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Raging Rotors Build Report: Goblin 570 Kit from SAB Helidivi…
OK, so I may have done a lot of building these past few months (idle hands blah blah blah), but I love getting dirty and what better way than a kit? Thanks to my trip to IRCHA, I got my opportunity with the SAB Helidivision Goblin 570. This has been my baby, and still is, so here is the skinny of what I [...]
- 2/11/2015
- 10:11 am
- Projects
rc helicopter - By: Big Squid Staff
Unboxing the Blade Nano QX 3D BNF!
Being REALLY close to Horizon Hobby‘s main warehouse has its perks, especially when new product hits the hobby shop shelves. As of today the Midwest (and shortly the rest of the country) has received their first taste of the new products from the Nuremberg Toy Fair: the Blade Nano QX 3D, the first mini quadcopter with inverted flight capabilities. Built to do [...]
- 2/10/2015
- 8:08 am
- rc helicopter
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
Showing off the Rakon Heli 200QX Frame Conversion and More!
I may have been buried in snow or humbled by the cold these past weeks, but it did not keep me down! The team over at Rakon Heli specializes in upgrades, and I had to take a look at the Blade 200QX main frame, prop nut, and motor lock nut upgrades. The frame sells for around $70, and takes a bit of time [...]
- 2/8/2015
- 12:02 pm
- Mini Review
rc helicopter - By: Big Squid Staff
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Raging Rotors Build Report: 250-Size FPV Racer
Spring is just around the corner, and my fellow coworkers and I are starting the process of getting FPV Racing going at our local flying field. First, I needed a quad! Ok, that might be an overstatement. I have already modified my 200QX for a more FPV ready setup, and I am practicing my racing on a NanoQX FPV. Regardless, I wanted a properly sized, [...]
- 2/7/2015
- 1:19 pm
- Projects
Raging Rotors - By: Big Squid Staff
Just in from Israel: The FlyTrex Live 3G!
After the 350QX Fly Away of 2014 (It wasn’t my fault, I swear!), the guys at the office wanted a way to track all of their aircraft so they can recover them with relative ease. My relationship with the developers at FlyTrex was already blossoming, and my plight was quickly solved with a package sent to my door all the [...]
- 2/6/2015
- 11:32 am
- rc helicopter
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
Raging Rotors: Beware the Goblin, or, Things I Learned Build…
All the way back in August, I got my hands on a Goblin 570 from SAB Helidivision thanks to my friends at PrestigeRC/HeliDirect. Over the past few months, I have been diligently working on it while getting more and more excited for flying season to start this now snowy 2015. I have only built a Baja 5B SS in all my time in RC, [...]
Unboxing the AerialFreaks Hyper400 3D
With the Invertix400, Blade 200QX, and Leap 3D inverted flight type quadcopters already on the market, the team over at AerialFreaks wanted me to try out their new Hyper400 3D just to see how theirs stacks up to the competition. Needless to say I got very excited when a few days after our conversation that a quadcopter was sitting on my front porch, sooner than anyone [...]
- 2/4/2015
- 2:46 pm
- rc helicopter
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
Raging Rotors: Yo, Quad Daddy-O!
Again, the news is filled with so much trouble in regards to Multirotors/Quadcopters/Drones. Brian just saw someone follow highway traffic, a man in the Illinois suburbs is being investigated by the FAA for rule violations when doing a quadcopter video of Christmas lights, and a government employee has now crashed on his boss’s White House lawn. Ideally I’d love to send [...]
Blade 180CFX Unboxing
New from Blade Helicopters, I received my new 180CFX Bind-N-Fly Basic (requires Radio and Charger) to take to the skies (or at least a gym) with. Check out the beauty in this design in the unboxing pictures below! Wishing for more Blade Helicopter news? Send your mouse Right Here!
- 1/28/2015
- 12:32 pm
- rc helicopter
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
HPI Q32: Unbox and Roll Out!
If you didn’t already see the capabilities of the Q32, my buddies at HPI rushed one my direction to try out! Everyone at the office is excited for this guy, so check out the unboxing pics below! Craving more HPI Racing on BigSquidRC? Look no further than Right Here!
- 1/20/2015
- 9:13 pm
- HPI Racing
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
Flyzone Inum Unboxing
Too cold to fly outside? Flyzone sent us their new answer: the 2 Channel (throttle and rudder) Inum. Built for the purpose of indoor flight, this plane should be fun to review. That will be coming soon, but in the meantime here are some unboxing pics! For more Flyzone fun on BigSquidRC, set your finger (or mouse) Right Here. Who loves a good ol’ Friday Mystery Link? [...]
- 1/9/2015
- 4:33 pm
- Flyzone
RC Airplane
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
Fly and Shoot Video and Pics with the ORA FPV Quadcopter
Hot off the press and featured at CES (Consumer Electronics Show), Hobbico is hitting the air with a 370 size FPV Quadcopter called the ORA. Featuring full FPV with a 1080p included HD Camera, a 7in touchscreen on the transmitter, this quadcopter will do waypoint flight, return to home, and give you excellent video and footage. The quadcopter also touts the following features: • Generous [...]
- 1/9/2015
- 12:22 pm
- Hobbico
New Products - By: Big Squid Staff
Thunder Tiger Robotix Super Hornet X650 Unboxing
HRP Distribution delivers again shortly after the Ghost+ RTF with another exclusive unboxing: the Super Hornet X650. This kit is HUGE, and the only things missing are Flight Controller, Receiver, and Battery! See all my unboxing pictures below, and see the kit built very soon!
- 1/8/2015
- 4:36 pm
- rc helicopter
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
Raging Rotors: ‘Inspired’ for 2015
Happy New Year to you all. If 2015 is anything at all like 2014, it will be another multirotor, APV (new term: Aerial Photography Vehicle), and FPV dominated year. Already new tech is starting to come out of the woodwork: the DJI Inspire1 is about to start shipping out everywhere, as well as the ThunderTiger Robotix Ghost+, and at the CES (Consumer Electronics [...]
- 1/7/2015
- 9:57 pm
- Raging Rotors
rc helicopter - By: Big Squid Staff
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Exclusive Look at New Thunder Tiger Robotix Ghost+ RTF
Hot out of the factory our friends at HRP Distribution gave us the exclusive on a Thunder Tiger Robotix Ghost+ RTF w/ 3-axis GoPro gimbal to unbox and try out. The Ghost+ features a smart ‘Follow Me’ autopilot system, retractable landing gear, and around 25 minute flight time! See all the pictures from my unboxing below.
- 1/7/2015
- 1:09 pm
- rc helicopter
Unboxing - By: Big Squid Staff
