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Posted by GBLynden | Feb 24, 2018 @ 09:14 PM | 4,230 Views
This is a fun videos taken a while ago of Bill putting his H-King Skipper RC Plane from HobbyKing through the the paces. It is designed to be All-Terrain and Bill demonstrates that quite well with his fun flare and infectious enthusiasm.

Get a Skipper for yourself here! https://goo.gl/x5xRCC

The Black Sheep of the group Shawn joins Bill in the air with some fun passes by flying his E-flite Opterra Flying Wing along with Bill making some exciting overhead passes and a perfect landing with the Opterra 2M Wing BNF Basic with AS3X.

Bill's HobbyKing H-King Skipper RC Plane Grass & Water Fun Plus Shawn's E-flite Opterra Flying Wing (5 min 37 sec)

Posted by GBLynden | Feb 21, 2018 @ 10:51 PM | 5,190 Views
This is the unboxing only for the FEI LUN FX176C2 RTF GPS Drone With WiFi FPV. It is a very budget friendly RC Aircraft.

Unboxing Only - FEI LUN FX176C2 RTF GPS Drone With WiFi FPV (9 min 31 sec)

Here are the Pros and Cons:

Pros:
- Seems like a well thought out budget friendly RC GPS Drone
- The ability to fly with the App with Wifi FPV and GPS is cool
- The price using the link with the coupon code included in the description is pretty impressive
- Because of the battery plug it comes with, it can be charged with a hobby grade charger
- The lights are nice and bright

Cons:
- Camera does not appear to be terrific
- The direction the FPV antenna was facing so far and that was an easy fix
Posted by GBLynden | Feb 19, 2018 @ 11:13 PM | 5,199 Views
In this video I do my outdoor Maiden Flight Review of the JJRC H23 Flying Car Drone Quadcopter. I drive it, fly it, and go over its pros and cons.

JJRC H23 Flying Car Drone Quadcopter Outdoor Maiden Flight Review & Test Drive (6 min 11 sec)

Here are the review notes for this RC Drone Flying Car:

Pros:

- It looks really good
- It flies very well
- The lights are bright enough to fly in the dark
- The battery type is readily available
- It has good speed in car mode compared to the Syma X9
- The flight times are very impressive! I got 9 minutes after doing tons of battery draining flips!

Cons:
- The flight mode switching is quirky after the initial bind
Posted by GBLynden | Feb 17, 2018 @ 11:21 AM | 5,350 Views
This is the second flight with my Freewing F-105 Thunderchief 64mm EDF Jet. It includes footage from two different cameras to give you the best experience possible on my first flight with this RC Jet.

Freewing F-105 Thunderchief 64mm EDF Jet Slow Passes and Speed Test (2 min 52 sec)

Posted by GBLynden | Feb 16, 2018 @ 01:21 AM | 8,180 Views
These are my review videos for the Eachine Micro Skyhunter FPV 780mm PNP FPV RC Plane.

This is the Unboxing Video:

Unboxing Only - Eachine Micro Skyhunter FPV 780mm PNP FPV RC Plane (8 min 38 sec)

This is the Maiden Flight Video:

Eachine Micro Skyhunter FPV 780mm PNP FPV RC Plane Maiden Flight (3 min 48 sec)
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Posted by GBLynden | Feb 13, 2018 @ 07:24 PM | 5,263 Views
This is the Line Of Sight Maiden Flight Review. In this video I fly it outside and show you what the 720P HD Camera footage looks like in real world conditions:

Cheerson CX-35 Phantom 5.8 GHZ FPV Drone With Altitude Hold Line Of Sight Maiden Flight Review (4 min 38 sec)


This is the Unboxing video:

Cheerson CX-35 Phantom 5.8 GHZ FPV Drone Quadcopter Unboxing, Review, and Maiden Flight (15 min 22 sec)
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Posted by GBLynden | Feb 11, 2018 @ 09:59 PM | 5,851 Views
This is the Maiden Flight of my buddy Bill's new E-flite Carbon-Z Cessna 150 2.1m BNF Basic RC Plane. The plane is HUGE and flies really well. This E-flite Cessna 150 is attention grabbing when you are near it to say the least. It is also amazing that this is FOAM!

Bill's Maiden With His E-flite Carbon-Z Cessna 150 2.1m BNF Basic RC Plane (6 min 6 sec)

Posted by GBLynden | Feb 11, 2018 @ 01:55 AM | 6,362 Views
This is the Maiden Flight Review for the Freewing F-105 Thunderchief 64mm EDF Jet. It includes footage from two different cameras to give you the best experience possible on my first flight with this RC Jet.

As you will see, I didn't set my time short enough to land without crazy urgency. I also needed to trim my ailerons and reduce the Dual-Rates from 65% down to 58% to enjoy it in the air. The ailerons are very responsive with the stock setup, so I recommend adding Dual-Rates.

For those of you wondering about my battery, it was down at 2% when I checked it after it was on the ground. It is back up to a safe charge level, but I have adjusted my timing to 3 minutes down from 5 to avoid a similar issue in the future. I was flying with a nice new 1600 mAh battery, so I thought I would have had more flight time, but that wasn't the case.

Freewing F-105 Thunderchief 64mm EDF Jet Maiden Flight Review (3 min 36 sec)

Posted by GBLynden | Feb 05, 2018 @ 09:48 PM | 5,337 Views
This is the Unboxing for the Eachine Micro Skyhunter FPV 780mm PNP FPV RC Plane.

Unboxing Only - Eachine Micro Skyhunter FPV 780mm PNP FPV RC Plane (8 min 38 sec)

Here are the Unboxing and Review notes for this FPV Platform:

Pros:
- This is very inexpensive
- An uncomplicated build even without instructions
- You get to glue on the decals, which means they can be applied without bubbles or any other issues
- It has a powerful brushless motor

Cons:
- No instructions
- No glue to glue the pieces together

Here is where I got this cool little FPV RC Airplane: https://goo.gl/YsWpSX
Posted by GBLynden | Feb 02, 2018 @ 06:47 AM | 5,800 Views
This is the Unboxing & Review for the Lieber Birdy 1060 Mini FPV RC Drone. It is a great RTF Beginner FPV Drone with an FPV Monitor.

Lieber Birdy 1060 Mini FPV RC Drone Unboxing & Review - RTF Beginner FPV Drone With FPV Monitor (17 min 56 sec)

Here are my review notes for this RTF Beginner FPV Racing Drone:

Pros:
- Three well thought out flight modes
- Larger size than most Micro FPV Drones, but still small enough to have the same benefits.
- A very smooth flyer
- Long flight times of 5-6 minutes
- Comes with a quality 4.3" FPV Monitor
- The 600 TVL FPV Camera is high quality for this price point

Cons:
- The battery bay is a little too large for stock battery without slight mod is the only real con for this kit

Get yours using the link and save 18% off your entire order by using the coupon code RC18OFF: https://goo.gl/CcXZB7