3DRobotics Solo is a NoGo – 3DR Solo First Look (Updated December, 2015) Here is our newest take – on the virtual end of 3DR as a functioning consumer drone company (something which even they have admitted is true). Please see our new article question whether 3D Robotics will survive as well as the metrics […]
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DJI Phantom 3 Improvements over Phantom 2 Vision plus
Now the the excitement of the initial introduction has passed, it’s time to take a look at the new DJI Phantom 3 (P3) “camera drones” from DJI and see what the actual improvements are over the former Phantom 2 Vision+. Without further ado, here are the major improvements of the P3: Note – differences are […]
Blade Nano qx First Look and Review
Blade Nano qx First Look and Review – by Kyle B. from the Quad Brothers. Introduction Blade is the brand name given to R/C Helicopter and Multirotors (Quadcopters, etc.) by Horizon Hobby, an American company which has been in business since the mid-1980’s. They have offices and manufacturing around the globe and, in this sense, differ […]
Parrot BeBop Quadcopter Review – Part 1 of 3
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 […]
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 […]
WL Toys v636 Quadcopter – First Look and Review
WL Toys are well known for their line of Quadcopters, namely the v959, v222, v262, etc. Each of their quadcopters have different styles and flight characteristics, allowing the prospective buyer to choose based on their intended use and flying style. The WL Toys v636 Skylark model follows this theme however, it incorporates a number of […]
Parrot Rolling Spider Mini drone quadcopter- first look, review and rating
Parrot was the first company to market a consumer drone – the AR Drone 1.0 – which was followed up by the more reliable and advanced AR Drone 2.0. They are currently in the process of releasing 3 new products: The BeBop – this is a HD camera equipped advanced quadcopter…the successor to the AR […]
Blade 200 QX Quadcopter – First look, review and rating
Introduction Blade is the brand name given to R/C Helicopter and Multirotors (Quadcopters, etc.) by Horizon Hobby, an American company which has been in business since the mid-1980’s. They have offices and manufacturing around the globe and, in this sense, differ greatly from many of the current “toy grade” vendors. Horizon Hobby products are sold […]
Why are there so few negative reviews on drones and quadcopters?
I’ve delved far enough into this endeavor to notice something which I have seen in MANY industries. That is, a lack of truly critical, negative and accurate reviews of many of the products! Understanding the Issue I could tell endless stories about this same tendency in other fields – for instance, I was in the […]
