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Posted on January 9, 2012 by aaronredbaron
At the 2012 CES trade show in Las Vegas, French company Parrot anounced the follow up to their popular AR Drone. With a slew of new features to make the product more attractive but the same $299 price as the…
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Posted on January 3, 2012 by aaronredbaron
After crashing my FPV twinstar into a tree and all the electronics getting soaked, I was in doubt as to which components would come back after letting them dry out. Click here…
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Posted on December 27, 2011 by aaronredbaron
Two of the best years of my life were poured into RC Heli Magazine’s early years; I spent 2006 to 2008 living in southern California working as the Editor of RC Heli Magazine. For the past few years since my…
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Posted on December 25, 2011 by aaronredbaron
After finally getting my FPV twinstar flying great with the GoPro2 feeding the video and the Eagle Tree OSD providing full Return To Home Autopilot functions, I crashed it straight into the top of a huge Oak tree. Thanks to…
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Posted on December 19, 2011 by aaronredbaron
Innov8tive Designs announced a new quad frame on their website which looks like a tank! With a shock absorbing landing gear set available as an option, this frame is meant to take some abuse! Many of the frames available for…
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Posted on December 16, 2011 by aaronredbaron
I recently had a chance to review the Lotus T580 quadcopter for FPV-Community.com, and the full review has been published. Click here to see the review. If you are looking for a…
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Posted on September 27, 2011 by aaronredbaron
I’ve finally managed to get my computer to cooperate with all the different file types from different cameras and get it all into one video. I could not get my Pinnacle Studio 14 video editor to work properly with the…
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Posted on September 12, 2011 by aaronredbaron
From September 9-11, 2011 a few of us first person video addicts flew our models over the ocean watching the jetski action from above. I brought a Twinstar and the EPP FPV to carry my GoPro, and neither aircraft performed…
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Posted on July 31, 2011 by aaronredbaron
Looking to get together with friends flying FPV, we’ve organized an unofficial gathering September 9-11 at the Tierra Del Mar Beach on the Oregon Coast. The event will coincide with the Blowsion Surf Slam Jet Ski event at the same location,…
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Posted on May 16, 2011 by aaronredbaron
Futaba has been using the 14MZ as their flagship radio for over 6 years. The 14MZ is quite a benchmark to try to top, but Futaba is setting out to do it with an all new 18 channel radio, the 18…
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Posted on April 18, 2011 by aaronredbaron
FPV helis offer the most capable platform for your remote piloting experience, but they are the hardest to fly. When flying an RC heli from a video link its difficult to determine differences between altitude changes and forward or backward…
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Posted on January 7, 2011 by aaronredbaron
I have always wanted to fly on Mt. Hood ever since I got into FPV, and with my new Custom Widebody Stryker proving to be a great platform for the GoPro HD camera I headed up to the mountain with…
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