First Quadcopter

Till now I wrote many news about micro Tiny Whoop alternatives but the DROCON U818PLUS will be the first large drone with ducted propellers. The generous blade protectors have multiple advantages. Surely, the most important thing is the increased safety. Spinning propellers can produce serious damages if they bump into something. Drocon advertises the U818A Plus with 15 minutes flight time....

Frankly, being my first Li-Po review, I didn't know how to start it. I took the Tattu R-line 4s 1300 mAh battery in my hand several times hoping for inspiration. Nothing, it was like holding a banal brick. Then, I realized that without the Li-Po technology drones could have not evolved this fast. The biggest advantage of lithium polymer...

Advertised with top speed of 170 Km/h, the GEPRC Sparrow GEP-MX3 is certainly not a learn-to-fly drone. You need serious piloting skills to hold in check this mini racing quadcopter. Crashes are inevitable even for pro pilots, but thanks to the 3K carbon fiber frame and aluminium alloy canopy the Sparrow GEP-MX3 should survive in light impacts. Instead of a no-name FPV camera, GEPRC opted...

Following the success of Visuo, Eachine also announced their own Mavic Pro clone. The E58 follows similar foldable design as the much expensive DJI drone. Of course, the specifications are much poorer and comes with less reliable brushed motors instead of brush-less ones. Thanks to the barometric air-pressure sensor, the Eachine E58 quadcopter is capable to autonomously maintain its flight altitude...

Finally, Syma came up with their first GPS quadcopter. In order to allow precise auto return to home (RTH), the Syma X8PRO is equipped with high accuracy GPS positioning system. Syma's X8 line became very popular because it was between the first cheap drones able to lift GoPro and alike action cameras. Like its predecessor (read my X8SW review), the X8Pro's...

Bored from the usual design? Here comes the 415B drone, a flying ball. Not too conventional, not very aerodynamic, but pretty cool. Foldable drones became quickly popular because they are extremely portable. You can take them with you almost everywhere. While the unfolded 415B measures 17.8 x 17.8 x 8.5 cm, when it's folded into a ball shape it measures only 8.5...

Surely, the FuriBee GT 220MM Fire Dancer is not just beautiful, but thanks to the 5 mm thick carbon fiber arms also very durable. The 960H CCD camera and flight controller are well protected by a aluminium alloy canopy. Build around the versatile OmniBus F4 flight controller the FuriBee GT 220MM is configurable with multiple flight modes. While newbies can opt for...

When it comes to micro drones, it is very hard to find a camera that is small and light enough to fit in. Measuring 15 x 15 mm and weighing only 4.09 grams, the Eachine C600T camera can be lifted by very small drones. At the moment, basically, there are two approaches in the design of FPV cameras, "all-in-one" (one device,...

Kingkong, my favorite TinyWhoop alternative manufacturer, announced a new brushed family with 3 different sized drones called ET Series. All 3 versions (ET125, ET115 and ET100) are available with 3 different radio receivers. According to your existing transmitter you can opt between: Frsky XM, Flysky FS-RX2A and Spektrum DSM2 receivers. In front of the aircraft is located the OV231 800TVL camera,...

Syma, a well known toy drone manufacturer, recently announced the X22W - a wannabe selfie drone. Excepting the small size and built-in WiFi FPV camera, there is nothing like the JJRC H37 aka the first sElfie Drone. Featuring altitude-hold, the Syma X22W is capable to autonomously maintain its flight altitude at the desired level. Headless flight mode is another feature...