Xiaomi Mi Drone 4K Review and Test Flight

Xiaomi Mi Drone 4K bought from

The Xiaomi Mi Drone 4K needs no introduction; it is one of the best value-for-money Ready-To-Fly camera quadcopter on the market today. It features a strong yet light aircraft body comprised of foldable landing gear and removable camera/gimbal, making the quadcopter easier to carry.

Building a 280mm Quadcopter out of spare parts (FC, RX, PDB)

 

Part I – The Frame

Part II – Motors and ESCs

 

        After the frame assemby and ESC calibration was complete, it was time to work with the heart of the quadcopter: the flight controller (FC), the receiver (RX) and the power distribution board (PDB).

Αναλυτική Παρουσίαση Cheerson CX-20 (Open-Source)

H παρουσίαση του τετρακόπτερου Cheerson CX-20, έγινε με την ευγενική χορηγία του

Το Cheerson CX-20 είναι ένα μεσαίου μεγέθους (350 χιλιοστών από μοτέρ σε μοτέρ) τετρακόπτερο, κατάλληλο για λήψη φωτογραφιών και video. Η έκδοση που παρουσιάζεται παρακάτω είναι βασισμένη στην πλατφόρμα APM 2.52 και χρησιμοποιεί το ArduCopter 3.1.2 (ειδική έκδοση παραμετροποιημένη από τη Cheerson).

Αναλυτική παρουσίαση Cheerson CX-20, ευγενική χορηγία του Gearbest.com

Θα ήθελα να ευχαριστήσω το Gearbest.com για την αποστολή του αεροσκάφους.

Daming 007 ‘Spy’ Review

Daming 007 ‘Spy’ quadcopter review, courtesy of

The Daming 007 ‘Spy’ (DM007) is an affordable toy-grade quadcopter featuring a gyroscope stabilization system on 3-axis (6-axis as manufacturers like to advertise), that comes in a complete Ready-To-Fly (RTF) package. Underneath the quadcopter canopy, a 2MP camera is mounted (it is removable) capable of shooting video and taking photos in HD resolution. The DM007 is available in two colours - black and white – where the black one has a more aggressive look; however, the white version is advised if you plan on doing night flying. The review model was the black version. This is the upgraded version.

Eaching H8c Test Flight (Outdoors)

Eachine H8c quadcopter flight, courtesy of

The Eachine H8c is an affordable quadcopter with HD camera, suitable for beginner pilots. The quadcopter can fly indoors and outdoors.

This is a test flight on open space with strong wind of 5-6 Beaufort (gusts of 50km/h).

Eachine H8c test flight on open space.

Many thanks to Banggood.com for providing this unit for review. You can find the full review here.

Building a 280mm Quadcopter out of spare parts (Motors and ESCs)

Part I – The Frame

While waiting for more spare parts to arrive (batteries, some adhesives, a PPM/PWM converter and some connector cables), it was the perfect time to install the motors and ESCs to the frame. If you have not read the first part of the build log, I used the EMAX Nighthawk 2204/2300kV motors and EMAX BLHeli 12A ESCs.

Eachine H8c Review

 Eachine H8c quadcopter review, courtesy of

  

The Eachine H8c is an affordable toy-grade quadcopter featuring a gyroscope stabilization system on 3-axis (6-axis as manufacturers like to advertise), that comes in a complete Ready-To-Fly (RTF) package. Inside the quadcopter canopy, there is an HD camera (with microphone) that is capable of video and picture recording (the camera can take pictures while recording video). The H8c is available on two colours, white and black, with the black version having a “mean” look while the white one is more suited for night flying. The review model was the black version.

Building a 280mm Quadcopter out of spare parts (Frame)

This is a project that aims to build a 280mm quadcopter with racing/cruising characteristics completely from spare parts. The idea came to mind after Banggood sent me by accident a broken/used Flying3D instead of my paid order (they sent me later my brand new unit); the broken unit had burnt ESCs, the power distribution board was severely damaged, even the flight controller board was not responding. I can only assume that the previous owner (there was printed e-mail exchange between Banggood and the U.S customer inside the box) tried to mod the quadcopter unsuccessfully and then returned it to Banggood as defective. My God, what people are out there!