Tag: RC & FPV
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INAV Adaptive Filter tunes itself
Some people find tuning FPV drone filters challenging, and to a certain degree, it is. You need to set the right cutoff frequencies, adjust parameters, observe results, and experiment with different combinations. If you’re not an expert, this process can feel overwhelming, which is understandable. But what if I told you that INAV offers a…
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INAV 9.0 – A New Era of Features and Community Leadership
The long-awaited INAV 9.0 release is here, bringing a wave of exciting new features across both the Firmware and Configurator. This version marks a turning point: it is the first release in years not managed by me personally, and I want to extend heartfelt thanks to the INAV maintainers who have stepped up to deliver…
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INAV 8 Release: New Features & Improvements Explained
It’s been a while since INAV 8.0 and INAV 8.0.1 were released. And I can easily say, it’s the state-of-the-art release on this flight controller firmware. It has got new features for everyone: Here is the short description of my favorite new features Setup wizard INAV will assist you with setting up basic hardware like…
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GoPro Hero 10 Black
GoPro releases the new action camera every year. Usually around September. This year was no different and only a few weeks ago we’ve been presented the anniversary release: GoPro Hero 10 Black. I purchased my Hero 10 a few days after the premiere. My target usage for this GoPro was: I need a smaller camera…
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Radiomaster TX16S Teardown – let’s see what’s inside!
Radiomaster TX16S is one of the most exciting premieres of the first half of 2020. Not only it establishes itself as a second most wanted radio transmitter on the market (right behind radios made by FrSky), it brings a few very interesting features to the table as well. Some of them are: Today, let’s open…
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Ritewing Mini Drak Center of Gravity
Ritewing Mini Drak is a fantastic R/C airplane. Fast, stable, and thanks to smooth lines and negative swept wing, it looks great. Thanks to negative wing sweep and a long nose, it has a very unusual center of gravity (CG). Mini Drak’s CG is located almost at the leading edge of wings. The Center of…
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Diatone Hey Tina Whoop162 with FalcoX
I will be very frank with you: I do not like those tiny whoops. You know, 2″ and smaller propellers, plastic frame, a camera on top. You know, those almost cheapest FPV drones you can get. I’m saying that builds like BetaFPV 65X or Emax Tinyhawk are bad. I just do not like to fly…
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Betaflight 4.2 Gyro, Looptime and Gyro Stage 2 Lowpass Filter
Betaflight 4.2 brings some very important changes to how various tasks are processed. Especially how gyro,m filtering and PID loop are working together. First of all, the gyro is sampled always at the gyro native speed. This means, MPU6000 will be sampled at 8kHz. Always. At the same time, PID and filtering are working as…
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Eachine TX805 5.8GHz 800mW video transmitter hands on
I have something like a personal problem with “the best FPV transmitter manufacturer”. It’s about ideology. So, when a few weeks ago I had to order a few 5.8GHz transmitters, I had something like a problem. With TBS Unify Pro on my “not wanted” list, the “wanted” list got somehow short.I do own a few…