AuroraRC Smooth-R FPV combo kit

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AuroraRC's new Pusher-Whoop style 2" FPV drone is sold in a combo pack with a Jumper T-lite transmitter and Hawkeye 3.5" FPV monitor. The kit also includes two pieces of 450mah 3S 80C batteries and a balance LIPO charger. On the center of the 100m size frame is located the F405 AIO flight controller with integrated 4-in-1 20A ESC. Its...

LYZRC L800 PRO: Brushless 4K GPS drone for $99

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The new LYZRC L800 PRO is a fairly priced folding drone. For only $99 it comes with a 4K camera, brushless motors, dual-positioning system, and up to 1200 meters flight range. Its onboard camera is capable of taking Full HD videos and 4K photos. The camera features electronic image stabilization (EIS), 50x digital zoom, remote camera angle adjustment, and 5GHz...

2021 FAA UAS Symposium coming soon

2021 FAA UAS Symposium
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will co-host Episodes III and IV of the virtual FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition. The theme for this year’s virtual event is “Above and Beyond” and will take place on June 9-10, 2021, and September 14-15, 2021. Register now to join...

Flywoo Firefly Hex Nano: Micro FPV Hexacopter

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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...

4DRC F11 PRO: GPS drone with 4K PTZ ESC camera

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Initially, I thought that the 4DRC F11 PRO is just a rebranded SJRC F11 Pro, but after I checked the product photos, I saw that we are dealing with two different drones. It adopts a non-foldable design with high ground clearance. Thanks to the fail-safe return to home (RTH) function, the 4DRC F11 PRO quadcopter will automatically return to the...

ZLL SG108 PRO review: Affordable drone for beginners

ZLRC SG108 PRO review
Today we will test and review the ZLL SG108 PRO, an ultra-light brushless GPS drone. The most important additions of the 'Pro' edition are the onboard recording and the 2-axis gimbal that allows capturing smoother videos (at least it should). From the beginning, I can confess to you that even if it is marketed with a 4K camera, you...

URUAV UZ80: DIY micro Toothpick style FPV drone

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The URUAV UZ80 is an affordable DIY FPV drone. The kit includes all the accessories you need to build your micro racing quadcopter. All the electronic parts come with connectors so no soldering required. The unibody frame has an 80mm wealbase. All the electronic parts including the Runcam Nano 3 FPV camera. Weighs about 20 grams fully assembled but without...

iFlight Taurus X8 HD: Professional drone video platform

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With a payload of up to 2Kg, the iFlight Taurus X8 HD drone can be equipped with professional-grade DSLR photo cameras and digital cinema video cameras like Red Komodo, Z-Cam, or BMPCC. The CNC camera mount allows adjusting camera angles within 5° and 35°. When it comes to installing an $8000 camera on a flying platform, you expect some kind...

Caddx Air Unit Micro Digital FPV system

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Caddx just announced their second-generation digital FPV system. As its name says, the new CaddxFPV Air Unit Micro is smaller and lighter compared to the Caddx Vista. The Air Unit Micro measures 44x37.8x14.44mm and weighs just 41.5 grams together with the FPV camera. The Caddx Air Unit Micro VTX is natively compatible with the DJI FPV transmitter and can locally...

HGLRC Rekon 4: Micro Long-Rang FPV drone

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HGLRC just announced their third quadcopter from the Rekon Series. The HGLRC Rekon 4 micro long-range FPV drone is available with two FPV setups. While the 'Analog' edition comes equipped with Caddx Ratel2 camera and Zeus 800mW 5.8G VTX, 'Digital' version gas CADDX Nebula Nano camera and Caddx Vista HD VTX. Both editions feature a full-size stack (20x20mm) with...