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Looking to get your feet wet with a 250mm-sized racing quadcopter? Check out these unboxong shots of the new Rise RXD250. The RXD250 is a great piece of kit if you’re looking for your first (or second, or third… We know how this hobby goes!) racing drone. Sporting a foam/carbon composite body, the RXD is “receiver ready” and comes with everything [...]
Have you been having a blast flying a Dromida Ominus or Vista? If so, RPM has a new upgrade for your quad. New from RPM are Prop Guards that fit both the Ominus and the Vista. Props guards go a long way towards protecting your props during hard landings or crashes, plus they can prevent damage if you accidentally fly [...]
For all you serious DJI Phantom 3 users out there, Venom has announced the P3 Professional Charger. The P3 Pro is a quad bank charger, allowing you to charge up to four packs at once. But wait, there’s more! It can also charge your transmitter and a smart device via its USB output, all at the same time. How convenient [...]
With a dozen new drone releases per week, it’s hard to stand out. The Hover Camera caught my eye big time this week. With its unique form factor, ease of use, stylish design and feature list, the Hover Camera from GetHover promises to be unique. Hover Camera says that their innovative new drone is “the world’s first truly consumer-friendly self-flying camera [...]
Until recently, almost every single FPV racing flight controller worth it’s salt utilized the ubiquitous CleanFlight firmware. All though the CleanFlight firmware is very capable and user-friendly (even spawning community-generated variations like the awesome BetaFlight), it leaves a lot to be desired. Given minor little annoyances like constant driver issues on PC, as well as more glaring problems such as random and oft-unexplained [...]
As the tech marches forever forward, FPV racing quadcopters are getting smaller and smaller. As the components shrink, so do the frames. And weighing in as a featherweight from the boys at Rebel Miniquads, comes the Rogue 130! This is one bad little frame. Available in red, white and black (with more colors to be announced soon), the Rogue 130mm sports a 2mm [...]
The Emax “red bottom” motors seem to be all the rage right now for FPV mini quads. Suitable for both Racing and freestyle, these motors can take a beating. Check out the new Emax Race Spec family of high performance brushless motors Redesigned and engineered to perform better than most in it’s class, every motor is precision crafted within tight [...]
New from Seriously Pro Racing comes the long awaited SP Racing F3 EVO Flight Controller. This mini-quad flight controller was designed to give awesome flight performance in a stackable race-ready package. It has the latest sensors, race timing & logging technology backed by excellent connectivity options at a wallet-friendly price. The hardware was designed by the lead developer of Cleanflight to be [...]
Want to fly the frame that 15 year old Luke Bannister (aka BanniUK), winner of the 2016 World Drone Prix in Dubai and a $250,000 payday, flys? Then check out the Shrike from xLabs. As is the trend right now in FPV racing drones, the Shrike is a “true x” design. This means centralized mass, lightning quick response and awesome flight [...]
Coming soon from the folks over at Blade is the Nano QX2 FPV Drone. The QX2 received a number of updates over the previous version and comes as a bind and fly. SAFE technology now comes standard to make the QX2 easy to fly, while different flight modes are included too. A 5.8GHz headset is required for flight (like those [...]
New from Andy Shen (the mad scientist of mini quads) and ShenDrones comes the “Butters” frame. Coming in at a tiny 130mm, Butters swings 3″ props and features integrated prop protection. This little guy is meant for indoor slow flying for beginners or a winter alternative for experienced pilots. The guarded prop design makes this frame exceptionally safe for indoor use. The [...]
Now here’s something from Ready Made RC that should make those mini quad builds much cleaner and much easier. Check out this 4-in-1 BLHeli-equipped 12A ESC! Sporting industry-standard dimensions that allow you to stack it right on top of your flight controller, this piece of gear is the perfect solution for the “sub-250mm sized” quad craze that’s sweeping the FPV scene at the moment. [...]
Not sure what you are watching right now, but you should be watching the World Drone Prix 2016 from Dubai! The track is seriously insane. The lights, the layout, everything is crazy, not to mention there is $1,000,000 on the line! Heck, I think they are giving $100,000 for the fastest lap! The TV feed is interesting, but a little [...]
Do you live in Florida? If so, the good folks over at Horizon Hobby are holding a special rc event in Orlando that looks really neat. The name of the event is Drones On The Horizon and features drones, boats, airplanes, and surface rc cars & trucks. Admission and parking is 100% Free and the even is being held April [...]
New from the innovators over at Hobbico is the RISE 250 sized RXD250 Quad Racer. Designed to be affordable, durable, and fast, the RXD250 should make for a great entry level quad racing machine. The backbone of the RXD250 is a hybrid foam/carbon fiber chassis which allows you to really go for it out on the race course. Some of [...]
