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Right now Horizon Hobby is holding their 8xEIGHT Tournament. The Horizon Hobby contest puts some of their most popular products against each other in a March Madness style tournament. There are products from Losi, Spektrum, Blade, E-flite, Pro Boat, and Hanger 9 in the contest, use This Link to head over to Horizon’s Facebook page to get your vote on. Give [...]
Is the Spektrum Compatible Furious Moskito 70 the ultimate Whoop? It just might be with its seamless integration, ultra-small size, and powerful brushless motors. The Moskito 70 is small enough to be flown just about anywhere, with the kind of performance that should really get your heart pumping. Here are some of its highlights- * Smallest brushless quad on the planet * [...]
The folks over at Spektrum have posted a new Quick Start Guide Video for the DX6R transmitter. Watch the video shown above to see how fast and easy it is to set up and bind the DX6R to a receiver. The DX6R is a high-tech Android based transmitter that uses a touch screen to make set-up and adjustments easy, something [...]
Are you looking for a new high-end, yet still affordable, radio system? The Spektrum DX5R has a long list of high-end features at a price point that doesn’t destroy your wallet. * Pro class ergonomics * Easy to customize with optional grips, smaller wheel, adjustable trigger position & tension, adjustable wheel tension, and drop down wheel options * Frequency-agile DSMR 2.4GHz technology * 5 [...]
Go ultra small with the new SR2010 micro receiver from Spektrum. The SR2010 saves space, saves weight, and has the fastest response rate in the Spektrum line-up with a 5.5ms frame rate. An improved antenna helps to increase range while a Reliakote coating makes it waterproof. * Lightweight, fuel-proof case * Compact design to fit in small spaces * Uses Spektrum’s DSMR frequency-agile [...]
Whoa, what’s this? Spektrum has a new servo that has a receiver built in. That servo is the S6240RX and it could change they way we look at electronics. A servo using a built in receiver can make it much easier to hide electronics in your scale build, or it can save a lot of space in the tight confines [...]
Have you ever wanted to check out the offices at Horizon Hobby? Well, now you can with the Mannequin Challenge Video posted below. The crew at Horizon Hobby filmed many of their staffers while frozen in “mannequin” style poses to show you what it looks like at their headquarters in Champaign Illinois. Enjoy the video below and you can hit [...]
Scale rock crawlers just might be the hottest product segment on the market right now. There are a number of reasons for that- they look good, they run forever, and they are loads of fun. A couple of years ago Vaterra introduced the Ascender, a scale crawling platform that was designed from the ground up to outperform everything else on [...]
Is it time for you to finally invest in an FPV system? Horizon Hobby makes a strong case for it with their latest video. The video shown above highlights what it takes to install one of their heavy duty FPV Cameras in a buggy, truck, boat, and airplane. Once installed, driving/flying via FPV is an entirely new and immersive experience, [...]
The hot news just in from Kualoa Ranch, Hawaii is that Team USA swept the top postions in the Wing Class at the Drone Worlds that were held over the weekend. Team USA was sponsored by Spektrum FPV along with Horizon Hobby. The Drone Worlds is one of the most prestigious events in the FPV world, we are stoked to [...]
To help get new drivers into the 8th scale nitro race scene, Losi has just announced the 8IGHT RTR Nitro Buggy. The new RTR version of the immensely popular 8IGHT buggy comes with a pull start Dynamite .21 engine and pre-set suspension. Some of its other features include- * Dynamite 1600mAh NiMH receiver pack * Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz radio system * Spektrum waterproof [...]
FPV drone racing seems to be taking over the world and this week the Drone Worlds are being held in Kualoa Ranch, Hawaii. The exclusive sponsor of Team USA is Horizon/Spektrum and so far Team USA has been doing a fantastic job. The racing continues through October 22 to determine who the best FPV racers in the world are. Check [...]
Coming soon for all you Spektrum DX6R owners is a very trick Carbon Fiber Wheel Drop Down from Xtreme Racing. The Xtreme drop down kit uses carbon fiber and black anodized aluminum parts to help make your DX6R the coolest one at the track. The drop down wheel kit is available now with a price of $39 and a part number [...]
Need to save some space in that tight install of yours? Spektrum has announced a new Antenna-Less SR2100 Micro Receiver. The SR2100 has an extremely small footprint, plus there is no need to worry about how to route the antenna. Some of the highlights on the SR2100 include- * 3 channel receiver * Uses DSMR protocol * Fast 5.5ms frame rate * Uses Reliakote [...]
You have probably seen how FPV quadcopter racing has really taken off. Now taking off with the airplane crowd are FPV Race Wings. The Race Wings bring the excitement of flying FPV along with the raw speed of an airplane. The latest Race Wing to hit the market comes from Blade with their Theory Type W. The Theory Type W [...]
