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Walkera QR X-350pro review - WOW They grow up so fast

 

It was just last summer that Walkera announced their first RTF GPS quad. the x350 was a nice little plastic quad, flew OK but was not a run-away success.

And then BAM.   Walkera start 2014 with the new and improved x350pro,  it is still white, still have the cool pointed nose and rocket motors on the backside.  but so much have changed.  
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The $250 RTF 3axis gimbal that rocks!

This is not the prettiest gimbal you have ever seen, its akward at best, but who cares, the price is right and the thing works.

This is a 3axis Alexmoss gimbal, pre-programmed from the factory, interestingly the factory states clearly "DO NOT EDIT SETTINGS"  this thing is ready to fly. 

Click through for VIDEO review and rest of the story... 

xAircraft STELLA gimbal - Preview

The xAircraft STELLA...   110 grams a INCREDIBLE light & beautiful little gimbal.  

Check out the unbox and powerup video and also a full-flight test video.  This little gimbal ROCKS.

Anamorphic GoPro Lens - from LETUS

Ive always thought about LETUSdirect.com as the home of outstanding DOF systems for video cameras, but last week I got a package in the main with a prototype Anamorphic lens for the GoPro3 and 3+.    I think its safe to say this little lens is likely to be a "must have" for GoPro fanatics around the world.  

Mobius Action Cam - Lens Saver

Wohoooo.... love the little lightweight Mobius camera.   Only 40grams,   but there is still that buggy little problem, the cool wideangle lens, it stick out front.. and if you crash into anything, the lens is first to go..   You get the picture.   Only $8.50 from ShapeWays.com  Click through for the solution... 

Backpacking with my quad

One of the great advantages of the Mini-H quad is that it backpacks easily.  this weekend I refined my technique a little and stuffed it in my old crumbler camera back and took it for a hike.
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Hubsan X4 FPV installing a snap-on lens

Very simple but effective install of a 0.5X magnetic lens on the Hubsan X4 FPV (h170d)    
Click through for pictures and step-by-step.

BOOST your power - Impress your girlfriend..?

My favorite pastime is proximity FPV, thats flying low-lever buzzing stuff and zig-zagging in the forest... yahoooo... Good clean fun.   until you run out of control coverage and crash into something.

So I have been wondering if I could stick a Dragon-Link on my favorite Devo6 radio... answer was no..

But it turns out things are not as complicated as it seems,  because your 2.4G radio system is living in the same spectrum as WiFi routers..   Seems you can take the 2.4G output and simply plug it into a WiFi Antenna booster..  

And 3D Robotics sell a fine $55 WiFi booster for exactly this.

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Hubsan X4 FPV 107D - the new king of Micro FPV ?

Hubsan have been releasing a whole string of little X4 multirotors the last year.  

First they released a straight microrotor, next they added a camera to that, make that a couple of revisions of the camera equipped X4.   in October they released the latest revision of the X4 FPV,  the h107D (the 4th micro X?)  

Click through for 360 spin of the X4FPX - Video UN-BOX and review

Entry Level FPV quad build

Today I'm building and telling you bit for bit what you need to turn a Hoten-X into a sweet little beginner FPV rig.  Click through for parts list and details.