First Quadcopter

Surely, one of the biggest feature of the Helicute H818HW quadcopter is the extended play time. Thanks to the high capacity (1000mAh) Li-Po battery it can stay in the air about 10-13 minutes, which is at least double compared to similar toy drones. At first look I have a mixed filling regarding this drone. The pretty nice design is paired with lack of...

Eachine Wizard X220S racing quadcopter for GoPro Session and RunCam 3 After the popular 250mm sized racing quads, Eachine came up yesterday with a smaller model called Wizard X220S. Even if has only 220mm wheelbase, natively comes with GoPro Session camera mount. In order to be fast and reactive, the Eachine Wizard X220S is powered by a 4cell, 75C Li-Po battery. The Wizard X220S...

Walkera VITUS, a serious competitor of the DJI Mavic Pro Walkera, one of the biggest player on the drone market, recently announced their new model with MR (Mixed Realty) called "Vitus". The Walkera Vitus will be available in two variants, a "Deluxe" and a "Lite" edition. While both models come with 3-axis gimbal and 4k camera, only the VITUS Pro features obstacle...

This week, Realacc (subdivision of Eachine brand) announced their second micro FPV brushless quad with an even more interesting design. At first look, the Realacc Scops 100 seems to be a tri-copter but, considering that the two rear motors are one over another, it is a classical quad-copter with Y4 design. Measuring only 120 x 120mm x 65mm you might think that the Scops 100...

Last week I reviewed two FrSky receivers and now it's time to review the Taranis Q X7 transmitter - which is the latest and cheapest TX from FrSky. When it comes to remote-controlled gadgets, FrSky is a very popular radio system among RC fanatics. They are future-packed, reliable, and now also affordable. When I saw the price of the Horus X12S...

In order to allow fully immersed flight experience, the Realacc Horns 100 quadcopter is equipped not with just one but two cameras. For me personally, being fully immersed (using FPV goggles) makes me feel a bit uncomfortable and I would rather prefer a FPV monitor giving me the ability to switch quickly between LoS (line of sight) and drone view. Each 600TVL camera has its own 5.8G VTX module allowing to individually set the desired broadcast...

As you can see in the image below, the Eachine E70 Mini comes with a nice attractive design. In my opinion, compared to other Eachine mini drones, this one looks much better. Thanks to its small size (13.5 x 13.5 x 40mm) and the propeller protectors, the Eachine E70 Mini quadcopter is suitable for outdoor as well as for indoor flights. The Hubsan alike...

Although Eachine advertises the E708 Cyclone as being the best choice for beginners, I think that one important ingredient is missing for that, the altitude-hold feature. Probably some will be disappointed to find out that the Eachine E708 Cyclone quadcopter comes without a camera. But honestly, at this price tag you can't expect usable image quality. Being powered by a 550 mAh Li-Po, the advertised flight duration of...

Today, I will review two FrSky receivers, the mini D8 and the XSR ACCST. While the Micro Frsky D8 features PPM and SBUS, the FrSky XSR has S-Bus CPPM output. For those who are new in the field, let me say a few words about radio receivers. Their main function is to interlink wirelessly the flight controller with the transmitter...

Following the success of the CX-20 and CX-22, Cheerson announced a newer model called CX-23 with even nicer design and a fine pack of features. The Cheerson CX-23 drone comes with generous 14 minutes flight time and up to 500 meters control and FPV range. Based on my good experience with Cheerson drones, I'm thinking to order this CX-23 for review. I'm curious to...