WLtoys Q383 safe drone for beginners
WL Toys Q383A hexa-copter with protective frame and 5.8G FPV camera
Recently WLToys announced two new hexa-copters, the Q383 with WiFi FPV and the Q383A with WiFi FPV. Basically these two models are identical excepting the onboard camera and the remote controller.
While the WLtoys Q383A comes with a nice combo FPV transmitter, the Q383 comes with a cheap plastic "toy-ish" radio.
Thanks to the...
Fayee FY805 micro: Tiniest hexacopter
Hexacopters like this Fayee FY805 offer greater stability compared to the 4-motor design (or at least it is supposed to be). But sadly, each concept has its advantages and disadvantages. More parts mean a higher chance of failure. After I received this tiny toy I was curious how it performs so I tested it immediately. I had the misfortune of...
Yuneec Typhoon H with 4K camera
Yuneec Typhoon H with collision avoidance
When Yuneec reveled its incredibly Typhoon H hexa-copter at CES 2016, everyone was amazed by its capability to avoid obstacles. Contrary, I was more impressed by the capability of Yuneec Typhoon H to land even if one motor fails. Typhoon H’s six-rotor design automatically switches to five rotor mode in case one motor fails allowing to remain in air and have a...
Flywoo HEXplorer LR: Six motor long-range FPV drone
The Flywoo HEXplorer LR is the first Toothpick style hexacopter that comes with a built-in power cable for the SMO 4K camera (Insta360 ONE R Lite). This lightweight 4-inch FPV drone was specially designed for long-range flights. In addition to the onboard GPS positioning, it comes with Flywoo Finder buzzer module which increases the chance of founding your drone...
HexH2O Pro v2 waterproof hexacopter
HexH2O Pro v2 professional waterproof drone for commercial use
Usually I accept for review most of the offered quadcopters. This HexH2O Pro v2, being more expensive than my wife's car, would make me think twice. The predicted price of this marine drone starts from 6000 euro (6449 USD).
Quadh2o is a UK based drone company orientated on waterproof multi-rotors. Their first water...
Flywoo Venom H20: Small, Fast, and Powerful!
Flywoo's new Venom H20 drone claims to be the smallest Hexa-copter that can carry a GoPro Bones or similar action camera. Furthermore, featuring a top speed of 140km/h can win any race.
The Flywoo Venom H20 adopts a unique design with high landing skids and inverted middle motors. This ingenious approach allows small form factor motors to minimize the overall...
Yuneec H920 Plus professional hexa-copter
Yuneec Tornad o H920 Plus drone for unmatched aerial filming
After the HT520, Yuneec announced a more professional hexa-copter called Tornado H920 Plus. This new drone is suitable for industrial applications and professional aerial filming.
In order to allow easy transportation, the Yuneec H920 Plus features foldable arms. The landing gears are retractable, which is a must have for professional aerial videos.
The...
Can I fly with one dead motor?
Can I fly my quadcopter with one propeller or motor loss?
Usually the answer is No!
For redundancy you will need at least a hexacopter but, the best for motor or prop failsafe operations are the octacopters.
In the YouTube video below you can see what happens if you lose one propeller of your quadcopter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsHryqnvyYA
Thanks for the new quadrocopter failsafe algorithm, the aircraft can recovery after propeller or...
JJRC H20C hexacopter review
Somehow, I missed reviewing the JJRC H20C 's predecessor, which was probably the first affordable mini hexacopter. These two models have approximately the same design but the newer H20C is slightly bigger and comes with a nicer remote controller. Certainly, the onboard camera is the most attractive improvement of the H20C over the older H20. The camera is advertised...
Flywoo Firefly Hex Nano: Micro FPV Hexacopter
Flywoo's new micro-class hexacopter can carry an Insta 360 GO 2 or SMO 4K camera. The Firefly Hex Nano has a 90mm wheelbase and weighs less than 60 grams (without battery). Flywoo opted for a 16x16mm flight stack made from GOKU F4 HEX flight controller and a 6in1 13 ESC board. Its tiny ROBO 1202.5 5500KV motors are equipped...
LiDi RC L6F hexacopter: Six motors are better than four?
Since I started my journey in the world of multi-rotors I hesitated to make reviews on hexas, don't ask me why because I can't specify any real reason. It looks like 2016 changed my appetite because this LiDi RC L6F will be the second hexa copter that I reviewed this month :).
Theoretically, hexacopters have all the benefits of motors...