First Quadcopter

For the safety of the balloon operators and spectators, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) area that will make the October 4-13 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta a No Drone Zone. The TFR prohibits drones within a 4 nautical-mile-radius of Balloon Fiesta Park up to 2,700 feet in altitude from 5:30 a.m. to 12 p.m....

US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao yesterday announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded air carrier and operator certification to an unmanned aircraft system (UAS, or drone) delivery company, UPS Flight Forward. “This is a big step forward in safely integrating unmanned aircraft systems into our airspace, expanding access to healthcare in North Carolina and building on the...

While everyone expects to read about the GoPro 8 which is near to be released in October 2019, I thought that it is the best time to make an in-depth GoPro Hero 7 Black review. Why now? Because the new model will definitively drop the series 7's price, making it more attractive than ever. With 4K@60fps video recording, HDR, and...

The NameLessRC N47 FPV drone comes with two types of FPV camera options. While installed with Caddx EOS2 is advertised for $140, with Caddx Baby Turtle you can buy it for $167. For the extra 37 bucks you will receive an on-board video recording (DVR). All the electronic parts, including the camera, are well protected by the warrior helmet alike...

Like most popular FPV drone brands, Eachine also started to equip their quadcopters with the Cadax TARSIER 4K dual-lens camera. The Eachine LAL5 is build on a robust, orthogonal X-shape carbon fiber frame with 225mm wheelbase. Featuring versatile LAL-F405 flight controller it can be configured with multiple flight modes.  The 2507 type 1850KV motors are matched with Racerstar 5046 (5"...

Eachine's latest Novice-I drone is a 75mm brushless Whoop specially designed for beginner pilots. In order to allow lots of practicing hours, besides the basic package with 2 LIPOs, there is a fly-more combo package with 10 batteries and one set of spare propellers. Both box options include 6-way charger, remote controller and Eachine VR005 FPV goggles. The Eachine Novice-I...

Following the great success of the first generation Hawk 5" drone, EMAX planning to release two redesigned successors. The main difference between the Hawk Pro and Hawk Sport is around the propulsion system and the video rig. While the Pro comes with Pulsar 2306 motors and Caddx Ratel camera, the Sport has ECO 2207 motors and Caddx Turbo Micro...

The CinePick 120HD will be the third iFlight drone announced today. It seems that they are becoming quite active at the end of the flight season. As its name says, it is built on a 120mm size frame with a toothpick design. Despite being small and lightweight (~80 grams), it is powered by 4S LIPO batteries. Equipped with 4500KV motors...

Although only 10 days have passed since FirstQuadcopter introduced RunCam's latest dual-lens UHD camera, drone manufactures already started to install it on their FPV racers. The iFlight Cinebee Hybrid 4K is among the first models which comes on-board with the RunCam Hybrid 4K camera. The Cinebee Hybrid 4K is a compact size Whoop style FPV racer made for tight space...

The iFlight Cidora SL5-E is a 215mm size FPV race drone with 5" propellers installed with Caddx Ratel 1200TVL camera, powerful iFlight 5.8G video transmitter (adjustable - up to 600mW output) and versatile SucceX-E F4 flight controller. This new iFlight drone has two power options. While 4s version comes with XING-E 2207 2450KV motors, 6S edition has 1800KV ones. Both...