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OK, so I may have done a lot of building these past few months (idle hands blah blah blah), but I love getting dirty and what better way than a kit? Thanks to my trip to IRCHA, I got my opportunity with the SAB Helidivision Goblin 570. This has been my baby, and still is, so here is the skinny of what I [...]
Being REALLY close to Horizon Hobby‘s main warehouse has its perks, especially when new product hits the hobby shop shelves. As of today the Midwest (and shortly the rest of the country) has received their first taste of the new products from the Nuremberg Toy Fair: the Blade Nano QX 3D, the first mini quadcopter with inverted flight capabilities. Built to do [...]
I may have been buried in snow or humbled by the cold these past weeks, but it did not keep me down! The team over at Rakon Heli specializes in upgrades, and I had to take a look at the Blade 200QX main frame, prop nut, and motor lock nut upgrades. The frame sells for around $70, and takes a bit of time [...]
After the 350QX Fly Away of 2014 (It wasn’t my fault, I swear!), the guys at the office wanted a way to track all of their aircraft so they can recover them with relative ease. My relationship with the developers at FlyTrex was already blossoming, and my plight was quickly solved with a package sent to my door all the [...]
All the way back in August, I got my hands on a Goblin 570 from SAB Helidivision thanks to my friends at PrestigeRC/HeliDirect. Over the past few months, I have been diligently working on it while getting more and more excited for flying season to start this now snowy 2015. I have only built a Baja 5B SS in all my time in RC, [...]
With the Invertix400, Blade 200QX, and Leap 3D inverted flight type quadcopters already on the market, the team over at AerialFreaks wanted me to try out their new Hyper400 3D just to see how theirs stacks up to the competition. Needless to say I got very excited when a few days after our conversation that a quadcopter was sitting on my front porch, sooner than anyone [...]
Again, the news is filled with so much trouble in regards to Multirotors/Quadcopters/Drones. Brian just saw someone follow highway traffic, a man in the Illinois suburbs is being investigated by the FAA for rule violations when doing a quadcopter video of Christmas lights, and a government employee has now crashed on his boss’s White House lawn. Ideally I’d love to send [...]
New from Blade Helicopters, I received my new 180CFX Bind-N-Fly Basic (requires Radio and Charger) to take to the skies (or at least a gym) with. Check out the beauty in this design in the unboxing pictures below! Wishing for more Blade Helicopter news? Send your mouse Right Here!
I will be the first to admit, we do a lot of dumb stuff here at Big Squid RC. Sure we launch things off roofs, sure we crash planes into cars, sure we drop quads out of the sky to hit them with a shovel, but we always do it as safely as possible. This morning, on my way into [...]
HRP Distribution delivers again shortly after the Ghost+ RTF with another exclusive unboxing: the Super Hornet X650. This kit is HUGE, and the only things missing are Flight Controller, Receiver, and Battery! See all my unboxing pictures below, and see the kit built very soon!
Happy New Year to you all. If 2015 is anything at all like 2014, it will be another multirotor, APV (new term: Aerial Photography Vehicle), and FPV dominated year. Already new tech is starting to come out of the woodwork: the DJI Inspire1 is about to start shipping out everywhere, as well as the ThunderTiger Robotix Ghost+, and at the CES (Consumer Electronics [...]
Hot out of the factory our friends at HRP Distribution gave us the exclusive on a Thunder Tiger Robotix Ghost+ RTF w/ 3-axis GoPro gimbal to unbox and try out. The Ghost+ features a smart ‘Follow Me’ autopilot system, retractable landing gear, and around 25 minute flight time! See all the pictures from my unboxing below.
Ares RC brought us their next big hit, or hits, actually: the Ethos FPV and Ethos HD. The two new quads Feature different video packages, but are they still as good in the flying and durability categories as their previous vehicles? Check out my thoughts on these aerial photography multirotors below… From: Ares RC Direct Link: FPV and HD Unboxing Pictures: BigSquidRC Unboxes the Ethos [...]
Hello all, and Merry Christmas! This week I have yet a simple message: SAFETY! The FAA, in coalition with other groups including the AMA, set up KnowBeforeYouFly, a website that outlines the guidelines of dos and don’ts when flying unmanned aircraft. I have mentioned these rules before, and the following video (also seen on Good Morning America the other day) sums [...]
As of today, it is 7 days until Christmas Eve. Stores are full of people, and shelves are getting empty of all the great buys for this season. Never fear, for I have the Raging Rotors Holiday Gift Guide full of great buys for your favorite pilot! Dromida Kodo: For the new multirotor pilot, I’m a fan of the Dromida Kodo. Including all [...]
