Tagged: Reviews
Review: Aimdroix XRay Tilt-Rotor FPV Quadcopter
Review: Aimdroix XRay Tilt-Rotor FPV Quadcopter
Today, we are taking a closer look at the XRay tilt-rotor FPV miniquad from Aimdroix. A big thanks to Michael Maymi, the man behind Aimdroix, who was kind enough to send the XRay Tilt-Rotor FPV quadcopter for a review. This review is written
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Daedalus Drone Services Awarded Unprecedented Airspace Waiver for Routine Commercial Operations in Boston’s Restricted Airspace
Boston, Massachusetts – After months of review, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded Daedalus Drone Services with unprecedented approval to fly in and around Boston. With the waiver, Daedalus Drone Services now offers on-demand commercial drone services throughout the greater Boston area. Without this first of its kind waiver,
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Review: TBS PowerCube Elite Bundle
Review: TBS PowerCube Elite Bundle
The TBS PowerCube Elite Bundle comes with a flight controller, video transmitter and a power distribution board. The combo is designed to connect and setup effortlessly together in a compact package. You can buy TBS PowerCube Elite Bundle from: http://bit.ly/2yh0Krf. This review is written
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Book Review: ‘Swarm Troopers’ by David Hambling
‘Swarm Troopers’ has been around for a while, but nevertheless deserves reviewing and remains a worthwhile read and an important contribution to writing on drones and warfare. It was originally published in December 2015, yet in this fast moving field we are already beginning to see some of the
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Review: Frsky R-XSR Receiver – The new “Best” mini quad RX?
Review: Frsky R-XSR Receiver – The new “Best” mini quad RX?
Frsky has just released a new radio receiver, the R-XSR, that might replace your XSR or X4R for good for people who own a Frsky transmitters like the X9D and QX7. You can purchase the Frsky R-XSR radio
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Build: iFlight Mini Revobee32 F4 FC & Monkey X3 130 Frame
Build: iFlight Mini Revobee32 F4 FC & Monkey X3 130 Frame
In this article we will be reviewing the Mini Revobee32 F4 flight controller from iFlight, and their Monkey X3 130mm mini quad frame. Spec In this build we aim to test the following parts: Mini Revobee32 Tower System
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Gretchen West Opens Drone World Expo 2017
Gretchen West, Senior Advisor Hogan Lovells, Co-Executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance and MC of the show, opened the 3rd Annual Drone World Expo with a review of the main events in the past year. In this period, the FAA has given 1280 waivers including 7 BVLoS and 5 over people.
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Runcam Split V2 Camera Review and Testing
Runcam Split V2 Camera Review and Testing
The Runcam Split V2 is here! The first version has been extremely popular as far as we can tell from the views of our last review, however there were some minor issues with it. In this latest Split V2, most issues have
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Review: Aomway Commander V1 FPV Goggles
Review: Aomway Commander V1 FPV Goggles
The Aomway Commander FPV goggles have been be out of stock since their initial release, and Aomway has been struggling to meet the high demand. We are lucky enough to get a pair to try out, and we cannot wait to find out
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Islamic State: UK Military Could Honour Drone Pilots
Military drone pilots fighting so-called Islamic State could be awarded medals, the UK defence secretary has said. Sir Michael Fallon said there would be a review of how servicemen and women were recognised for contributions to UK operations “outside the battle space”. Medals are currently given on the basis of
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Best Selfie Drones – Top Dronies Review
Selfie Drones Table of Contents FAQ on Selfie Drones #1 DJI Spark Selfie Drone DJI Mavic Pro Selfie Drone ZEROTECH DOBBY Mini Selfie Drone Yuneec Breeze Selfie Drone Hover Camera Passport Selfie Drone SZMWL JJRC Elfie The culture of taking selfies that we live in has given us some awesome
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Review: XRacer F4 Flight Controller
Review: XRacer F4 Flight Controller
The X-Racer flight controller has just been upgraded to the F4 processor. Let’s take a look at the features of this FC in this review. The XRacer F303 has been one of the most solid FC’s out there, and FPVModel has upgraded the processor
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Frsky Flight Controllers Comparison: XSRF3O, XSRF4O, XSRF3PO, XSRF4PO
Frsky Flight Controllers Comparison: XSRF3O, XSRF4O, XSRF3PO, XSRF4PO
Following our review of the XSRF3O flight controller with integrated Frsky XSR RX, FrSky provided us with the other 3 flight controllers of the same FC line up to check out: the XSRF4O, XSRF3PO and XSRF4PO. Check out this post to
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Review – Runcam Sparrow Micro FPV Camera
Review – Runcam Sparrow Micro FPV Camera
New FPV camera from Runcam – The Sparrow series. There will be a full size one that is the same dimension as the Swift 2, and there will be a micro size one that is the same as the Micro Swift. In
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Top 5 Best Mini Quad Frames in March 2017
Top 5 Best Mini Quad Frames in March 2017
We get many requests to recommend mini quad parts, but It’s impossible for someone to review every product in this hobby. So we have created these “Top 5 Best” lists to feature some of the most recommended products by our
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Review: DYS Mars 2750KV and Storm 2800KV | Mini Quad Motor
Review: DYS Mars 2750KV and Storm 2800KV | Mini Quad Motor
Today we’re reviewing two high KV motors from the DYS’s Race Series line, namely the Storm 2800KV and Mars 2750KV. In this article we’re going to look closely at their specs and internals, paying attention to the small
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Altair Aerial AA108 Easy-To-Fly Drone Review – Dronethusiast.com
Review of Altair Aerial AA108 Drone – Best Beginner Drone For The Money By Dronethusiast Team If you don’t want to read the entire review, here’s a quick overview: The Altair Aerial AA108 is a fantastic drone for beginners as well as advanced fliers, the adjustable 3 skill levels of
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Review: Aomway 700TVL V2 | CMOS & WDR Race FPV Camera
Review: Aomway 700TVL V2 | CMOS & WDR Race FPV Camera
We tested Aomway’s CMOS camera last year, and it was great at image quality. This time Aomway has released a V2 and it just got better and cheaper. Product Page: http://bit.ly/2fRqx4c To learn more about FPV cameras: https://oscarliang.com/best-fpv-camera-quadcopter/
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Review: Aomway 650TVL CCD Camera
Review: Aomway 650TVL CCD Camera
Let’s check out Aomway’s new 650TVL CCD camera. Many thanks to Aomway for sending this camera in for the review and testing. Product Page: http://bit.ly/2v7NdiF To learn more about FPV camera: https://oscarliang.com/best-fpv-camera-quadcopter/ Unboxing The Aomway 650TVL is a CCD sensor camera features similar dimension
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Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority RPAS Consultation Paper Published
The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has opened submissions for its review into commercial and recreational operations of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), or drones. The regulator has published a discussion paper on RPAS operations in Australia, noting there were about 50,000 drones used in this country currently, mostly
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CASA Discussion Paper: Review of RPAS Operations
by Shane Carmody, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aviation Safety – CASA Overview Australia was one of the first countries in the world to introduce legislation governing the operation of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), commonly referred to as drones. Part 101 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR)
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DJI Spark Camera Drone – Is it for You?
Droneflyers.com received a review model of the DJI Spark Camera Drone before the official launch. We therefore have had a few months to put the model through its paces and determine the pros and cons of this ultra-portable quadcopter. Note that we have our initial review in this article as
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