An experience I just collected recently. That orders are delayed is nothing new. That can be extremely frustrating, when you selected an ‘Express Shipment’ option, willing to pay some extra bucks to get the stuff fast. But there is not much you can do about the usual delays, which are around 3 – 10 days. ...

I was not getting happy with my old KEDA motors. The quad is a lot heavier than the F450 Flamewheel and the performance of the motors measured by some forum users, was not on par with what I was experiencing. After researching I found that some people were using the NTM Prop Drive 28-26 with ...

I finally completed my project with the Reptile500 frame, ordered from Himodel. The same frame is also available from Hobbyking, when its not on backorder. It doesnt come with lots of accessories. Just a set of screws, for arms, top/bottom plate and two small fiber glass plates for the camera. In one you would drill ...

FPV flying is more and more fun for me. The X550 quadcopter does very well on this part with the MultiwiiPro board running MegapirateNG. But my problem is space for all the FPV equipment and the props, which blocking partly the view of the camera. In my last post I was thinking about the Hobbyking ...

The configuration of my quad has changed a lot from my last posts where I wrote about it. The motors and ESCs are still the same, but I upgraded from 8″ to 10″ inch props. This was a good decision, the quad moves a lot better with them. But the EMAX CF2822 seem to be ...