Even More Cool stuff at CES, Family Lifestyle products
This looks comfy! CES also hosted a ton of companies with family lifestyle products and gadgets. This video highlights some of the best.
Hitec Phantom X4 Charger
From Hitec: Attention All DJI™ Phantom Phanatics! Hitec’s Phantom X4 Charger is our four-channel battery charger designed and built exclusively for charging, storing and deep cycling four DJI Phantom™ 3 and DJI Phantom™ 4* Smart Batteries simultaneously. In addition, two smart devices can be charged via USB ports and two remote controllers can be charged […]
Dromida XL 370mm UAV Camera Drone RTF
Looking for large, bold flying fun? Look no further than the Dromida XL. Extra-large and in charge, the XL takes aerial adventure to thrilling new heights. One push of the Auto Takeoff/Landing button makes the XL soar up to 2 meters in the air; another button-push safely brings you back down to Earth. Pushing “Altitude […]
The Frame Game
As the FPV drone scene expands, better and faster craft emerge. Propellers, motors, flight controllers, and speed controls all fulfill the need for speed. But it’s the airframes that hold all of the components together that are seeing the biggest evolution. And while the established names continue to dominate, there’s an undercurrent of independent makers arriving who are building […]
Soldering up a drone racer power board
The first step in getting your drone racer ready is by soldering the ESCs (speed controllers) to the power board. Here is one soldering method our Senior West Coast Editor, John Reid uses on all of his racers.
Anatomy of a Radio
As you become more involved with multirotors and the sophistication of your aerial vehicle increases, you will let to a point where you will start using higher-quality radio systems. Many multirotors come with a dedicated transmitter that’s programmed to work with that rotordrone. For aircraft that are built from kits or come in almost ready […]
Hyperion Antenna/Camera+VTX Overview
Brought to you by our friends at Hyperion! This post is geared for the review of different antenna types and how they might benefit each First-Person View (FPV) application differently, in the terms of long-range, compactness, and versatility in surrounding radio frequency (RF) backgrounds. Furthermore, in this overview we’ll touch-base on All-In-One (AIO) integrated Camera+VTX […]
Castle Creations BEC 2.0 Voltage Regulators
From Castle Creations: From the trusted manufacturer of BECs comes the next generation of voltage regulators. Designed and assembled in the USA1, Castle Creations’ CC BEC 2.0 gives users higher voltage ranges in two unique packages. For pilots there is a smaller, lightweight (0.7 oz.) design capable of 14 amps peak, perfect for sport flying, […]
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HobbyKing Quanum Overlord Diversity Receivers [VIDEO]
From HobbyKing: Quanum Overlord 5.8GHz 40CH 6 Antenna Diversity Receiver w/Raceband Strong signal and less noise is always a demand for long and short range FPV. Quanum has delivered the Overlord, a 6 antenna, that’s right folks, no less than 6 antennas to receive the signal from your drone or FPV RC plane with 5 […]
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CJLTech IR4+ Night Flyer Module [VIDEO]
From CJLTech: The IR4+ provides an extremely bright infrared floodlight with an even wide angle spread of light, perfect for use with action cameras. When viewed through an IR sensitive camera and FPV goggles or screen, this allows the viewer to see clearly in total darkness. Optimised for miniquads, the IR4+ attaches to any PCB […]
