I love flying FPV and in particular, I prefer flying micros to full-size quads. They are smaller and draw less attention to them. I can fly around the park and people won’t give me the evil eye. Cinewhoops are my newest favorite flavor of quad. I can do a lot of the same fun maneuvers …
The Happymodel Snapper 7 is a 75 mm tiny whoop style drone. It is a blast to fly, mostly in part to its powerful 0802 19,000 KV brushless motors. It may not have the name recognition of the Mobula 7, Tinyhawk or Trashcan but it is definitely worth a look. If you are like me …
The HBX68 is a super light and small Tinywhoop that will fly on 2S power. It measures just 68 mm from motor to motor and weighs in at 25.6 grams. If you want a small and lightweight quad for flying indoors then this definitely is worth taking a look at. It is smaller than the …
The Eachine Trashcan is a 75 mm ducted whoop that in almost every way is an upgrade to the incredibly popular Mobula 7. It has bigger motors (0803 to 0802) it uses an F4 flight controller instead of an F3, the VTX is switchable from 25 to 200 mW instead of being fixed at 25 …
Eachine Trashcan is better than the Mobula 7, right? Read More »
Drone racing is an exciting sport and if you’ve ever seen it on ESPN then you know why it is growing. GoDroneX is the brainchild of drone guru Gregg Novosad and he has helped to coordinate drone races at schools in the Chicagoland area. Students compete on teams against other schools. But it isn’t just drone …
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The Eachine M80S is officially our new favorite Indoor FPV (first person view) drone and it may also be the best drone for learning how to fly FPV and acro. It is small, yet powerful. It is lightweight, but also durable. You can activate altitude hold and keep it stable, but you can also have total …
Eachine M80S: This is the Beginner FPV Quad You’ve Been Waiting for… Read More »
With winter here that means it is tiny whoop season. If you are looking for a low cost and stable indoor flyer then you’ll want to take a look at the E010s. Like the original E010, it has a ducted frame but it gets an upgraded F3 flight controller, RaceStar motors and an 800 TVL …
The Makerfire Armor 65 Lite is an all-in-one ready to go tiny whoop. It is an absolute blast to fly. It is basically a suped-up E011 that you can fly in both angle and acro mode. If you are looking for a good but inexpensive drone to fly indoors this winter then you want to take …
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The URUAV UR65 is a small and affordable brushless motor tiny whoop. This tiny micro quad has a 65 mm wheelbase and only weighs 27 grams including its 1S battery. It is powered by 17,000 KV brushless motors. Is it a serious upgrade over the hoards of brushed motor tiny whoops like the Inductrix and E011? …
The new Shark Mako is the second complete ready-to-fly (RTF) drone setup that DYS has put together. Their first was the DYS Elf and it remains one of our favorite brushless micro FPV setups. In many ways, the DYS Shark Mako is the upgraded version of the Elf. This larger micro FPV quad has some …
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