Yes sir-I would like to add to this being very well done. As a retired guy, I would like something like this as a fun hobby. Get me out of the house sort of thing. I have studied over the local rules here in my community as well as my surrounding forest and desert. It would be informative to know how this small craft could handle sudden wind drafts as this is a common occurrence here in Kern County.
Gary Bowen it can fly safely with 25mph winds... but I would avoid it as its cruising speed is about 30mph (full throttle 50mph)... 20mph winds are fine. It is light but powerful, I had 40mph gusts very manageable (by the disco itself).
Great video, thanks for publishing. I picked up my Parrot Disco yesterday (May 25, 2018), here in The UK, they are currently on offer for £299.00 (around $403) to give you an idea of the difference that makes, the price the Disco in The UK was initially around $1,700 . First impressions are good, your video really helped to clear up a few issues that were poorly explained in the manual. Biggest confusion of all was the LED colour references, the manual give three 'flashing' colour references, 'yellow' or 'red' or 'green'; so you can imagine my surprise when it started flashing blue! Fortunately I am quite an experienced flyer so I assumed it was looking for GPS. Both the manual and your video say that a green flashing pitot means that we are good to go; which makes me happy because that is what I see. Thanks again. Happy flying.
Awesome review! UPDATE: Indeed a software update has been issued and now you can record at 1080P resolution and most importantly you can now get the full FPV bundle for $899 USD at Amazon! (not affiliated with Amazon or Parrot in any way, just an average joe who loves RC flying). :)
This is how long it took to get my R/C glow-plug engined plane trimmed, tuned, radio-checked, started and up in the air; 3hrs 25min (with the help of 3 experienced assistants). Flight time was 1min 20sec and I had to dig the engine out of the hole it made in the ground after it's vertical dive, and 5min to break up and dispose of the broken air-frame. Time to recover and clean the dirt out of the engine & remove radio/servers from the plane was 35 min. Time to get back to my car to drive home was 10sec.
So I have been playing around with my Disco and thought I would try an Autonomous flight. I tried to activate it once is was flying but told me I needed to end with a landing waypoint. So I placed one on the map. The mission was flawless but I wanted to take back control rather than have it land. I could adjust the camera, but could not take back control, it did its landing, but I wanted to keep it up and just fly around. Any help would be appreciated.
Very nice video, congratulations. I have one with 4g and is amaizing. I hope some day will see the parrot disco version 2. I going to love parrot disco for ever. God bless you. 👍❤️
There was a video made about how much the raw material cost vs the 1300 price tag. The battery, motor, frame, camera and etc can be purchased separately for
vickimon The price of the Disco is considerably less since making this video a year ago. Still a great value for what you get. A DIY solution may be put together cheaper but it wont work as well or be as easy to configure right out of the box. Only $599 now www.parrot.com/us/drones/parrot-disco-fpv#-parrot-disco-fpv
Nope... show me digital fpv feed with digital stabilization and headtracking .... ONLY the disco has it (except military drones... way above 15000$...).
Excellent review, spot on! I fly the disco myself and it is a blast.The only downside is that parrot is not telling the truth about 1080P, I was able to record in 1080P with the tablet but only 720P in FPV (Goggle) mode.That was with 1.0.3, you have 1.0.5 and it wasnt able to shoot 1080P with the phone, looks like a step back with the upgrade.Gotta test myself in the coming days.
Jean-Michel Koch I have maybe misunderstood but it's impossible to record in 1080p and stream in 1080p. If you want to record in 1080p, your streaming will be 480p and when your streaming is 720p, the record will be 720p as well
Mael dd Hi, I've checked and you're absolutely right. Apologies for my dodgy memory and thanks for correcting me. This from Parrot, as per firmware version 1.1.0: "You can record in 1080p and use FPV streaming in 480p (by default), or record in 720p and use FPV streaming in 720p"
Would you recommend this drone for a beginner? I've never flown airplanes before but I flown a couple of quad copters before. I've watched a lot of videos about this drone and I'm really impressed and I really want to get one. They're going for like 300-350 euro and stock is very limited.
This is a great fixed wing platform to start on. Just give yourself plenty of room on your first flights and you'll be fine. Since Parrot discontinued them, grab them up if you find them at a good price.
Hello everyone I just got the parrot disco but I noticed when I have the aircraft on and connect I cannot control the servos to test if they function. they do move when the disco is booting up but after it’s done booting up the servos shut off I’m afraid to launch it and the plane just keeps going straight is this normal behavior or should I have the ability to move the servos around for testing purposes before launch
I am looking to buy this as it is still in stock on certain websites even though it is discontinued. Do you think parrot will stop supporting it online with firmware updates or shutdown the app entirely? Is Flight Plan still available and functional?
Adam, wanted your opinion sir... I was thinking on buying a pair of 4000mah batteries for the disco, that are supposed to be upgrade batteries, look just like the 2700mah batteries ...what do you think?, I've seen other after market batteries that Dustin used, but these look like the regular disco battery...I value your experience and opinion
The Roc I bought 2 of them... they are 2700mah battery... wrong advertising. I bought a 3s2p Chinese pack of 18650 il-ion cells for 21€... cut a little bit of internal foam and have now 7000mah onboard... enough.
Great review thanks. I've got a couple of questions. 1 - Does the camera move with the goggles? (head tracking) 2 - With the waypoints, can it be used for mapping? Thanks
It's auto in the fact that you are not controlling it during take-off. The hand toss or catapult launch is necessary due to the fact that this aircraft has no landing gear.
Thank you for all. It would be very interesting and instructive for all of us to see the behavior of your drone parrot disco In loitering in a field up to 0% battery. What will be the behavior of the Disco. Thank you for your super informative video. If you please, we make this demonstration.
Hi Aeroworks, Can you advise the stall speed, maximum structural speed and maximum pitch angle? It's important to know because those to servo connectors of the wings, air foil resistance and of course some stall manoeuvring.
Were you able to road test the Parrot Cockpitglasses? I tried mine for the first time today and they worked great. The 'radar' view was very helpful in maintaining the connection between transmitter and aircraft. There was one thing I did not understand, though. There was an incessant vibration that repeated about every 5 seconds or so. I have no idea what caused this and the manual doesn't seem to mention it.
Absolutely Brilliant review. Much appreciated. What are the view inside the goggles like? Also, is the video feed digital or analog? What is the latency like?
Beefy Beef digital fpv... 480p when recording 1080p and 720p when recording 720p... 50ms latency through 4G (less than that through stock WiFi...). It is better to use Auriga application (8€) with a standard helmet, than Parrots googles... it gives headtracking too.
Beefy Beef when flying stock (integrated long range WiFi), you avoid having other connections in the same time (your phone/tablet should be in « plane » mode). When flying through 4G lte, the disco is connected to the internet... your phone/tablet is connected to the internet too and your skycontroller2 is connected to your phone through WiFi.
@@tuttoto if I'm not connected to the internet with the tablet or phone ( device with free flight pro) , does the app show the position of the drone on the map using the stock wifi setup ? How do you have the map without internet?
Beefy Beef you can pre-load the map at home before the flight. The disco is receiving gps AND glonass signals and gives its position to your phone/tablet in real time (provided you have the connection with it). If the connection is lost, the disco will return home immediately (it will climb to the highest altitude reached during the flight and then head back home) until it can connect again to the skycontroller.... if no connection can be restored it will land at the starting point. You can also have the cellular connection active on your phone/tablet while being connected to the skycontroller2 (through the USB cable)... but you MUST NOT let your phone/tablet connect to the WiFi disco network, as the control range might be dramatically reduced. When using a stock disco (or bebop2), with a skycontroller2, the phone/tablet SHALL have the WiFi turned off.
After watching many reviews on the drone, I am thinking on purchasing one on Ebay with the 4g LTE mod. Thing is, the videos make you believe it is an easy drone to fly. But the reviews from those that's actually purchased this aircraft say you need some expertise to fly it. Honesty, which is it? If I've never flown a fixed wing rc aircraft before would you recommend?
Great Review ! my Disco just came and I am learning all I can before it is in the air. Your video is a great help. One question though. I will be using and Android phone which connects with the included cable. What if I switch to my Ipad or IPhone, how is that connected as I don't see a cable? I am just guessing through Wi-Fi ?? Thanks again
Thanks for the kind words. Yes Parrot discontinued it. Assuming it was due to low sales. With quadcopters dominating the new drone pilot market, fixed wing drones are typically purchased by those with previous RC flying experience.
Rc pilots didn’t buy it, because they fly from outside... and disco can’t do aerobatics... except with added rc remote... then they won’t pay this amount of money. Drones pilots won’t buy it, because they are willing to make flat videos... not flying. I’m a plane pilot having no time to fly... the disco was made for ME... disco is the BEST plane substitute ever... I added 20€ for 7000mah battery and 8€ for Auriga fpv hud, then 30€ for 4G modem, then I have an outstanding plane allowing me to fly vr /fpv from my home, tens of miles away if I want (no range limits anymore) and for hours if I want... it has headtracking (meaning you look around (up/down, left/right) while flying straight) and send me sms to give me its position in case of loss of connection (which of course will trigger a safe Return To Home). It climbs faster than actual propelled planes... glides down safely without using energy... is less dangerous than any drone I know of. This bird is becoming a legend... there is nothing like it on the market... and there will NEVER be (because of the new regulations worldwide...).
Hei from Norway! Very good video this. I have Dji Phantom 4 and Its a great drone. But moore video I se about Disco then moore I want It. I was afreid that It was not easy to se loong up in the air. But I se in video that Its easy to se it. Loong battery up to 45 minute is awsome. Like you say Its mutch tecnology In this Chuck. This is a plaine everybody can fly. Maby I bay it In near future.
u235u235u235 It’s getting harder and harder to find the disco as it was discontinued a couple years ago. you may find some retailers trying to get rid of old stock and yes they did sell the CHUCK as an individual part.
I just picked up a parrot disco from frys electronics open box they where asking $299 when I got there the remote and battery where missing they said $100 you can take it gotta love frys open item deals they are always willing to give discount just to get rid of the item try your local frys maybe they have open box
MegaNuclearbomb Flashing blue indicates Disco starting up or Disco has detected an error. Restart on a flat surface and do not touch until you get past the blue lights. If it continues you may have a damaged part.
Aeroworks Productions May be we got a problem with all full automatc. I mean, some days ago I made a flightplan with various waypoints in a total of about 16' flight time. so I went to a plane field in a sunshine day with a wind about 20km/hour in Algarve Portugal. After doing all the procedures, with green flash light in the Disco after loading the fligjtplan i did the start in my iPad screen and I launch the Disco. it climbed to the 50 m of altitude, made 3 turns and took the inicial course. After about 1000m at 50 m altitude (the maximum of terrain about 18 even 20m) I lost the signal in my screen (What is no problem) Ipad it never return and untill today i'm waiting for The.Parrot Disco. What can explain that situation? It was in las 31th March an untill today I can' t find a reason and stay confused. I had bought teh Parrot in 14th March. of course I already made the report to tecnical service of Parrot.
Kamil Kublicki it has a 14Mp camera... it is used for headtracking in every direction during the flight... that’s why it extract 1080p from it in the direction you are looking at.
these shits are nice af but i cant believe parrot tried to sale these things for 1300 for apiece of styrofoam and camera lmao they would prolly still be selling if they reduced the price to like 400-700 dollars
Dr Sauce Yoid have people willing to pay twice that if they still sold them. Look at eBee X, $24,000 for the same piece of foam, esc and motor. It’s the software and automation that makes it worth it, not the foam and camera.
@@AeroworksProductions i kno but its still not worth 1300 thats why they quit making it more than likely cuz they didnt sale good, and 24K? idk where you looking but ive seen em for like 800 dollars and even cheaper for refurbished ones
It was dirt cheap for a flying Unix computer with 2cpu and 4 gpu, supporting 4G cellular connections and onboard digital stabilization and headtracking...
i could build a better one for $500-$600 just type in parrot disco ripoff super easy i did it and love it and it can be safer if you add some extra software
Super hard to beat $599 yourself, better still if you really want you can add Ardupilot firmware. Its a great package if you are time poor. I don't think it can be beat.
Aidan Curren no you can’t... there is no flight controller powerful enough to create stabilized 720p fpv feed and send it through 4G... not even speaking of digital headtracking... Keep playing with your toys...
Not really, all drones eventually drop in price when new models come out. It is a great buy now at that price though. Grab them up before they're gone as the model has been discontinued.
"Parrot Disco FPV | FULL REVIEW | Flight Video MINUS actual FPV footage so viewers can instead take guesses on the latency/quality of the live video feed"
probably one of the best Parrot disco reviews on youtube
Thanks for the kind words Don!
Yes sir-I would like to add to this being very well done. As a retired guy, I would like something like this as a fun hobby. Get me out of the house sort of thing. I have studied over the local rules here in my community as well as my surrounding forest and desert.
It would be informative to know how this small craft could handle sudden wind drafts as this is a common occurrence here in Kern County.
Gary Bowen it can fly safely with 25mph winds... but I would avoid it as its cruising speed is about 30mph (full throttle 50mph)... 20mph winds are fine. It is light but powerful, I had 40mph gusts very manageable (by the disco itself).
The best, most thorough Parrot review in RUclips, by far.
Great video, thanks for publishing.
I picked up my Parrot Disco yesterday (May 25, 2018), here in The UK, they are currently on offer for £299.00 (around $403) to give you an idea of the difference that makes, the price the Disco in The UK was initially around $1,700 .
First impressions are good, your video really helped to clear up a few issues that were poorly explained in the manual. Biggest confusion of all was the LED colour references, the manual give three 'flashing' colour references, 'yellow' or 'red' or 'green'; so you can imagine my surprise when it started flashing blue! Fortunately I am quite an experienced flyer so I assumed it was looking for GPS.
Both the manual and your video say that a green flashing pitot means that we are good to go; which makes me happy because that is what I see.
Thanks again.
Happy flying.
I've scoured the internet over the last several weeks looking for hands-on reviews of the Disco. This is by far the best one out there!
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I must compliment you for a very professional review,great job!
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Awesome review! UPDATE: Indeed a software update has been issued and now you can record at 1080P resolution and most importantly you can now get the full FPV bundle for $899 USD at Amazon! (not affiliated with Amazon or Parrot in any way, just an average joe who loves RC flying). :)
They also just released an Ag version of the Disco which includes the Sequoia NDVI camera.
Yes, isn't that awesome?
Rayan Yes it is, stay tuned for an update on it soon ;)
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Great commentary. Probably one the few times I understood all instructions and more important the dialog of you and your voice. Thank you
Some other reviewers were having trouble getting beyond 700m, even in an ideal environment. I'd like to see more range tests done in these reviews.
sut2910 me too
maybe they messed with the settings
Great review thanks! ... and that landing was cool! Didn't realise you could cut the motor completely!
This is how long it took to get my R/C glow-plug engined plane trimmed, tuned, radio-checked, started and up in the air; 3hrs 25min (with the help of 3 experienced assistants).
Flight time was 1min 20sec and I had to dig the engine out of the hole it made in the ground after it's vertical dive, and 5min to break up and dispose of the broken air-frame.
Time to recover and clean the dirt out of the engine & remove radio/servers from the plane was 35 min. Time to get back to my car to drive home was 10sec.
woo
It was a very fair review... very professional job.
Did you try 4G software modification ?
I wish there were more flight time video. Great review, Thanks. Price is about 900.00 now.
OMG I got this+controllers+goggles on amazon for 380 eur! im so bloody excited!!!
Very cool!! Thanx for the informative review Adam, good stuff!
Thanks for watching!
This was a very, very good review!
Thanks for the kind words. Let us know if there is something you would like us to film or review and we'll do our best.
Great review. The digital tilt and 720p would be a deal breaker though.
I have got one.Super drone!
So I have been playing around with my Disco and thought I would try an Autonomous flight. I tried to activate it once is was flying but told me I needed to end with a landing waypoint. So I placed one on the map. The mission was flawless but I wanted to take back control rather than have it land. I could adjust the camera, but could not take back control, it did its landing, but I wanted to keep it up and just fly around. Any help would be appreciated.
Excellent review!
Can it do RTH if it's connected to RC controller rx(example ppm rx)? Or failsafe upon Radio signal lose
The best review!!
Very nice video, congratulations.
I have one with 4g and is amaizing.
I hope some day will see the parrot disco version 2. I going to love parrot disco for ever.
God bless you. 👍❤️
ME TOO....gonna take my maiden flight today
Thanks buddy.....I'll be using it from SAR work.....again Great Info....Thanks
excellent review!
Good Video! we can use for photogrammetry?
Tank you for this review the best review of Parrot i got all my question answered in the same video
Is this video stabilized in post production?
No this is the built in image stabilization.
Professional review 👌👍
There was a video made about how much the raw material cost vs the 1300 price tag. The battery, motor, frame, camera and etc can be purchased separately for
vickimon The price of the Disco is considerably less since making this video a year ago. Still a great value for what you get. A DIY solution may be put together cheaper but it wont work as well or be as easy to configure right out of the box. Only $599 now www.parrot.com/us/drones/parrot-disco-fpv#-parrot-disco-fpv
Nope... show me digital fpv feed with digital stabilization and headtracking .... ONLY the disco has it (except military drones... way above 15000$...).
Hello I noticed you have your settings in imperial and not metric how do you do that? Great review thanks.
Really good review
I am getting one though Parrot has officially stopped its sale. Thanks for your great review!
Sun-yin Ho do you have it? You like it?
Still waiting because it's back ordered at B&H, but they said they will be able to ship it around Mar 18. Let's see if it's true.
Excellent review, spot on! I fly the disco myself and it is a blast.The only downside is that parrot is not telling the truth about 1080P, I was able to record in 1080P with the tablet but only 720P in FPV (Goggle) mode.That was with 1.0.3, you have 1.0.5 and it wasnt able to shoot 1080P with the phone, looks like a step back with the upgrade.Gotta test myself in the coming days.
Jean-Michel Koch I have maybe misunderstood but it's impossible to record in 1080p and stream in 1080p. If you want to record in 1080p, your streaming will be 480p and when your streaming is 720p, the record will be 720p as well
I read that Parrot are working on a streamed 1080 firmware update, but today it is indeed 720 in fpv mode. Hope that's ready soon ;-)
Nephilimhalo streamed? you are sure? recorded ok but streaming and recording at 1080p for the processor is too much
Mael dd
Hi,
I've checked and you're absolutely right. Apologies for my dodgy memory and thanks for correcting me.
This from Parrot, as per firmware version 1.1.0:
"You can record in 1080p and use FPV streaming in 480p (by default), or record in 720p and use FPV streaming in 720p"
Very well done
Awsome review thankyou 👍
Yes Sir, My Great Pleasure !
Would you recommend this drone for a beginner? I've never flown airplanes before but I flown a couple of quad copters before. I've watched a lot of videos about this drone and I'm really impressed and I really want to get one. They're going for like 300-350 euro and stock is very limited.
This is a great fixed wing platform to start on. Just give yourself plenty of room on your first flights and you'll be fine. Since Parrot discontinued them, grab them up if you find them at a good price.
Any chance you've put a flir vue on this? Video on this would be great.
Can I land the Disco by Handpiloting? or must I use the automatic Land?
Best regards from Germany
Ralph
Hello everyone I just got the parrot disco but I noticed when I have the aircraft on and connect I cannot control the servos to test if they function. they do move when the disco is booting up but after it’s done booting up the servos shut off I’m afraid to launch it and the plane just keeps going straight is this normal behavior or should I have the ability to move the servos around for testing purposes before launch
I am looking to buy this as it is still in stock on certain websites even though it is discontinued. Do you think parrot will stop supporting it online with firmware updates or shutdown the app entirely? Is Flight Plan still available and functional?
Adam, wanted your opinion sir...
I was thinking on buying a pair of 4000mah batteries for the disco, that are supposed to be upgrade batteries, look just like the 2700mah batteries ...what do you think?,
I've seen other after market batteries that Dustin used, but these look like the regular disco battery...I value your experience and opinion
The Roc I bought 2 of them... they are 2700mah battery... wrong advertising.
I bought a 3s2p Chinese pack of 18650 il-ion cells for 21€... cut a little bit of internal foam and have now 7000mah onboard... enough.
Great review thanks. I've got a couple of questions. 1 - Does the camera move with the goggles? (head tracking) 2 - With the waypoints, can it be used for mapping? Thanks
No, to both!
Ok, cheers
But Parrot just filed a patent application in this area.
Maybe we can hope for a firmware-implemented solution at some stage...
Yes to both... digital headtracking enabled with Auriga hud application (8€)... and of course mapping.
thanks!
Thank you very much great review 👍
Oh and an "auto take off" is not supposed to have you throwing the thing in the air! What is automatic about that? It's a manual take off!
It's auto in the fact that you are not controlling it during take-off. The hand toss or catapult launch is necessary due to the fact that this aircraft has no landing gear.
Thank you for all.
It would be very interesting and instructive for all of us to see the behavior of your drone parrot disco
In loitering in a field up to 0% battery. What will be the behavior of the Disco. Thank you for your super informative video.
If you please, we make this demonstration.
Hi Aeroworks,
Can you advise the stall speed, maximum structural speed and maximum pitch angle?
It's important to know because those to servo connectors of the wings, air foil resistance and of course some stall manoeuvring.
alexandre leiria the plane itself will not allow you to stall or over speed it.
Were you able to road test the Parrot Cockpitglasses? I tried mine for the first time today and they worked great. The 'radar' view was very helpful in maintaining the connection between transmitter and aircraft. There was one thing I did not understand, though. There was an incessant vibration that repeated about every 5 seconds or so. I have no idea what caused this and the manual doesn't seem to mention it.
Michael, we plan on another advanced features video on the Disco soon. We'll cover Waypoints, Googles and more.
Sweet, thanks!
Absolutely Brilliant review. Much appreciated. What are the view inside the goggles like? Also, is the video feed digital or analog? What is the latency like?
Beefy Beef digital fpv... 480p when recording 1080p and 720p when recording 720p... 50ms latency through 4G (less than that through stock WiFi...).
It is better to use Auriga application (8€) with a standard helmet, than Parrots googles... it gives headtracking too.
@@tuttoto thanks!. Do you need internet connection on the phone or tablet to use the free flight pro app and fly the drone?
Beefy Beef when flying stock (integrated long range WiFi), you avoid having other connections in the same time (your phone/tablet should be in « plane » mode).
When flying through 4G lte, the disco is connected to the internet... your phone/tablet is connected to the internet too and your skycontroller2 is connected to your phone through WiFi.
@@tuttoto if I'm not connected to the internet with the tablet or phone ( device with free flight pro) , does the app show the position of the drone on the map using the stock wifi setup ? How do you have the map without internet?
Beefy Beef you can pre-load the map at home before the flight. The disco is receiving gps AND glonass signals and gives its position to your phone/tablet in real time (provided you have the connection with it). If the connection is lost, the disco will return home immediately (it will climb to the highest altitude reached during the flight and then head back home) until it can connect again to the skycontroller.... if no connection can be restored it will land at the starting point.
You can also have the cellular connection active on your phone/tablet while being connected to the skycontroller2 (through the USB cable)... but you MUST NOT let your phone/tablet connect to the WiFi disco network, as the control range might be dramatically reduced. When using a stock disco (or bebop2), with a skycontroller2, the phone/tablet SHALL have the WiFi turned off.
I know this drone in discontinued by Parrot. Would it be wise to purchase one now?
Marcus Johnson If you can find one yes I would purchase one. Great bit of technology even at its original price.
@@AeroworksProductions I'm concerned about replacement parts. But I do want one.
@@AeroworksProductions Great deal of refurbished discos on ebay. Im scheptical
It's amazing really thank you for you're explains about it good luck
Yeah you in true
Love it for fpv!!
Great review
Anthony Nicodemo Thanks for watching Anthony. Appreciate the comments.
how did you change the measurements to imperial from metric??? please tell me i guess i missed this part !!!!
After watching many reviews on the drone, I am thinking on purchasing one on Ebay with the 4g LTE mod. Thing is, the videos make you believe it is an easy drone to fly. But the reviews from those that's actually purchased this aircraft say you need some expertise to fly it. Honesty, which is it? If I've never flown a fixed wing rc aircraft before would you recommend?
You only have to chose a BIG grass field for your first flights.
I wish I had one because it just past my birthday and no one ever gives me that much presents
Great and detailed review :)
I have a few flights on my Parrot Disco now, but I have been unable to loop or roll it. Did you attempt any aerobatic maneuvers?
You cannot loop or roll unless you install a traditional RC receiver and bypass CHUCK.
Very nice, but what if one of the functions go defect, do you have too replace the complete Chuck
All parts are sold separately but I believe that CHUCK is a complete unit. I know others have been installing Pixhawks and Ardupilots in them as well.
Great Review ! my Disco just came and I am learning all I can before it is in the air. Your video is a great help. One question though. I will be using and Android phone which connects with the included cable. What if I switch to my Ipad or IPhone, how is that connected as I don't see a cable? I am just guessing through Wi-Fi ?? Thanks again
Grandpa Jake you can use your own charge cord to connect the iPad or iPhone.
Yes any normal cord works for both Android and iOS.
Thanks for the help. One last question. What is the return to home altitude, and can that be adjusted?
Awesome !!
The Roc even better than you can think of... good luck finding one.
Great video!
Great video thank you. Question: Did Parrot take this out of production - and if so; why?
Thanks for the kind words. Yes Parrot discontinued it. Assuming it was due to low sales. With quadcopters dominating the new drone pilot market, fixed wing drones are typically purchased by those with previous RC flying experience.
Rc pilots didn’t buy it, because they fly from outside... and disco can’t do aerobatics... except with added rc remote... then they won’t pay this amount of money.
Drones pilots won’t buy it, because they are willing to make flat videos... not flying.
I’m a plane pilot having no time to fly... the disco was made for ME... disco is the BEST plane substitute ever... I added 20€ for 7000mah battery and 8€ for Auriga fpv hud, then 30€ for 4G modem, then I have an outstanding plane allowing me to fly vr /fpv from my home, tens of miles away if I want (no range limits anymore) and for hours if I want... it has headtracking (meaning you look around (up/down, left/right) while flying straight) and send me sms to give me its position in case of loss of connection (which of course will trigger a safe Return To Home).
It climbs faster than actual propelled planes... glides down safely without using energy... is less dangerous than any drone I know of.
This bird is becoming a legend... there is nothing like it on the market... and there will NEVER be (because of the new regulations worldwide...).
@@tuttoto i have flyed 10 rc toys
What's included with the aircraft?
Nothing anymore this unit has sense been discontinued. Video 4 years old.
@@AeroworksProductions Anyone filling this market gap? I work in SAR analysis
How you made AUTO LAND?
JUST CLICK IN SOME BOTTOM?
in the us they have an offer of $78
The disco failed because it was priced way way way too high. Its a $500 aircraft. The current market has proved that. Such a shame.
Thx for a great review 👌
Hei from Norway! Very good video this. I have Dji Phantom 4 and Its a great drone. But moore video I se about Disco then moore I want It. I was afreid that It was not easy to se loong up in the air. But I se in video that Its easy to se it. Loong battery up to 45 minute is awsome. Like you say Its mutch tecnology In this Chuck. This is a plaine everybody can fly. Maby I bay it In near future.
10/10
1200 bucks for foam?
Much more than foam. Very capable autopilot system, fully autonomous and long range video downlink.
Aeroworks Productions
But gow hardy is it?
Flying Linux computer with 2cpu and 4gpu...
Hey guys, where could i buy it now ?
What if I land this on road? Will the bottom get scratched?
Pavement wouldn't be my first choice for a landing spot. Yes, it would get scratched and possibly damage lens if the landing is bad.
Can send it to mail to Ecuador?
do they sell just the CHUCK for like $50 ? I can do the rest with parts i buy.
u235u235u235 It’s getting harder and harder to find the disco as it was discontinued a couple years ago. you may find some retailers trying to get rid of old stock and yes they did sell the CHUCK as an individual part.
@@AeroworksProductions what's an alternative product? why was it discontinued?
u235u235u235 there was no customer base for it... it is a plane substitute... same features as a UX11, light military surveillance drone.
There is something wrong with spending $1,200 and then to land it you simply crash it into the game.
Unfortunately discontinued.
I just picked up a parrot disco from frys electronics open box they where asking $299 when I got there the remote and battery where missing they said $100 you can take it gotta love frys open item deals they are always willing to give discount just to get rid of the item try your local frys maybe they have open box
Grazie bel video mi sono iscritto subito
AS OF 12/09/16 YOU CAN BY THE PARROT DISCO with Skycontroller 2 and FPV Goggle FOR $789.00. ONLY 14 LEFT. I ORDERED MINE LAST NIGHT.
My parrot disco keeps flashing blue and won’t cone t any ideas please
MegaNuclearbomb Flashing blue indicates Disco starting up or Disco has detected an error. Restart on a flat surface and do not touch until you get past the blue lights. If it continues you may have a damaged part.
Also if you have the FreeFlight app open you should get and error code # which would help troubleshoot as well.
Put it outside... probably not seeing gps...
Have a new battery. Free. You pay shipping
what do you mean by fully autonomous?
It means you can plan a mission on your tablet and once you hand launch, it will fly fully automatic from take off to landing.
Aeroworks Productions May be we got a problem with all full automatc. I mean, some days ago I made a flightplan with various waypoints in a total of about 16' flight time.
so I went to a plane field in a sunshine day with a wind about 20km/hour in Algarve Portugal.
After doing all the procedures, with green flash light in the Disco after loading the fligjtplan i did the start in my iPad screen and I launch the Disco. it climbed to the 50 m of altitude, made 3 turns and took the inicial course. After about 1000m at 50 m altitude (the maximum of terrain about 18 even 20m) I lost the signal in my screen (What is no problem) Ipad it never return and untill today i'm waiting for The.Parrot Disco.
What can explain that situation? It was in las 31th March an untill today I can' t find a reason and stay confused. I had bought teh Parrot in 14th March.
of course I already made the report to tecnical service of Parrot.
very cool but not that price maybe half of this. For that price camera full hd is a joke
Kamil Kublicki it has a 14Mp camera... it is used for headtracking in every direction during the flight... that’s why it extract 1080p from it in the direction you are looking at.
nope its 1,000$
Autonomous
local law and faa,Faa is federal so its in all states!
Some expensive
Are you authorized by parrot to explain how the parrot disco works?
I explain how things work from an experienced UAS operators point of view. I don't need Parrot to tell me how to do that.
Nice answer 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
i what one so bad 😎🙌👍👍👍 great info
Carlos Martinez good luck ;)
these shits are nice af but i cant believe parrot tried to sale these things for 1300 for apiece of styrofoam and camera lmao they would prolly still be selling if they reduced the price to like 400-700 dollars
Dr Sauce Yoid have people willing to pay twice that if they still sold them. Look at eBee X, $24,000 for the same piece of foam, esc and motor. It’s the software and automation that makes it worth it, not the foam and camera.
@@AeroworksProductions i kno but its still not worth 1300 thats why they quit making it more than likely cuz they didnt sale good, and 24K? idk where you looking but ive seen em for like 800 dollars and even cheaper for refurbished ones
Wow, that's a lot of money for a piece of flying foam. !!!!
Wow, that's an incredibly stupid comment.....
It was dirt cheap for a flying Unix computer with 2cpu and 4 gpu, supporting 4G cellular connections and onboard digital stabilization and headtracking...
it is owned $999
vidfreak727 ecstd
Currys pc world its£300
too expensive.
Just a pity it doesnt have gyro stabilization
renegadeimp fdq are you nuts?
The plane and video is fully stabilized what are you talking about ?
1200 is 1000 to much
maddog Read updated description. Discontinued and available for a few hundred now.
i could build a better one for $500-$600 just type in parrot disco ripoff super easy i did it and love it and it can be safer if you add some extra software
It's now only $599 which is a pretty good price for a turn-key autonomous fixed wing.
Super hard to beat $599 yourself, better still if you really want you can add Ardupilot firmware. Its a great package if you are time poor. I don't think it can be beat.
Aidan Curren no you can’t... there is no flight controller powerful enough to create stabilized 720p fpv feed and send it through 4G... not even speaking of digital headtracking...
Keep playing with your toys...
Rip anyone who bought it for over a thousand it now like 400
Not really, all drones eventually drop in price when new models come out. It is a great buy now at that price though. Grab them up before they're gone as the model has been discontinued.
Aeroworks Productions yeah getting one for birthday look forward to getting some unique photography with it as well
"Parrot Disco FPV | FULL REVIEW | Flight Video MINUS actual FPV footage so viewers can instead take guesses on the latency/quality of the live video feed"