It's the most freakin durable quad i have seen! 1.5 months outside in the rain with Lipo connected completely lost after crash, found by some random woman, asking if it were mine! 3 months later crash into hip deep water, completely under water for 10-15sek, again in flight, armed, letting it dry out for few hours, helped with hair dryer, fully OK! crazy little thing haha Additionally I got myself another one when the first was lost, still have both of them :)
Hey, I'm glad the durability is holding up for you. I was one of the first people to test this quad, and I made several suggestions about durability, which they incorporated into the final design. Looks like they got it all right except for that silly antenna. Oh well. If you want to know where the design tweaks and motor/prop combo came from, you can check that out on my channel. Anyway, thanks for everything you do for this hobby! Happy flying! ;-)
Hi Joshua, I have not commented on any of your videos before although I follow you big time. Although your video is a year old I Just felt the need to after building one of these myself. I have built the FPV version and although new to the scene this year (already built several quads all up to 3 inch) I have to say that this set up is an awesome quad. It it so quick and a joy to fly. I followed your tune to turn off D-min etc flying this brings me so much joy its bad ass. Keep up the awesome work you do Sir you are such an inspiration to so many people during these hard times. Thank you so much for putting in all the work you do you have helped me and I am sure so many others to enjoy this amazing Hobby. Keep safe!
Jb you need to build a tp3 man. I know it's not a rtf like these ones you review. But build one and give it a shot against all these please. Keep up the good work
My son and I started on micros and then moved to 5". We still love flying all our micros, especially at parks... They don't raise the Ire of the Karens! Early micros had quality and durability issues for sure. We quit buying them, tho, because of that. But now, they have grown up. Looking forward to trying your tune on the 2 of these we ordered today. Thanks for the thorough review Joshua!
Man I need to save up for one of these! Always a joy watching your videos. Look up to you brother man. Only 200 for HD and performance with 4s on 3 inch. Incredible deal.
I was watching this in its Beta form. Waited forever for the release. I was a little shocked at the $200 price tag for hd version. I'm glad you finally reviewed this Josh. Now I just need to sell this our marketing strategy to the wife... This will be my 1st 3". I think it's a pretty smart deal
Your pool reminded me of my dads above ground pool, he didn't drain it, but would stop caring for it... I put bluegill and crappie in it one fall, fished all winter practicing catch and release, no mosquitoes that spring either. Dad wasn't real pleased when he finally figured it out... 1983 was a long time ago!
We clean it in the summer but over the winter there's no point so we just let it go. Draining it doesn't actually make it easier to clean in the summer.
@@JoshuaBardwell your videos are much appreciated. While a majority of the knowledge still goes right over my head, I am picking it up, that is directly due to yours and maybe 2 other channels. Didn't mean anything with the pool comment other than bringing back a 40 year old fond memory! Love your property, beautiful place.
I love mine. My only issue with 4s with the bi blades is that theres so much jello. I have used 4s with the 3 blade props and the flight time was insane when cruising around. Some jello and high throttle but not much. Also made a small ND filter for it and it has helped with some of the problem.
Since you asked JB. That swimming pool could use some cleaning. Just kidding! Great video as usual and I did learn something today that you don't use the pool in the winters, and of course, the had quad that you were whipping around.
I striped down the 2inch whoop thay make and got a carbon bracer originally for making the whoop frame stiffer but it works well as stand alone arms,it zips round and I love it ✌️✌️✌️✌️
I can't afford to buy every "latest and best" quad that comes onto the market, so watching your reviews is the next best thing! Still waiting for an agile and stable mini with a nice camera and a flight time >10 mins.
Who should buy it ? Someone other than me, who has already spent way to much on those " reliability issues ". After 3 quads and three failures, I'll wait till I see a long term review before BetaFPV ever sees a dime again. You got a good one, and could be they have fixed their poor reliability, but I won't gamble 160$ to find out. I have a 3" XJB that has been super reliable for over 2 seasons ( with crash repairs of course). Good review as always, and thanks !!
its highly recommended by my local fpv store and with this review i went for it.. im very satisfied even if its my first drone and the only other ones i flew were in sim.. i can tell that it can really rip
Click on "Show More" in the description above, you can find the links in there with a description above them so you can pick the one you are interested in.
JB talks about a video to come at minute 16:50 as well as the Command Line dumps (the current links) noted in the description. Sorry for the confusion.
Hi Josh Great video and review of the Beta HX115 and I have had 2 BetaFPV quads and I still fly them, and I think this will be a great little guy to own. Thanks for the video and information
Was waiting forever for this quad to come out, but ended up going with the diatone tmc airblade because I got impatient. Still looks like a great little quad!
Hi Josh Great video and review of the Beta FPV 115 , most all of my quads are 3in and smaller and I could have fun with this one. Thanks again for the video
Loving the Channel JB learnt so much. As for reliability of the HX115 HD, mine arrived this week & out of the box Voltage or current was not being reported in BF. Upgraded to 4.1 same, made sure ESCs were on latest firmware, flashed back to 3.5.1, then back to 4.1 but nothing. Seems like a FC issue to me, so sent it back & immediately bought another one :-) I had ordered a RunCam addition but was initially sent the Caddex version. Kind of glad it was faulty & had to send it back the FPV view seems so dark on the Caddex unit. New one should be Runcam & here tomorrow . Happy days
But the hx100 frame breaks too easy i broke mine in half when i got stuck on a tree but like you said it did fly good i would say even better than this one
@@treses_1362 Hi. I got 2x HX 100 . One was the updated frame from the reviews 2mm and got 3 more spare ones. Have to say I crashed many times and haven't broken anything-yet :D even if it happens I'm ready to replace. Betafpv send the frames with all the hardware and the foam and battery strap. Could nearly build another quad out of this. The other one I have is crossfire and that one has a better (maybe even stiffer)frame with thicker motor mounts. Not sure why they didn't ship them all like that 🤔 But I agree , I have tons of fun with them too. Great little quads.
Great video. Been flying this quad for a month and I love it. Was considering a BF 4.1 upgrade but it seemed a little complicated. Thanks for the dump, gonna give it a try.
Bought mine when this video first came out, flown it since and I love it to death on 3s, thanx jb for this recommendation!! If you are just starting out, this also does 2s, where it's real dorsal...
Lots and lots of "TWIG" (Tiny Weight In Grams) type 3" quads out there now in that formula. 4 arms, 1105 motors, half a dozen 2-4S whoop style AIO FC/ECS boards now that are decent, good 2 blade 3" T-mount props. What's new and super special from the zillions of other 3" models of the last several years - mostly lighter weight parts.
Setting Antigravity to 3 or Off even, may help with the oscillations on throttle punches. With the default I-term being higher in 4.X, 5 is too much AG for some quads. it may be like 5 other things, but that's one to try. :)
The durability issue on the 3” is fixed as far as I’m aware. On the 65mm they have upgraded the frame to be thicker and the strengthened it up in a few spots. Sadly I have the original hx100 frame on mine and I broke it but it took a lot to do it. Waiting on a replacement frame now 👍
I really wish they put the emax 1306b motors on these (the T prop 1306 version). You could run even the hq t3x3x3 on 4s butter smooth. It doesn't quite feel like a 5 inch of course. but honestly you might think it's a 4 inch XD.
Split nano is for whoops and Toothpicks, 3" can do better. With only slightly wider motors it could just as easily carry a RunCam Hybrid and have up to 4k video + a proper FPV feed. A bit more KV and you really don't need 4S so your AUW would be very similar.
Had this been available when I started flying multi rotor FPV and had I known of cheap goggle, radio, battery and misc. options. For the same price and maybe a 20 or 50 dollar bill more this would have been head and shoulders above my "green" dronium for starting on a good path of freestyle multi rotor FPV. That is to say "grown into" and not "grown out of" said drones. But that is another story for another time amongst folks whom may inquire when face to face while rippin and chillin in the near future.
to this day I have not found a better flying 3 inch than the diatone 3" series. The GTM3 was SOLID but those quads were primarily engineered for racing
Lol, you clearly got bit by same the bug I did when I flew my 1st ultralight 3” that performed like it’s bigger brothers. There are 2 downsides though... I rarely fly my 5” quads anymore & I can’t stop building micros now! For non HD casual flying, I strongly recommend building a primo 3. It’s sooooo good!
I purchased a Larva-X from RDQ (which I had to return) and two 525Mah 3S Lipos. I see the recommended Mah is 450 for this BetaFPV. Other than a little longer flight time, should I NOT use the 525Mah's on this particular quad? Would it burn up a motor or esc?I love this review!!
Hey Joshua! Awesome video and always the most informative content! I'm just getting into FPV and really enjoy the HD whoops.. so far I have set my eyes on the Mobula 7 HD and BetaFPV HX115 HD. I know I will love the hobby and move onto building a 5 inch at a later stage. Just wanted to ask, which would be best for a beginner such as myself? Mobula 7 HD or the BetaFPV HX115 HD? (which one feels the closest to a typical 5 inch) Cheers!
I opened up my new HX115 to add a LED strip and paint the canopy a better colour for my spotter, to find that the camera to board multi ribbon had been clamped somewhere during initial build and two conductors were bared and starting to fray. Luckily they had yet to short out with anything or separate, as it all still works. Not Good!
Awesome. I’ve been flying this for about a week. It’s great but I’m going to throw your tune on it for sure. Get that HDO2 video up with an affiliate link. I am ready for some new goggles and just holding onto the money waiting on these and the reviews
Thanks - great review as always! Did you also compare the Diatone from Kabab? This is the direct competition in this segment which should also be quite good I would say.
Is it just me, or is this little HX115 insanely powerful even on 3s? Way too twitchy mid-stick for my shaky hands, but easily solved with a bit of throttle curve adjustment on my TX. Not a bad thing, I'm impressed at how stupid powerful this little thing is!
i only have 3" and 7" quads lol (big gap i know) but i always love going back to 3" because they are so stress free. i've hit tall pine trees with them and fell out of the sky and they can just bounce up and keep going. dare i say it; its almost like since there is less weight there they don't break as easy. don't get me wrong my 7" rooster with your fc and esc can take a beating but if you land on the battery it'll usually rip it out because of the force and speed on larger kwads, but micro or minis just flip over and keep going... all in all i do love how it feels to fly larger kwads though so i go back and forth:/
I'm from California and can't figure out why anyone wouldn't use the swimming pool in the winter, HA! I want to get my first quad. So far I'm an airplane guy. I'd like to be able to race in a multi-floor condo as well as the nearby flying field.
asking myself wether the beta 85 x hd intestines wouldn´t fit a HX115 frame - specs look the same but for the split instead of the turtle....was meaning to sell it but the setup seem to work well without whoops
Hello again Joshua, seems every time i build a new quad there's always 1 issue that i haven't encountered with previous builds...hoping you can shed some light on this. When i gradually increase throttle the motor spins up faster until about 1500 then it starts decreasing this started when i went to test hover so i brought it back to the bench and ramped them up individually with same results, i can however blip full throttle and they do spin up the max amount. I can't find any problems online that seem similar.
I have a hx115 and it binds to my xlite but it doesn't do anything in betaflight also on the hx115 I have a solid blue light on and a flashing green light on I'm not sure what that means I got video but no controls and the thing wont arm it say no receiver but I have a solid green light on the receiver please help I'm begging you
I have 2 HX 100 one Frsky and one newer version from TBS with crossfire. They both ripp. Crossfire is better of course. Have the HX 115 too. It's different from the 100. It works great out of the box. Of course you can build a quad that might be better but this is working out of the box and can do a few updates to make it better (put some foam or battery pad under the frame for the battery not to hit the usb, change the vtx antenna for a TBS triumph pro for better video range and you have a good quad.) Yes, it adds to the price but it work with no hassle. Look, it's all down to what you intend to use it for.
Red Alpha that’s the only reason I got the 100 lol. I hate building the tiny ones. I got the kit from kwadbox for the betafpv 75x when they had it. Still haven’t built it lol. I can’t get the pins soldered on for the cam and I wound up and blew my first fc soldering the rx onto it but betafpv was cool and sent a new fc but I still never built it. Aactually thinking of taking the motors off of it and putting it on the hx100 for some 2s racing. Their 11000kv which would work on the 65mm props but I kinda think It might be a touch too high at the same time. Oh well gonna try it anyway 😋
@@archer4922 Yes. Same here. It's so tiny to work on with my sausage fingers it's just near to impossible. It's working out of the box and that's all I care about. Your idea isn't that bad you know. If you go ahead and do the motor swap please let me know how it's working out. I might even do one myself just for fun. 😉 👍
did you have problems with the camera freezing on throttle blips or randomly in general? about to send mine back cause the camera is unusable cause it freezes
Anyone thinking to build for a three inch t style triblade should check the Emax 1306b motors out. They are very smooth and have almost no "coggy' feeling. The 1408s are very coggy though beware! kind of a bastard motor imo unless some 3.5 or 4 inch t style props are available? (Anyone else notice the avan 3.5 inch prop on their thrust test tables???)
@@woopweep9605 yes yes yes! A 3 inch that really does punch out a 5 inch. This is my quad version of the v8 swap Miata. Hahahah! Just for fun, and it's loads of it lol. I do have a heavier, basher frame so that's a factor. But rocking the triblades on 4s have even less propwash than on a lot of 5 inch quads. And it punches out almost identically, but doesn't hit the same top end speed.
@@woopweep9605 Worth a try! It is a different class almost, but this is a funny quad here. Not quite a toothpick, not quite a respectable 3 inch. Most people agree 1105 isn't really ideal for spinning 3 inch props for freestyle, maybe better for racing? Or idk maybe I'm just getting too sensitive like Kabab 😅
@@woopweep9605 to each his own, but I can also tune these to the moon! I have really well tuned quads that run cool motors, where those 1105s would be smoking. It's really worth getting the 1306s if you like removing filters/are sensitive to latency in the stick feel. Happy Flying! Cheers!
Mr. Pink FPV it’s an apples to oranges comparison 1105 to 1306, they’re just made for different weight classes all together....also the 1306 are the bigger mount, they wouldn’t even fit the quad in the video
good joshua, you make very nice videos! sorry for the mistakes but I'm Italian and I'm using a translator, unfortunately I had my little meteor 65, they stole my purse from the car, now I have no job and I'm starving !!! if I find a good soul to help me! in fact my friends gave me a used taranis x9d radio, very nice, but i can't even have a small drone, i have too many debts...believe me i'm abstinent from flying, i really miss flying around the house, if anyone had used a small fc to be programmed with betaflight ... I would like it and I could rebuild it ... give a big big hug, and may god give you everything you deserve ...
I'm still learning the whole stator/kv/prop relationship. It was mentioned that 4s with the tri-blade would be too hard on the ESC since they are 5000KV motors and that a bi-blade 3020 prop is more suitable. Why is that? Is it about the amp draw of the tri-blade with that pitch? Out of curiosity, what would be a better motor to use with a tri-blade and 4s on it? Or is there one? I'd like to be able to get the knowledge where I can read the specs on a quad and get a feel for whether the motors it has are appropriate.
With the triblade vs biblade it's an issue of the 3 blades producing more thrust, which requires more energy, which draws more amps. To go triblade on 4s you would want to go down in kv to 3300-3700 or so. Lower kv means that at the same voltage the motor will rotate slower. At higher kv the motor will attempt to rotate faster, but if the prop requires more energy to get up to speed the amp draw will increase which can overload the esc.
@@amen_ra6926 For me personally, it's just from having kept up with what's being produced and getting an idea of what ranges seem to get good results from a combination of my own experience and from watching reviews on TH-cam. In truth there is nothing set in stone, and what will work best can vary greatly depending on what results you're looking for. Some want higher kv and are looking for raw performance at the cost of shorter flight times. Some people go lower kv and value longer flight times for laid back cruising flights. For me, I like to try to find the balance in between so I can get efficiency, decent flight times, and good performance. That's a moving target that every one searches for, and all of these numbers change based on the relative weight of the craft you're flying. It's complicated, but eventually it becomes some what intuitive.
@@amen_ra6926 For a more direct example. I have 2 custom 2" builds made for 2s batteries and both use 1103 size motors. One is on the heavy side at 85g and uses 8500 kv, the other is much lighter at 52g and uses 11000 kv. For the heavier build I need to use 450-650 mah batteries for good flight performance while the lighter one uses 350-450 mah for best results.
I am really liking 3 in with hd cams,,, but my twig fr me broke on an ez crash and never flew great,,,, run cam split on my Mob 6 hd is great,,, so I been looking at other rtf with that split cam,,,, this may be it,,,, I was about to spend 200$ on a nazgul,,,, but a 5in always feels like I can never get to a safe place to fly even an empty park someone might show up. 3in is more empty park friendly,,,
Gday JB, nice job im glad your doing more 3 inch reviews and tunes, do you really think its worth upgrading to bf 4.1 is it that much better? great review mate.👍🛸
I did it easily in the FreeFly warehouse, but in a regular house, I think many pilots would find it difficult due to the power/speed. Also, when flying indoors I really prefer to have prop guards because you bounce off the wall so much.
Good review. Maybe I was imagining things, but there seemed to be considerable wobble before the tuning, but I have zero experience with toothpicks, so perhaps it was normal behavior. Regardless of your enthusiasm, I won't be getting one because I'm finished with BnF drones, for a while.
great video Josh. i also gotta say its really a damn shame that you pass your pool and feel the need to make a comment about it knowing that people are probably going to make very rude and ignorant comments. Like I can't speak for everyone else but I clicked on this video to watch it because i was interested in learning about the particular product youre talking about. Anyone that feels the need to go out of their way to make a ignorant comment period let alone about something they seen in the video is immature and has no business being here and need to kick rocks and go watch videos on (RESPECT)! sorry that just bothered me and it really annoys me when i see/hear such things happen.- on another note Josh i highly appreciate the time and dedication you put out into making you're amazing videos.
It's the most freakin durable quad i have seen! 1.5 months outside in the rain with Lipo connected completely lost after crash, found by some random woman, asking if it were mine! 3 months later crash into hip deep water, completely under water for 10-15sek, again in flight, armed, letting it dry out for few hours, helped with hair dryer, fully OK! crazy little thing haha Additionally I got myself another one when the first was lost, still have both of them :)
Hey, I'm glad the durability is holding up for you. I was one of the first people to test this quad, and I made several suggestions about durability, which they incorporated into the final design. Looks like they got it all right except for that silly antenna. Oh well. If you want to know where the design tweaks and motor/prop combo came from, you can check that out on my channel. Anyway, thanks for everything you do for this hobby! Happy flying! ;-)
My wife only heard your commentary and asked me what I was watching. "3in, 5in in the wind.. which feels better?" lol
Lmao haha
...well, 3" right? RIGHT?!
LMAOO!!
2:04 background listeners enjoy ...
@@unacceptableminority7101 rofl thank you
Hi Joshua, I have not commented on any of your videos before although I follow you big time. Although your video is a year old I Just felt the need to after building one of these myself. I have built the FPV version and although new to the scene this year (already built several quads all up to 3 inch) I have to say that this set up is an awesome quad. It it so quick and a joy to fly. I followed your tune to turn off D-min etc flying this brings me so much joy its bad ass. Keep up the awesome work you do Sir you are such an inspiration to so many people during these hard times. Thank you so much for putting in all the work you do you have helped me and I am sure so many others to enjoy this amazing Hobby. Keep safe!
Jb you need to build a tp3 man. I know it's not a rtf like these ones you review.
But build one and give it a shot against all these please.
Keep up the good work
My son and I started on micros and then moved to 5". We still love flying all our micros, especially at parks... They don't raise the Ire of the Karens!
Early micros had quality and durability issues for sure. We quit buying them, tho, because of that. But now, they have grown up. Looking forward to trying your tune on the 2 of these we ordered today. Thanks for the thorough review Joshua!
Still have my HX 115 in 2022. Just rewatched your video and did the 4.1 and tune update. Looking forward to it!
Man I need to save up for one of these! Always a joy watching your videos. Look up to you brother man. Only 200 for HD and performance with 4s on 3 inch. Incredible deal.
Greetings from Switzerland 😊🤗
I was watching this in its Beta form. Waited forever for the release. I was a little shocked at the $200 price tag for hd version. I'm glad you finally reviewed this Josh. Now I just need to sell this our marketing strategy to the wife... This will be my 1st 3". I think it's a pretty smart deal
Your pool reminded me of my dads above ground pool, he didn't drain it, but would stop caring for it... I put bluegill and crappie in it one fall, fished all winter practicing catch and release, no mosquitoes that spring either. Dad wasn't real pleased when he finally figured it out... 1983 was a long time ago!
We clean it in the summer but over the winter there's no point so we just let it go. Draining it doesn't actually make it easier to clean in the summer.
@@JoshuaBardwell your videos are much appreciated. While a majority of the knowledge still goes right over my head, I am picking it up, that is directly due to yours and maybe 2 other channels. Didn't mean anything with the pool comment other than bringing back a 40 year old fond memory! Love your property, beautiful place.
I love mine. My only issue with 4s with the bi blades is that theres so much jello. I have used 4s with the 3 blade props and the flight time was insane when cruising around. Some jello and high throttle but not much. Also made a small ND filter for it and it has helped with some of the problem.
Since you asked JB. That swimming pool could use some cleaning. Just kidding! Great video as usual and I did learn something today that you don't use the pool in the winters, and of course, the had quad that you were whipping around.
I striped down the 2inch whoop thay make and got a carbon bracer originally for making the whoop frame stiffer but it works well as stand alone arms,it zips round and I love it ✌️✌️✌️✌️
I can't afford to buy every "latest and best" quad that comes onto the market, so watching your reviews is the next best thing! Still waiting for an agile and stable mini with a nice camera and a flight time >10 mins.
Who should buy it ? Someone other than me, who has already spent way to much on those " reliability issues ". After 3 quads and three failures, I'll wait till I see a long term review before BetaFPV ever sees a dime again. You got a good one, and could be they have fixed their poor reliability, but I won't gamble 160$ to find out. I have a 3" XJB that has been super reliable for over 2 seasons ( with crash repairs of course). Good review as always, and thanks !!
its highly recommended by my local fpv store and with this review i went for it.. im very satisfied even if its my first drone and the only other ones i flew were in sim.. i can tell that it can really rip
Love that you made the additional video to cover tuning this quad!!! than you JB
Where is this video?
Click on "Show More" in the description above, you can find the links in there with a description above them so you can pick the one you are interested in.
JB talks about a video to come at minute 16:50 as well as the Command Line dumps (the current links) noted in the description. Sorry for the confusion.
17:50 DOGGIE!
Hi Josh Great video and review of the Beta HX115 and I have had 2 BetaFPV quads and I still fly them, and I think this will be a great little guy to own. Thanks for the video and information
Was waiting forever for this quad to come out, but ended up going with the diatone tmc airblade because I got impatient. Still looks like a great little quad!
Hi Josh Great video and review of the Beta FPV 115 , most all of my quads are 3in and smaller and I could have fun with this one. Thanks again for the video
Angry mosquito. That thing flies nice but I think I need that 5in prop scream to be fully satisfied. Great video again Mr. Bardwell.
Glad it worked for you.
Gave up on betafpv when my 85x was a pos out of the box.[
Loving the Channel JB learnt so much. As for reliability of the HX115 HD, mine arrived this week & out of the box Voltage or current was not being reported in BF. Upgraded to 4.1 same, made sure ESCs were on latest firmware, flashed back to 3.5.1, then back to 4.1 but nothing. Seems like a FC issue to me, so sent it back & immediately bought another one :-) I had ordered a RunCam addition but was initially sent the Caddex version. Kind of glad it was faulty & had to send it back the FPV view seems so dark on the Caddex unit. New one should be Runcam & here tomorrow . Happy days
Thank you Joshua for a great review! I love that quad! And the xh100 is a great little rocket too. Really impressed with betafpv lately. 👍
But the hx100 frame breaks too easy i broke mine in half when i got stuck on a tree but like you said it did fly good i would say even better than this one
@@treses_1362 Hi. I got 2x HX 100 . One was the updated frame from the reviews 2mm and got 3 more spare ones. Have to say I crashed many times and haven't broken anything-yet :D even if it happens I'm ready to replace. Betafpv send the frames with all the hardware and the foam and battery strap. Could nearly build another quad out of this. The other one I have is crossfire and that one has a better (maybe even stiffer)frame with thicker motor mounts. Not sure why they didn't ship them all like that 🤔
But I agree , I have tons of fun with them too. Great little quads.
Great video. Been flying this quad for a month and I love it. Was considering a BF 4.1 upgrade but it seemed a little complicated. Thanks for the dump, gonna give it a try.
Bought mine when this video first came out, flown it since and I love it to death on 3s, thanx jb for this recommendation!! If you are just starting out, this also does 2s, where it's real dorsal...
Lol, Your southern voice came out when you said, Ooh it flies just like a 5 inch.
Lots and lots of "TWIG" (Tiny Weight In Grams) type 3" quads out there now in that formula. 4 arms, 1105 motors, half a dozen 2-4S whoop style AIO FC/ECS boards now that are decent, good 2 blade 3" T-mount props. What's new and super special from the zillions of other 3" models of the last several years - mostly lighter weight parts.
I have one of these. Had it for a couple of weeks, great quad. If you are looking for a toothpick style RTF I would highly recommend.
Setting Antigravity to 3 or Off even, may help with the oscillations on throttle punches. With the default I-term being higher in 4.X, 5 is too much AG for some quads.
it may be like 5 other things, but that's one to try. :)
Do you think will help with the oscillations I'm getting on 4s with the bi blade props?
Sold! : ) Just purchased, cheers Josh. 300 odd bucks in Australia...Oh well.
The durability issue on the 3” is fixed as far as I’m aware. On the 65mm they have upgraded the frame to be thicker and the strengthened it up in a few spots. Sadly I have the original hx100 frame on mine and I broke it but it took a lot to do it. Waiting on a replacement frame now 👍
Same broke mines literally in half
I really wish they put the emax 1306b motors on these (the T prop 1306 version). You could run even the hq t3x3x3 on 4s butter smooth. It doesn't quite feel like a 5 inch of course. but honestly you might think it's a 4 inch XD.
Split nano is for whoops and Toothpicks, 3" can do better. With only slightly wider motors it could just as easily carry a RunCam Hybrid and have up to 4k video + a proper FPV feed. A bit more KV and you really don't need 4S so your AUW would be very similar.
Had this been available when I started flying multi rotor FPV and had I known of cheap goggle, radio, battery and misc. options. For the same price and maybe a 20 or 50 dollar bill more this would have been head and shoulders above my "green" dronium for starting on a good path of freestyle multi rotor FPV. That is to say "grown into" and not "grown out of" said drones. But that is another story for another time amongst folks whom may inquire when face to face while rippin and chillin in the near future.
to this day I have not found a better flying 3 inch than the diatone 3" series. The GTM3 was SOLID but those quads were primarily engineered for racing
Get the Jflight ESC firmware and try out the RPM filters on it. Made a big difference on several of my micros....
Lol, you clearly got bit by same the bug I did when I flew my 1st ultralight 3” that performed like it’s bigger brothers. There are 2 downsides though... I rarely fly my 5” quads anymore & I can’t stop building micros now! For non HD casual flying, I strongly recommend building a primo 3. It’s sooooo good!
I purchased a Larva-X from RDQ (which I had to return) and two 525Mah 3S Lipos. I see the recommended Mah is 450 for this BetaFPV. Other than a little longer flight time, should I NOT use the 525Mah's on this particular quad? Would it burn up a motor or esc?I love this review!!
Hey Joshua! Awesome video and always the most informative content! I'm just getting into FPV and really enjoy the HD whoops.. so far I have set my eyes on the Mobula 7 HD and BetaFPV HX115 HD. I know I will love the hobby and move onto building a 5 inch at a later stage. Just wanted to ask, which would be best for a beginner such as myself? Mobula 7 HD or the BetaFPV HX115 HD? (which one feels the closest to a typical 5 inch) Cheers!
Is it better than the crux3 or the hx100se
Amazing flying and review, Joshua!!! Really, really nice! 😃
Today I flew a bit the Eachine Twig (for review) and its pretty similar! Fast and fun! 😂
Time for you to build the 3 in h toothpick. Seriously! I think you'll be pleasantly shocked at performace.
Would love to hear your take on the GEPRC Skip Hd 3, which seems similar to this little guy.
I was trying to pull back when I seen your dog 😆😆😆
I opened up my new HX115 to add a LED strip and paint the canopy a better colour for my spotter, to find that the camera to board multi ribbon had been clamped somewhere during initial build and two conductors were bared and starting to fray. Luckily they had yet to short out with anything or separate, as it all still works. Not Good!
Why would the arm switch not kill the motors when it crashes? I have a BetaFPV with brushed motors.
Awesome. I’ve been flying this for about a week. It’s great but I’m going to throw your tune on it for sure. Get that HDO2 video up with an affiliate link. I am ready for some new goggles and just holding onto the money waiting on these and the reviews
Thanks - great review as always! Did you also compare the Diatone from Kabab? This is the direct competition in this segment which should also be quite good I would say.
Is it just me, or is this little HX115 insanely powerful even on 3s? Way too twitchy mid-stick for my shaky hands, but easily solved with a bit of throttle curve adjustment on my TX. Not a bad thing, I'm impressed at how stupid powerful this little thing is!
I love your property. Nice vid...i. gettting this as my upgrade from the tinyhawk 2.
Great custom color goggles. I sure hope Fatshark doesnt come out with something new, like HDO2 or something.
Your links are swapped I think (HD goes to SD and viseversa)
Waiting for the PID tune video :-)
Any thoughts on the HDO2 ?
That‘s what I thought too.....
i only have 3" and 7" quads lol (big gap i know) but i always love going back to 3" because they are so stress free. i've hit tall pine trees with them and fell out of the sky and they can just bounce up and keep going. dare i say it; its almost like since there is less weight there they don't break as easy. don't get me wrong my 7" rooster with your fc and esc can take a beating but if you land on the battery it'll usually rip it out because of the force and speed on larger kwads, but micro or minis just flip over and keep going... all in all i do love how it feels to fly larger kwads though so i go back and forth:/
its nice there for october, im in upstate ny and you are frinkink spoiled sir! happy flying!!!
hi joshua ... do you prefer to fly this or Crux3?
Ordered...thanks for review....used your affiliate link
A dob of hot glue where the antenna comes through the canopy might suffice?
Make review of Anger 75x 4cell version please
At the beginning, you are saying that you stop at 3,5V the battery? This is usually what you do in general? 3V is not good, too low?
If you run all the way to 3v you will damage your battery due to the high current pulled by the motors.
I'm from California and can't figure out why anyone wouldn't use the swimming pool in the winter, HA! I want to get my first quad. So far I'm an airplane guy. I'd like to be able to race in a multi-floor condo as well as the nearby flying field.
You should build and fly a TP3 to kababfpv specs. Would love to see what you think of what he's doing.
BetaFPV? Did they improve the customer service and QC? It was not existant just about a year ago
QC on this particular one seems ok but of course that could change at any time. Customer service -- don't know.
Question. Would this work with one of the RTF kits like the lite radio 2 and VR01 Goggles?
asking myself wether the beta 85 x hd intestines wouldn´t fit a HX115 frame - specs look the same but for the split instead of the turtle....was meaning to sell it but the setup seem to work well without whoops
Hello again Joshua, seems every time i build a new quad there's always 1 issue that i haven't encountered with previous builds...hoping you can shed some light on this. When i gradually increase throttle the motor spins up faster until about 1500 then it starts decreasing this started when i went to test hover so i brought it back to the bench and ramped them up individually with same results, i can however blip full throttle and they do spin up the max amount. I can't find any problems online that seem similar.
I have a hx115 and it binds to my xlite but it doesn't do anything in betaflight also on the hx115 I have a solid blue light on and a flashing green light on I'm not sure what that means I got video but no controls and the thing wont arm it say no receiver but I have a solid green light on the receiver please help I'm begging you
Always good video master!!!👍👍
Love my hx100. Would love to get a hx115.
I got both and tbh better stay with the hx100. If you want a 3 inch build one yourself with amax 1303 motors
I have 2 HX 100 one Frsky and one newer version from TBS with crossfire. They both ripp. Crossfire is better of course. Have the HX 115 too. It's different from the 100. It works great out of the box. Of course you can build a quad that might be better but this is working out of the box and can do a few updates to make it better (put some foam or battery pad under the frame for the battery not to hit the usb, change the vtx antenna for a TBS triumph pro for better video range and you have a good quad.) Yes, it adds to the price but it work with no hassle. Look, it's all down to what you intend to use it for.
Peter Zingler I’ve got one started already lol. Twig with rcinpower 1204’s 👍
Red Alpha that’s the only reason I got the 100 lol. I hate building the tiny ones. I got the kit from kwadbox for the betafpv 75x when they had it. Still haven’t built it lol. I can’t get the pins soldered on for the cam and I wound up and blew my first fc soldering the rx onto it but betafpv was cool and sent a new fc but I still never built it. Aactually thinking of taking the motors off of it and putting it on the hx100 for some 2s racing. Their 11000kv which would work on the 65mm props but I kinda think It might be a touch too high at the same time. Oh well gonna try it anyway 😋
@@archer4922 Yes. Same here. It's so tiny to work on with my sausage fingers it's just near to impossible. It's working out of the box and that's all I care about. Your idea isn't that bad you know. If you go ahead and do the motor swap please let me know how it's working out. I might even do one myself just for fun. 😉 👍
Can I use a 850mah 4s GNB lipo on this quad? what will happen if I use that battery?
did you have problems with the camera freezing on throttle blips or randomly in general? about to send mine back cause the camera is unusable cause it freezes
Hahaha awesome review, but I have a question is the controller and the goggles separate when you buy it? Sorry first time to buy FPV here.
Anyone thinking to build for a three inch t style triblade should check the Emax 1306b motors out. They are very smooth and have almost no "coggy' feeling. The 1408s are very coggy though beware! kind of a bastard motor imo unless some 3.5 or 4 inch t style props are available? (Anyone else notice the avan 3.5 inch prop on their thrust test tables???)
Mr. Pink FPV 1306b are good motors but that’s a whole different type of 3”. I use those motors on my 3” go pro hauler. On this setup 1105 is ideal
@@woopweep9605 yes yes yes! A 3 inch that really does punch out a 5 inch.
This is my quad version of the v8 swap Miata. Hahahah! Just for fun, and it's loads of it lol.
I do have a heavier, basher frame so that's a factor. But rocking the triblades on 4s have even less propwash than on a lot of 5 inch quads. And it punches out almost identically, but doesn't hit the same top end speed.
@@woopweep9605 Worth a try! It is a different class almost, but this is a funny quad here. Not quite a toothpick, not quite a respectable 3 inch.
Most people agree 1105 isn't really ideal for spinning 3 inch props for freestyle, maybe better for racing? Or idk maybe I'm just getting too sensitive like Kabab 😅
@@woopweep9605 to each his own, but I can also tune these to the moon! I have really well tuned quads that run cool motors, where those 1105s would be smoking. It's really worth getting the 1306s if you like removing filters/are sensitive to latency in the stick feel.
Happy Flying! Cheers!
Mr. Pink FPV it’s an apples to oranges comparison 1105 to 1306, they’re just made for different weight classes all together....also the 1306 are the bigger mount, they wouldn’t even fit the quad in the video
Hi, if i took the prop guards off the beta 95x v1 would i fly like this?
For those who own/fly this quad, is R2/T2 open....for SmartPort on T2? If so, I'd put a R-XSR on it for VBAT telemetry.
Would you mind sharing your rates that you mentioned?
With all of the amazing sub 150g 3inch drones, what is the allure of building a heavier 1407 build?
Z3d carrying a go pro....but that’s it
Flies more like a bigger quad for freestyle floats and more stable cinematic flying.
good joshua, you make very nice videos! sorry for the mistakes but I'm Italian and I'm using a translator, unfortunately I had my little meteor 65, they stole my purse from the car, now I have no job and I'm starving !!! if I find a good soul to help me! in fact my friends gave me a used taranis x9d radio, very nice, but i can't even have a small drone, i have too many debts...believe me i'm abstinent from flying, i really miss flying around the house, if anyone had used a small fc to be programmed with betaflight ... I would like it and I could rebuild it ... give a big big hug, and may god give you everything you deserve ...
I'm still learning the whole stator/kv/prop relationship. It was mentioned that 4s with the tri-blade would be too hard on the ESC since they are 5000KV motors and that a bi-blade 3020 prop is more suitable. Why is that? Is it about the amp draw of the tri-blade with that pitch? Out of curiosity, what would be a better motor to use with a tri-blade and 4s on it? Or is there one? I'd like to be able to get the knowledge where I can read the specs on a quad and get a feel for whether the motors it has are appropriate.
With the triblade vs biblade it's an issue of the 3 blades producing more thrust, which requires more energy, which draws more amps. To go triblade on 4s you would want to go down in kv to 3300-3700 or so. Lower kv means that at the same voltage the motor will rotate slower. At higher kv the motor will attempt to rotate faster, but if the prop requires more energy to get up to speed the amp draw will increase which can overload the esc.
@@sixtofive Makes logical sense. How do you know what lower KV would be appropriate then?
@@amen_ra6926 For me personally, it's just from having kept up with what's being produced and getting an idea of what ranges seem to get good results from a combination of my own experience and from watching reviews on TH-cam. In truth there is nothing set in stone, and what will work best can vary greatly depending on what results you're looking for. Some want higher kv and are looking for raw performance at the cost of shorter flight times. Some people go lower kv and value longer flight times for laid back cruising flights. For me, I like to try to find the balance in between so I can get efficiency, decent flight times, and good performance. That's a moving target that every one searches for, and all of these numbers change based on the relative weight of the craft you're flying. It's complicated, but eventually it becomes some what intuitive.
@@amen_ra6926 For a more direct example. I have 2 custom 2" builds made for 2s batteries and both use 1103 size motors. One is on the heavy side at 85g and uses 8500 kv, the other is much lighter at 52g and uses 11000 kv. For the heavier build I need to use 450-650 mah batteries for good flight performance while the lighter one uses 350-450 mah for best results.
What would the replacement lens be for this?
"Winter" where exactly?
Would you recommend this over the Mobula 7 hd
Joshua thanks so much for the reply with email. Helped me soo much
I am really liking 3 in with hd cams,,, but my twig fr me broke on an ez crash and never flew great,,,, run cam split on my Mob 6 hd is great,,, so I been looking at other rtf with that split cam,,,, this may be it,,,, I was about to spend 200$ on a nazgul,,,, but a 5in always feels like I can never get to a safe place to fly even an empty park someone might show up. 3in is more empty park friendly,,,
how good is the video quality
How does this compare to a Primo3 or TP3 build?
Oh snap I want that shirt what's the link for it
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Gday JB, nice job im glad your doing more 3 inch reviews and tunes, do you really think its worth upgrading to bf 4.1 is it that much better? great review mate.👍🛸
Hi Joshua. I'm not sure which video I spost to lieve a comments to try to won your HDO. Hoping its no to late. thanks
What's the bare minimum requirements to fly this drone? Controller + goggles? Anything else?
Hi Joshua! Would you recommend flying the HX115 indoors?
I did it easily in the FreeFly warehouse, but in a regular house, I think many pilots would find it difficult due to the power/speed. Also, when flying indoors I really prefer to have prop guards because you bounce off the wall so much.
@@JoshuaBardwell alright, thanks for the answer! And great video! 🙌
Good review. Maybe I was imagining things, but there seemed to be considerable wobble before the tuning, but I have zero experience with toothpicks, so perhaps it was normal behavior. Regardless of your enthusiasm, I won't be getting one because I'm finished with BnF drones, for a while.
great video Josh. i also gotta say its really a damn shame that you pass your pool and feel the need to make a comment about it knowing that people are probably going to make very rude and ignorant comments. Like I can't speak for everyone else but I clicked on this video to watch it because i was interested in learning about the particular product youre talking about. Anyone that feels the need to go out of their way to make a ignorant comment period let alone about something they seen in the video is immature and has no business being here and need to kick rocks and go watch videos on (RESPECT)! sorry that just bothered me and it really annoys me when i see/hear such things happen.- on another note Josh i highly appreciate the time and dedication you put out into making you're amazing videos.
How far can i drain 1s 550mah battery, so i dont kill it? I just broke 2 battery's. They will not charge up anymore...i have Tinyhawk S.
Is 550mah 3s gnb too heavy? It can run 450mah 4s right
They dont chop the antenna when testing because they dont test them ;) this one looks like a good one!