What’s new with Betaflight 3.4
With the next version of betaflight 3.4 just around the corner (expected release date of 1st July 2018), this is a quick post to highlight some of the best new changes you can expect to see and use!
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How To Setup Any Betaflight 🐝 Flight Controller
This is short guide that takes you through the bare essentials of setting up any quadcopter (i.e. any flight controller) with BetaFlight as quickly as possible. To reiterate, we’re just going over the basics – that means no fancy PID tuning or optional extras like setting up LED’s!
How To Flash Firmware Onto The Eachine Pro58 Receiver Module 📻
When it comes to selecting a receiver module for your FPV goggles, the usual recommendation is to use the True-D or LaForge modules – they offer great performance for a reasonable price. On the budget end you can pick up a Pro58 module from Eachine for much less money (about 1/3 the cost), which is […]
Emax 🔥 Red Bottom V2 Motors Announced (RSII 2206 & RSII 2306)
Like many, I have been a big fan of Emax motors. The first game-changer was the RS2205 motor, also known as red bottom motors. When they were released they quickly became the default motor to use on any 5 inch FPV quadcoper build. They offered insane performance at the time, and cost less than many […]
UK Drone Regulations 🚨
New laws regarding how and where we can fly drones going to come into effect on 30th July 2018. If you have followed the CAA guidance on flying drones, the new laws will hardly be surprising as the guidelines have will essentially become rules. So you cannot fly your drone above 400 feet, or within […]
Everything You Need To Know About Buying FPV Goggles
Drone FPV goggles are one of the most important things when it comes to the FPV experience since you use a pair of goggles to see what your quadcopter sees. Just like most things in the FPV hobby, just because something is expensive, does not make it the best. In this guide, I will help […]
Pixhawk 4 🦅 PX4 Autopilot Announced
For what seems like an eternity, if you were looking for a low cost, but fully featured drone development platform, the pixhawk board has been the default option. Since 3DR (used to be the official manufacturer of pixhawk boards) have shifted their focus to purely software, there have been a couple of variations on the […]
Fatshark 🦈 HDO vs HD3 Core FPV Goggles
Fatshark is known for making the best FPV goggles, and although many others have tried to compete, fatshark still remain on top. The recently released HD3 Core has proven to be very popular with great features at a more affordable price compared to the regular HD3 goggles. More recently Fatshark has also released their next […]
Eachine Wizard TS215 👾 Review – Does the magic continue?
If you asked, just about everyone (including us) would suggest a beginner start with the Wizard X220 from Eachine. The first wizard offers a great balance between performance and price. The Wizard X220S added some new components, giving the S version more performance, but at a higher cost. Now it is about 6 months later and […]
Furibee X215 PRO (v2) 🐝 Quadcopter Review – Fast and Furious
Gearbest have been selling their Furibee FPV quadcopters for a while, and it has generaly been well received. The main concern that many people had with this quadcopter is the poor reception from the VTX unit. Another complained for a second batch of units is that it no longer used the Kakute F4 flight controller. […]