Howdy people

yes yes.. inexpensive / cheap etc.. it's all relative ofcourse in today's FPV arena however "cheap" isn't the trend :P
This Rotorama setup did strike me as "nice for a fair price" and I'm glad to say:

it DID turn out to be good fun

Good Fun can be Cheap! :D - Rotorama Meffie 3" v2 - SHOW & TELL :) (21 min 5 sec)

the Meffie 3"v2 ARF: https://www.rotorama.com/sety/rotorama-meffie-3-v2-arf

Diatone Mamba AIO board: https://www.diatone.us/collections/a...722-mk1-35a-fc

RCinpower Smoox 1404 3850 Kv: https://www.fpv-fly.fr/quadcopter/mo...rcinpower.html

Runcam Racer 3: https://shop.runcam.com/runcam-racer-nano3-mck/

Diatone Ultra Tiny VTX: https://www.diatone.us/collections/m...eo-transmitter

Foxeer lollipop ufl: https://www.rotorama.com/anteny/foxe...hcp-micro-u-fl

ELRS receiver: https://www.rotorama.com/rc/jhemcu-elrs-ep24s

HQprop T3x2.5x3: https://www.rotorama.com/vrtule/hqprop-t3x2-5x3-durable

Hi there RC people,

today's video is a short how-to for the setup process of FPV drones. When building a drone / quadcopter you will at some point have to at least Check, and possible change, the motor-Direction of your drone.

AND this process has become a lot easier with Betaflight 4.3 so this video is partly to show you What has changed, and how easy it now is

BetaFlight How-To: Change Motor Rotation Direction! (6 min 14 sec)

Playlist about the drone you see in this video
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...Q-oS-QB9icGBJc

Howdy rc people

in case you follow my channel you will know I like building quads.. Now and again I do an in-depth instructional video about (part of) these builds!

This time a LONG video on me installing a RushFPV Blade 4-in-1 ESC in a drone build.. If you are fairly new to building FPV quads this will help you out

Perfect Cine Cruiser Build Guide - P3 RushFPV Blade ESC Install How-To (35 min 28 sec)

Hi there people

in todays video I review some Big motors from iFlight This video is part of a build-series for a Cinemtatic 7" quad.. But these motors are actually used by iFlight on a 7.5" quad: their Chimera 7 Pro (long range quad)

Sooooo what are these motors like on a slightly smaller platform?? Also: how do they compare to a typical 7" motor (a 2806.5 that is) ????

Let's see!

Perfect Cine Cruiser Build Guide - P2 iFlight Chimera7 PRO Review (?) (19 min 25 sec)

Specifications:
stator: 2809
KV: 1250 Kv
config: 12N 14P
voltage: up to 6S
weight: 61 grams
winding type: single stran
main bearing: NSK 11x5x5
shaft diameter: M5
shaft material: titanium alloy
magnet type: N52H
curved magnet: yes
magnet retainer: ??
mount spacing: 19 x 19 mm

Hi there RC people,

today's video is a short how-to for the setup process of FPV drones. When building a drone / quadcopter you will at some point have to at least Check, and possible change, the motor-order of your drone.

AND this process has become a lot easier with Betaflight 4.3 so this video is partly to show you What has changed, and how easy it now is

BetaFlight How-To: Change Motor Order! (5 min 52 sec)

Playlist about the drone you see in this video
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...Q-oS-QB9icGBJc

Howdy people,

sooo yeah what the title says I guess! I recently bought the Axis Flying Thor ELRS transitter module which I plan to use in my TBS Mambo radio...
I am (was) competely new to ELRS so I had some figuring out to do..

I decided to make a video about the steps I took to get things working.. In case you were wondering how to get started with ELRS or if you are on the fence, thinking it might be to complicated?

ELRS + TBS Mambo Featuring Axis Flying Thor! - Step By Step How To (35 min 33 sec)

Hi there RC people

so in case you didn't know: every now and again I publish a longer video-series about a build project.. Can be drones or planes though in the last years it has mostly been FPV drones / quads
And this is another one of those.. I have been focussing on higher-speed video quads for a while now, and that means (for me at least) heavier 7" quads, so that is what I am going to be building in this series

The objective then is to build a quad that is smooth at higher speeds and easy to have it follow a straight line.. In general that is harder to do with a 5" for instance..
And in this series I will showe the installation of the key-parts + tell you why I picked the parts I picked..

The kickoff for this project is (again) the frame review.. Not really a "part 1" as it is an older frame, but I think it's fair to at least show what the base of this project is going to be

The BangGOD 7" Cinematic Cruiser by Catalyst Machineworks! - FRAME REVIEW (14 min 33 sec)

The other parts I'll be using:

Motors - iFlight Xing2 2809 1250 KV
ESC - Rush BLADE 60A Extreme 128K 30x30
FC - Rush BLADE F722 Digital 30x30
Cam + VTX - Caddx / DJI Vista
FPV Antenna - Rush Cherry LHCP Extended
Receiver - TBS Crossfire RX Nano
Props - HQprop 7x4x3
Lipo - CNHL Ministar 1800mah 120C 6S

Howdy RC people..

this thread will be a round up of test / reviews I have done on motors for 5" freestyle FPV quads.. A very popular type of quad as you probably know..
I run these tests to see what motor I like best myself, but also to inform You ofcourse

First entry are the RCinpower Smoox 2306.6 motors:

RCinpower SMOOX 2306.6 5" Freestyle - Motor Review (17 min 39 sec)

Specs
---------------------------------------
stator: 23 x 6.6
KV: 1350 or 1880 or 2280 or 2580 Kv
config: 12N 14P
voltage: 6S
weight: 33 grams
winding type: single stran
shaft diameter: 5 mm
shaft material: titanium
magnet type: N52H ARC
curved magnet: ??
magnet retainer: nope

Hi there people

sooo we have ourselves a brand new GepRC freestyle qaud for this year again.. One in a (I tihnk) popular line of quads.. the "Mark" series and this one basivally combines the KHX5 & Mark quads (?)

Okee so I will first have a look at the frame itself.. In case you would like to use that, but not GepRC's electronics

The frame: GepRC Mark 5 frame (normal & pro)

My reivew of that frame:

GepRC's newest Freestyle Frame! The Mark 5 Pro :) - FRAME REVIEW (19 min 42 sec)

Specifications:
type: Freestyle
wheelbase: 225 mm
Left-to-Right: 175 mm
Front-to-Back: 137 mm
base thickness: 5 mm arms
weight: 130 grams
material(s): CF + Allu + TPU
chamfered edges: yes
clean: 95%
20x20 mount: yes, but only at the back
30.5x30.5 mount: yes you get 2
Action-cam mount: 5 different options!
battery strap: 2x + camera strap
battery anti-skid pad: you get Two
packaging: 8 / 10

Halloa people,

soooo.. I don't review / 'show & tall' motors often but as I am in the process of selecting parts for the perfect (for me) FPV quad... I am comparing motors against eachother and at some point 1 should be King

The MCK motors aren't new, so this is kinda also a test of T-Motor motors in general.....

T-Motor MCK 2207.5 v3 1910 KV Drone Motor - MOTOR REVIEW (19 min 30 sec)

Specs
---------------------------------------
stator: 22mm x 7.5 mm
KV: 1910 KV
config: 12N 14P
voltage: 4S to 6S
weight: 33 grams
winding type: single stran
main bearing: not specified
shaft diameter: 5 mm
shaft material: titanium (guess)
magnet type: not specified
curved magnet: probably not
magnet retainer: screw
mount spacing: 16 mm M 3

Hi there RC people

so I am very much late to the show on this one That tends to happen when you order things yourself as a reviewer...
As I have the Light version of the CMW Shocker (and like it quite a bit) I had to try the Tank version of that frame as well!

The frame: https://www.fpv-fly.fr/frame-the-sho...neworks-2.html

Yeah.. that's a European (France) shop.. If you are in the States or other regions ordering it from their own shop would probably work out best (?)

And here are my impressions on the Tank frame

SHOCKER TANK! :D - Catalyst MachineWorks 5-INCH Freestyle Basher - FRAME REVIEW (21 min 17 sec)

Specifications:
type: Freestyle basher
wheelbase: 227 mm
Left-to-Right: 180mm - 185mm
Front-to-Back: 133mm
base thickness: 5mm arms
weight: 144 grams
material(s): CF + allu standoffs
chamfered edges: not really
clean: yes, 99%
20x20 mount: yes 1x
30.5x30.5 mount: yes 1x
Action-cam mount: nope
battery strap: yes 2x
battery anti-skid pad: nope
packaging: 6 / 10

Howdy people

recently I picked this new Roma F7 up at the Diatone website... I was kinda wondering why there aren't a lot of video's on that new drone?
And also: I though it would be nice to set up a good tune for it...

Link to the quad: https://www.diatone.us/collections/n...-pnp-bnf-drone

Digital version: https://www.diatone.us/collections/r...r-tbs-receiver


Soooo.. the most unusual thing about this quad is it's motor-size: 2808.. that is rather big?
A more common motor-size for 7" quads is 2806 (2808 is 33% bigger)..

I'll be publishing several video's on the quad... Here are my first impression of it:

Diatone Roma F7! What kind of quad is this actually?? SHOW & TELL (18 min 48 sec)

Specifications:
type: Good Q! Power-Freestyler??
wheelbase: 290 mm
base thickness: 6mm arm thickness
material(s): CF + allu + some plastick parts
flight controller: Diatone / Mamba DJI F722 MK2
firmware version: Betaflight 4.2.9
ESC's: Diatone / Mamba F65 128 K
motors: Diatone / Mamba TOKA 2808 1100 KV
propellors: Gemfan 7042 bi-blade
FPV camera: Runcam Phoenix 2
VTX: Diatone / Mamba Ultra 1000 mW
GPS: M8Plus
Lipo: 1800-2200mah 6S
OSD: yes, by Betaflight
smart Audio: ofcourse
buzzer: yes. already installed
LED's: nope
spare props: nope.. 1 set
Build quality: 9 / 10
packaging: 6 / 10

Howdy people

sooooo yeah the TRX4 is very much NOT a new product and even the Bronco 2021 isn't super-duper new anymore :P
it IS new to me though! And the black color-scheme IS new..

Impressive RC car regardless IMHO so I do want to at least blog my findings..
Should be informative to You if you are new to the car or are considering it....

I just got the car in Yesterday so let's have a first look at it!

Traxxas TRX-4 2022 Ford Bronco Black! - Show & Tell :) (29 min 37 sec)

Howdy RC people

so this will be a bit of a different thread here.. No review this time! With this thread I hope to start a RC racing class..
You've seen the title of the thread.. That kind of racing is my intend and in case you aren't familiar with SST's:

2021 Darwin Race 1 - Stadium SUPER Trucks (18 min 42 sec)

To me this is a very entertaining & spectacular racing class! Hard to re-create it in RC maybe but that's no reason not to try :P
So what do we see with SST's?

+ it's a spec-race.. all cars are mostly the same..
+ onroad with a few ramps (+/- 75% the height of the cars)
+ the cars are Horrible cars really.. a low-slung sedan would do much better BUT everyone has the same ordeal :P
+ 2WD and rolid rear axle.. in other words: difficult to drive
+ roaring engines

So I have been looking at different RC cars that could be a Base for a spec-class of cars that drive like that..
Some options in no particular order:
+ Kyosho Rampage (pro).. technically very very close
+ Traxxas Unlimted Desert racer (4x4 regretably and expensive)
+ Arma Mojave 1/7 (4x4 regretably and expensive)
+ Losi Super Baja Rey 2 1/6 (4x4 regretably and expensive)
+ Traxxas Slash 2WD

I should add that I am a fan of the Kyosho brand so I thought the Rampage Pro would be a Great option! After having watched some driving video's of them I am not so sure though.. Maybe I will test one for this purpose eventually.. What do YOU think???

To get things going I ordered me a SECOND HAND Traxxas Slash 2WD brushed..
For these reasons:
+ parts availability
+ running costs are low.. it's slow so won't brake as much
+ easy entry to get more people into it because it is reasonably Cheap
+ bought the 2nd hand one to illustrate you can get going cheap

Halloa people

I recently got 2 new frames in from Rotorama (Czech Republic). They are known more for their racing frames so I was happy to finally see Propper freestyle frames from them. And in true fashon they are DIFFERENT :P

So 2 frames... there is a 5" (5.5 inch really) and a 7" version of this frame, and their are called the 'Buddy'
Not sure if I will be building a flying drone from the 5" version but I Will get that 7" Buddy flying

Here is an intro into these frames:

Rotorama Buddy Freestyler! 5" and 7" FRAME REVIEW (12 min 48 sec)

5 Specifications:
type: Freestyle
wheelbase: 240 mm
Left-to-Right: 180 mm
Front-to-Back: 158 mm
base thickness: 5mm arms
weight: 143 grams
material(s): CF + allu standofss
chamfered edges: hardly
clean: 85 %
20x20 mount: 2x
30.5x30.5 mount: 1x
Action-cam mount: optional TPU print
battery strap: yes (good one)
battery anti-skid pad: yes
packaging: ? / 10

7 Specifications:
wheelbase: 305 mm
Left-to-Right: 246 mm
Front-to-Back: 182 mm
base thickness: 5 mm
weight: 159 grams
20x20 mount: 2x
30.5x30.5 mount: 1x

Hi there RC people

I recently ran into a problem with my Flysky NB4 Noble (trigger) radio, but might just as well have run into this problem with the PL18 radio..
It wasn't hard to solve IF understand what the cause is (firmware version on radio very NEW)..

So I decided to make a quick video about this issue, and how to solve it!
Hope it helps some people out..

Flysky NB4 PL18 Bind Problem?? FIXED (Firmware version issue) (9 min 14 sec)

Halloa people

soooo are Cinewhoops quads still a thing in 2021 (or 2022 for that matter)??? Diatone seems to think so as they have a brand new version of their 3" Taycan
I must say I'm always a bit sceptical about quads like these as most people seem to (also) buy them for "fun flying".. And let's be honest: a cinewhoops does things well, but "fly" is not something they do exceptionally good :P

Which (for me) makes them all the more of a challenge to tune (that is a good thing :P)

I'll be doing a couple of video's on this new version.. First up is a first look + test flights.. Later on I'll be posting a review + tune for the quad

The Diatone Taycan C3 2022 version! Show & Tell & Test (23 min 47 sec)

Specifications:
type: Cinewhoop - Video drone
wheelbase: 158 mm
base thickness: 2.5mm base plate
material(s): Carbon fiber, allu plastick and foam
flight controller: Diatone / Mamba AIO F411 35A / 20MM
firmware version: Betaflight 4.2.9 ESC 16.7 (Blheli_S)
ESC's: Diatone / Mamba AIO F411 35A / 20MM
motors: Diatone / Mamba 2203.5 2650 KV
propellors: Gemfan D75 3-blades
FPV camera: Runcam Phoenix HD or DJI Digital
VTX: Diatone / Mamba tiny 400mW
GPS: nope
Lipo: 850 - 1100mah 6S
OSD: yes by Betaflight or DJI
smart Audio: yes (in the Analogue version)
buzzer: yes
LED's: YES
spare props: nope
Build quality: 9.5 / 10
Configuration: 5 (maybe due to pre-production sample)
packaging: 7.5 / 10

Howdy people,

soooo finally Runcam was allowed to make an official DJI-digital setup :P Took long enough! I guess Caddx rubbed DJI the wrong way in some way or another (?)

BUT! Is this Runcam Link thing good enough? What about value for $$$ ??

Link to it: Runcam Link + Phoenix HD + Air unit

Well then. Let's see if it is any good...

Runcam + DJI Link and Phoenix HD - Digital Camera Setup - REVIEW (15 min 4 sec)

Hi there

a couple of weeks ago the new Light 3.5" quads showed up, and to be honest: from the specs I thought I would not like these at all :P To make a bit more interesting I decided to order Two so I could compare them!

What do you know? I like them more then I expected but they are also Very very similar :P

Links in case you would want to support my channel..... (affiliate links)
the BetaFPV X-Knight 35: https://bit.ly/3EmYIrl

the GepRC SMART 35 HD: https://bit.ly/39giqXr

AND here is my take on these 2 quads and the 3.5" size itself

BetaFPV X-Knight 35 HD vs GepRC SMART 35 HD - 2 Polar cam quads! Only 1 can win :) (16 min 36 sec)

Hi there people,

so I was looking for "something" to make my radio's look a bit different.. Yes I guess I AM that vain :P
And I liked non of the vinal wrap for the TBS Mambo radio..
BUT I did also like the idea of adding some grip somehow..

Soooooo! Grip Tape? What is that? Does that maybe add comfort to holding your radio? Is it nice and squishy??

NOOOOO! :P It is actually more like sanding paper :P But it Does work! Ads a lot of grip..

Link to the stuff I used here: TweetFPV custom made Grip tape (in the USA)

Soooo here is a quick look at it:

TweetFPV Radio GRIP TAPES ??? :O - Shout Out (5 min 34 sec)