I could never get my Lora to fly right and ultimately attributed the issue to gyro issues tied to using the stack as a structural member (a completely unproven theory). After lengthy attempts to get it to fly, I gave up and put the guts in an Ascent V2 frame. In addition I replaced the abysmally crappy Racestar motors with Sunnysky 1104's that got on ebay for $40 and the results have been nothing short of spectacular! With very little tuning the craft has been transformed to a smooth, punchy flyer that never exhibits any of the gyro issues that the Lora did. So far I've crashed it about 1000 times and it just keeps going!
Update - RIP, lost in service
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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