DJI Phantom 3 Advanced: My first DJI drone
After almost two years of flying with more or less toy quadcopters, I finally got my hand on a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced. I was so thrilled that my wife asked what it was with me. As I already had another quadcopter on my desk waiting for review, I had to leave the box unopened for a whole week....
JJRC H20C hexacopter review
Somehow, I missed reviewing the JJRC H20C 's predecessor, which was probably the first affordable mini hexacopter. These two models have approximately the same design but the newer H20C is slightly bigger and comes with a nicer remote controller. Certainly, the onboard camera is the most attractive improvement of the H20C over the older H20. The camera is advertised...
RunCam Swift camera review
If I count correctly, this RunCam Swift camera will be the fourth model I have the luck to review from the manufacturer with the slogan "Born for RC fanatics."
From my experience with RunCam, I can say that they respect their customers, which is at least as important as the quality of the products. For example, they always try to...
XinLin X181 FPV quadcopter review
My biggest curiosity at the time I knew that I would receive this XinLin X181 quadcopter for review, was what could it mean that it is equipped with "similar brushless motors". As I know, currently there are two kinds of electric motors used on multi-rotors: brushed and brushless ones. While the only advantage of brushed (DC) motors is that they are cheap, the...
Yuneec Q500 4k: Big drone with outstanding performance
Yes, I know! How can it be interesting anymore to review the Yuneec Q500 4k, which is a one-year-old model, when the new Phantom 4 has been just revealed?
First of all, this Typhoon Q500 4k is a stable platform that was already tested by many customers and its firmware was improved over time. Don't mention that Yuneec probably has the...
Cheerson CX-10W: Micro drone with WIFI camera
Yesterday, when I received the Cheerson CX-10W for review and I saw the size of the package, I knew it would be my shortest review and useless to make an unboxing video :)
The CX-10W is the 3rd generation of the Cheerson Hobby mini quadcopter series. The first model of this series, the CX10, was revealed about two years ago....
LiDi RC L6F hexacopter: Six motors are better than four?
Since I started my journey in the world of multi-rotors I hesitated to make reviews on hexas, don't ask me why because I can't specify any real reason. It looks like 2016 changed my appetite because this LiDi RC L6F will be the second hexa copter that I reviewed this month :).
Theoretically, hexacopters have all the benefits of motors...
Fayee FY805 micro: Tiniest hexacopter
Hexacopters like this Fayee FY805 offer greater stability compared to the 4-motor design (or at least it is supposed to be). But sadly, each concept has its advantages and disadvantages. More parts mean a higher chance of failure. After I received this tiny toy I was curious how it performs so I tested it immediately. I had the misfortune of...
F450 Flame Wheel with APM 2.8 FC: My First DIY Quadcopter
My son is always willing to help me in building or disassembling any kind of stuff, so he was very enthusiastic when I told him about the plan to build a quadcopter from scratch (OK, almost from scratch). His only complaint was why we didn't build an octa-copter or at least a hexacopter. I promised him that if this...
HAKRC Storm32: Cheapest drone gimbal for GoPro
You can have the best quadcopter camera of the moment but, without being accompanied by a steady brushless gimbal at least like this HAKRC Storm32, is very hard to capture some nice and smooth aerial videos.
According to the number of installed brushless motors, the camera gimbals can be categorized into 1, 2, or 3-axis gimbals. A 2-axis gimbal is not necessarily worse than a 3-axis...
JJRC X1 quadcopter review
I started my journey in the world of quadcopters with a cheap brushed drone because, at that time, it didn't exist affordable brushless models like this JJRC X1. Based on my experience, the biggest problem with the cheaper brushed DC motors is that after only 10-15 flights they burn out.
When it comes to cheap models, I consider that it is enough to...