I think you need to hover it where you want it, and then the position hold will keep it there, adjusting any drift from wind. I don't think it's intended to hold position when it's moving forward through controller input.
I think its the wind that maybe do that gliding away. I mean it seems like when you go against the wind, it has no problem breaking and hover, but not the other way around.
i seen this from about 4 months ago at geek buying or everything ?? i really liked it but their description was. mixed half said wifi and half said 5.8 lol I don't want to wait 8 weeks and get wifi version
Bought this quad and it seems to be a good quad! Cant help but notice after about 5 to 8 mins flying the camera or something gets hot and it drops fpv.
I hope this is useful info for someone. The camera was getting very hot and the picture would break up after 3/4 minutes. It would record AVI files which were corrupted and wouldn't play. The camera has a switch labelled CE/FC which I assume means Europe/US or 25mW/200mW. I switched to CE and the camera now only gets warm. Some SD cards which are sold as Class 10 aren't and it seems that I had one of those. Replacing with a proper Class 10 means that I now get good AVI files. The camera angle can be adjusted if you remove the camera from the quad.
Proprietary batts can be cracked or cut open. Remove the internal batt. Go to a cell repair shop and match up the size with a generic. You may be able to replace it with a higher MAH rating. I've done this with cell batts so it will work here too. Just use scotch tape or super glue to stick the batt shell back together
optical sensor is not made to stop the quad and never will it will hold position after you hold it in a position desired it's not a gps of course. if you stop it it will try and hold. contrast is what it uses but takes time to find it. if you fly it knowing this much better result.
I don't think you read the instructions before filming this video. Auto take off works only when you have the rotors running. You have to hold the button for 2 seconds before it takes off. Same with auto landing. The auto position hold only works below certain speeds due to motion blur. You're supposed to manually slow the quad, then it will hold position.
Hey 101, I'm trying to decide between this drone and the bugs. Which would you suggest for fpv cruising around? I will be using my own all-in-one fpv camera on whichever one I get.
No comparison, definitely Bugs 3. Not sure of your case, but for all reading this, the Bugs 3 is not recommended for beginner fliers. th-cam.com/video/1jGBceRtzD8/w-d-xo.html
I have been flying the syma x5c and jjrc H20H for a year now. I live on 250 acres and wanted to get started into fpv. The main things I wanted in a drone is flight time and distance.
Not really. But notice the little box viewer that I made myself out of cheap foam board (from the local Dollar Tree store). If you can cut out most light and leave a small view slit on the front, the screen can be seen much more easily in bright daylight.
Well, I'll agree that it does fly well. Other than that, I would say that the manure in the video wasn't only on the field. Proprietary battery (trying to make it look like a DJI LED system), a position hold that doesn't work (sort of like that quad you reviewed that was supposed to have obstacle avoidance that didn't work either), the 720P camera is "not amazing" and the video on the provided monitor is pretty poor .. and not all that much better in your goggles. So, I don't think it's worth the cost. You could buy a Bugs 3 for a lot less, and have a better flying quad (and it's TX tells you when the battery is low so that it doesn't land in a bad spot .. like a lake .. or when its getting out of range). I think some of the established manufacturers, like WLToys and Syma are producing a lot of "uninspiring new offerings". This happens in the industry when you've been a leader for a while, and you get too comfortable as "lead dog" ... sooner or later a competitor comes out with a product that blows yours away. Happens in many industries. BTW, I've seen other reviews of this one, so there were really no surprises for me. Thanks for your review .. sure envy your weather as I look out my window at snow and sub-freezing temperatures. Cheers.
You sir, are a blessed man. Thanks for the reply and, well done for the amazing work ethic you have with this channel.. its helped me, and given lots of my Brit friends a great deal of help when choosing a quad.
I would consider this a good trainer. Long flight time, position and altitude hold. Prop guards. Someone can more easily learn head in flight and coordinated turns, then add in throttle later. Hardship is not rigor! And at less than $150, it's a low price for a nice feature set.
I bought one XK x300 from My Toys store in Dubai put I have problem with it It's can not flay !!! Only the front side go up 5 cm that's all Can you pleas tell what's wrong with it ? Is it adjusting issue or sitting ? Pleas help with this problem
You likely misinstalled the propellers. If misinstalled, some may blow air upwards instead of down, causing flipping or non takeoff of the quadcopter. Take a close look at the following picture. Notice that there are two different shapes, and also notice which arm each shape is installed. Make yours match the picture. www.firstquadcopter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/XK-X300F-X300W-quadcopters-534x433.jpg But if all are installed properly, then next suspect is that one of your back motors is failing and needs replaced.
"It's usually new technology being tested out" Seems right from what I've seen in the past and with this one. At some point I expect this tech to appear both on cheaper drones and possibly in combination with basic GPS on more expensive ones. Nice enough for what it is but the 5.8 FPV and the OS system bumps the price up :(
Looks like you got a dud, other videos i've seen showed auto take off and landing working... and didn't have that weird deal were it keeps going after you let off the sticks. and the video was really decent from the camera, not sure about the picture from the fpv
I would recommend getting something smaller, lighter, cheaper, and safer than the two that you listed. No matter what quadcopter that you get, you will be crashing, crashing hard, and crashing often. It's unavoidable as you learn the hard way what "not" to do with your new quadcopter. A beginner would likely and quickly break either of the two that you listed because of their large size and mass (they'll hit hard in a crash). I always recommend the Syma X5C for new fliers, due to its excellent stability, durability, and ease of flying. And it even has a camera too. Use it to learn the basics of flight with. Let this cheap quadcopter take the inevitable crashes and bangs of a beginner flier. And if you break it, every part on it is cheap, widely available, and easily replaceable. Later as your flying skills improve and you're not crashing as much, then consider something better/more expensive. th-cam.com/video/y93vzA-KRlM/w-d-xo.html
Another quad with no batteries, props, or other parts available. I would think that would be important to mention in the review. I've had a DM009 for months that was well rated in the review, but there are still no parts available.
The quad will stop itself fairly well over high contrast ground like paint stripes on a parking lot, or when it passes over my landing pad, but it does need to have enough contrast to be able to "see" the ground and know how to hold the position. I can say from experience that you really don't want to make it try to hover over snow. Watching it "freak out" with no possibility of contrast on the ground was definitely funny, but you could easily lose the quad to a crash in the snow and that's not good for the electronics since the motors are actually completely open and exposed to the air. I'm not sure why yours didn't auto take off and land, though. I do have to hold the button for a couple of seconds to make it work, so maybe you just didn't press it long enough...? That said, I gave my 11 and 17-year-old daughters a 30 second training class with the basics of the controls (neither of them had ever flown any type of RC vehicle) and they had absolutely no trouble flying this X300 at all. The battery lasted long enough for each of them to get in about 7 or 8 minutes of flight time (doing flips appears to significantly reduce the time, by the way) and the youngest made a nearly perfect manual landing on the center of the landing pad on her very first flight, so I highly recommend it for beginners!
I also want to say that having to use the proprietary battery is somewhat annoying since you can't just toss any 'standard' battery in there, but the battery life is excellent and spare batteries are available from eBay and a few online shops like HobbyWow (which also has replacement rotors, gears, motors, and body shells).
You can buy it here, and use coupon rc18off for 18% savings goo.gl/uFv5PH
and here is the cheaper WiFi version goo.gl/EUcE3T
Quadcopter 101 how much
When going fast,,, the sensor only sees a blur. It can't lock on to that. That's why it works when you go slow.
I think you need to hover it where you want it, and then the position hold will keep it there, adjusting any drift from wind. I don't think it's intended to hold position when it's moving forward through controller input.
I concur with that. I think that its position hold ability is meant for new fliers learning to use the controls.
Hi Quadcopter 101. If I am correct, to activate the auto takeoff you need to start the rotors first. Try than then see if auto takeoff works. Regards
Nice review. Is there a version without FPV, like a 1080 or 720P camera that records onboard? Thanks for sharing. DJ Soul Force
There's also a cheaper WiFi FPV version, but that's about it.
where can i buy rotors because i crashed mine by a strong wind and it flew away
always, awesome reviews. thanks
is a good review video. excuseme quadcopter101 where i can order one extra battery for this quad? thanks
I think its the wind that maybe do that gliding away. I mean it seems like when you go against the wind, it has no problem breaking and hover, but not the other way around.
Where are y’all buying replacements parts at
i seen this from about 4 months ago at geek buying or everything ?? i really liked it but their description was. mixed half said wifi and half said 5.8 lol I don't want to wait 8 weeks and get wifi version
Does this have optional Altitude Hold or its fixed on all the time?
great review!
Thinking of buying this or the q393
but with the camera, is it ajustable so you can get more of a ground view? so no props in the fov.
Bought this quad and it seems to be a good quad! Cant help but notice after about 5 to 8 mins flying the camera or something gets hot and it drops fpv.
The parrot mini drones have optical positioning sensors aswell
And vertical stabilisation ultrasound sensor
Yes it's like a Bebop and a mini drone mixed
As a beginner drone how do you rate it,is it better than the hubsan 502 s,
Where can I buy parts for this drone ?
I hope this is useful info for someone. The camera was getting very hot and the picture would break up after 3/4 minutes. It would record AVI files which were corrupted and wouldn't play. The camera has a switch labelled CE/FC which I assume means Europe/US or 25mW/200mW. I switched to CE and the camera now only gets warm. Some SD cards which are sold as Class 10 aren't and it seems that I had one of those. Replacing with a proper Class 10 means that I now get good AVI files. The camera angle can be adjusted if you remove the camera from the quad.
Proprietary batts can be cracked or cut open. Remove the internal batt. Go to a cell repair shop and match up the size with a generic. You may be able to replace it with a higher MAH rating. I've done this with cell batts so it will work here too. Just use scotch tape or super glue to stick the batt shell back together
I have 1 question. That is the transmitter of the xk xk300 flycam, can it connect to the xk x250 aircraft?
optical sensor is not made to stop the quad and never will it will hold position after you hold it in a position desired it's not a gps of course. if you stop it it will try and hold. contrast is what it uses but takes time to find it. if you fly it knowing this much better result.
So this or the hubsan 502s?
can you review the call of Duty stunt drone?
I don't think you read the instructions before filming this video.
Auto take off works only when you have the rotors running. You have to hold the button for 2 seconds before it takes off. Same with auto landing.
The auto position hold only works below certain speeds due to motion blur. You're supposed to manually slow the quad, then it will hold position.
Hey 101, I'm trying to decide between this drone and the bugs. Which would you suggest for fpv cruising around? I will be using my own all-in-one fpv camera on whichever one I get.
No comparison, definitely Bugs 3. Not sure of your case, but for all reading this, the Bugs 3 is not recommended for beginner fliers. th-cam.com/video/1jGBceRtzD8/w-d-xo.html
I have been flying the syma x5c and jjrc H20H for a year now. I live on 250 acres and wanted to get started into fpv. The main things I wanted in a drone is flight time and distance.
Great channel and content!
Thanks, I might try that ! Nice video ! My position hold works great on mine. Only flown it twice so far in winds of 10mph. Flew fine!
Is there a way to adjust the brightness on the screen? Mine is too dark.
Not really. But notice the little box viewer that I made myself out of cheap foam board (from the local Dollar Tree store). If you can cut out most light and leave a small view slit on the front, the screen can be seen much more easily in bright daylight.
your vids are awsome!
Well, I'll agree that it does fly well. Other than that, I would say that the manure in the video wasn't only on the field. Proprietary battery (trying to make it look like a DJI LED system), a position hold that doesn't work (sort of like that quad you reviewed that was supposed to have obstacle avoidance that didn't work either), the 720P camera is "not amazing" and the video on the provided monitor is pretty poor .. and not all that much better in your goggles. So, I don't think it's worth the cost. You could buy a Bugs 3 for a lot less, and have a better flying quad (and it's TX tells you when the battery is low so that it doesn't land in a bad spot .. like a lake .. or when its getting out of range). I think some of the established manufacturers, like WLToys and Syma are producing a lot of "uninspiring new offerings". This happens in the industry when you've been a leader for a while, and you get too comfortable as "lead dog" ... sooner or later a competitor comes out with a product that blows yours away. Happens in many industries. BTW, I've seen other reviews of this one, so there were really no surprises for me. Thanks for your review .. sure envy your weather as I look out my window at snow and sub-freezing temperatures. Cheers.
I thought the camera image quality for 720p looked pretty good actually, better than many I've seen.
My question is, does q101 ever visit anybody's channel???? LoL!!!
Rob Rivers It's not about that. It's about getting all the information on these devices.
DJ SOUL FORCE Ha ha ha good point that very true........peace
Were the flips done manually or with the button assist?
button
what are those Mountains in the background please?
Southern Sierra Nevada mountains
You sir, are a blessed man. Thanks for the reply and, well done for the amazing work ethic you have with this channel.. its helped me, and given lots of my Brit friends a great deal of help when choosing a quad.
I would consider this a good trainer.
Long flight time, position and altitude hold. Prop guards.
Someone can more easily learn head in flight and coordinated turns, then add in throttle later. Hardship is not rigor!
And at less than $150, it's a low price for a nice feature set.
I bought one XK x300 from My Toys store in Dubai put I have problem with it
It's can not flay !!!
Only the front side go up 5 cm that's all
Can you pleas tell what's wrong with it ?
Is it adjusting issue or sitting ?
Pleas help with this problem
You likely misinstalled the propellers. If misinstalled, some may blow air upwards instead of down, causing flipping or non takeoff of the quadcopter. Take a close look at the following picture. Notice that there are two different shapes, and also notice which arm each shape is installed. Make yours match the picture. www.firstquadcopter.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/XK-X300F-X300W-quadcopters-534x433.jpg
But if all are installed properly, then next suspect is that one of your back motors is failing and needs replaced.
Thanks a lot sir it's flaying now
"It's usually new technology being tested out" Seems right from what I've seen in the past and with this one. At some point I expect this tech to appear both on cheaper drones and possibly in combination with basic GPS on more expensive ones.
Nice enough for what it is but the 5.8 FPV and the OS system bumps the price up :(
Looks like you got a dud, other videos i've seen showed auto take off and landing working... and didn't have that weird deal were it keeps going after you let off the sticks. and the video was really decent from the camera, not sure about the picture from the fpv
Stephen Merritt auto take off requires you to have the rotors running.
Bought my first dji today!!:)
it looks like it has some nice features but also notable drawbacks
should i get this or the bugs 3 fro my first quad?
I would recommend getting something smaller, lighter, cheaper, and safer than the two that you listed. No matter what quadcopter that you get, you will be crashing, crashing hard, and crashing often. It's unavoidable as you learn the hard way what "not" to do with your new quadcopter. A beginner would likely and quickly break either of the two that you listed because of their large size and mass (they'll hit hard in a crash). I always recommend the Syma X5C for new fliers, due to its excellent stability, durability, and ease of flying. And it even has a camera too. Use it to learn the basics of flight with. Let this cheap quadcopter take the inevitable crashes and bangs of a beginner flier. And if you break it, every part on it is cheap, widely available, and easily replaceable. Later as your flying skills improve and you're not crashing as much, then consider something better/more expensive. th-cam.com/video/y93vzA-KRlM/w-d-xo.html
Great video!!
Good review!
Another quad with no batteries, props, or other parts available. I would think that would be important to mention in the review. I've had a DM009 for months that was well rated in the review, but there are still no parts available.
Batteries, props, motors etc. are available from HobbyWow
you're good, man!
interesting video, thanks
The quad will stop itself fairly well over high contrast ground like paint stripes on a parking lot, or when it passes over my landing pad, but it does need to have enough contrast to be able to "see" the ground and know how to hold the position.
I can say from experience that you really don't want to make it try to hover over snow. Watching it "freak out" with no possibility of contrast on the ground was definitely funny, but you could easily lose the quad to a crash in the snow and that's not good for the electronics since the motors are actually completely open and exposed to the air.
I'm not sure why yours didn't auto take off and land, though. I do have to hold the button for a couple of seconds to make it work, so maybe you just didn't press it long enough...?
That said, I gave my 11 and 17-year-old daughters a 30 second training class with the basics of the controls (neither of them had ever flown any type of RC vehicle) and they had absolutely no trouble flying this X300 at all. The battery lasted long enough for each of them to get in about 7 or 8 minutes of flight time (doing flips appears to significantly reduce the time, by the way) and the youngest made a nearly perfect manual landing on the center of the landing pad on her very first flight, so I highly recommend it for beginners!
I also want to say that having to use the proprietary battery is somewhat annoying since you can't just toss any 'standard' battery in there, but the battery life is excellent and spare batteries are available from eBay and a few online shops like HobbyWow (which also has replacement rotors, gears, motors, and body shells).
Seems like you should press that auto launch-button for a cople of seconds. :-)
....starts to go out to lunch. Lol that was funny. Good one buddy!🍎
totally awesome
the only time it actually is the morning he says good afternoon
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When the ground moves off to the left...
No dice Gearbest!
210 dollar ???????? Wry expensive
works better when you stop, then it holds.
Interesting Quad, but probably a little overpriced. Somewhat of a beginner Quad with room to grow.
720P?! never!!
$93 on e-Bay free shipping
You have give only ₹300please
Holly cow the video is terrible on it. Dark and choppy . Those are real fat looking short blades on it. Very plastic looking.
no! look at nick burns video! Xk is one the more between hobby and toy grade!
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I think it's way overpriced. For a bit more, you can get a far better quad
Manure didn't matter either. Guess it can't see shit!
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whats so good about being first...do you get a prize?
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