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Omnibus F4 V6 Flight Controller Guide

The Omnibus series of flight controllers from Airbot is one of the most popular options available for BetaFlight pilots. However, apart from a pinout diagram you get with the board, there is little other information available for the latest boards. In this guide, we hope to rectify that and help

FPV

A Beginner's Guide to FPV 🎮

If you have come across this article, you are (hopefully) interested in this new phenomenon known as FPV flying. The world of FPV is a world full of possibilities and once you get past the sometimes frustrating process of building/flying an FPV drone for the first time, the advantages

Flight Controller

Omnibus F4 V5 Flight Controller Guide

Right now many agree that the Omnibus F4 series is one of the best F4 flight controllers you can buy for the money. There where a few issues with the first few versions, but since V4, they now work flawlessly and this is the flight controller I recommencement to everyone.

FPV

How to Add FPV to your Quadcopter the Easy Way (Martian 👽 Series)

Need to know how you add FPV gear to your quadcopter? Then you’ve come to the right place as this little guide takes you through the process step by step… If you have been following our Beginners Guide on How to Build the Martian FPV Racing Quadcopter,

BetaFlight

How to Configure the SP F3 Flight Controller in Betaflight (Martian 👽 Series)

This guide takes you through the full configuration of the SP F3 flight controller in BetaFlight, step-by-step. We will cover everything from installing the BetaFlight GUI software to setting up flight modes for your quadcopter. If you have been following our Beginners Guide on How to Build the Martian FPV

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Beginners Guide on How to Build 🛠️ the Martian 👽 FPV Racing Quadcopter

Want to build your first FPV (First-Person-View) racing quadcopter but don’t know where to start? Follow this step-by-step guide and anybody can do it! We will be using the Martian III 220 DIY FPV Racing Quadcopter Kit which comprises of decent, high-quality equipment that doesn’t cost

BetaFlight

Wizard X220s 👾 Initial Setup Guide in BetaFlight

The wizard X220s takes what we love about the standard Wizard X220 and cranks it up to 11 with impressive performance. This article will help you get your Wizard X220s into the air quickly and also tweak some settings for optimal performance. ⚠During any configuration of your drone please ensure

Flysky

How To Bind And Setup Your Flysky Radio For A Quadcopter Drone

The flysky series radio is an excellent beginner radio as they are cheap and have great features. These are often bundled with ready to fly quadcopters, sometimes they are setup correctly by the seller, but usually the arrive with stock settings. This guide will show you how bind and setup

FPV

What is VTX telemetry and why should you care? (SmartAudio and Tramp)

Since the release of FPV systems, the drone industry has tackled issues such as interference or accessibility. In order to combat these problems, we seem to be forever coming up with new and improved ways to deal with them. An interesting new feature you will start to see more of

Antenna

Why is the Pagoda-2 Antenna so good?

Everyone seems to be talking about the new design Pagoda-2 antenna as THE antenna to have for FPV racing and flying – but why? Is it actually better than the antenna that are currently on the market? Let’s have a closer look… The Specs Center frequency: 5.

BetaFlight

MiniCube F3 Flight Stack: Getting Started Guide

The Minicube F3 flight stack is built to be the best stack for your micro brushless FPV quadcopter. It includes everything you need in an FPV flight controller, plus more. However, there is generally little information around explaining everything on this flight controller so that is why I made this

BetaFlight

Setting up the Crusader GT2 with the Taranis QX7

We have now released a video going through the process of setting up your Crusader GT2 with a X4R receiver and a Taranis QX7. This video goes through the quickest way you can get your Crusader GT2 up and running and in the air. Check out the video here: Setting

FPV

Operating the Android-Compatible FPV Receiver

This is a short and sweet operating manual for the Android-compatible 150Ch 5.8GHz OTG FPV receiver that enables you to receive the live FPV footage from your drone directly onto your phone. It’s pretty neat and simple to operate. Make sure your phone has a UVC driver

Guide

How to flash firmware onto your XJT module using a Taranis

As we are an EU based shop, all of our Frsky gear ships with the EU LBT firmware. However many of the non-official frsky compatible receivers are not compatible with the EU LBT firmware. So from time to time, you might prefer to switch over to the international radio firmware.

BetaFlight

Wizard X220 Betaflight Update and Initial Setup

The Wizard X220 is currently our favourite entry-level FPV quadcopter – the performance is excellent and it comes at an unbeatable price. By default, the SPRacing F3 flight controller comes with Cleanflight installed on it but this doesn’t get the best out of it. To enhance the performance

BetaFlight

Setting Up Beginner Flight Modes in CleanFlight/BetaFlight

This short guide takes you through how to setup your flight modes on CleanFlight and BetaFlight. The process is pretty simple and doesn’t really vary between CleanFlight and BetaFlight. I will be using the FlySky FS-i6 radio here with the Wizard X220 Quadcopter. Setting up the AUX channels

Guide

Why RTF Is Not Always Ready To Fly

It can be extremely frustrating to spend a bunch of cash on a shiny new drone, only to find that it does not work as you expected. This article points out what you should look out for before buying your first drone. In our store when we talk about RTF

Guide

LR1000 Mini Receiver Configuration Guide

Unmanned Tech have just started stocking the LR1000 Mini Receiver for FrSky from Furious FPV and we figured there should be a configuration guide for this great receiver. The range on this thing is one full kilometre and it is packed full of cool features. It has a S-bus output

Guide

Getting started guide for the QX70 Mini FPV Quadcopter

If you just received your frsky version of the QX70 quadcopter and are a little confused about how to get started you have found the right article. Here I will talk you through the process of getting started including binding, and configuring the R/C controller. And we will also

Guide

QAV210 Quadcopter Build Guide

Welcome to this beginners guide which takes you through the (sometime torturous) process of putting some equipment together in a certain order that should result in a fully functional drone…in this case, the QAV210 DIY Quadcopter Kit. This is a great piece of kit as it comes with

FPV

How to update Firmware on your Furious TrueD Receiver

Recently, version 2.0 firmware has been released for the already impressive TrueD FPV receiver. This new release brings general optimised firmware to make using this unit faster along with better filtering and smoothing algoritms to increase signal reliability. In this guide I will show you how you can update

Flight Controller

Inertial Sensor Comparison MPU6000 vs MPU6050 vs MPU6500 vs ICM20602

This is a quick article to clear up some confusion between the various offerings of the InvenSense MPU inertial sensors to show which is currently best for FPV racing flight controllers. All of the MPU/ICM range of sensors include a built in 3 axis accelerometer and a 3 axis

Guide

Moso Lipo Condom Guide

Its very important to use protection, especially with your Lipo batteries. The Moso Lipo Condom is made with high quality abrasion resistant materials, effectively protecting your lipo battery in flight and minimizing impact. The silicone case not only protects your battery from the elements, but it also stops it from

FPV

Emax Nighthawk X5 Build Guide (Part 1)

This is a short but comprehensive guide on how to build the Nighthawk X5 quadcopter from Emax. To follow this guide easily, you will need some experience in building your own FPV racer before (although not much so don’t worry) – knowledge such as how to solder correctly

Flight Controller

SP Racing F3 Evo Flight Controller Guide

The SP Racing F3 Evo flight controller is built for FPV Racing. It is designed to use the latest and greatest hardware while keeping the board cost to a minimum, at the end of the day when pushing your FPV racer to the max you will eventually crash, so having