Foxeer Legend 3 on the way!

The pace of output of sports cameras accelerates! After the announcement of RunCam for a camera competing with the GoPro Hero5 Session, here is a new model announced by Foxeer in the format Keychain.

What do we know?

It is a 4K camera with Superview in 25 frames per second, in 2.5K at 60 frames per second (not bad!) And 1080p in 120 frames per second (yeaaah) and 1080p Superview in 60 frames per second (yeaaah bis ). Inside, there is an Ambarella A12 chip and a Sony IMX117. The case measures 6.5 x 4.25 x 2.3 cm with an Oled display and a removable battery. It will be offered in black and yellow livery. No price or availability date yet. And to say that I have not yet published the test of the Legend 2 ...

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Spektrum Wireless Dongle WS1000

In order to progress in flight, the flight simulator is an interesting tool - even if it does not replace practice in reality. Imagine yourself in the living room, PC connected to the big screen TV to enjoy a nice picture with ... an endless thread to connect the radio control and the computer! The Wireless Dongle WS1000 from Spektrum promises to get rid of this thread. It is a receiver compatible with all radio controls that work with the DSM2 and DSMX protocols, to be plugged into the USB port of the computer that hosts your flight simulator. Compatibility with Windows PCs is mentioned, but not with Mac OS X. Radio controllers equipped with compatible Orange or RotorX modules and DevotionTX devoted Walkera Devo Radio Controllers should work with the module.

Compatibility?

It is supported by DRM (Drone Racing League) Simulator, LiftOff FPV Simulator, FPV Simulator, AeroFly RC Simulator, VMach Media FPV Event PE and VelociDrone FPV Racing Simulator. Either the best known and the most widespread. And probably others, we'll have to try them. With the help of an OTG USB cable, the adapter can also be plugged into an Android smartphone. The Absolute RC Plane Sim and FreeRider FPV software are compatible, but Horizon Hobby indicates that all those that can be used with a Gamepad are also compatible. The price ? The WS1000 is announced at $ 40 in the United States. No price indication in Europe at the moment.

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FrSky XMR (mini) Review

To equip the nano racers, here is a new receiver 2.4 GHz of FrSky, compatible with the radio control in mode D16. It is smaller than the previous XMR and XMR +, as the F800, with dimensions of 1.5 x 1.4 x 0.34 cm. His weight ? 0.8 grams. It is to power in 3.5 to 10V, plugs in PWM for 6 channels. Its reach, says FrSky, is 300 meters. No telemetry on this model, but the Failsafe is present. His price ? It will be offered at less than 14 € at Banggood (with the port but without taxes).

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Tiny Whoop boosted: The BeeBrain and Insane engines

You might have read the test of Insane Motors from Micro Motor Warehouse installed on a Tiny Whoop. They give a nice fishing machine, but it trembles on all sides, making the flight very unpleasant. In the absence of the possibility of adjustments of the flight control, the solution is that is necessary ... it is to change flight controller! In the end, we get what? A nano machine to fly indoors with its protections of propellers, but powerful enough to fly also outdoors, with a little aerobatics ... The whole of the manipulation is very simple.

The proof ?

It's because I got there - and yet I'm not good at it. Just two soldering points is the most complicated step. Dsc_0009-1200I have opted for the NewBeeDrone BeeBrain v.1, a flight controller that measures pile-hair the same size as the Blade Inductrix. However, it relies on a Naze32 type electronics and Betaflight firmware rather than proprietary and non-adjustable Horizon Hobby software. It is proposed with an integrated receiver compatible with DMSX radios (Spektrum) or FrSky radios (like the Taranis). The video of some flights and a proposal of list of components can be found at the end of this post.

The base ?

Dsc_0114-1200The required to mount a Tiny Whoop Survived, is simply basic chassis of Inductrix. There are many other versions, plastic, 3D printing, aluminum ... No matter which one you choose, but the more the chassis is light the better it is. Shock resistance is not a fundamental criterion: all are repaired a number of times, then they must be changed when they are in too bad a condition. You can of course recycle an Inductrix from Horizon Hobby to give it a second life. Or an E10 from Eachine, to offer him a real life! That is the solution I have chosen. Simply adjust this step by step by removing the steps you do not need, especially by going directly to step 6 if you are starting from a bare chassis.

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DJI Mavic Propeller Cage

Forget the simple propeller guards for the Mavic Pro, here are the Propellers Cages. These are grids that completely cover the propellers, for more effective protection. It will not avoid putting your fingers in it, nor to get a good lock of hair, but this accessory limits all the same well risks.

That said…

This makes it possible to fly in the presence of obstacles and to be able to touch them without the incident interrupting the flight. And in the audience? This reduces the risk, but be very careful about what the regulations say about it. The Propellers Cages for the Mavic Pro are available on the site of DJI to 179 € the 4 pieces, delivered to 3 pairs of propellers.

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Eachine Aurora 90 preview

Why a simple preview of the Aurora 90? It is a complex multirotor, equipped with brushless motors, which requires time to be tested in depth. Many of you were asking me if the device was worth it. I opted for a preview, sufficient to get a good idea of the qualities and defects of the machine. Note that the device was given to us by the Banggood shop. As usual, tell us if you think the practice has influenced our judgment.

Tour of the owner

The Aurora 90 looks like a Tiny Whoop, with quadruple propellers and duct-like propeller shields. But it is more imposing: as the name suggests, it measures 9 cm diagonally of motor motor, and is inscribed in a square of 11,8 x 11,8 cm. It measures 7.5 cm in height without its battery. For comparison, a Tiny Whoop is 6.5 cm diagonal and 8.3 cm side. The weight is quite high: 74.5 grams without the battery, which adds 31.87 grams, for a total flight order of 106, 37 grams. The engines are 1104 to 7500KV. The propellers are 5.1 cm models, or 2 inches, secured with 2 screws. Our previous experience with a nano brushless, the Eachine's X73S, had not been conclusive. The Aurora 90 inspires a lot more confidence, with a carbon structure 2 mm thick that looks quite solid, protective carbon propellers, and a central pod that holds and protects the combo camera and video transmitter 5.8 GHz . Inside the aircraft, there is a Betaflight 3.1 flashed flight controller, a 2.4 GHz radio receiver and a 4x10A EOS 4 in 1 compatible Oneshot42, Oneshot125, Multishot and DShot600 compatible BLheli_S. At the back is a bar of 4 LEDs. It has everything of a great!

Connection under Betaflight

The version I tested is equipped with a Flysky radio receiver. To pair the Aurora 90 with an FS-i6, the procedure is conventional and fast, via the AFHDS 2A protocol. Good news: this means that this multi-rotor Flysky version is compatible with more high-end radio controls than the FS-i6. To connect it to a desktop computer with Chrome Betaflight Configurator, simply plug in a microUSB cable. But we soon realize that it is not going to be as simple as expected. The microUSB connector is present on the outside of the flight controller, but its access is totally blocked by the propeller shields! What has to be done ? Unscrew at least 2 screws of the front-left protection ... What is not simple: the threads are in the axis of the propellers, and therefore difficult to access even with a long and thin screwdriver.

Connection under Betaflight, continued

The flight controller of the Aurora 90 responds well under Betaflight. No worries to match the channels to the joysticks, to configure two switches to arm the motors and choose the modes. But unless armed with the joystick, it lacks a channel on the FS-i6 to trigger the buzzer. Because yes, there is a buzzer on board, and it is very appreciable. Direction the OSD tab: you can choose what you want to see on the screen during the flight. Battery voltage, artificial horizon, center cross, flight time, flight mode, pilot name, etc. Friendly! Note that the driver name changes on the Configuration tab. Not all values ​​are available. No GPS, of course, nor altitude without adequate sensors. Also not displaying the video channel ...

Ignition…

The battery supplied with the Aurora 90 is a Lipo 2S 7.4V 450 mAh and a discharge rate of 80C, with a red JST plug. One can doubt the reality of 80C, especially with this hold. The battery is fixed under the device, with a small Velcro. Not really practical, she tends to save herself. As soon as the connection is made, the bar lights up, with high brightness. Friendly! It is plugged in with a small connector, and therefore easy to disconnect. First take-off: the Aurora 90 is quite noisy, but it is very nervous, even in Angle (stabilized) mode. Indoors, pushing the gas has every chance to stick the machine to the ceiling! It will be necessary to play on the spleens to calm the beast if you want to practice the precision flights in indoor.

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Hoverbot Nano Review

In the series of small brushless nano multirotors, here is the Hoverbot Nano. It is a 9 cm diagonal model, motor-driven, in X, and equipped with protections of propellers to facilitate the flights inside. The structure is made of carbon of 2 mmm, a weight of 5.6 grams without protections, 11.7 grams with. Hoverbot offers a lifetime warranty on all carbon parts. Nice, even if the costs of shipping from the United States to France temper a little the interest of the approach. This frame is sold for $ 45 at Hoverbot (without postage, without taxes). It comes with carbon parts, screws, rubber bands, a non-slip pad and a JST connector for power supply. If you need to print a video combo support, Hoverbot offers a 3D model on Thingiverse.

The recommended equipment?

It is simply that of the model Nano - First Person View Kit that also markets Hoverbot. For now, it is up to you to manage, since this version is temporarily no longer available. It is based on a Piko BLX 4 ESC RS 6A BLheli_S flight controller for 1S to 2S batteries, HB1103 to 8000KV brushless motors, 5.6 cm propellers, and a 5.8 GHz VM275T video camera combo . This is in the Nano - First Person View Kit version. To take off, you need to add a 2.4 GHz radio receiver, a Lipo 2S battery from 300 to 500 mAh with a red JST connector. 

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