Our review of the Parrot BeBop Quadcopter will be done as a three part review. Subjects covered in the reviews parts are; Part 1: initial look / open box / instruction review / setup / range and “radio” check / first flight / initial thoughts Part 2: advanced flight / camera performance / flight time […]
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Avoid DJI Phantom Fly Away & Crashes
Avoid DJI Phantom problems such as: 1. Fly Away 2. Crashes 3. Erratic Quadcopter behavior 4. Loss 5. Expensive Repairs by following some the advice below. This article contains the best BASIC advice you’ll find on the DJI Phantom and DJI Phantom Vision drones. Whether you take our advice is, in the end, up to […]
Reasons you should NOT Buy or Fly a Drone!
Wait! This is a site which promotes the safe, fun and productive use of aerial robotics (aka “drones”), so why would we produce such a story as this? Simple – because it’s the truth and we want to save a lot of people money, time and trouble. How would you feel if your $1500 laptop […]
Syma X11 Review and Rating
Syma is well known for their low cost quadcopters and the brand is often suggested to those who want to get started in this hobby. Their most popular models – the X1 and X5 – are too large for extensive indoor flying, so we were pleased to see them release the Syma X11 Hornet, a […]
DJI Phantom 1 & FC40 setup – Getting Started Guide
DJI Phantom 1 & FC40 setup – Getting Started Guide Note – the following is for new users or buyers of the Phantom FC40 or Phantom 1 models. These models can be identified by the single round LED on the quadcopter read and the battery compartment door on the front. The FC40 includes a camera […]
Parrot BeBop Drone Quadcopter – First Look
As we noted in our Parrot BeBop Quadcopter Drone Pre-Review Rundown, the BeBop is now available to be purchased and flown. We will be writing many articles on the BeBop but felt it was important to note some early impressions and experiences we are having with our review model. If Nothing else, Read this! Sadly, […]
SJCAM M10 Review – Cube Mini Full HD Action Cam
SJCAM M10 Review Introduction SJCAM is a Chinese based maker of budget sport cameras. Their earlier models, such as the SJ4000 (approx. $110), are low priced copies of the GoPro rectangular style which have gotten very good reviews. The SJCAM M10 ($100 w/accessories, $70 bare) is a newer cube shaped model which we assume contains […]
Quadcopter eBook for learning
Please note our two ebooks below – NOW WE HAVE THREE – AND THEY ARE ALL FREE on this site for online reading or download. Here is a link to our free eBooks. Check out our top list of quadcopters for his year!
Parrot BeBop Quadcopter Drone Pre-Review Rundown
As Promised, Parrot released their new BeBop Quadcopter at the beginning of December, 2014. The BeBop drone has been in development for over 2 years and contains some very innovative features at a reasonable price. The bigger question is – will it live up to it’s promise? Note – we just added a First Look […]
Producing Decent Aerial Video on a Budget
You’ve all seen them. Videos produced via quadcopter that are smooth as glass with awesome music tracks that look ready for the big screen. Then you look at your latest video and it looks like you’re filming the apocalypse. Everything is shaking about, the jello is making you nauseous, and the whine from your motors […]
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