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Eachine just announced a new brushed 120mm FPV quadcopter with the QX90C pro: https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-QX90C-Pro-with-F3-Betaflight-OSD-Buzzer-Telemetry-Micro-FPV-Racing-Drone-Quadcopter-BNF-p-1267721.html Even if brushless machines are now became the standard, here we have a 1S solution equiped of 8.5mmx20mm coreless dark edition boosted motors. The F3 board welcomes obviously a OSD chip and even a small buzzer is preinstalled. For the FPV rig, a classic 600TVL 25mW 48CH AIO solution is integrated. Notice also the lens can be tilted up to +15 degrees. The machine is powered via a 600mAh LiPo with microLOSI connector. Three choices of receiver are proposed: FrSky D8 (with RSSI display for OSD), FlySky AFHDS-2A and Spektrum DSM2/X. The total weight with the battery is about 50g, so lighter than other competitor machines and with on steroid motors, the performance should be not bad at all. You can also select three types of bundle: from “basic” to the “fly more” combo with 5 set of spare LiPo and props and a charger. Wait & See…. Specification: Brand Name: Eachine Item NO.: QX90C Pro Size:118mm*118mm*60mm Weight: 50.5g (With battery) Flight controller: Eachine AIOF3_Brushed built-in OSD Motor: Coreless 8520 Black Edition CW/CCW Propeller: Lady bird 55mm CW/CCW 2-blades propeller Camera: 600TVL HD CMOS 1/4inch VTX: 5.8g 25MW 48CH NTSC Video transmitter Battery: 3.7V 600mah Lipo battery OSD: Betaflight OSD Firmware of Flight controller: Betaflight 3.2.2 (Target:Omnibus) Flight time: 5 minutes (Battery voltage at 2.8v) Features: – More powerful Coreless motor – Jaw-dropping flight performance – Airmode/Angle/Acro mode support – Adjustable Angle of Camera (0°~15°) – Built-in Betaflight OSD – Radio Stick to control PID Tunes – Buzzer Ready – Telemetry RSSI Output ready(Frsky version) – V-bat Detector Receiver Option: – Frsky D8 mode SBUS Output 8ch With RSSI output (OSD display or X9D telemetry) – Flysky compatible 8ch IBUS receiver(AFHDS 2A Mode) – DSM2/DSMX compatible Receiver Compatible: 1.Frsky Receiver Support FRSKY taranis X9D/X9D PLUS(D8 mode),and XJT (D8 Mode),DJT DFT DHT Transmitter. 2.Flysky Receiver Support FS-i4, FS-i6, FS-i6S, FS-i6X, FS-i10, FS-GT2E, FS-GT2G, FS-GT2F, Turnigy Evolution Transmitter. 3.DSM2/DSMX Receiver Support Spectrum/JR(DSM2/DSMX protocol) DEVO10/DEVO 7E(with deviation firmware). Version Option: – Basic Combo: with One battery, one USB charger, spare propellers one set. – Standard Combo: with Three batteries, one USB charger, spare propellers one set. – Fly more Combo: with Five batteries, a Charsoon BC-1S05 Charger, a spare body cover shell and camera cover, spare propellers 5 sets. Package Included: Basic Combo: 1 x QX90C Pro Drone 1 x 3.7V 600mah Lipo Battery 1 x USB Charger 4 x Spare Propeller 1 x Buzzer 1 x Paddle Propeller Standard Combo: 1 x QX90C Pro Drone 3 x 3.7V 600mah Lipo Battery 1 x USB Charger 4 x Spare Propeller 1 x Buzzer 1 x Paddle Propeller Fly more Combo: 1 x QX90C Pro Drone 5 x 3.7V 600mah Lipo Battery 1 x Charsoon BC-1S05 Charger 20 x Spare Propeller 1 x Spare Body Cover Shell 1 x Spare Camera Cover 1 x Buzzer 1 x Paddle Propeller Cet article NEWS: Eachine QX90C Pro, the new brushed 0820 FPV reference ? est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The C-me produced by Hobbico is a brushed Selfiedrone equiped of a 1080p camera and a GPS module to maintain the position. The massive argument of the Cme it’s probably its price. Sold below 80 USD…, not bad for a 1080p stabilized flying machine with advanced flight mode such as Follow-me and find me. It was even advertized to have a builtin EIS… but main probably it’s a false advertizing. The C-me is also very tranportable with some foldable arms and lightweight, so easy to pack it into the pocket. Let’s now discover this bundle. BOX CONTENT + 1 x Hobbyco C-me + 1 x USB charger + 1 x USB to microUSB cable + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 4 x Prop guards + 1 x Instruction manual (English) The quadcopter comes into a very high quality bundle, color printed with a magnetic lock system. OVERVIEW All the main caracteristics can be found printed on the back cover. The 1080p@30 camera is associated with a 8Mpx sensor. More advanced flight modes such as follow-me, find-me, RTH and 360 degres auto-panorama tour are proposed. I regret the absence of an orbit mode or up & away mode … so popular for selfie drones. In folded position, the C-me is very compact…. perfectly rectangular, about the size of a 5″ smartphone… so no problem to install it in your pocket. The C-me canopy is 100% plastic based but a high quality material. -FRONT VIEW When powered on, notice the white led light. -SIDE VIEW -REAR VIEW The two ports available are all located on the rear side: a microSD card slot on the left. Please use a microSD card class 10 U1 minimum. On the right, a microUSB port to charge the 750mAh LiHV battery. -UPPER VIEW -BOTTOM VIEW A unique power bottom… Press and hold this bottom at least 3-4s to turn on the machine. The front white LED will also be tuned on. a small green light is solid when the machine is turned on. A major drawback can be noticed… the battery is jailed inside the structure… What a pity, because you will have to wait 1h40min to charge the internal battery. -WEIGHT Less than 150g AUW … For a geared system including a 2S builtin battery it’s correct. add 3.6g with the four prop guards installed Camera module The camera lens offers a field of view of 70 degrees only… Latterally a small white light is here to help to keep your orientation for LOS flights. This light is bright enough for a radius inferiour to 15m. It’s possible to manually set the orientation from 0 degrees down to -90 degrees. No possibility to control the tilt from the appz unfortunatly. The official specification claims a 8mpx able to record 1080p videos at 30fps. No information about the size of the sensor as well for the light sensitivity. Juge by yourself: here is a raw video sample recorded on the microSD card (prefer a Class 10 U3 model). As you can see, results are really not bad at all for a cheap model. The light sensivity is correct, compression factor not huge, colors rendering relatively faithfull and images crisp enough. Good work in general. The media information of the recording file confirms the 1080p@30 specifications. In addition of the high resolution file recorded onboard on the microSD card, the transmitted WiFi video link is also recorded locally on your smartphone/tablet. Here is the corresponding raw sample Here the video is in 720p format @25fps…. but results are also relatively good. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND TESTING The machine is connected via 2.4G WiFi so no risk of android incompatibility we can meet for some 5.8G recent models for example. First good surprize, the main interface is great: clear, easy, intuitive where all main features are directly available. More particulary, a really appreciate the animations associated with the compass calibration. The WiFI FPV signal is broadcasted in 720p format. Here one more time, the transmission is correct for a WiFi link, a minimum of 0.3s of latency and a frame rate about 15-17fps…. very acceptable for a selfie drone. On the main interface, you can retrieve the WiFi signal strength indication, the GPS satellites number. The general quality of the camera recording are good…. but unfortunatly no EIS is here … so stabilization results will massively depend of the wind/gust power… What a pity than the camera’s processor is not strong enough to perform EIS in the same time. The machine is stable… and one unique rate is proposed… the maximum speed is slow about 2m/s. One negative point is the absence of yaw command feedback on the interface. You will have to swipe left or right with your left thumb to yaw the machine. More throttle and yaw commands are not correlated as can be the forward/backward/left/right commandes via the right vitual sticks. Unfortunatly, no possibility in the appz setting to change this control behaviour for a more classic 2 virtual sticks. Another con point, at least with the model I received concerns the battery level status. The battery status under load (after take off) shows just after a couple of second a massive drop. Maybe my internal battery is damaged or the discharge rate not strong enough or the threshold LVC settings not well tuned. No possibility to set them in the interface. For the advanced flight mode, the follow-me function is working correctly but often can’t center correctly the phone’s holder. More, it can follow well a walker but can’t really follow something faster. The “find-me” function is more efficient. This one will automatically center the camera on you…. and work very well. In a second video, I tested more the 360 degrees functionality. It’s a basic panorama self-rotation mouvement. Be aware, you can’t run this function while currently filming turned on. You must stop first recording. If not recording, the 360 degrees will automatically start and will stop recording after the completion of the CCW tour. No possibility to change the rotation sens on the interface. The WiFI link is ok within a radius of 25m. The flight duration is about 7-8min with recording turned one. The machine will automatically land with the battery is depleted. As expected with a 150g machine, the C-me can handle well even a moderate wind. CONCLUSIONS An interesting model with good 1080p videos recording relatively stable but only in zero wind conditions. The appz is great and ideal for beginners. More the machine is light and ultra transportable. In another hand, unfortunatly no EIS to stabilize even better 1080p results and the battery can be replaced quick. This machine is direct competitor of the Hubsan H507A or the incoming DJI Tello. For this latter, even if videos are only recorded in 720p, this one offers EIS and better flight time. PROS + Cheap WiFi 1080p machine + Great Appz, very beginners friendly + Good 1080p recordings + Basic “Follow me” + Efficient “Find me” + Good packaging + Cheap machine CONS – No EIS – Builtin battery – No yaw command appz feedback – Battery reading not accurate – Not wind resistant 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 79USD at https://www.banggood.com/C-me-Cme-WiFi-FPV-Selfie-Drone-With-1080P-HD-Camera-GPS-Altitude-Hold-Mode-Foldable-RC-Quadcopter-p-1260477.html Cet article TEST: Hobbico C-me (brushed 1080p selfie drone w/ GPS) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

– C-me Cme WiFi FPV Selfie drone: https://www.banggood.com/C-me-Cme-WiFi-FPV-Selfie-Drone-With-1080P-HD-Camera-GPS-Altitude-Hold-Mode-Foldable-RC-Quadcopter-p-1260477.html – Eachine Lizard 105S: https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Lizard105S-FPV-Racing-Drone-BNF-Omnibus-F4SD-28A-Blheli_S-ESC-720P-DVR-5_8g-25200mW-VTX-4S-p-1258632.html – Firefly 8: https://www.banggood.com/Hawkeye-Firefly-8-170-Degree-Bluetooth-Remote-Control-WiFi-FPV-Action-Camera-for-RC-Drone-p-1239388.html Cet article NEWS: SeByDocKy’s weekly news #75 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

It was not a real surprise but now with new micro F3 3-in-1 flight controller including, OSD, especially with the last announced CrazyBee F3 model, it’s not a surprize to see new BNF model emerging. Here is the Happymodel TinyWhoop variant (I guess another subdivision of WLtoys/XK): https://www.banggood.com/Happymodel-Snapper7-75mm-Crazybee-F3-OSD-5A-BL_S-ESC-1S-Brushless-Whoop-FPV-Racing-Drone-BNF-p-1266612.html Like the Boldclash B06, it’s a 75mm model (so 10mm larger than the genuine TW chassi) with 5A ESC BLheli_S/Dshot 600. Motors are 0703 but running @19000Kv… so among the fastest in 1S configuration. Of course the main interest is the presence of a BetaOSD compatible chip to overlay important informations in your FPV signal. Two BNF versions are proposed: one with a FrSky D8 mode … but also written switchable in D16 mode … If true, can be great. I really Hope RSSI is exported at least on the last channel. The second receiver is compatible with FlySky AFHDS-2A protocol. The main chassis is carbon based and standalone without the battery, the weight turns around 28g and close to 40h with a 450mAh LiHV (3.8V) battery. It’s a serious competitor of the Boldclash B06… at least for the first model introduced … but for the Boldclash, an upgraded version with more or less the same caracteristics will available late march. I will receive for the first editio the new FC (w/OSD) and the 20000Kv motors. The Happymodel, two bundle are proposed. One with three batteries. For the 5.8G part … a classic 48CH 25mW 700TVL CMOS AIO solution. The battery has microLOSI connectors…An interesting paper on the paper. Wait & See …. Specification: Brand Name: Happymodel Model: Snapper7 Item Name: 75mm Wheelbase 1S Brushless Whoop FPV Racing Drone Wheelbase: 75mm Version: Basic Version / Standard Version ( Optional) The difference of them are the package lipo battery and charger Receiver: Compatible Frsky D8 Receiver Compatible Flysky AFHDS Receiver ( Optional) Size: 98.5mm*98.5mm*36mm Weight: 28g (without battery) -Crazybee F3 Flight Controller Item Name: Crazybee F3 FC MCU: STM32F303CCT6 (72MHZ, 256K FLASH) Sensor: MPU-6000 (SPI connection) Power supply: 1S battery input (DC 3.5-4.35V) Built-in 5A(each) Blheli_S 4in1 ESC Dshot600 ready Built-in Frsky receiver Or Flysky Receiver Built-in Betaflight OSD(SPI Controll) Built-in Current meter (Max 14A,could be modified to 28A by replace resistor) Built-in 5V 0.8A BEC with LC filter Built-in voltage detection BLHELI_S pass-through Ready Firmware: Betaflight_3.3.0_Crazybee Board size: 28.5 * 28.5MM Board weight: 3.5 g Heading LED Ready Onboard 5A 4 In 1 ESC Power supply: 1S LiPo/LiPo HV (4.2v/4.35v) Current: 5A continuous peak 6A (3 seconds) Support BLHeliSuite programmable Factory firmware: O_L_5_REV16_6.HEX Motor connector: JST PH1.25 3pin Signal Support: Dshot150/Dshot300/Dshot600/Oneshot125/Multishot/PWM Onboard Frsky Receiver Version ( Optional) SPI BUS receiver Frsky D8/D16 switchable Compatible both of Non EU and EU LBT transmitter Channels: 8CH Failsafe support No ground interference ( Transmitter and receiver 1 m from the ground) : 300m Onboard Flysky Receiver Version ( Optional) SPI BUS receiver Protocol: AFHDS and AFHDS-2A Switchable Channels: 8ch (AFHDS) or 14ch (AFHDS-2A) No ground interference (Transmitter and receiver 1 m from the ground): 300m Failsafe support –SE0703 19000KV Motor Model: SE0703 KV: 19000KV Configu-ration: 9N12P Stator Diamter: 7mm Stator Length: 3mm Shaft Diameter: Φ1.0 Motor Dimension (Dia.*Len) : Φ10*14.5 Weight: 2.5g No.of Cells: 1S Lipo -Propeller 40mm 3-blade Propeller ( 4 CW + 4 CCW) -5.8G VTX AIO Camera 5.8G 48CH 25mW VTX Output Power: 25mW Frequency: 48CH With Raceband: 5474-5945 MHZ Input Voltage: 3.3V-5.5V Current Consumption: 300mA (type) -700TVL Camera Camera Resolution: 700TVL Field of View: 120° Video Format: NTSC Antenna: RG178 antenna Size: 13.9×12.0mm( LxW) Weight: 3g -3.8V 450mAh Lipo Battery Capacity: 450mAh Voltage: 3.8V Continuous Discharge Rate: 30C Instantaneous Discharge Rate: 60C Size: 60x18x7mm Weight: 13.6g Connector: PH2.0 Features: – Betaflight support, multi flight mode: ACRO/AIR/ANGLE – Powerful Brushless motor and Smooth ESC – CNC aluminum alloy propeller guard – Betaflight OSD support, easy to get RSSI, Voltage and other info from your goggles – Adjust the settings and the PID of the flight controller via OSD – Frsky version support both EU LBT and NON-EU Frsky transmitter – Full telemetry function ready – Head lights ready – Camera angle adjustable – Real Bind and Fly version Package Inlcuded: Basic Version 1x Snapper7 75mm FPV Drone 4x 40mm 3-Blade Propellers ( 4 CW & 4 CCW) 1x 3.8v 450mah 30C/60C Lipo battery 1x USB Lipo/LIHV Charger 1x Propeller Disassemble Tool 1x Screwdriver Standard Version 1x Snapper7 75mm FPV Drone 4x 40mm 3-Blade Propellers ( 4 CW & 4 CCW) 3x 3.8v 450mah 30C/60C Lipo Battery 1x 1S06 6 Way Lipo/LIHV charger 1x Propeller Disassemble Tool 1x Screwdrive Cet article NEWS: Happymodel Snapper7 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. 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Well … you probably noticed that … but no many news are published in D-M mainly because chine was out of bisiness during close to two weeks… More since 2-3 months less new machines are announced mainly because: – the market was oversaturated – some small compagnies dissipeared due to high competitions and poor sales – no real amazing novelties proposed Cet article NEWS: Very calm period…. especially after the CNY est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

After the Fiasco of the first Walkera Vitus …, and the first fixing with the Walkera Vitus starlight, the Vitus II is expected to be delivered this summer. They reduce/miniaturize the 3-axis PTZ to gain so weight… and promise to deliver better stabilization results without help of EIS. More they also increase the battery capacity to reach 30min of flight time. Obstacle avoidance is still here and the camera sensor seems to remain the same with a 4K@30 and 1080p@60 resolutions. It’s really a Vitus I fixed IMHO…. You want something more funny ? The final android version of the app promised for the last august is still not here for the Vitus I Here is the leak of the first photos… More to come Cet article NEWS: Walkera Vitus II est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Aurora RC mini 110 is the successor of the excellent Aurora 100 one of the first BNF 2.5′ FPV racer including a FC equiped of a betaOSD compatible chip. WIth the new edition, they upgraded most of the elements. First the frame is much more durable with 3mm carbon arms. The FPV camera is now a (clone of ) Runcam micro swift 600TVL model with high light sensitivity and efficient WDR. Motors are boosted to 1106 (vs 1104). ESC are now some 28A model supporting BLheli_S/Dshot 600. The FPV rig can deliver over 48CH up to 200mW with three choices of output power. Let’s review this new potential jewel. BOX CONTENT + 1 x Aurora RC mini 110 + 1 x Battery strap + 1 x Rubber anti-slicing pad + 4 x Spare 2035 props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Screwdriver + 1 x Instruction manual (English) You will have to use the M2x7mm hexscrews to install props on motors. A unique recto but color printed instruction manual where all important informations are here Probably linked with recent airshipping restriction and also to save money but no more battery is shipped even for a BNF version OVERVIEW Paradoxally it’s absoluptly not a 110mm but more a 124mm …. So much larger than the former Aurora 100. The design is H based shape. At least all the lower frame and arms are 3mm so much more durable than the poor 1mm for the original Aurora 100. The machine looks really super solid… I am super confident about its durability to crash. -FRONT VIEW The CCD camera, a clone of the Runcam model is black. As you can see, the lens is not fully protected by the strucure… so exposed to a frontal central crash. Motor’s wires are protected by a dedicaced protection. The 5.8G antenna is installed in the rear section while the 2.4G more centrally. Another novolty is the new Gemfam 2035 props reducing air turbulence and reducing by consequence jello. -SIDE VIEW The three layers electronic tower is classic in design: the 4-in-1 (28A) ESC+BEC board on bottom, the main FC in the central position and on top the VTX part. On the left side, the microUSB port where you can connect the machine to Betaflight From the side, we can guess the two rows of lights associated with the VTX board. The blue lights are for the Vband selection and the green for the Vfreq. Configuration are coded in binary over three bits. -REAR VIEW Around the buzzer, two lights are permanently turned on… No specific light programmation done via betaflight. -UPPER VIEW Originally, the FrSky receiver module was located more close to the rear side… and in this position, the bind button was not durectly available. It’s advise to move the receiver few cm front. The receiver status and the more important the bind button are available through the top canopy section -BOTTOM VIEW To install the battery strap, you will need first to release a bit the four screws holding the main electronic power in order to manage to slide the strap between the lower carbon plate and the bottom of the ESC board. It’s also advise to install the rubber band. Cut with a scissor the band to fit perfectly the room available below. -WEIGHT Almost 128g with a 300mAh 3S LiPo Add 10g with a 550-600mAh model. Motors and props One of the major novolty here… 1106 motors more powerfull than 1104 models of course. Announced to spin @5500Kv… the main question: Are they 4S compatible ? I didn’t test myself, but I think yes. Camera module A direct clone of the Runcam CCD 600TVL model. Everything is the same, same WDR, firmware with same options. The Field of View is about 120 degrees. The rendition of this camera is just great…. No real possibility to ajust the lens orientation…. fixed by default to something around 20-25 degrees. Disassembling For the clone of the Runcam micro swift, the OSD plug is still here UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, CONFIGURATION AND DEMO FLIGHT The machine comes with Betaflight 3.2.2 pre-installed… but except the receiver section, no specific settings have been optimized for the machine. We have default PIDs, rates, OSD layout and Lights. After the binding, first bad news, at least for the FrSky D8 model, no RSSI sent by telemetry or on the last channel for the OSD …. It’s a real pity, they didn’t installed more a FrSky XM+ flashed with the RSSI firmware. From the first take off… the machine is super powerfull … What a beast !!!…. but with default setting…. from middle throttle inputs, a lot of oscillations are present in the machine.. Definitively, new PIDs must be tweaked. Generally both P & D values must be decreased as follow: With these new settings, the machine now flies beautifully: no vibration during punch outs, no bounce backs… A real glider in the air.. Super fun….. BUT I met twice problem probably linked with the same proble: 1) I noticed some errors sent to FC (by the receiver) forcing the machine to be desarmed while still being in the air 2) Some receiver failsafe tops or even worse, completly out of range while being only 50m of distance. I decided to change to transmitter to the Jumper T8SG and use better LiPos, some Eachine 550mAh 40C. From the ground range testing, I got a solid 150m… I don’t think the iRangeX radio is guilty because I had with, some great range with some FrSky D8 & D16 receivers. I think, the RC Mini Flight 110 requires battery wuth discharge rate > 40C. As you can see in the video, with my first SPC Maker 30C batteries, under big load, the voltage dropped about 1V and more… and was often below 9.5V. I guess the diodes of the builtin BEC stopped to work in such condition leading to a receiver reboot. The good news after swapping for more robust LiPo, the machine flies like a beast… no more fallouts linked with a bad receiver status.. I was able to fly beyond 250m without problem. The machine climbs like a rocket… It’s real impressive. The CCD camera works like a charm… This machine well tuned is super mega fun… Clearly one of the best 2.5″ machine I ever tested. CONCLUSIONS What a beast !!!!!!! Fantastic flyer machine, one of the best in the market actually BUT !!!!! this machine requires a super strong LiPo/LiHV battery with discharge > 40C. If not… expect sporadic drops linked with a receiver reboot. I regret deeply that now even in BNF bundle no more battery are provided. I regret also the absence of a FrSky XM+ receiver….. Whatever, I recommend this machine. What we could dream now ? The same machine with an XM+ receiver and a Runcam Micro Split combo 4S compatible of course. PROS + Strong 3mm frame very durable + Powerfull 1106 motors + F3 w/OSD + Great CCD FPV camera + Excellent acro flyer CONS – Basic FrSky receiver in D8 mode without RSSI – Need high discharge rate LiPo/LiHv batteries to not meet receiver brownout/disconnection. – Not well configured out of the box (PIDs, rates, OSD, LED lights) 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 185USD at https://www.banggood.com/Aurora-RC-Mini-Fight-110mm-Micro-RC-FPV-Racing-Drone-PNP-BNF-F3-NANO-4in1-BLHeli_S-28A-48CH-1500TVL-HD-p-1226059.html?p=YL2512105842201212FR&utm_content=huangguocan&utm_campaign=sebydocky Cet article TEST: Aurora RC Mini 110 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Want to build you own brushless tinywhoop easily without spending hours in microsoldering jobs ?. Here is maybe the solution with the Crazybee F3 4-in-1 board: https://www.banggood.com/Racerstar-Crazybee-F3-Flight-Controller-4-IN-1-5A-1S-Blheli_S-ESC-Compatible-Frsky-D8-Receiver-p-1262972.html In the same board fully integraded in 29mmx29mm size, we have a F3 MCU + a builtin OSD, a 5A ESC BLheli_S/Dshot 600, a FrSky D8 with telemetry & RSSI and a BEC up to 0.8A enough to power an external small 25mW AIO module. The board weights only 3.5g. Brushless motors can be directly connected via 3 positions microJST connector (seems to be 1.25mm model). The board can only works in 1S for LiPo or LiHv batteries. Sounds to be a pretty interesting model. Ideal motors are 0603 or 0703 models. For example the HB68 or HB64 quadcopters comes with such kind of motors with plug. Crazybee F3 flight controller is a Ultimate version for 1S Whoop racing drone, it’s the world first Tiny whoop size brushless flight controller with Receiver/4in1 ESC/OSD/Current Meter all in one design, include all your needs . Specifications: Firmware: Betaflight_3.3.0_Crazybee MCU: STM32F303CCT6 (72MHZ, 256K FLASH) Sensor: MPU-6000(SPI connection) Power supply: 1S battery input (DC 3.5-4.35V) Built-in 5A(each) Blheli_S 4in1 ESC Dshot600 ready Built-in Frsky receiver with telemetry D8 Built-in Betaflight OSD(SPI Controll) Built-in Current meter (Max 14A,could be modified to 28A by replace resistor) Built-in 5V 0.8A BEC with LC filter Built-in voltage detection BLHELI_S pass-through Ready Heading LED Ready Board size: 29 * 29MM Board weight: 3.5 g ESC parameters: Power supply: 1S LiPo/LiPo HV (4.2v/4.35v) Current: 5A continuous peak 6A (3 seconds) Support BLHeliSuite programmable Factory firmware: O_L_5_REV16_6.HEX Signal Support: Dshot150/Dshot300/Dshot600/Oneshot125/Multishot/PWM Receiver parameters: SPI BUS receiver Compatible Frsky D8 Channels: 8ch Failsafe support No ground interference ( Transmitting and receiving 1 m from the ground): 300m Package Included: 1 x Crazybee flight controller ESC receiver Cet article NEWS: Racerstar Crazybee F3 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The VIFLY X150 represents the new Brushless FPV racer from VIFLY. This model comes after the two excellent and well tuned R220 M2 & R130. With the X150, we have a completly new frame structure, a more classic 150mm X-carbon structure with strong 4mm arms. The main electronic tower welcomes a F4 Omnibus + OSD, a 4-in-1 20A ESC board BLheli_S/Dshot600 compatible. Motors are 1406/3300 KV 4S ready. For the 5.8G link, a foxeer CCD camera is now present and coupled with a 40CH 5.8G VTX able to deliver up to 600mW. This machine can be found in BNF with three choices of receiver: i) FrSky D16, ii) FlySky AFHDS-2A and iii) Spektrum DSMX. Let’s check this new racer. BOX CONTENT + 1 x VIFLY X150 + 1 x 5.8G Cloverleaf antenna + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Wrench prop installer + 1 x Velcro band + 1 x Instruction manual (English) As for the two former models, no battery is included….. Maybe to bypass airshipping restriction….. OVERVIEW The detail of caracteristics sound promising…. with the F4 MCU…. but immediatly, as it happened to many machines F4 based, we must check that no crazy freakouts will be reported due to bad gyros behaviour. The machine comes directly fully assembled…. ready to bind. No screwing session required to lock the props with the M5 nuts. It’s a 150mm machine The thickness of arms are impressive…. a good 4.5mm !!! The machine looks super solid and durable. -FRONT VIEW The look is pretty cool with the X-structure…. 4″ props are installed, a pretty good option for a 150mm machine. The main central welcomes very solid metallic standoff…. I regret the absence of a strong bright frontal light to make LOS flight more easy. With the battery installed beneath. At least there is a carbon plate to avoid a direction contact of the LiPo with the ground in case of hard landing. -SIDE VIEW The main central tower welcomes centrally the F4 boad now including a builtin OSD…. The MPU chip is not soft-mounted… so what about vibrations transmitted y motors will impact the flight performances ? Notice also, the antenna connected is located latterally on the left. The top carbon plate will jail half of the SMA connector…. So in case of massive crash, the antenna will break but probably not the VTX’s SMA connector. That’s a good design. The right side shows the VTX’s button… where you will cycle between the 40CH supported by short pressing. No Vband subselection first… so statically, you will press 19 times before to reach your favorite Vfreq. -REAR VIEW On the rear side, we can find the microUSB port very easy to access whatever the props are installed or not. There is also a buzzer not far. An XT30 is present as main lead cable. I regret also the absence of rear (progammable) lights. A small display will cycle between the current Vbat and the current selected Vfreq (Vband, Vindex)… written on the last two digits. -UPPER VIEW No real free gap with the 4″ prop solution….. The SMA 5.8G antenna connector and the FrSky XM+ (D16) receiver. This latter is taped on the top carbon plate. If you want to increase the camera max orientation, you will probably need to move backward a bit the receiver. The main 4-in-1 ESC is much larger board present in the main tower. I strongly advise to cover both side with some liquid electrical tape to be a minimum waterproof. -BOTTOM VIEW A battery carbon plate protection for the battery is present. Notice that each arms are attached to the main structure via a bold & nut system. Probably the Achille’s heel of the structure. At least if you break an arm, the maintenance will be easier too. -WEIGHT 238g with a 500mAh 4S LiPo….. so 12g to go for the 250g Limitation. Unfortunaly, it will be hard to attache an action cam and stay legal in US. Motors 1406 brushless motors…. @3300KV. So no problem to handle directly 4S batteries. 4045 DAL Triblade props …. They are strong and solid. Good choice. Camera module Probably the other novolty versus the former VIFLY generation. Bye bye CMOS sensor and welcomes to a CCD SONY model from Foxeer brand. There is also button below the camera… I guess it’s a boot button to reflash Betaflight in case of prior flashing problem. The Field Of View is super large, i.e. 150 degrees… maybe too large…. The speed’s feeling will be impacted. The machine will look slow on your goggles… 120 degrees would have been probably a better choice… But the lens thread is in M12 format so no probaly to change the lens. The camera is locked in NTSC mode. I didn’t see a way to plut a camera’s OSD cable. The camera can be uptilted up to 45 degrees. Be sure to free also the front camera’s wires to increase the max uptilt angle. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, CONFIGURATION AND DEMO FLIGHT It was expectable with VIFLY but the machine comes almost perfectly tuned in Betaflight 3.2.2 pre-installed. The receiver, PIDs, Flight mode, OSD have been correctly done out of the box. Of course, flight mode switch configuration is very dependant of the pilot’s preferences. For the OSD, I found that crosshair and throttle were missing from the original configuration, but it’s a minor detail. The rates also have been adapted… First take off with this machine and the machine starts to hover from 25%-30% of throttle’s input in 4S… it’s crazy. Paradoxally, the throttle input’s range for low values can be a problem to handle correctly low altitudes flights. Play with expo on your radio to adapt. Punchout are just great !!!! Very powerfull machine A so great acro machine….. It’s super stable machine, no bounce backs at high throttle… Great. The FPV camera’s job is great also … shadowed zones are well handled. A good idea to move for a CCD camera …. In term of flight, of course, when flying agressively acro, the flight is about 4min with a 500mAh 4S battery. CONCLUSIONS Another great BNF machine from VIFLY…. I really like it. Highlly recommended model: strong, powerfull, super acro flyer, well configured out of the box. The F4 FC and new CCD camera offer some improvements for sure….. A no-brainer BNF machine for sure. What we would like to see in the next generation ? The same time of machine but with a builtin Runcam micro split … to record in 1080p as well. PROS + Great and powerfull machine + F4+OSD + Solid frame (4mm arms) + Well configured out of the box + 1406 motors + 4″ + FrSky XM+ w/RSSI for the OSD + Good CCD camera + < 250g machine AUW + Stable and no drift in angle mode CONS – Too wide FOV of the camera (150deg) – Missing rubber anti-sliding pad – No Lights for LOS flights This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by VIFLY 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 190USD at http://www.viflydrone.com/buyx150.html Cet article TEST: VIFLY X150 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The Eachine QX65 is the new model in the brushed TinyWhoop communauty. The model comes after the Eachine E010S and the Eachine E013. We still have a main frame full plastic based with a ducted system to boost hoveribility. With the QX65, motors are “simple” but boosted 6mmx15mm announced to be 68000 RPM. The main novelty comes from the flight controler. We have the new revision of the Beecore V2 now including a OSD chip is association of the F3 MCU. Three choices of receiver are proposed: a FrSky D8 (with RSSI?), a FlySky AFHDS-2A and a specktrum DSM2/X model. For the FPV, we have obviously a AIO solution with a 700TVL CMOS NTSC camera coupled with a 48CH 25mW 5.8G VTX. There are also three choices of packaging: Basic, Standard and advanced. I will review the advanced bundle with 6 extra batteries, a parallel charger and two complete spare frames. Let’s have a look to the new Eachine QX65. BOX CONTENT The advanced box offers 6 complete batteries and everything to replace a broken element of the frame structure. We could maybe also expect some spare motors… since they are boosted, they durability is obviously reduced. + 1 x Eachine QX65 + 6 x 250mAh 1S LiHV batteries with JST PH 1.25mm + 1 x USB charger (JST PH, SH) + 2 x Spare top canopies + 2 x Spare frame + 1 x Parellel charger (6 in parellel) + 8 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Screwdriver + 1 x Prop wrench remover + 1 x Instruction manual (English) What a first surprize !!!!! In my bundle, one LiPo took fire during transportation!!! and damaged partially two others…. After checking, some batteries are stored with more than 4V….. With temperature variations, LiHV can be damaged seriously. OVERVIEW The machine is a 65mm model full plastic based. The quality of the plastic is good… flexible but very durable as well. The QX65 can handle hundred of crash without problem. Full caracteristics….. In comparaison with the FrSky APUS MQ80 With the deluxe edition, a parallel charger is including charging either at 0.2A or 0.5A mode. You can also select a LiPo (4.2V) or a LiHV(4.35V) charging mode. The charger can be connected to a DC power unit or to a 2S-6S LiPo with a an XT30 connector. Ideal to recharge your batteries far from a Wallsocket. More a +5V USB port is also available. The display shows succefully the voltage of the six ports. In practice it’s a little bit hard to monitor 6 charging in parallel. -FRONT VIEW The general design is cool…. The 5.8G linear antenna is installed vertically. It’s a simple coaxial cable but well protected in general. -SIDE VIEW In order to gain a fraction of gram and make the Binding & VTX selection more easily, the latteral sides are holed. It’s possible to pass through a small thin tip of a screwdriver for example. More, the flight controller is installed on four Dampening O-ring. It will remove potential Drift in angle mode. -REAR VIEW The main battery lead connector is unfortunatly a microJST pH 1.25mm … probably to make the machine the lightest as possible but not the best solution to draw high current At least, it’s possible to read the two VTX’s rows… one associated with the Vband selection (upper blue one), the second with the Vband (lower red). -UPPER VIEW -BOTTOM VIEW The main incredient …. the Beecore V2 board. With this frame (dislike the E011’s one), the microUSB port is easy to access. The FC is flashed with Betaflight V3.2.2…. The 2.4G antenna is soldered on the bottom surface. Mist be installed vertically down. -WEIGHT 26.8g AUW… Not so bad…. At least 1g more lighter than the FrSky APUS. Motors 6mmx15mm, probably some racerstar models. Battery From late 2017, now all models come with LiHV battery with a max voltage of 4.35V. For the QX65, a 250mAh 1S model is here with a discharge rate of 35C. Unfortunaly, the charger plug a small JST PH 1.25MM….. not the best option to deliver high current. Camera module Good news, it’s possible to ajust the lens orientation by playing with the two latteral screws. The maximum angle we can obtain is about 25 degrees Disassembling UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, BINDING, CONFIGURATION AND DEMO FLIGHT The default betaconfiguration is correctly done at least for the radio, flight mode and OSD. For the last part, it’s a new good point, since in general, it’s never done by producer. The PIDs are the default BF 3.2.0 ones…… If you want to perform flips & rolls, it’s advised to increase rates to at least 1000deg/s. In term of light mode, the AUX switch is assumed to be a 3-way position model. In upper position, it’s acro… in middle, angle (6-axis stabilized) and in down position it’s one more time aco + airmode. My major concern is about the FrSky receiver. While with the original Beecore V2, the RSSI was here (AUX5 & Telemetry)…. Here no more RSSI information. They flashed a new firmware to remove the RSSI support. IMHO they did that to avoid Voltage swag reported with the original Beecore V2. Not sending RSSI save some current. Remember, the builtin Vreg delivers only 0.5A … it’s not enough for the AIO and the FrSky receiver in 2-way mode. When armed, the first good surprize is the power of these coreless motors…. You can take off from 40% of throttle…. That’s great. Imagine, it was 75% for the FrSky APUS…. What a difference. Vertical punchout are not bad at all…. It means you easily recover from an acro figure with a minimum altitulde fallout. The machine can handle much more easily a moderate breeze…. but don’t expect too much in wind conditions….. The machine is so light. More no drift is observed in Angle mode…. That’s great too. The FPV link is good in general… not a lot of breakup after crossing 3-4 walls…. The 250mAh LiHV battery offers 4min of flight duration…… The Vbat reading as expected offer a drop under load…. CONCLUSIONS This machine is a nice little surprize…. Despite being 6mmx15mm based, it’s a relative powerfull machine thanks to: light weight, boosted motors, LiHv batteries…. The addition of a OSD is a real plus … at least to monitor the VBat. The QX65 is a great indoors flyer acro capable…. My only concern is the absence of RSSI in OSD for the FrSky edition. The possible damage of the LiHV battery during transportation is also another concern. Except that, it’s a recommanded machine…. at least in the basic edition. PROS + Powerfull 6mmx15mm brushed TW FPV machine + Great deluxe bundle + 250mAh LiHV + Good 700TVL CMOS camera + Lens orientation can be ajusted + Acroflight possible + FC dampened + No drift in angle mode + Charger with LiPo/LiHv mode CONS – Beecore V2 builtin FrSky received without RSSI – MicroJST PH 1.25mm connector – LiHv shipped full charged: can puff or take fire 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 83USD at http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX-10C-CX10C-Mini-2_4G-4CH-6-Axis-RC-Quadcopter-with-Camera-RTF-p-989909.html Cet article TEST: Eachine QX65: F3+OSD brushed TinyWhoop est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

We’ve been doing quite a bit of flying lately, but we had an incident with our radio system that pretty much rendered it useless. A quick call over to Futaba and we had one of their new T6K V2 8-channel systems sitting on our doorstep! Here’s the unboxing video and a few feature call-outs before … The post Futaba T6K V2 8-Channel Computerized Radio System Unboxing appeared first on CompetitionX. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The FrSky Apus MQ60 is a surprizing product from FrSky more known to deliver excellent 2.4G radio solutions. Here we have a Brushed FPV TinyWhoop machine with classic ingredients: F3 SPracing Evo board but without OSD, 6mmx15mm motors and a simple 600TVL CMOS 25mW 48CH AIO module. Let’s have a look to this product. BOX CONTENT + 1 x FrSky Apus MQ60 + 1 x 200mAh 1S LiPo with + 1 x USB charger + 1 x Instruction manual (English) No spare props …. no extra battery…. For A 80USD bundle …. It’s not a good starting sign. OVERVIEW The structure is ultra classic, a 65mm ducted machine in order to improve hoveribility vs the fast mouvements. The plastic quality is in the average…. not among the best plastic quality I met. -FRONT VIEW The 5.8G antenna is installed vertically outside the canopy via a top hole on the canopy. It’s a good point for the FPV range. In the other hand, the camera is installed perfectly horizontally … so not super adapted for fast forward mouvement despite the 120degrees wide angle of the lens. -SIDE VIEW The left side shows a plastic tab to be press for the Vfreq, Vband selection. As for almost all AIO module, a short press will cycle within the eight Vfreq for selected Vband. A long press will cycle within the 6 supported Vband. Through the Skyblue canopy color, it’s hard to guess the index of the blue light (Vband) and the red light (Vfreq)… You will probably need to open the machine by removing the small three screwdrivers. The green small light is the receiver status light. It will flash slowly when the binding procedure is in process and faster when bound. When the binding operation is over… the green light will be turned off. -REAR VIEW The microUSB port location is well designed…. ideal to level accelero & gyro when the machine is connected to Betaflight. -UPPER VIEW -BOTTOM VIEW The F/S, binding button of the builtin FrSky XM receiver (in D16 mode). The RSSI is sent to the last channel but since there is no builtin OSD… it’s useless. -WEIGHT 28.2g AUW…. it’s a lot…. for 6mmx15mm motors Motors Some 6mmx15mm brushed motors … no RPM mentioned … LiPo a 200mAh 1S LiPo model… no LiHv…. ending with microJST SH (1.25mm) connector. Camera module Disassembling The dedicaced F3 SPracing Evo with a builtin FrSky XM receiver. The FPV module is plugged via a connector. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, BINDING, CONFIGURATION AND DEMO FLIGHT The machine integrates a Betaflight 3.3.0 so probably a beta version of the of the incoming V3.3 branch. The machine is tuned to 16000PWM in order to reduce the noise emitted by motors. In the other it will slightly drop the performances of the machine. After binding (if you have an IR8M radio, set the finefreq option to 63), you need a minimum of 75%-80% throttle input to take off…. Weird…. the machine is absoluptly underpowered….. You will need to anticipate a lot your elevation in your flight.. It’s really annoying. Acro flight with this machine is a dream…. Forget it…. Really motors are not strong enough… The flight time is impacted, about 2min-2min 30…. far from the 5min promised. The LiPo also IMHO is overated in term of discharge rate. The only good news is about the FPV signal… clean with a good range. CONCLUSIONS What a disapointement ……. probably the worst tinywhoop FPV clone…. I ever tested….. I didn’t find really any positive points for this machine. More the price is very expensive versus competitors….. “Player FrSky shoot again”….. I am not sure that FrSky will continue to produce such kind of machine. PROS + Betaflight compatible + MicroUSB port location CONS – Completly underpowered – Poor flight time (2min30) – Expensive – No builtin OSD Dump_BF_3_3_0_Apus_MQ60 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 80USD at http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX-10C-CX10C-Mini-2_4G-4CH-6-Axis-RC-Quadcopter-with-Camera-RTF-p-989909.html Cet article TEST: FrSky Apus MQ60 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A small revolution is announced in the toyselfie-drone’s world with the C-me Cme WiFI FPV: https://www.banggood.com/C-me-Cme-WiFi-FPV-Selfie-Drone-With-1080P-HD-Camera-GPS-Altitude-Hold-Mode-Foldable-RC-Quadcopter-p-1260477.html Probably the first time I see a brushed foldable Selfie Drone with GPS, barometer and 1080p@60 with EIS !!!!!! for around 70 USD!!!! The price is just incredible versus competitor. Ok we have a brushed machine but it’s light foldable. The flight time is announced about 10min with a 2S 750mAh LiHv. The 1/2.3″ Camera sensor offers a field of view of 70 degrees and the lens orientation can be manually ajusted from 0 down to -90 degrees. More we have relatively advanced flight mode: a real RTH, a follow me !!! There is also an orbit mode and “find me” function (probably the drone stays in place and the camera targets the phone holder). Altitude hold is done via the GPS & barometer for outdoors. For indoors, only the barometer is impacted (no VPU… for such price it was expectable). The range is limited to 20m… but for a selfie-drone is enough IMHO. If the camera rendition/sensitivity is correct, the frame rate not too much choppy and if EIS do a good job …. It can be an hot cake seller… The price is very attractive… Of course don’t forget the incoming DJI Tello… but with only a 720p solution. Hubsan is in danger with this machine. It’s time to deliver fast a machine with EIS for them !!!! Description: AIRCRAFT Weight (Including Battery): 0.29lb / 130g Dimensions: 6.2 x 6.1 x .94in / 157x 155 x 24mm(Unfolded) 5.1 x 2.5 x .94in / 130 x 65 x 24mm(Folded) Flight Time: 10 minutes Operating Temperature: 32 ~ 113° F / 0~45 ° C Positioning System: GPS/Ublox Neo 8 Series Module Maximum Height Using GPS According to Your Country’s Regulations Controlling Distance : 20m (66ft ) Hovering Accuracy Vertical: +/- 0.5 Meters (Outdoors) Horizontal: +/- 1.0 Meters (Outdoors) Available Colors: Black WI-FI Frequency: 2.4GHz Emissive Power (ERIMP): 20dBm BATTERY Capacity: 750mAh Voltage: 7.6V Battery Type: 2S LiPo Charging Temp: 32 ~ 113° F / 0~45° C Discharge Temp: 32 ~ 113° F / 0~45° C CAMERA Image Sensor : 1/2.3 CMOS Effective Pixels: 8MP Highest Image Resolution: 3264 x 2448p Video Resolution: 1080p@30fps Lens FOV : 70 Degrees Camera Pitch Limit : -90 ~ 0 Degrees (Manual Adjustment) Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS): Yes Photo Shooting Mode: Single Shot Delay Timer: 3, 10 seconds Burst Shot: 3/5/10/15 Images EV Range : -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 Media Storage Format Photo: JPEG Video: MP4 AVC/H.264 Storage Capacity :16GB microSD Memory Card USB Port Type: Micro-USB Package Weight: 510g Features: -With foldable arm, small size, shorter than an iPhone 7, easily fits into your pocket, backpack, purse or jacket. -Built in 1080P HD camera are tuned amazingly to capture stunning pictures and videos from the sky. -With advanced GPS Stability, Built-in stability sensors maintain position and altitude hold outdoors. -With follow Me feature actively locates, locks and records you throughout your journey. With wifi function can be connected APP, APK system to take pictures, video, real-time transmission through the phone camera image. -With Fast one-touch press to sharing of images and videos to your favorite social media channels will make you instantly cool. -With 2S 7.6V 750mAh built-in LiPo battery delivers 10 continuous minutes of flight time. -With One key to return function makes it easily to find the way home. -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. -It have 3-level flight speed to switch that can make more fun with the flying. -It can realize 3D tumbling 360°rolling in four directions with 4 LED lights. -The quadcopter fuselage is made of high strength and resistant engineering plastics,lightweight and durable resistance. Function: Up/down, Forward/backward, Turn left/right, Sideward flight, LED Light, altitude hold Mode, One Key Automatic Return Package Included: 1 x C-me RC Quadcopter 1 x 7.6V 750MAH Battery 1 x USB Cable 1 x USB Connector 4 x Propeller 1 x User Manual Cet article NEWS: C-me Cme WiFI FPV, the new toyselfie-drone king ? est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION There have been several attempts to produce brushless TinyWhoop FPV machine, among them the excellent Boldclash B06 in pratice slightly larger and heavier. With the HB68 we have a real brushless Tinywhoop format with the same dimensions and amount of weight. Here the maximum AUW is about 32g… Thanks to 0603 motors ..even smaller and lighter than 0703. More the HB68 integrates a F3+OSD flight controller, a 5A BLheli_S/Dshot 600 ESC solution and a 600TVL NTSC CMOS camera coupled with a 25mW 48CH VTX. Let’s review this new indoors FPV machine. BOX CONTENT + 1 x HBRC HB68 + 1 x 260mAh LiHV with JST PH2.0 connector + 1 x MicroUSB to MicroUSB extender board + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Wrench prop remover tool + 1 x Instruction manual (English) As instruction, a simple piece of paper with the flight controller F3 omnibus layout Another bag with the microUSB extender. Thanks to it, you can calibrate the machine more easily on a flat surface. OVERVIEW It’s effectively an 68mm machine mostly plastic based…. but built with an flexible good plastic. No problem to absorbe shocks. Only an the main X- structure is in carbon. Arms are plastic. In comparaison with the Boldclash B06. The HB68 looks much more compact and smaller. The carbon chassis is a 1mm model… A mixture between plastic and carbon, maybe to save some weight. -FRONT VIEW The look is classic, a large “Dark Helmet spaceballs” canopy style surrounding perfectly the AIO FPV camera. All the electronic is perfectly protected. 2.4G antenna can be installed vertically via the two holes located on top of the canopy The camera is not specifically tilted for agressive FPV sessions. -SIDE VIEW -REAR VIEW -UPPER VIEW The left hole allows you to insert a thin tip to press the VTX button. Unfortunatly the top canopy is not translucide enough to guess the green and the blue lights associated with the Vfreq and Vband selection respectively. -BOTTOM VIEW The battery tray is based on two rectangular plastic pieces holding the battery. In practice, versus time, some little loose can be observed. The risk that the battery can be ejected midflight is then non-zero. Good news for maintenance, all motors are connected via plugs to the main board. The microUSB port is located below. Thanks to the microUSB extender, you will be able to level the HB68 in betaflight without problem. Even if only plastic based, the arms are solid. -WEIGHT 32.2g AUW with a FrSky XM+…. Maybe a 31.2g machine can be obtained with a lighter and more compact receiver. Motors and props The magic ingredient to save even more weight, i.e. the 0603 motors annouced to be 14000Kv…. so clearly 1S only. Battery 2018 is the year of shifting between LiPo to LiHV batteries. Here we have a 260mAh model with micro JST pH 2.0 connector. LiHv pushes the max voltage up to 4.35V vs 4.2V for a LiPo. You will need a modern charger to enjoy this technology. Camera module A classic AIO combo is installed. A 600TVL CMOS camera with a Field Of View of 120 degrees. Large enough for indoors applications. The VTX is 25mW broadcasting the FPV signal within one of the 48 different available Vfreq divided into six subbands. Long press the button the change the Vband (blue light) and short press to cycle the Vfreq inside the current selected Vband. The module is a NTSC only model. Disassembling UNBOXING, ANALYSIS, CONFIGURATION AND DEMO FLIGHT Since it’s a PNP model, the pre-installed Betaflight 3.2.0 must be configured for almost everything from scratch. I installed a FrSky XM+ where by flashing an adequate firmware you can enjoy the RSSI feedback on the 16th channels. The receiver is about 1.6g with antenna… There are even light receiver, around 0.8g… every grams matters . With Sbus, iBus or spektrum serial connexion, the UART3 serial port must be turned on. Classic settings must applied: Dshot600, PID Loop up to 4Khz/8Khz… and rates must be pushed up to 1000 deg/s (and more) to flip/roll relatively fast. OSD informations also must be limited to the strict minimum: battery voltage, flight mode, time ellapsed, and eventually throttle input, crosshair and if available the RSSI. For the last setting, you need first to match the RSSI input to the right receiver channel in the receiver section. With BLheliconfigurator, I strongly advise to push the buzzer strength to 255 to make the ESC buzzing more loud and decrease the beacon delay to the minimum value of 1min. With first take off…. I was not impressed by the powerlift…. A minimum of 65% of throttle input …. but the relative good news, above 85%, the thrust can be felt and effectively, no doubt the machine is more powerfull than any Brushed TinyWhoop machine equiped of 0615 motors… But is-it suffisant to be a super acro flyer ? IMHO … not yet…. or with a AUW of 32.2g, it’s already over the limit for acro-style flight session with flips & rolls. Another hand, the machine is super stable…. no instability even after a fast forward or hard U-turns… that’s great. The machine with a moderate wind, can be super fun to fly outdoors…. and is faster than any brushed competitors. The flight time is in average between 2min30-3min …. It’s not impressive… despite the LiHV battery… The FPV link is rather good, in the average of this kind of AIO camera. CONCLUSIONS For sure we can mark this machine as “not far to be the right brushless TinyWhoop machine”….. Yes it’s more powerfull for sure …. but not yet enough. No really negative points for this machine except the flight duration. Everything works flawless… robust, relatively fast, good FPV link…. A good indoors trainer for winter time…. With 32g AUW, no risk of damages/hurts. Ok maybe a bit expensive versus competitor (Boldclash B06)… Notice also is announced he HB64 with a builtin FlySky receiver under 30g….. PROS + Brushless TinyWhoop + Super stable machine + More powerfull than 0615 brushed machines + F3+OSD + 260mAh LiHv battery + 32.2g AUW (w/ FrSky XM+ receiver) + Tiny 0603 motors + Strong enough for outdoors CONS – Still lack of power for being a great acro flyer – 2min30-3min of flight time – 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 134USD at https://www.banggood.com/HB68-68mm-1S-Micro-Brushless-RC-FPV-Racing-Drone-PNP-F3-OSD-5A-BLHeli_S-25mW-48CH-600TVL-p-1228472.html Cet article TEST: HB68, a 32.2g AUW brushless FPV TinyWhoop est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

The successor of the great Eachine Lizard 95 is now announced !!!!: https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Lizard105S-FPV-Racing-Drone-BNF-Omnibus-F4SD-28A-Blheli_S-ESC-720P-DVR-5_8g-25200mW-VTX-4S-p-1258632.html The new incoming Lizard 105S is slighty larger but they improve almost every electronic and structural points. Now the main carbon chassis is reforced by latteral carbon bars… so fast latteral crashes will be even better absorbed. The central part is taller and the camera free of props occlusion. In term of compounds, the Lizard 105S now integrates a F4+OSD board with BF 3.2.0. Good news IMU are dampened so no risk of crazy freaks out More the MPU is the 6800 variant, known to be stable. Motors are 1104 but @6000Kv so 4S compatible directly. Maybe here we could expect some 1105 motors type…. The ESCs handle 28A !!!, compatible BLheli_S/Dshot600 of course and can manage directly 4S obviously. We have a buzzer, led strip bar configurable via betaflight… One important novolty is the FPV camera also recording the live video in 720p@60 fps !!!!! Great !!! Well of course two questions are raised with such combo: 1) What will be the extra latency introduced into the FPV signal to encode this 720p flux at 60fps and 2) what will be the general light sensitivity of the sensor ?. For the second question, I am a little bit afraid since it’s only a basic 1/4″ CMOS sensor behind the scene. Of course, it won’t reach the quality of the Runcam Split Micro… but who knows, it can be a nice surprize. To broadcast the FPV signal, a 25mW/200mW 48CH VTX is here. Three choices of receiver are offered. 1) A FrSky XM+ (excellent choice for the range, but I hope preflashed with RSSI compatible firmware), a FlySly AFHDS-2A receiver announced to support telemetry via iBus (a novelty) and Spektrum DSM2/X model. This new Lizard 105S looks really promizing….. I should grab one for a review….. So Wait & See. Specifications: Brand Name: Eachine Item Name: Lizard 105S Micro FPV RACING DRONES BNF Size:130mm*130mm*53mm Weight: 80g( battery not include) Flight controller: F4 Flight controller built-in OSD with Damping box IMU Motor: Eachine 1104 KV6000 brushless motor ESC:BS-28A 4IN1 ESC DSHOT600 Ready Propeller: 60mm 4-blades propeller Camera: 130Degree 720P Camera DVR: 1280*720 Real HD Video recorder VTX: 5.8g 25MW/200MW Switchable 48CH Video transmitter Battery: 14.8V 550mah 60C lipo battery OSD: Betaflight OSD Firmware of Flight controller :Betaflight 3.2 Rear LED Ready( LED_Strip function) Buzzer Ready Receiver Option: -Compatible Frsky XM+ Receiver with Telemetry -Compatible Flysky 10ch AFHDS2A receiver Ibus output with Telemetry -Compatible Specktrum DSM2/DSMX Compatible receiver Flight controller Specification: -Size:27mm*27mm*8mm -Mount hole: 20mm*20mm -Processor: STM32F405RGT6 -Sensor: SPI Sensor MPU6000 with Damping box mounted -Built-in Betaflight OSD ( Batt voltage, RSSI , Artificial HZ , Fly mode , -Flytime, Craft name etz.) -Firmware version: Betaflight 3.2 -Target: Omnibus F4SD -Work voltage: 2S-4S lipo battery ESC specification: -Size:27mm*27mm*5mm -Mount hole: 20mm*20mm -Firmware version: BLHELI_S 16.5 -BB2, 48MHZ Chip -Lipo Battery: 2S-4S -Con. Current: 28A -Peak Current: 35A (5S) -Programming: YES -Betaflight pass-through ready -Dshot600 ready(Default) DVR Specification: – Dimension: 27*27*3.5mm – Mount hole: 20mm*20mm – Records effective pixel :1280(H) x720(V) 60FPS – Output format: NTSC/PAL – ISO Sensitivity: Auto ISO – Video format: MOV(H.264) – Operating voltage: 5V – Standby current: 250-260mA @5v – Work current: 280-300mA @5v – Max Micro SD: 32GB ,FAT32 Camera Specification: Video Format: NTSC/PAL Image Resolution: 1280×720 Sensor: 1/4 inch CMOS LENS ANGEL: H:130°/V:100° Supply Voltage:3.2v~5.5v Features: – Extremely light and powerful, 4S power makes the Lizard 105s like a beast – STM32F405RGT6+ BLHELI_S ESC make your Operating feel more stability and silky – Adjustable Angle of Camera – Adjustable VTX Power 25mw/200mw – 720P extremely video experience – 5.8g video real-time transmitter – Jaw-dropping flight performance – Betaflight support – Acro mode / Air mode /Angle mode support – Built-in OSD(Using F4 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 – Telemetry RSSI Output ready (XM+ and Flysky version) Package include: 1 x Eachine Lizard 105S Frame kit 1 x Omnibus F4 Corner Nano flight controller build-in OSD 1 x Compatible Frsky XM+/DSMX/Flysky AFHDS2A Receiver(optional) 4 x Eachine 1104 6000KV brushless motor 1 x BS-28A 4IN1 ESC Dshot600 Ready 4 x 60mm 4-blades propeller CW 4 x 60mm 4-blades propeller CCW 1 x 720P HD CMOS 1/4 inch camera 1 x 720P DVR 1 x 5.8g 25MW/200MW Adjustable 48CH VTX 1 x UXII Antenna 1 x 14.8V 550mah 60C lipo battery 1 x WS2812 LED Board+Buzzer 4 x Propeller guarder Cet article NEWS: Eachine Lizard 105S, the new best-seller ? est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. 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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. 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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