Seagate DJI Fly Drive review: 2TB for drone footage
For 38 years now Seagate has been recognized as a reliable hard disk manufacturer. Looking at the company’s latest products, it shows no sign of letting up. Seagate DJI Fly Drive is a storage solution for drone operators. In addition to the 2TB storage capacity and integrated micro SD slot, the DJI Fly portable hard drive comes with two-month free subscription...
My first FPV simulator: FPV Freerider Classic/Recharged review
Flying through FPV googles made me always very dizzy. I can't stand to play more than few minutes before my motion sickness kills all the fun. Usually, this time is enough to test FPV equipment, but far less to become a skilled FPV pilot. Last week I came up with the idea to try some FPV drone simulators and, eventually,...
DJI Mavic Mini review: Your Everyday FlyCam!
After countless of rumors and speculation, the DJI Mavic Mini was finally revealed officially on 30th of October. FirstQuadcotper is between the first drone review blogs which had the luck to receive the Mavic Arya for an in-depth analysis. Every new DJI drone comes with its own slogan, the smallest member of the Mavic series has 'Fly as you...
HGLRC Petrel 120x Pro review: Furious Toothpick
The HGLRC Petrel 120x Pro looks like a Furious Angry Bird and flies like a SpaceX rocket. Beginning with my first flight test I was impressed with the flight performance of this little Thootpick style 3" FPV drone.
In a nutshell, a “Toothpick” is a very lightweight micro FPV drone, usually under 100 grams and without a battery. They are...
Kovol Sprint 120W 4-Port USB PD GaN charger review
Nowadays, most drones weighing less than 250 grams are charged via USB. Laptop manufacturers are also moved from dedicated power adaptors to more convenient PD USB chargers. Often, I have to charge 3-4 devices at the same time and I borrow my wife's and kid's wall charger which makes them unhappy if they have to charge their phones too....
PowerVision PowerEgg X review: Amphibious drone
I received the PowerEgg X Wizard on Christmas eve. A flying egg is not precisely the Xmas gift you could expect for. Its design makes it more of a kind of Easter surprise. From the beginning of my review, I can tell that the concept itself is great but fails in portability.
The egg-appearance fuselage is the first thing you’ll...
Mintion Beagle V2: Swiss army knife of 3D printer monitoring
Even though I'm a MacGyver-type guy, I learned the importance of selecting the right tools for the job. Improvising will not always give you the expected result. The Mintion Beagle V2 is the Swiss Army knife for 3D printing monitoring. It provides real-time video feed and remote control on your phone or PC wherever you are in the world....
LN Motor FS3115 900KV: Cinelifter Motors for 9-10″ FPV drones
The FS3115 900KV brushless motors from LN-Motor are intended for 9 and 10 inch cine-lifter FPV drones. These motors can be used in X4 and X8 configurations, depending on how much payload you expect to install on your drone. Each motor can generate a max thrust of 4kg when equipped with a Genfan 10" propeller or 3.3kg with an...
Flytec T13 review: Pocket selfie drone
To bring something new to the selfie drone market, the Flytec T13 adopts half-reversed propellers. On the front, the propellers are as usual (above the arms), but on rear, they are orientated to the ground (under the arms).
Yesterday, one of my friends suggested that it would be more helpful for my readers to write some drone-buying guides than to...
Eachine ROTG02 review: Cheap Android FPV receiver
These days everyone has at least one smartphone in their pocket which can be used as a 5.8G FPV display along with this Eachine ROTG02 Android FPV receiver. Of course, due to its higher latency, it can not completely replace a dedicated FPV monitor/goggle.
Personally, I find the Eachine ROTG02 more useful as a second FPV display. My son loves...
Xiaomi FiMI A3 review: Is it worth it?
The FiMI A3 will be the first Xiaomi drone reviewed at FirstQuadcopter.com. From its announcement day I wanted to test it personally. I liked the idea that adopts analogue 5.8G FPV instead of WiFi FPV. We are proud being between the first drone blogs selected to make an in-depth review of the FiMI A3 quadcopter. My plan is to record...