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The new Neon-X Plus quadcopter from Ares is labeled as being “a box of fun”. The Neon-X is a small but high performance quad that is super affordable and designed to put a smile on your face. Available in two different color schemes (bright green or orange), the Neon-X has a bright LED lighting system and uses a 6-axis gyro [...]
When you are looking to get the perfect shot, flying a drone via FPV makes it so much easier. To help you capture the shot you want, Ares has the Quantum FPV Drone. The Quantum FPV is ready to fly and comes with a built-in HD camera for both stills and video. Here are some of its highlights- * High capacity [...]
New from Ares and coming to a HobbyTown USA near you is the XView FPV Drone. The XView features a high-quality WiFi camera and makes FPV flying affordable. Here are some of its highlights- * Fully immersive FPV flying experience * Comes with mobile FPV VR headset that holds your 4.7 – 6.0” smartphone * Smooth & advanced accelerometer processing * 3 different flight [...]
You know what they say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”. If that saying is true, this 2016 HobbyTown Convention wrap up should be good for nearly 40,000. Check out the pictures below to take in the various sights from the convention. You’ll find pictures of the Kyosho, Tamiya, Venom, Castle, A Main, and Imex booths. You’ll also see pictures [...]
This week the BigSquidRC Bash Crew loaded up and headed towards Lincoln Nebraska for the annual HobbyTown USA National Convention. The convention is held at the Embassy Suits hotel in downtown Lincoln, a city that is also home to HobbyTown USA’s national headquarters. We are extremely honored that the HobbyTown USA folks invite us out every year so that we [...]
New from Ares is the feature packed X:Bolt 250 Race Quad. As you can see by the pictures, it uses a very trick carbon fiber frame that was designed for lots of speed. For electronics, the X:Bolt comes with high performance 2250kV brushless motors, 18 amp ESCs, a 32 bit controller, a 600tvl camera with a 100° field-of-view, and a [...]
New from Ares is the Shadow 240 mini drone quadcopter. Designed for both noobies and experts, the 240 uses an advanced 6-axis stabilization system for stability and agility. Two different control rates help progress a noob’s flying skills and an optional WiFi FPV camera can add a whole new perspective to flying the 240. * Auto flip mode * Can be flown [...]
Are you looking for a unique flying experience? Are you burnt out on the drone scene and want to try something new? If so, look no further than the new Ares V-Hawk X4. You see, the V-Hawk can take off vertically, then you can flip a switch to transition to forward flight like a normal airplane. The way the V-Hawk [...]
The FPV racing scene is exploding right now with new entries popping up left and right. The latest comes from Ares with their Crossfire Racing Quad. The Crossfire is a 250 class quad that was designed from the ground up for incredible performance. The Crossfire comes fully assembled to help make it a great starter quad for FPV racing. It also [...]
Want to try your hand at 3D drone flying? If so, Ares RC has a new quad that makes it easy, the Spidex 3D. Just hit a button and the Spidex 3D is flying upside down, then its innovative software takes over and makes it easy to keep on flying upside down. * 3 different flying rates * 6-axis control * Easy to [...]
For the last two days the BigSquidRC Bash Crew has been roaming the halls at the 2015 HobbyTown USA National Convention in Lincoln Nebraska. One of the most important booths at the event was from the Firelands Group. You see, Firelands has multiple different lines ranging from surface to air products, all of which are exclusively available from your local [...]
I always love seeing packages on my desk, and this one came from the folks over at Ares RC, the SpectreX Quadcopter and FPV Upgrade kit. This little orange bugger is the next review I’m working on, and before I started chasing Brian and Cubby around the office, I took a few unboxing photos. See them below and keep your eye out for the [...]
As of today, it is 7 days until Christmas Eve. Stores are full of people, and shelves are getting empty of all the great buys for this season. Never fear, for I have the Raging Rotors Holiday Gift Guide full of great buys for your favorite pilot! Dromida Kodo: For the new multirotor pilot, I’m a fan of the Dromida Kodo. Including all [...]
Two more players enter the field of the quadcopter market: the Ares Advantage Series Ethos FPV and Ethos HD from the Firelands Group. Both of these quadcopters are identical aircraft wise, but the camera setups are different. The Ethos FPV comes with a full First-Person View setup including viewscreen and transmitter/receiver system. The Ethos HD has no FPV capabilities but carries an 1080p video camera to [...]
We got our first look at the Ethos PQ Quadcopter at the Hobbytown Convention a few weeks ago, but now we have the official info. This micro (or pico) quadcopter will feature two types of flying offering a very stable flight, or super agile flight. It has a built in automatic flip by using a button on the controller, [...]
