HGLRC Draknight 2″: Micro Ultralight FPV Freestyle drone
HGLRC is among the few drone brands that continue to produce FPV drones with analog systems. Their latest Draknight 2-inch is an ultralight micro freestyle quadcopter with a unique design and ELRS 2.4GHz or TBS Crossfire Nano RX radio receiver options.
The HGLRC Draknight 2 has a wheelbase of 91mm and a weight of less than 50 grams. It uses...
SpeedyBee Master 5 V2 with analog and digital FPV options
SpeedyBee's second-generation Master 5 V2 FPV drones come with two FPV options and improvements: a programmable LED strip, a more powerful 50A/80A ESC, and a TPU camera mounting base. The analog Master 5 V2 is equipped with the SpeedyBee TX800 (800mW) VTX and RunCam Phoenix2 SE camera, and the HD digital edition with DJI Air Unit O3 kit. Both...
Pavo25 V2 is BetaFPV’s newest CineWhoop beast
BetaFPV's second-generation Pavo25 V2 has some revolutionary improvements compared to the original Pavo25, reviewed here on FirstQuadcopter last year. The F405 AIO 20A flight controller has replaced a more versatile and powerful F722 35A AIO V2 FC. The propulsion system is also upgraded from 1404-4500KV motors to bigger 1505-4600KV ones. It has a wheelbase of 112mm and GF D63...
Emax TinyHawk: Inverted brusheless Whoop (first rumors)
Following the great success of the BabyHawk series, Emax is planning to release a much compact version, called TinyHawk. Like its predecessors, the Emax TinyHawk drone also features Tiny Whoop alike design. I would be curious to test one and find out if the reversed installation of the 15000KV brushless motors has any impact in terms of flight performance, or just...
DM002 drone review: Dirty cheap and easy to build
Recently, I received the DM002 quadcopter for tests, a Chinese RC toy quite entertaining at an attractive price. I assembled it and played around with it, and now it is time to write my review, of course at the end of which I will draw the conclusions.
As I previously mentioned many times, the fact that a drone comes in parts should...
AxisFlying AirForce PRO-X8: Powerful 2.5″ CineWhoop
AxisFlying just released their first drone, an 8 motor CineWhoop. The AirForce PRO-X8 looks like two drones glued one to each other. This approach provides impressive lifting power for a 2.5" drone, but it has a weight too. Without a battery weighs more than 250 grams. The specs are nothing mention about some kind of fail-safe redundancy, I mean...
Happymodel Trainer90: DIY FPV drone kit
As fun as it can be to enjoy flying your own FPV drone, you might have a little extra fun with building your own. Happymodel Trainer90 contains all the essential parts required to build a flying machine. In addition, the package also includes a 600TVL camera with integrated 5.8G video transmitter. Due to its small size, it is an excellent...
XinLin X181 FPV quadcopter review
My biggest curiosity at the time I knew that I would receive this XinLin X181 quadcopter for review, was what could it mean that it is equipped with "similar brushless motors". As I know, currently there are two kinds of electric motors used on multi-rotors: brushed and brushless ones. While the only advantage of brushed (DC) motors is that they are cheap, the...
BetaFPV Beta85X: Brushless Whoop for indoor fun
Despite its small size, the BetaFPV Beta85X is a very promising FPV drone. It features Tiny Whoop alike design and super fast 6000KV brushless motors. The thing that makes even more interesting this little racing quad, is that it can be powered by 3s as well as by 4s LIPO batteries.
Like most of the similar micro FPV drones, the BetaFPV Beta85X...
Eachine E013 combo: First step in the world of FPV
Surely, for only $66, there is no other FPV combo like this Eachine E013. The manufacturer prepared an offer hard to refus. The package contains a nice ducted mini drone with VTX camera, transmitter and 3" FPV goggles. Yes, all you need for your first FPV flight experience.
Eachine continuously improved the E01x family. E010 Mini was the first model of the...
iFlight Chimera7 Pro V2: 7″ LR w/ DJI O3 Air Unit
The iFlight Chimera7 Pro V2 is probably the first 7-inch long-range FPV drone with a DJI O3 Air Unit onboard. According to your existing transmitter, you can opt for BNF-DJI, ELRS 2.4Ghz, or TBS Crossfire Nano RX radio receivers.
With the DJI O3 Air Unit range hack, you can expect a range of up to 10KM if your battery lasts...