Tried to stretch my old LittleBee esc's a bit too far and had 2 firsts. 1) an esc blew in flight 2) quadcopter fell out of the sky and disintegrated on the pavement. Anyways, its winter and a great time to build.
First flight yesterday in high-winds, by far the fastest quad I've built to date. Super smooth running BF 4.0 with increased rates. She turns,flips, and handles on a dime! I'm not one for buying namebrand frames but this frame is really nice to work with.
AirbladeUAV has done it again and this time they've brought long range to the 5" class! Based on the popular Transformer Mini, the new Transformer 5" Ultralight adopts a lot of the same design philosophies with larger props and more payload capacity. It can fly upwards of 20 minutes on a 4 cell Li-Ion battery pack and in ideal conditions it's got a range of over 4 to 5 miles. In this guide I'll walk..
Read moreWith the release of the DJI FPV Drone cinematic FPV has become a lot more accessible, but you certainly don't want to crash a $750 drone! The QAV-CINE Freybott is a compact, lightweight cinematic FPV drone that can take a hit and keep going. It's a lot safer to fly indoors and around people. With a naked GoPro or the SMO 4k you can capture some great stabilized footage. In this guide I'll show you..
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