Santa’s favorite drones under 100: Best drone for Christmas 2018
If you missed our Black Friday & Cyber Monday drone deals and you are still looking for a nice Christmas gift, you should check the secret list of Santa's favorite drones for under $100.
Over the last few years, drones became one of the most popular Xmax gifts. They are fun to fly and can take amazing aerial videos. From a...
Coming soon: Diatone 2019 GTR549 FPV racer
2019 comes with another new racing drone from Diatone, called GTR549. Based on a large 230mm carbon fiber frame, it is definitively for outdoor fun only.
Like most of the actual drones, the Diatone 2019 GTR549 also features versatile F405 Mamba flight controller. At the end of each arm there is a Mamba MB2207 2650KV brush-less motor paired with a 5″ propeller.
In front of...
Coming soon: MJX X103W GPS enabled drone under $100
MJX R/C is planning to release a new GPS enabled drone called X103W. According to the first rumors it will have brushed motors (unfortunately) and foldable arms.
In addition to the usual arm lights, it has two bright search lights under its belly. Powered by a 7.4V-1100mAh battery it has up to 14 minutes airborne time.
In order to capture the...
Foxeer MIX 2 FPV camera with on-board recording
Although the second generation Foxeer MIX 2 FPV camera promises better FPV quality, higher definition recording and lower latency, the raw specs does not show too much differences compared to its predecessor. Both provide only 1080@60FPS recording. Anyway, in my opinion, since the launch of Caddx Tarsier 4K it is very hard to bring something truly interesting on the FPV...
JJRC X12 drone: A good DJI Spark alternative?
At first look, the JJRC X12 drone mixes the cool foldable design of the Mavic Air with the features of the DJI Spark. With an advertised price of just $US270, it could be a great flight season ending gift.
The 1080P anti-shake camera features 5G WiFi real-time image transmission, remote angle adjustment and digital zoom.
Thanks to the GPS assisted fail-safe...
Coming soon: GepRC SKIP HD 3″ FPV race drone
The GepRC SKIP HD is a new toothpick style 3 inch FPV FPV race drone. All the electronic parts are 3s and 4s battery rated. The product specs says that with a 450mAh battery you can obtain about 5 minutes of flight time.
The brain of the GepRC SKIP HD is an all-in-one flight controller with builtin 12A ESC. The 118mm...
Flywoo Naked Chasers HD with DJI Air Unit
Unlike other digital CineWhoops, the Flywoo Naked Chasers HD comes with caged blade protectors instead of duct ones, this approach makes the aircraft very light. By default, the onboard DJI Air Unit provides compatibility with the DJI FPV remote controller, but in case you already own a different transmitter, there is also an option for FrSky XM+ or TBS...
SMRC S16: Super cheap 4K GPS drone
The SMRC S16 was announced in two versions. While the cheaper edition with Optical Flow positioning has about 100 meters control range, the more versatile GPS enabled model has up to 300 flight range. For the extra 21 bucks, the GPS edition also brings a fail-safe auto return to home feature. Both variants have around 16 minutes of flight...
Coming soon: AuroraRC STICK4 ToothPick FPV drone
AuroraRC’s latest FPV race drone features ToothPick style design. The AuroraRC STICK4 is built on a 154 size carbon fiber frame with 5mm thick arms. The F1507 brush-less motors are matched with 4″ 3-leaf propellers. Its F411 AIO flight controller features BetaFlight OSD and integrated 30A ESC.
According to your existing transmitter, besides the PNP package, you can opt for...
AKK New Era: First dual antenna VTX
The AKK New Era is probably the first 5.8G VTX that can be equipped with two antennas. AKK packs its 'New Era' FPV transmitter with an LHCP and an RHCP antenna. The VTX can be used in 20x20mm flight stacks. Without antennas, it weighs less than 6 grams.
AKK New Era features adjustable broadcast power. You can toggle between 25mW,...
LYZRC L106 Pro: Cheap GPS drone under 100
The LYZRC L106 Pro adopts a similar foldable design to its bigger brother the L109 Pro, but with brushed motors instead of a more reliable brushless one. This compromise allowed for reducing the overall take-off weight below 250 grams.
Despite its attractive price ($99.99), the L106 Pro drone features a dual-positioning system (GPS + OFP), a 4K camera with 2-axis...