First Quadcopter

Syma X8C user manual download page This Syma X8C Quad became very popular after several owners successfully installed their GoPro alike cameras and made few awesome aerial videos. Although nothing is mentioned about this possibility in the X8C's user manual, they proved that the quadcopter has enough power to lift any small action camera. Regarding the size and weight, it’s much bigger than other drones under $100, so probably it has a better wind resistance...

It has been one year since I started my own blog. Surprisingly, it has become very popular, especially the news from the multi-rotor world and the quadcopter reviews. I thank you all my readers for this, and I hope I will never let you down. With this occasion, I would like to start a small contest having a quadcopter as...

Keyshare Glint latest GPS FPV quadcotper Through my FirstQuadcopter FaceBook page I found from Meihong Pan about this Keyshare Glint quadcopter. On the first look it seems to be a very promising quadcopter and a fearless alternative of the DJI Phantom series. This model will be available in at least 3 different packages, the base package will include only the Keyshare Glint with the remote controller. The most expensive deluxe...

Eachine H8 3D Mini with up-side-down flight mode This Eachine H8 3D Mini is an upgraded version of the word's cheapest quadcopter the H8 Mini. The main new feature of this model is the inverted flight mode, which is interesting but also costs. The price of the H8 3D Mini qudcopter is almost double compared to the older model. To be more attractive, this new...

DJI Phantom Standard 3 smart quadcopter for every one! The Chinese DJI quadcopter manufacturer announced another model of their popular Phantom 3 series. This new Phantom 3 standard comes with video resolution up to 2.7k (1520p) and 720P video downlink for live image transmission. In case of the PH3 Standard, the range of the FPV system is limited to around 500 meters. Frank...

Another X5C clone was just listed on many online RC stores, the SHENGKAI D97 with a 2MP Wi-Fi first-person view camera. The design of these two quadcopters is almost identical, but they use a completely different remote controller. The biggest advantage of the SHENGKAI D97 quadcopter is the 2MP first-person view camera that can be connected to any iOS and...

JD168 quadcopter with Headless mode and RTH This JD168 quadcopter looks exactly like the JJRC H8C, which was a very popular model, also called the "Syma killer". The biggest disadvantage of that model was the 7.4 battery that burned out prematurely the quadcopter's motors. On the D168 model this issue was corrected by replacing the 7.4v battery with a 3.7v one. Another difference compared to...

I tested lately a lot of small and beginner quadcopters and finally, I received a bigger one, the Syma X8W, which is probably one of the best mid-range quadcopters. Small quadcopters are good for indoor fun, beginner pilots, practicing, etc. The mid-sized quadcopters are an intermediate step to professional ones as they can do almost all the tricks and...

Syma X8W Quadcopter Quick Start Guide Video I just received my Syma X8W from BG but it has to rest in the box until next week when I will have enough time to review it. Until then I thought it would be useful to watch some movies with this Quadcopter, to know what I can expect. The video below covers the main...

Part 2 - Evaluation and Dis-assembly I received my X5C clones in about 2 weeks from the order date. So now I have to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses to determine which one to “ HOT ROD “. I'm going to pick one before I disassemble the lucky winner. We'll start with the Mould King 33034. PROS: Cost less, faster than the...