-2_4G-8CH-Multi-Protocol-Transmitter-With-PPM-S_BUS-Mini-Receiver-p-1226058.html We have a radio with the same 4-in-1 multimodule supporting hundreds of protocols, a small LCD screen (the same as for the Jumper & the 7E), 6 switches, 2 pots. Here up to 255 model files can be stored and they clam than OS can be upgraded by USB but actually no reference to DeviationTX … so it’s not 100% sure it will be based on this OS. The radio can be powered either by 4xAA or a 2S LiPo. According to my Banggood contact, 10 first samples will be ready (for reviewers I guess) from the 11-30. I will probably one of them :). Sound also a super great radio. The gimbals also look better than the Jumper original ones (but a new revision with Hall sensor ones will be introduced soon for the Jumper). Compared to the jumper, no vibrations motor seems here but the USB access is direct at least. A compact receiver (probably a FlySky AFHDS-2A) is also included. Probably we will see a future war of the best multimodule radio and it’s good for us to see such new products. Description: Brand name: iRangeX Item number: iRX-IR8M Band: 2.4GHz Channels: 8 Color: White, Black (optional) Mode: Mode 2, Mode 1 (optional) Computer Radio: Yes Outpulse: 1000-2000ms Model Memery: 30 Modulation: “4 IN 1” CYRF6936, CC2500, NRF2401, A7105 Range: Full Telemetry: Yes Transmitter (Tx) Battery Type: 2S Lithium lon Battery/ 4S “AA” 1.5V Features: * i8X-IR8M transmitter can act like a USB drive. Managing models, configuration, icons, and themes is as easy as copying a file. * Supporting for up to 255 different models in transmitter memory. * Fully configurable themes including bitmaps, fonts. * Flexible transmitter configuration, remap any switches or buttons to any purples. Also Virtual Channels for additional functionality. * All text is localized, user-adjustable mode configurations (1, 2, 3 or 4) * Smooth, quad-bearing gimbals, adjustable stick length and tension. * Comfortable, no-slip tubber grips. * Easy-to-read backlit screen. *Support for multiple protocols without any modifications to the transmitter: Cyprus: CYR6936: DSM/DSMX, JR Pro, Walkera DEVO Texas Instruments: CC2500: Frsky, Futaba SFHSS Amiccom: A7105: Flysky AFHDS2A, Hubsan Nordic Semiconductor: NRF24L01: Hisky, Syma, Assan and mose other Chinese models. Package Included: 1X iRangeX iRX-IR8M 2.4G 8CH Multi-Protocol Transmitter With Receiver Cet article NEWS: IRangeX IRX-IR8M, another “universal” radio in approach est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article