First Quadcopter

Update: Black Friday 2020 Deals Although we have more than two weeks till November 29 – the day of Black Friday in 2019, the first drone deals already begun to appear. In the coming days, we expect to see noteworthy drone promotions from Banggood and other Chinese online retailers. Lately, drones have become one of the most popular gifts over the...

When it comes to night flights, adding extra light to your drone is a must-have. The solution could come from Ulanzi. Their DR-01 drone strobe light is self-powered and easy to install. Furthermore, it can be bright in 3 different colors if you share the flight space with multiple drones. My first drone light was a camera-type flash strobe. It...

As you could read in my hands-on review, the Mavic Mini is available in two package options: “Standard” and “Fly More Combo”. Let’s find out what you get for the extra 100 bucks! Both Mavic Mini box options come ready-to-fly with an included transmitter. As its name says, the “Fly more combo” is dedicated to those who need extended flight...

After the Mobula7, Happymodel came up with an even smaller brushless Whoop called Mobula6. Featuring only 20 grams, the Happymodel Mobula6 is probably the lightest FPV race drone. The highly-integrated Crazybee F4 Lite flight controller features integrated 5A ESC, 5.8G/25mW VTX, and radio receiver (Frsky or Flysky). The SE0802 25000KV motors are paired with Gemfan 1219 3-leaf propellers. The manufacturer...

Identical to the Novice-II, the Eachine Novice-III is also ready to fly out of the box. It comes packed with EV800 FPV goggles and ER8 transmitter. Thanks to the versatile F4 flight controller it can be configured with multiple flight modes. Newbies will be able to practice on angle and horizon modes. The KV5500 motors are paired with 2-leaf propellers...

During 11.11 drone sales, Eachine announced a new pro-grade Fat Shark alike FPV goggles. The Eachine EV300D features dual-LCD screen and true diversity receiver with 4 antennas. From a wide range of FPV glasses available on the market, it can be hard to decide which ones to go for. In choosing, remember that a good pair of the headset can...

Various brands started to come up with highly featured smaller and smaller GPS drones – can a $160 quadcopter like FQ777 F8 compete with the Mavic Mini? Let’s find out from this article. Just like the DJI Mavic Mini, the FQ 777 F8 also features brushless motors and foldable design. Despite that, the Mini is powered by a smaller capacity...

While the Mavic MINI is easy to fly out of the box, every newbie pilot should watch these tutorials. They will learn them not just to use different QuickShots modes but also how to safely take-off and land. My plan is also to share here undocumented tips and tricks. Mavic Mini video tutorials From learning to fly your DJI Mavic Mini...

Xiaomi’s plans with the Fimi X8SE was to offer an affordable option for DJI’s Mavic series. Although it has less versatile features than DJI – its contender, the FIMI X8 SE shortly becomes one of the best camera drones under $500. The response from the king of drones came after one year through the super-compact Mavic Mini. In the DJI...

With 297mm wheelbase, GPS and up to 800mW VTX, the Skystars StarLord GK7 drone is designed for long range FPV flights. The Skystars ST2306 motors are paired with 7" propellers. Instead of a 4-in-1 ESC board, the manufacturer opted for 4 individual 40A rated ESC modules. In addition to the on-board Caddx.us Ratel FPV camera, you can install a second...