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Do you know what’s taking off right now? Quadcopter racing, that’s what. That is where people race their quads around corners and through obstacles while driving FPV. One of the latest Race Quadcopters to hit the market is the Alpha 250Q HoTT from Graupner. The 250Q comes in a variety of forms but all of them use very trick carbon [...]
After the rumors I reported of a new DJI quadcopter platform, my email was graced with the official announcement: DJI has a new drone development platform called the Matrice 100(well, the rumors were close)! Featuring a modular platform with a full software development kit, the Matrice 100 has these other features:Optional sensor platform for collision detection for elevations below 65ft Upgrade [...]
Surfing the web the other day, and I found the holy grail of custom quads! There have been wild posts the past few months of Star Wars based quadcopters, and I have found the source! Imgur user olivierc600 has posted all his work to date: Minion Bomber, Star Destroyer, and the Millennium Falcon to name a few. Check out the few [...]
I have built a few tricopters in my days, and I always had a messy wiring. It wasn’t for lack of trying; I just could not make it look ‘pretty’. Enter the Naze32 Tricopter Frame from RCExplorer! Featuring a built in Naze32 Flight Control Board and Power Distribution Board right into the frame, you can keep you wiring clean, as well as [...]
This was a big day for DJI indeed, as they announce new Phantom quadcopters utilizing the controllers and software systems of the Inspire. There will be 2 versions: the Phantom 3 Advanced with 1080p video camera/gimbal system installed, and the Phantom 3 Professional featuring a 4K resolution camera/gimbal system. Besides using the DJI Pilot app featuring built in live-streaming capabilities, camera control, and practice simulator, the Phantom 3 series touts some [...]
It must be Aerial April, because the team over at 3DRobotics just modified their homepage with the date April 13, 2015 and a video teasing some baboons flying a new quadcopter. A few screenshots are below, but this is a definite upgrade from their current IRIS+ quadcopter. This month just keeps getting better and better! For all 3DRobotics news, trust BigSquidRC! See previous news Right Here.
Wanna go fast, like really fast? The new Vortex Racing Quad from ImmersionRC is built for speed and will be available from Horizon Hobby. The Vortex utilizes a carbon fiber chassis and high performance electronics to deliver an incredible high-speed experience. After watching the video below, the entire BSRC Bash Crew was amazed at what the Vortex was able to [...]
Looking for the best way to practice FPV without goggles? Grab a Blade Glimpse quadcopter and your smartphone and take to the sky! Using a WiFi based 720p camera, a video downlink with an 80 foot range gives you a live view of what you quadcopter can ‘see’. Other features include:Fully assembled, no building necessary SAFE® technology makes learning to fly a [...]
The moment has finally arrived: I got my hands on the SAB Heli Division Goblin 380 helicopter kit. I even have all my electronics already: servos, ESC, motor, battery, and flybarless unit. I cannot wait to start building, but for now see my choices in electronics and take a peek into the contents of this kit in the pictures below: Need more SAB [...]
While walking by the RAM Electonics booth at E-Fest last weekend, we saw something really cool, the HoverJet Quadcopter from HDRC. The HoverJet was designed to make it easier to tell which way is “forward” than a typical quadcopter, along with having a scale realistic look. We saw the guys in the RAM booth flying the HoverJet, it looked very stable [...]
While most quads are designed to either learn to fly with or to take videos, the Ninja 400MR from JR is made for “Holy Cow!” performance. The Ninja is an aerobatic 3D quadcopter that is capable of high speeds and crazy air maneuvers. Its fixed pitch propellers were designed to reverse direction quickly, giving it agility that most other quads [...]
Hot off the press and featured at CES (Consumer Electronics Show), Hobbico is hitting the air with a 370 size FPV Quadcopter called the ORA. Featuring full FPV with a 1080p included HD Camera, a 7in touchscreen on the transmitter, this quadcopter will do waypoint flight, return to home, and give you excellent video and footage. The quadcopter also touts the following features: • Generous [...]
In a world dominated by quadcopters, imagine our surprise to see footage of a RC helicopter shooting video in the latest RC Anderson / UTVUnderground video called XP1K2. For you Polaris guys, there are some truly insane jumps in this video, as well as some great aerial work shot from an rc heli! That just feels so weird to say [...]
Have you been looking for a serious camera equipped quadcopter? If so the folks over at Horizon Hobby have announced they are stocking the Yuneec Q500 Typhoon with CG-02 Camera. The Yuneec is loaded with features for those people that take their quadcopter flying seriously. * Easy to shoot high quality video and stills * Shoots 1080P video and 12 megapixel still [...]
For all you cross-bashers that get your kicks not only with surface products, but also in the air, Ares RC has announced a new micro sized quadcopter called the Spectre X. Like many Ares products, it comes RTF (ready to fly) with everything you need right in the box. The Spectre X also comes with a high quality 680×480 video [...]
