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Eachine DVR

November 6, 2017 by justin Leave a Comment

Let me start by saying that the Eachine EV100 DVR (made for the EV100 FPV goggles) is cheaper and almost certainly works with other goggles. It can be powered directly by a 2S battery, which is commonplace for FPV goggles.

It is the add-on DVR I would buy today for only $15 if I hadn’t already purchased the Eachine ProDVR.

Stu (Stew?) confirms that the EV100 DVR is A-OK.

But if you’re like me and have the ProDVR read on. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fixed Wing, Flight, Rotor

Best budget flying radio: Taranis Q X7

October 23, 2017 by justin 4 Comments

Hands down this is the best radio you can get for around $100. The hobby is moving so fast, it’s incredible what this thing can do! When it first came out, I was skeptical as the go-to radio for most people flying multi-rotors was the Taranis X9D. The X7 has a form-factor very similar to the first Horus which was not initially well-received. But what FrSky had done with the X7 was take everything that was awesome about the X9D (OpenTX, haptic and audio feedback, telemetry, serial module communication) and put it in a Horus-shaped budget package.

I’m not going to go through everything about this radio, there are plenty of other reviews out there – several linked to from here. I just want to suggest an awesome setup that will not only do telemetry with FrSky receivers, but also Spektrum, FlySky, and any other multiprotocol module protocols that support telemetry.

This is a great complete transmitter/receiver setup that will cost you less than $200 and will control just about everything:

  • Taranis Q X7
  • X4R-SB (for multirotors)
  • IRangeX add-on module (uses multiprotocol TX)
  • Cheap FlySky RX for foam airplanes, or Telemetry RX for fancier models.
  • Bind-and-Fly for everything else

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Filed Under: Fixed Wing, Flight, Rotor Tagged With: Flysky

Cheali Charger – free 4-button charger upgrade

October 9, 2017 by justin 2 Comments

If you have one of the ubiquitous “4 button chargers” you can likely upgrade the firmware to Cheali Charger. You’ll have to do some hacking to get there, but if you want to add features like LiHV and NiZN charging, and have 30 battery memories, it’s the way to go.

Example chargers that are eligible:

  • Imax B6
  • Imax B6 clone
  • Turnigy A-6-10
  • HobbyKing ECO 6-10

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Filed Under: Cars, Electric Off-Road, Electric On-Road, Fixed Wing, Flight, Rotor Tagged With: battery, charger

Scout CX Battery Mod

September 11, 2017 by justin Leave a Comment

I’ve tried adding an upgraded battery to my son’s Scout CX in the past, but it’s designed to only accept the tiny 70mAh batteries it comes with. After upgrading my Inductrix to a larger power connecter, I had two donor batteries to experiment with… So I took my old Inductrix battery lead and made a lead extension.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Flight, Rotor Tagged With: battery, kids, Scout CX

Inductrix ➡ Tiny Whoop ➡ Power Whoop

August 28, 2017 by justin 5 Comments

I had been eyeing the Inductrix when it was released in 2015. The “ducted fan” design interested me because it was quiet(er), and because I could bump into things indoors with a better survival rate.

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Filed Under: Flight, Rotor Tagged With: FPV

Flite Fest East 2017

July 17, 2017 by justin 5 Comments

I was finally able to get to Flite Fest in Ohio near Canton. It’s a 12-hour drive from home in Minnesota. To split up the time on the way out, we took the SS Badger across Lake Michigan. They have an eastbound red-eye option that leaves at 1:30AM (Central) and arrives 4 hours later at 6:30AM (Eastern). Even though it makes the trip technically longer, the downtime is much appreciated.

In hindsight, I wish I had arrived at the departure dock earlier. They encourage you to arrive an hour before departure. Ideally I would have arrived before midnight so I could be asleep by then. We got there around 12:45AM – but I was just glad to have the opportunity to rest. Getting a stateroom for the red-eye is a must:

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Filed Under: Fixed Wing, Flight, Rotor Tagged With: 9x, FliteTest, kids, training

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