EcoWitt HP2551: Flight Field Weather Monitoring Like a PRO!
My flight field is nearly 30km (19 miles) from my residential home, and before going out to play with my drones, I always check the wind conditions in various weather apps. The area is between some valleys and has its microclimate; the weather applications are often wrong. Installing a home water station, like the EcoWitt HP2551, is the best...
SoloGood FPV Parts: Are they any good, being so cheap?
SoloGood FPV Parts make it not just as easy as possible for you to build your first FPV but also at a low price. When I built my first quad, I paid just for the flight controller, ESC, and motors more than 300 bucks. Now, the same parts from SoloGood cost only $116.89.
When creating the shopping list for your...
DJI Power 500 & 1000: Outdoor Power Sources for Your Drones
DJI, a market leader in consumer drones, announced the release of their first portable portion, the Power 500 and 1000. The compact DJI Power 500 has a storage capacity of 500Wh, and the bigger DJI Power 1000 of 1024Wh.
When I reviewed the first solar generators from Anker and Bluetti, some of my readers asked what these have to do...
I’ve been testing the ISDT BattAir LIPO for 3 weeks -here’s the pros and cons
Last month, I won two pairs of their BattAir smart LIPO batteries on ISDT's giveaway. As they are known more for their hobby chargers, I expected to receive their newest K2 Air or Air 8 inteligent charger.
Unlike DJI batteries, FPV batteries are dummies and do not have any smart features; there are just a bunch of LIPO cells connected...
Insta360 Launches $499 X4 8K 360° camera with powerful AI chip
Insta360 officially released their 4th generation 360° camera for content creators today. Much-anticipated 8K 360° video, plus 5.7K60fps and 4K100fps, add unparalleled image quality to the endless creative possibilities of 360° capture, including the ability to "shoot first, point later" and the Invisible Selfie Stick effect. X4 also doubles as a traditional action cam, with its Single-Lens Mode now...
Saturn 4 Ultra: Elegoo’s new flagship 3D resin printer
Elegoo's new flagship 3D resin printers have amazing features for only $399. The Saturn 4 Ultra has a 12K mono LCD that provides superb print quality with a resolution of 19x24μm. Thanks to the company's "Tilt Release" technology, you can print with up to 150mm/h (regardless of horizontal size or complexity of the model). It has approximately a 19x123x220cm...
BLUETTI AC200L review: My fifth Power Station – and the Biggest one!
Portable power stations like the BLUETTI AC200L are the successor of noisy and heavy gas generators, and they enable off-grid living and working by providing DC and AC. With a massive output of 2400W, the AC200L can handle 99% of commonly used devices in your home or outdoors.
I built a 3x4 meters tree house two years ago, 100 meters...
Skystars Koko 2207 1950Kv: Racing and freestyle FPV motor for 5″ drones
I received these Koko 2207 motors and a SKYSTARS F722HD flight stack two years ago, but somehow I forgot to review them. The motors have 16x16mm and can be installed on most 5-5.5" FPV frames, regardless of design and type.
The Skystars Koko 2207 motors have four KV options (1750KV, 1950KV, 2550KV, and 2750KV) and are suitable for racing and...
I tried the Zhiyun Fiveray M40 pocket light — and it’s bright as a Star!
The Zhiyun Fiveray M40 pocket LED panel was designed as a lightweight, handheld, and tripod-mountable video light for Vloggers and content creators. The combination of 88 cool and 88 warm light LEDs can generate up to 40W of power with an adjustable color temperature from 2700 to 6200K.
Pocket continuous lights like the Fiveray M40 are perfect for shooting videos...
LN Motor FS3115 900KV: Cinelifter Motors for 9-10″ FPV drones
The FS3115 900KV brushless motors from LN-Motor are intended for 9 and 10 inch cine-lifter FPV drones. These motors can be used in X4 and X8 configurations, depending on how much payload you expect to install on your drone. Each motor can generate a max thrust of 4kg when equipped with a Genfan 10" propeller or 3.3kg with an...
I’ve been testing the Jumper T14 for 2 weeks – here’s the pros and cons
The Jumper T14 is the company's third radio controller reviewed here on FirstQuadcotper. The T14 is a mid-level transmitter with a built-in 1W ERLS module. It adopts RadioMaster Boxer and TBS Mambo-like form, factor, and layout. Not everything about the T14 is whoa-inducing; it lacks flight mode buttons, and the antenna is not removable for upgrade purposes.
JumperRC released the...