as a reviewer you'll always be revered for your honesty and forth coming...plus your a pioneer in the fpv world so all i can is all the best to you mate
I ordered it from banggood, then after I received it, I explained to them the voltage issue that I also found on mine, and requested them to give me a solution. After some back and forth, I'm getting an F7 Zeus 20x20 fc with barometer from them, so at the end, for the same price you can have this drone with an F7 FC which fixes both the voltage issue + the lack of uarts, and adds some extra processing power for installing iNav or something like that.
Hey Dave, you can change the solder bridge from sbus to ibus which means you can run crsf protocol albeit without telemetry. My voltage reading was wonky too
I got the fiend, it has the vista plate to hold the connector, the voltage comes wrongly regulated but works when calibrated and I just used the TX pad of crossfire to the RC pad and set the jumper to ibus and it becomes an un-inverted UART. I have no RX connected but don't need any telemetry anyways.
I was 50-75 meters in the air with my FlyWoo Explorer. I suffered RX loss because of a wifi tower and it fell so damn hard on concrete. (Maiden flight) Couldn’t find it for 12 mins. Vtx is ok 👌 Everything is Rock solid! Flywoo Explorer is the beast! Wonderful design Dave!
Hello Dave!! The main issue I see for this quad is the FC. Which FC would you get for it that you know is 100% reliable and has enough UARTs for GPS, crossfire, etc...? Thanks!!
I have a Caddx Vista that has no communication with the OSD so you may want to check that in addition to the FC. I have 10 others so I do know how to set one up. I have seen that you can remove a diode inside the unit but I have not tried it. Lost model buzzer is indeed a big deal. Are there pads on the FC to wire one up? CL Racing does not have a way to wire up beeper.
@@gmivisualsjason3729 Input pins on microprocessors are really sensitive. The main chips run on 1.8v and 0.9v so it's really easy even using resistive divides and even zener diode overvoltage protection to blow them.
Yea. My ufl pad ripped off.. (which is not out the oridinary) and now my camera sometimes shows just grey with osd I have to unplug and plug back in. GPS hard to get 5 or more sats.. But I did only pay like $145 for the explorer
I'm honestly annoyed by the fact that every time you buy an fpv product it's a lucky draw. It's not even specific to flywoo, they have the same supplier as all the other brands. Maybe we are just a bit too cheap. QC cost money that no one wants to pay. Most people prefer taking a chance and buying the cheapest stuff because we usually know how to repair things
@@DaveCFPV yea everyone was talking about this on discord. Same problem with betafpv.. I got three bad lite radios2 in a row. And hear from other people on a lot of other products of dead on arrival or dead soon
ive dropped a few of my micros in even very short grass... if you arent right on top of it good luck finding it - buzzer = mandatory ps. all of these micro frames are basically disposable... chances of actually breaking them are small since mass is so low but if you do... they break no matter if you have single plate or separate arms...
Yes indeed absolutely mandatory. Imagine searching for a vista equipped Micro with naked GoPro (=$600 of gear) in tall grass and knowing your chances are almost zero unless you basically step on it by chance
I bought the analog version of the flywoo explorer and it did not have the piece to secure the antenna. Is it a case where it was forgotten or are they no longer including it?
Nice review Dave. And it’s nice that you point the bad bits out. Specially about the ufl housing that’s quite bad them leaving some like that off, that frame is pointless. I’ve got 2 of your frames. One I’ve not built yet, what pids do you run on your build.?
# profile 0 set dyn_lpf_dterm_min_hz = 84 set dyn_lpf_dterm_max_hz = 204 set dterm_lowpass2_hz = 180 set anti_gravity_gain = 5000 set iterm_relax_cutoff = 20 set f_pitch = 30 set f_roll = 25 set p_yaw = 30 set f_yaw = 25 set d_min_roll = 20 set d_min_pitch = 22 set d_min_boost_gain = 27 rateprofile 0 # rateprofile 0 set roll_rc_rate = 90 set pitch_rc_rate = 90 set yaw_rc_rate = 125 set roll_srate = 60 set pitch_srate = 60 set yaw_srate = 60 set tpa_breakpoint = 1250
Talking about flight time,I've seen someone get 40 minutes with a 18650 Li-on pack(Can't remember if it's a 3s or 4s though)and a DJI mavic mini motor and propeller. Wonder if it's really that good
Man I have one of you flywoo explorers I ha e so.e videos on my channel of me flying it I have no issues with it all I did was add some Expo to the rates it's not bad at all great combo
Hey Dave, do you have any experience wiring up a naked hero 8? The bec on the nanlessRC stopped working today and I’m just so frustrated with these shitty bec boards for the GoPro main boards.
No I just saved myself the trouble and got a GP7 that was already stripped from Flywoo. I can totally recommend that it's the same price as a regular GP7 and worked great so far.
Hi Dave.Honest review.What you think about its flight time? Did you get Amp readings on DJI OSD?Do you think flight time is comparable with explorer? Thanks.
the frame is designed from the DOTA 2 character Shadow Fiend, Hope they just did good on the frame, Eachine company can do it but they didnt, its always my question on this companies, they have the capabilities.
15:36 did you say "this piece of shit metal" ? ;) Good review! Very fair and unbiased considering you came up with most of this and the other companies just copied and maybe finetuned.. Greets from Austria, Mario
as a reviewer you'll always be revered for your honesty and forth coming...plus your a pioneer in the fpv world so all i can is all the best to you mate
spooky skeltons give this quad a meme level far surpassing the other LR builds, take my money
I ordered it from banggood, then after I received it, I explained to them the voltage issue that I also found on mine, and requested them to give me a solution. After some back and forth, I'm getting an F7 Zeus 20x20 fc with barometer from them, so at the end, for the same price you can have this drone with an F7 FC which fixes both the voltage issue + the lack of uarts, and adds some extra processing power for installing iNav or something like that.
Hey Dave, you can change the solder bridge from sbus to ibus which means you can run crsf protocol albeit without telemetry. My voltage reading was wonky too
@J.P. Sayer yes sir!
I got the fiend, it has the vista plate to hold the connector, the voltage comes wrongly regulated but works when calibrated and I just used the TX pad of crossfire to the RC pad and set the jumper to ibus and it becomes an un-inverted UART. I have no RX connected but don't need any telemetry anyways.
I was 50-75 meters in the air with my FlyWoo Explorer. I suffered RX loss because of a wifi tower and it fell so damn hard on concrete. (Maiden flight) Couldn’t find it for 12 mins. Vtx is ok 👌
Everything is Rock solid!
Flywoo Explorer is the beast!
Wonderful design Dave!
Great to hear!
do you maybe have a naked GoPro mount for this? I cant find anything on thingiverse for the shadow fiend
Thanks for your honest rewiew!
Hello Dave!! The main issue I see for this quad is the FC. Which FC would you get for it that you know is 100% reliable and has enough UARTs for GPS, crossfire, etc...?
Thanks!!
I have the analog version of this and the voltage sensors I think is working
I have a Caddx Vista that has no communication with the OSD so you may want to check that in addition to the FC. I have 10 others so I do know how to set one up. I have seen that you can remove a diode inside the unit but I have not tried it. Lost model buzzer is indeed a big deal. Are there pads on the FC to wire one up? CL Racing does not have a way to wire up beeper.
Yeah I've had the same issue with a few vista's. No osd. Diodes seem to be a tad weak
@@gmivisualsjason3729 Interesting ... I had that issue on a DJI Unit after crashing
@@DaveCFPV Voltage spikes. I think it needs to be better engineered to cope with them.
@@gmivisualsjason3729 Input pins on microprocessors are really sensitive. The main chips run on 1.8v and 0.9v so it's really easy even using resistive divides and even zener diode overvoltage protection to blow them.
@@changeagent228 at over £120 per unit they need to improve this. Theirs so many having this issue
What about all those unused connectors on the fc? Can I have cf connected there somewhere?
thanks for review, are you going to check out Avant Ciro 4LR as well ? Ciro looks like the best option at the moment
I got one of the Flywoo lemons. Had to replace the stack because it would randomly shut off then the antenna and now the GPS. It does fly nice though.
Yea. My ufl pad ripped off.. (which is not out the oridinary) and now my camera sometimes shows just grey with osd
I have to unplug and plug back in. GPS hard to get 5 or more sats..
But I did only pay like $145 for the explorer
I'm honestly annoyed by the fact that every time you buy an fpv product it's a lucky draw. It's not even specific to flywoo, they have the same supplier as all the other brands. Maybe we are just a bit too cheap. QC cost money that no one wants to pay. Most people prefer taking a chance and buying the cheapest stuff because we usually know how to repair things
@@DaveCFPV yea everyone was talking about this on discord. Same problem with betafpv.. I got three bad lite radios2 in a row.
And hear from other people on a lot of other products of dead on arrival or dead soon
Any recommendations for a micro lr that supports a whoop style aio? I’d rather that than a 16x16
The GEPRC baby crocodile does and it got pretty good reviews
love the ends of the arms. might not be that durable on the points but it looks cool.
ive dropped a few of my micros in even very short grass... if you arent right on top of it good luck finding it - buzzer = mandatory
ps. all of these micro frames are basically disposable... chances of actually breaking them are small since mass is so low but if you do... they break no matter if you have single plate or separate arms...
Yes indeed absolutely mandatory. Imagine searching for a vista equipped Micro with naked GoPro (=$600 of gear) in tall grass and knowing your chances are almost zero unless you basically step on it by chance
GPS Works Fine?
I bought the analog version of the flywoo explorer and it did not have the piece to secure the antenna. Is it a case where it was forgotten or are they no longer including it?
Bist du öfter an dem Spot? Hab dich da noch nie gesehen 😅
Nice review Dave. And it’s nice that you point the bad bits out. Specially about the ufl housing that’s quite bad them leaving some like that off, that frame is pointless. I’ve got 2 of your frames. One I’ve not built yet, what pids do you run on your build.?
# profile 0
set dyn_lpf_dterm_min_hz = 84
set dyn_lpf_dterm_max_hz = 204
set dterm_lowpass2_hz = 180
set anti_gravity_gain = 5000
set iterm_relax_cutoff = 20
set f_pitch = 30
set f_roll = 25
set p_yaw = 30
set f_yaw = 25
set d_min_roll = 20
set d_min_pitch = 22
set d_min_boost_gain = 27
rateprofile 0
# rateprofile 0
set roll_rc_rate = 90
set pitch_rc_rate = 90
set yaw_rc_rate = 125
set roll_srate = 60
set pitch_srate = 60
set yaw_srate = 60
set tpa_breakpoint = 1250
@@DaveCFPV thanks mate 👍🏽😉🍻
Talking about flight time,I've seen someone get 40 minutes with a 18650 Li-on pack(Can't remember if it's a 3s or 4s though)and a DJI mavic mini motor and propeller. Wonder if it's really that good
share that tune - wonder if it will work ok on sim build 4" - looks pretty decent for mid throttle flow
Man I have one of you flywoo explorers I ha e so.e videos on my channel of me flying it I have no issues with it all I did was add some Expo to the rates it's not bad at all great combo
Flies amazing but just one issue, it caught fire. But then it is Eachine. 🤣
:-D
Yeah my only eachine I tried burnt esc first flight. Banggood never answered emails. Good to see their quality control hasn't change lol
Hey Dave, do you have any experience wiring up a naked hero 8? The bec on the nanlessRC stopped working today and I’m just so frustrated with these shitty bec boards for the GoPro main boards.
No I just saved myself the trouble and got a GP7 that was already stripped from Flywoo. I can totally recommend that it's the same price as a regular GP7 and worked great so far.
Hi Dave.Honest review.What you think about its flight time? Did you get Amp readings on DJI OSD?Do you think flight time is comparable with explorer? Thanks.
I didn't have amp readings as far as I remember. Flight times are basically the same compared to the explorer
@@DaveCFPV Thanks.
HI Dave, quick question. I have the analog explorer. works great. Can I install my vista unit without issues ? Any tips ?
Dave: Did you ever try removing the three diodes in a damaged vista that had no OSD? If so, did it work for you? Any down side?
No I hadn't heard of it befor
What receiver do i need on the analog version PNP will frisky FM plus work?
really?? Of course it will work, but it won't be a long-range
However if you have any tips to make it better I'm open for suggestions
i really want to try out your quad..i need to save some money
the frame is designed from the DOTA 2 character Shadow Fiend, Hope they just did good on the frame, Eachine company can do it but they didnt, its always my question on this companies, they have the capabilities.
Great bro full view 👌👍💪🔝
I like the devil face lol
My issue with this is the vtx.
15:36 did you say "this piece of shit metal" ? ;)
Good review! Very fair and unbiased considering you came up with most of this and the other companies just copied and maybe finetuned..
Greets from Austria, Mario
Unbiased...😂🤣🤣
Childish or simply fun......
Looks a nice copy.
But because it's a copy I'll stick with my Explorer LR
First?!
Wooow