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Good results I thought for a budget drone. Edited By Bob Moore on 21/12/2017 21:34:51
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Hawkeye have just issued a FW update for the 8S which has much improved the EIS.
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Thanks. And yes I noticed the difference too. Git2 has always been known to have a good EIS, but that said, some early Firefly's were much improved after firmware was tweaked a bit. (yes, strange choice of name!)
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I was trying to decide which of these was best for mounting on my Bayangtoys x21 quadcopter. I think I know which came out best for me in terms sharpness, colour and contrast.
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RC Moments sent me one of these foldable drones for review. wifi camera, FPV app worked well (test video on my review though there was a bit too much wind for a lightweight drone) . Altitude hold (barometric at that price) they say one key return, though I didn't have the opportunity to test it. Quite fast even on the lowest rates. Make a good Xmas pressie? some discount codes on my links.
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Some motorised gimbal and fixed gimbal video footage from my X21 in the local churchyard, plus some town footage from this small native 4K camera from GitUp. Footage is at 17m 30 s if you want to skip the unboxing etc.
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Drocon Scouter 901H Mini Pocket Drone - 3 Minute Quick Guide
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Drocon sent me this as an apology for their delay in producing batteries for another of their products. It's quite fun to fly indoors. (Or outside even.) Very quick even on slow setting. Flies well and even has headless mode and altitude hold, though I doubt it works by barometric sensor? I trust I'm not breaching CAA regs flying it in my garden (it is within 50m of residential properties ) $19 apparently now on promo code on my video. -
My unboxing and testing the 2 GPS model X21. Good value for my quadcopter. Stable in flight, battery life good and lots of high end functions, surround me, GPS return to home, loss of signal RTH , follow me etc. Flight tests are at 10m 08s not as shown in titles. Edited By Bob Moore on 27/09/2017 09:25:02 Edited By Bob Moore on 27/09/2017 09:25:33 Edited By Bob Moore on 27/09/2017 09:26:38
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I've put together what I'm hoping will be a successful FPV system for my Syma X8HC quadcopter. Without the cost of a camera (I already have a couple of suitable ones) £55, including a 7 inch monitor. Details on my video here including the components I've used. Still has to be test flown (in a legal and appropriate environment of course!)
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Apologies to all concerned. I'll do my homework better in future!
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As far as I know. It's a mod that many people have made. I believe the regs are more concerned about the power output of the tx. limit is 100mW. Edited By Bob Moore on 28/03/2016 14:21:33
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Easier to judge in this one. The church tower is 104 feet high. And yes, a bit naughty flying at that location. [Video removed] Edited By Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 28/03/2016 13:19:59
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It's really hard to say, the wide angle lens on the camera exaggerates the height. I've been tempted to put a bluetooth vario on the quad and I have paragliding software on my smart phone that would let me see the height gain. Trouble is, I doubt the bluetooth will have enough range. Must be a good few hundred feet. People have tested that Syma to nearly 300 metres with the standard little 2.4ghz dipole.
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I fitted a 5db antenna on my Syma tx to give more reliable range. Range is actually similar probably to that achieved with the standard dipole originally set up inside the tx. But I assume it will have a better signal strength? Range is basically limited by my eyesight. I can get the little quad as high as I dare without losing sight of it!
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Test flew my Syma x8w quadcopter with an Innovv. C1 Good lightweight camera for mounting on small quads.
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Fortunately I already had a small brushless motor, a 35 mhz rx and spare crystal, a couple of vaguely suitable props and I use 1000 mA 2s in an electric Orion glider and another small leccy model. I had to but a speed controller, Y lead and 3 small servos (I had some spare big ones but wanted to keep it light.) Spent maybe £15 plus the £12 for the foam monster! The ailerons were trimmed down from some old ones from a broken Wot 4 as the was the elevator. Control wire for the elevator was also kicking around already and a couple 3 horns for the control surfaces. It's pretty crude but should fly. Sliced of the foam at the nose and glued POR glue, a small bulkhead for the motor. I've seen suggestions that a model needs about 50 - 70 watts per pound for reasonable performance. I think I'm at about 55 watts. Should be OK? Great thing about foam is you can melt holes easily with a soldering iron! A bit rough but hole under the nose for the LiPo. Holes for the peedcontroller and rx. I made the almost disastrous mistake of trying to glue the contril for the elevator with superglue. It almost melted through the rear of the fusi. Hence the botch looking repair with a bit of foam! Just figuring the balance point. It still needs a little tiny bit of weight on the nose. If it flies OK I'll tidy it up. Cover up the mess with coloured tape, but tidy! Edited By Bob Moore on 26/02/2016 18:21:28
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