Drone 101: What is a Quadcopter?
Today someone asked me to do up an article or ebook about the basics of quadcopters so I figured I would kick off a series of getting started articles and see if I can help out new people to the hobby and break down this new segment of the hobby so you can decide if this is the type of [ Read More ]
Are you flying your copter legally?
While you may feel nice and comfortable taking your copter or drone out to your local park or school for some afternoon flying, you should do yourself a favor and check your local laws and make sure you aren’t risking some serious fines by flying where you are not supposed to. The reality is that most cities have very strict [ Read More ]
Walkera QR Ladybird Coming Soon
Walkera has posted about a new quadrotor craft that should be hitting the shelves soon, the QR Ladybird. This tiny little quad, only 4″ across, is pretty loaded with features including some telemetry functions. Flight time should be about 10 minutes per charge. Specifications Telemetry function Motor: 0720RN57A-9M-130NL52 Receiver: RX2634H-D Battery: 3.7V 350Mah .2″ For more information, check out [ Read More ]
Midland XTC300 Camera Flight Test
Midland Radio, known to many of us from our older CB Radio days, has launched a new wearable sports camera and we got our grubby hands on one this week and started putting it through it’s paces. There will be a full review as we try out more of the different options and modes so this is just a quick [ Read More ]
Midland XTC300 Camera Flight Test
Midland Radio, known to many of us from our older CB Radio days, has launched a new wearable sports camera and we got our grubby hands on one this week and started putting it through it’s paces. There will be a full review as we try out more of the different options and modes so this is just a quick [ Read More ]
Review: Walkera MX400 Quadcopter
Walkera has made a huge name for themselves in the helicopter segment so a lot of people couldn’t wait to see how their quads would play out. Early versions were pretty good and they have continued to evolve the product with versions such as the MX400. The MX400 is one of the very few quadcopters to come standard with [ Read More ]
Proof that Quads are not boring
I ran across this video yesterday and actually blurted out several curse words while watching it. If you have doubted that quadcopters can be fun, exciting, and thrilling to not only fly, but to watch, than take a look at this video and let me know what you think then.
AR Drone Flyaway Caught On Video
YouTube user KrumbiOriginal has posted a video of his AR Drone on a test flight when doing an altitude test for shooting some aerial footage. As the AR Drone reached the maximum WiFi distance it was still climbing and when it lost signal completely, it just continued to climb up and away. What makes this video unique is that a [ Read More ]
Walkera QR Ladybird Coming Soon
Walkera has posted about a new quadrotor craft that should be hitting the shelves soon, the QR Ladybird. This tiny little quad, only 4″ across, is pretty loaded with features including some telemetry functions. Flight time should be about 10 minutes per charge. Specifications Telemetry function Motor: 0720RN57A-9M-130NL52 Receiver: RX2634H-D Battery: 3.7V 350Mah .2″ For more information, check out [ Read More ]
Midland XTC300 Camera Flight Test
Midland Radio, known to many of us from our older CB Radio days, has launched a new wearable sports camera and we got our grubby hands on one this week and started putting it through it’s paces. There will be a full review as we try out more of the different options and modes so this is just a quick [ Read More ]
Drone 101: What is a Quadcopter?
Today someone asked me to do up an article or ebook about the basics of quadcopters so I figured I would kick off a series of getting started articles and see if I can help out new people to the hobby and break down this new segment of the hobby so you can decide if this is the type of [ Read More ]
Review: Walkera MX400 Quadcopter
Walkera has made a huge name for themselves in the helicopter segment so a lot of people couldn’t wait to see how their quads would play out. Early versions were pretty good and they have continued to evolve the product with versions such as the MX400. The MX400 is one of the very few quadcopters to come standard with [ Read More ]
Proof that Quads are not boring
I ran across this video yesterday and actually blurted out several curse words while watching it. If you have doubted that quadcopters can be fun, exciting, and thrilling to not only fly, but to watch, than take a look at this video and let me know what you think then.
Review: LotusRC T380 / Rotor Concept HPQ-1 QuadCopter
The LotusRC T380 QuadCopter (sold by RotorConcepts as the HPQ-1) is probably one of the most affordable ARF quadcopters in its size (1lb payload capacity). The ARF model (no radio, receiver, or battery) can often be found on eBay for under $250 and complete systems, like the HPQ-1, selling for $350-$400 range. The closest name brand model in the same [ Read More ]
Are you flying your copter legally?
While you may feel nice and comfortable taking your copter or drone out to your local park or school for some afternoon flying, you should do yourself a favor and check your local laws and make sure you aren’t risking some serious fines by flying where you are not supposed to. The reality is that most cities have very strict [ Read More ]
Why you should balance your props
Probably one of the easiest things to do and yet one of the least done tasks is to balance the props on your heli or quad. If your rotors are not balanced, one blade will be heavier than the other which will cause an excessive amount of vibration. This vibration will cause extra wear on motors and bearings, make sensors [ Read More ]
How to fly a quadcopter
The AR Drone is very simple to fly but does not fly like anything else on the market. If you are going to move up to bigger or more advanced quadcopters you are going to need a different set of flying skills. In this article we are going to start learning how to fly them and help you get your [ Read More ]
AR Drone Flyaway Caught On Video
YouTube user KrumbiOriginal has posted a video of his AR Drone on a test flight when doing an altitude test for shooting some aerial footage. As the AR Drone reached the maximum WiFi distance it was still climbing and when it lost signal completely, it just continued to climb up and away. What makes this video unique is that a [ Read More ]