You can limit the throttle on your controller, but if you're talking about price and kind of "practice" putting a quad together for the first time, then the Tyro99 he recommends might be a better option (cheaper at $99 for lower budget, if you're unsure about the hobby). If you've got a decent job though, and already know how to solder, then this looks to be plenty durable beginner. I still haven't broken my cursed ZMR250 frame with its 2mm arms. Its cursed because 5x flight controllers, handfuls of ESCs have fried, along with several motors, a couple receivers, etc. I've given up trying to keep it running, it could survive the fires of hell and live on to murder more components. So I think I'll just buy this quad...
This will be my first working drone, im going to be flying on 6s. maybe i'm stupid, maybe I want a good answer when someone asks me "what did you start on?" and don't want to say a tiny whoop
Awesome vid mate....please can you tell me if this is the normal or stretch version.....And also what's the difference in speed and handling between the two? Not sure which one to purchase.....Thanks
Bloody hell it screams!! Those gemfans are freestyle props, with some 5152's or similar the meaty boy will hit warp speed!! Really hope you do another speed run vid with some more aggressive props 😆💪
Brilliant review! I'm looking to get into drone flying for the first time and have been watching loads of your videos to help me get there. As for this drone, what are the flight times have you been getting? Edit: I bit the bullet! I've just ordered the following to get into flying drones thanks in large part to you. - Aomway Commander V2 goggles - Taranis Q X7 Radio - Diatone M540 X style drone - Snapper7 whoop-class drone - Dinogy 1500mAh 4s battery (x4) Now to find somewhere to fly out here by south Seattle!
I don't think the average pilot can keep up anymore buying production models., but you can make your next build with good components, with a little research you'll have better than what's sold. ImoI know how you feel though, I want to buy about half the new ones I see.
Several Dumb questions, 1. Why is there 2 links for drone? Normal? SE? What’s the difference? Sorry if you mentioned it but I didn’t hear it. 2. This drone is a good racer but is it good at acrobatics? Thanks if you could answer that would be appreciated. Also I would really appreciate a link to a video on what transmitter and all the other items I should buy, new to racing drones so not sure. A controller 100usd or below would be good but throw in as many options as you like I would really love your opinion!
Billy Lc se means stretch x, this is for racing, the other is for freestyle. A taranis QX7 is a great transmitter for just over 100.00usd, goggles, Aomways commander v1@300.00, comment here if you would like anything else. UAVFUTURES has a discord chat that hundreds of people will answer anything you need.
Sure the diatone is nice i would like you guys to review the thrust UAV riot pro raceing drone its quite expensive so i wanna know if its worth the money
Did you ever do any tests with different props on and if so what were they and did they make much of a difference to the speed and performance of the quad?
Gooooodaaaaaaaaaaaayyyeee lol .. hey I’m looking into getting into race droning and I just need a few pointers on what’s a good all around setup for beginners.. From drone to googles to everything ..Also if they have kits out there that I can just buy and get flying .. or do I have to get them piece by piece
How about a review of the kopis 2 i know its 300$ but looks sweet and rocking an F7 with some Tmotor F40 2 maybe hollybro wont send you one and did you say your very rigid at 1:40 lol
Same here. It really is kinda sad the only things that are relevent for a long time are your tx's and goggles. Even still moduels are getting better and better.
Can you also show us how they fly on 3S This 4 the starters under us. So i can learn and later on double the batt. And fly 6S. with it. I would buy it with 2 X 3S battery 2 to learn And Put those Together to race !! 😎
Just jumping from 3S to 6S is WAY to big of a step. Just start on 4S by the time you are ready for 6S your 4S batteries will be worn and you will need to buy new batteries. If you fly regularly starting in the spring you will have no problem killing all you 4S packs by the end of the season.
Nirvana gets as much range as you'd expect from FlySky... a little more from the extendable antenna, but not enough to write home about. It really shines in its module support, though. I use R9 in my Nirvana and cannot be happier...
I use a Flysky FS-i6 Radio, which is very cheap at about 50$. I also use a tattu 6s 1300mAh batterypack even though I don't recommend it as I can see you are just starting off. AS a reciever I use a Flysky FS-A8S
( WOW. 220 SOLD ! ) lol. I wish could you imagine. OK Great video Stew, I like it I have always wanted one, Now I hope that soon I would be able to get one I heard today I am finally getting a new wheelchair and I can finally go father than a mile away so I can Fly a 5in again thanks for the information. JohnnyDRC
@@ezracer why is that, are beginners better now than they were 3 years ago? 4s is still a little to fast for a beginner IMO. I started with 4s, and I would have probably broke a lot less on 3s, but that's what I had from other planes, and helos.
@@ezracer I know these things now, but it was me, you tube, and a pile of parts to start with, so that's not an option for lots of beginners. I bought a bind n fly wizard, or Martian(its been a while I forgot which I built, and which I bought).It was not bound, and did not fly. I finally found the one other person in Fredericksburg TX. that is into FPV, luckily for me, he has been doing it since naze32, and having to flash all esc's. , he showed me how to do all that. Just saying its easier to plug in a 3s at first, and concentrate on flying, all the cool things you can do with programming comes in time. Anyway thats just my long winded opinion.
Does anyone know where i can find stock/default BF settings for ditone gt m540, which i can copy in CLI in BF ? I am beginner, I can't set everything myself.
Don't you think this motors will basically eat your battery juice so quick? How is the battery life please? I'm afraid with so big motors, the battery life will be so much smaller than on an Hawk 5 for instance.
Canadians get the amazing price of $312..... I picked up the Hawk 5 on ebay for $169cad bnf. Sucks that Canadians get it with no lube.....all the time. Nice craft absolutely.....another one to get before Christmas.
That's almost like complaining that a Lambo costs $1 million, but you just got a Ferrari at a steal for $5k. I wish I could snatch a Hawk 5 for that price, that's insanely good value!
People are going to look back and think why the holy hell did these old timers have the RF right next to their head! Get that away from your skull at least.
He generally flies these "out of the box" since that's how he thinks most people fly them (early review versions sometimes have different pids shipped on them). What I've noticed is a lot of reviewers immediately throw away the stock props and put on their "favorite" before even flying it once. That's fine after you've tested the stock ones first obviously, but that will drastically change the tuning required, which can make them look either really bad, or improve them (and both are not representative of what you get out of the box). I for instance would use X props because Z reason, and that reviewer may use Y props because W reason, but if they use the stock props, that's what everyone will get, and that's what it was hopefully tuned for, so we get a good review that's representative of the product.
Check out Joshua Bardwell fly in 24 hours, they give you all the information you need to fly, every instruction is relevant. If your still having trouble this would help. Also there lots of videos for learning. If you can find someone to fly with, that also helps.
He's right a sim is different, and I only used one until I could just fly, I didn't try to hit gaps, or anything. I do believe you should get that far on a sim, because you at least understand the full scope of what a quad is capable of, now that I can fly pretty good, when I want to try something that's probably going to cause me to crash, I'll try it on the sim 1st. It's not the same, but you can still see how things will react. A simulator is definitely useful, obviously more to some than others.
I'm not sure would call this a Beginner drone high speed is what you want to learn with rather have slower longer battery life learn from then bump it up on the next drone when the slow one gets boring.
I'm assuming a beginner has never brought a drone so i highly recommend not spending $300+ on a drone. even if you did have $300 to spend on your first drone then you have to buy a radio, fpv goggles and many other things.
Looks awesome, but absolutely not for beginners!! Cant believe your trying those tactics. I also cant believe you deleted my other post. I got on here to send the link to a friend, because we like Diatone products, and noticed you deleted it. lol....
havent deleted anything, ill check the comment filters, but anythign with links, swearing and some other things gets held. so before you go around saying I deleted your stuff know that lots of comments get held often with 90% of them usually being totally fine. but it totally is for beginners, 4s makes it a great dig to learn on.
looks like diatone have made another great quad, but 2308 and 6s? i'm not sure thats really the way to go even for racing. i think the only reason racer do it is to get a set amount of laps in 2 minutes?, and its actually a little slower for racing? the thing is, there is a very definite well defined sweet spot, gravity makes most shapes fall around 128mph because then the air pressure is equal to the force of gravity and it stops accelerating, unless its spinning. so this means that 4 props and a frame will need massive increases in power to go only a few miles per hour faster at the top end, and the acceleration will still be pretty much the same. the difference between 3s and 4s is quite big on the 450-650g quads, but from 4s to 5s is not very big at all, and most people only report an improvement on voltage sag.
Umm. I think, just possibly, you and I have significantly different interpretations of what a "beginner" is
You can limit the throttle on your controller, but if you're talking about price and kind of "practice" putting a quad together for the first time, then the Tyro99 he recommends might be a better option (cheaper at $99 for lower budget, if you're unsure about the hobby). If you've got a decent job though, and already know how to solder, then this looks to be plenty durable beginner.
I still haven't broken my cursed ZMR250 frame with its 2mm arms. Its cursed because 5x flight controllers, handfuls of ESCs have fried, along with several motors, a couple receivers, etc. I've given up trying to keep it running, it could survive the fires of hell and live on to murder more components. So I think I'll just buy this quad...
Holy F-BALLZ I’m ordering that snapper, where’s my wife’s credit card 🤣
Olympia WA
Hey i have alot of questions about drones and looking for some help if you can help me please tell me
@@georgen.naseef6344 yes
Thanks for sharing... drones like this one makes is hard to still build an individual drone.
This will be my first working drone, im going to be flying on 6s.
maybe i'm stupid, maybe I want a good answer when someone asks me "what did you start on?" and don't want to say a tiny whoop
You need to get one of those drone leader boards a bit like top gear and the laps
what is the difference betweenn the normal vs stretched one? love your enthusiasm, great vidz
Awesome vid mate....please can you tell me if this is the normal or stretch version.....And also what's the difference in speed and handling between the two? Not sure which one to purchase.....Thanks
Am I the only one who noticed the switching on the vtx module?? Lol between patch antenna and omnidirectional
Bloody hell it screams!! Those gemfans are freestyle props, with some 5152's or similar the meaty boy will hit warp speed!! Really hope you do another speed run vid with some more aggressive props 😆💪
Hi Great vid as ever!!, Cant decide on getting the M540 of the M630 what do you think cheers Daz
Great Video, your enthusiasm can be felt through the screen. Must be a great quad. THE MEATY BOOOIIIII
Now one year later, what is the best 5" BFN I could get?
Stew what 6s pack are you running? I see it's a cnhl, was that a 1250mah pack?
Wow them motors sound insane, I'm still rocking my diatone, gt,2017, stretch, how would you compare the two.
Brilliant review! I'm looking to get into drone flying for the first time and have been watching loads of your videos to help me get there. As for this drone, what are the flight times have you been getting?
Edit: I bit the bullet! I've just ordered the following to get into flying drones thanks in large part to you.
- Aomway Commander V2 goggles
- Taranis Q X7 Radio
- Diatone M540 X style drone
- Snapper7 whoop-class drone
- Dinogy 1500mAh 4s battery (x4)
Now to find somewhere to fly out here by south Seattle!
Ooops, I have ordered Hawk 5 and bunch of 4S batteries this week.
Seems Lately all the racing quads been good I'm spending waaay too much money trying to keep up 🤑
I don't think the average pilot can keep up anymore buying production models., but you can make your next build with good components, with a little research you'll have better than what's sold. ImoI know how you feel though, I want to buy about half the new ones I see.
Rock 6S with a scale throttle limit down to comfort for beginners
Love it...Cal dubbed it "Meatyboy" after watching his reaction it has gotten my attention. Great job guys, that's very tempting
Hey i have alot of questions about drones and looking for some help if you can help me please tell me
Several Dumb questions,
1. Why is there 2 links for drone? Normal? SE? What’s the difference? Sorry if you mentioned it but I didn’t hear it.
2. This drone is a good racer but is it good at acrobatics?
Thanks if you could answer that would be appreciated.
Also I would really appreciate a link to a video on what transmitter and all the other items I should buy, new to racing drones so not sure. A controller 100usd or below would be good but throw in as many options as you like I would really love your opinion!
Billy Lc se means stretch x, this is for racing, the other is for freestyle. A taranis QX7 is a great transmitter for just over 100.00usd, goggles, Aomways commander v1@300.00, comment here if you would like anything else. UAVFUTURES has a discord chat that hundreds of people will answer anything you need.
Sure the diatone is nice i would like you guys to review the thrust UAV riot pro raceing drone its quite expensive so i wanna know if its worth the money
Did you ever do any tests with different props on and if so what were they and did they make much of a difference to the speed and performance of the quad?
Still speeding up the videos...👈👈😂
Always good stuff Quadfather. 👍😁🍻
💪🃏 SATISFACTORY!!!
Your awesome dude. Always amazed watching you fly...Super fast.
Hi stew like to see another speed run with some different props looks likes a weapon
Batman220 vs this? Which one would you choose and why? Specially for hobby / fun racing, but some freestyle may happen :)
Stew I have the Batman you reviewed a while back. Have you tried it on 6 s ?
Gooooodaaaaaaaaaaaayyyeee lol .. hey I’m looking into getting into race droning and I just need a few pointers on what’s a good all around setup for beginners.. From drone to googles to everything ..Also if they have kits out there that I can just buy and get flying .. or do I have to get them piece by piece
How about a review of the kopis 2 i know its 300$ but looks sweet and rocking an F7 with some Tmotor F40 2 maybe hollybro wont send you one and did you say your very rigid at 1:40 lol
I've been in FPV less than a year, and its come so far in that time it's incredible. Tomorrow a better one could come out things are moving so fast.
Same here. It really is kinda sad the only things that are relevent for a long time are your tx's and goggles. Even still moduels are getting better and better.
Looks like you got yourself a nice beast.. Keep up the great work.. I see your effort :)
Your video's are amazing...........when they're muted.
i dont like Diatone, but seems like i need to buy this
Can you also show us how they fly on 3S
This 4 the starters under us.
So i can learn and later on double the batt.
And fly 6S. with it.
I would buy it with 2 X 3S battery
2 to learn
And
Put those Together to race !!
😎
Just jumping from 3S to 6S is WAY to big of a step. Just start on 4S by the time you are ready for 6S your 4S batteries will be worn and you will need to buy new batteries. If you fly regularly starting in the spring you will have no problem killing all you 4S packs by the end of the season.
@@adammorin2744 that is exactly what I did. Now has the 4s is going bad I turned them in to 6s 😁😁
Stew I personally think the quad is too heavy and overpowered.
anyways, any range issues with the nirvana?
I'm torn between the x lite and nirvana.
btw i haven't flown this, so i can't say much.
Nirvana gets as much range as you'd expect from FlySky... a little more from the extendable antenna, but not enough to write home about. It really shines in its module support, though. I use R9 in my Nirvana and cannot be happier...
@MAD GRUMPYMAN yeah even I use the fsi6x, but I've never tried the mod
Hiya, please show CTC and GT's DVR footage live in PinP on screen. Would be cool to see
can you make a video about how and what receiver you put in the Diatone 2018 GT-M540? :)
Jonas how ? Like instructional ?
Which would you prefer: Diatone M530 or GepGC PiKa ?
So the drone has the recording capability or is it that requires to buy a separate go pro?
Edit part 1 to link in discription, had to go look for this..
I’m going to order this - which battery, charger, receiver, and remote control do you recommend. Thanks mate
I use a Flysky FS-i6 Radio, which is very cheap at about 50$. I also use a tattu 6s 1300mAh batterypack even though I don't recommend it as I can see you are just starting off. AS a reciever I use a Flysky FS-A8S
( WOW. 220 SOLD ! ) lol. I wish could you imagine. OK Great video Stew, I like it I have always wanted one, Now I hope that soon I would be able to get one I heard today I am finally getting a new wheelchair and I can finally go father than a mile away so I can Fly a 5in again thanks for the information. JohnnyDRC
What happened to the speed run with the meaty boy with more aggressive props? And original motors ?
Is it better even running 4s? Because the hawk can't take 6s
What 6s battery did you use? Diatone suggest 950-1100mah but it seems a bit low capacity to me
Is this quad hood for all acro moves...not just racing?? Also can it take a beating?
How was it on batteries? Alright flight times?
Dang guys off the hook . That thing flys like it is on rails. How many packs did you guys kill. Lol
It should be called the stu because both you and that drone are off the hook
Gemfan 5152 biblades may hit 120 mph with those motors
I think maybe a 3S for beginners lol
no
@@ezracer why is that, are beginners better now than they were 3 years ago? 4s is still a little to fast for a beginner IMO. I started with 4s, and I would have probably broke a lot less on 3s, but that's what I had from other planes, and helos.
@@ezracer I know these things now, but it was me, you tube, and a pile of parts to start with, so that's not an option for lots of beginners. I bought a bind n fly wizard, or Martian(its been a while I forgot which I built, and which I bought).It was not bound, and did not fly. I finally found the one other person in Fredericksburg TX. that is into FPV, luckily for me, he has been doing it since naze32, and having to flash all esc's. , he showed me how to do all that. Just saying its easier to plug in a 3s at first, and concentrate on flying, all the cool things you can do with programming comes in time. Anyway thats just my long winded opinion.
@@ezracer Thanks, keep tearin holes in the sky!
Richard Cerni, I see your comments in my feed, but not here.?
Hi can you suggest a top camera mount for this drone, not for a GoPro cheers
Do you have a recommended budget headset to go with this?
what would be the best props for this thing!
How come everytime I try to purchase using the link you provided it locks out whatever card I try and pay with.... really irritating!!!
Guys when you search the drone be sure to write "diatone m540 meatyboy" so it messes with googles search suggestions :P
Can you do a speed pass with the Dal cyclone 5046
what is the drone version in this video, stretch or normal?
17:00 could someone please tell me what's happening there ? Why does he need a shield, why does the quad keep on trying to rip some faces off ??
lol for speed runs. Ever had a drone go full power into you? I have not but it would not be pretty.
No my question is, WHY IS THE QUAD STILL RUNNING !! Why is the guy behind the radio pulling the throttle ??!!
@@fraaggl laughs it seems.
been up all day and night waitin to get first and feel asleep at desk fark
I almost bought the tyro 99 this looks a lot better😜
Good evening, what capacity do you recommend a 6 cell battery for this drone?
a printed support for the 3s run cam?
#puresickness 10:09 ! Looks like a game to find it on each video... 😬
That looks bad ass!! thanks stu!✌👍
I cant find out to turn it, its so crazy hard to learn, i spend so many money, but i never learn it :(
. GREAT REVIEW
. 👍😀👍
6:48 Stu, any fix for calibrating the voltage sensing you called out?
Yes Stu!!!! Omg I love you bro.
can you reprogram the flight controller ?
Was that into the wind ?
Thnx guys, beast
Did anyone ever find a top speed using different props?
Throw on the Gemfan Flash 5152s!
Does anyone know where i can find stock/default BF settings for ditone gt m540, which i can copy in CLI in BF ? I am beginner, I can't set everything myself.
Stew could you share the tunes?
Diatorrehhea - bit sloppy he said, but still meaty 😂🤣😂😜
Don't you think this motors will basically eat your battery juice so quick?
How is the battery life please?
I'm afraid with so big motors, the battery life will be so much smaller than on an Hawk 5 for instance.
just oppsite，all 6s drone more efficiency
@@mcarrorc All right, thanks for for the answer.
Even if I run this on 4s?
lower kv， i think is fine
PLEASE ANSWER: by getting a better camera does that improve the static glitching
No, the camera itself has nothing to do with it. Your antennas on your vtx and goggles and your vtx and goggles itself will make a difference
Canadians get the amazing price of $312..... I picked up the Hawk 5 on ebay for $169cad bnf. Sucks that Canadians get it with no lube.....all the time. Nice craft absolutely.....another one to get before Christmas.
That's almost like complaining that a Lambo costs $1 million, but you just got a Ferrari at a steal for $5k. I wish I could snatch a Hawk 5 for that price, that's insanely good value!
That's hilarious!! I used the same analogy on a uavfutures post about the Smooth Operator! Hahaha! 👍
Yeah when I seen the price there was NO hesitation.......purchase now!
*flips every desk he can find*
People are going to look back and think why the holy hell did these old timers have the RF right next to their head! Get that away from your skull at least.
Which esc's and motor and fc support 6s battery..?
Does anyone know where i can find spare parts for this drone. Like arms and frame?
What receiver should I order with this quad?
Andy you order the receier for the transmitter you own.
What's the best camera angle for beginners?
I'd start lower than 30 so you don't go too fast without realizing, then move up to 30
How much did you tune this before the footage because all the other reviews saud its not worth the money
He generally flies these "out of the box" since that's how he thinks most people fly them (early review versions sometimes have different pids shipped on them). What I've noticed is a lot of reviewers immediately throw away the stock props and put on their "favorite" before even flying it once. That's fine after you've tested the stock ones first obviously, but that will drastically change the tuning required, which can make them look either really bad, or improve them (and both are not representative of what you get out of the box). I for instance would use X props because Z reason, and that reviewer may use Y props because W reason, but if they use the stock props, that's what everyone will get, and that's what it was hopefully tuned for, so we get a good review that's representative of the product.
Can u do free style with that
nice. thenks.
i wish i can fly like you :(
Hi, will work with a Spectrum radio?
It's a pnp, you provide your own reciever.
Where can I find the spare arms of this quad ...please?
Lorenzo lorenzo this is the whole frame but i cant find just the arms
Wow so awesome..
I am sold.
Road runner?
Beginner drone? I can’t get past a simulator. I need classes or a tutor.
Check out Joshua Bardwell fly in 24 hours, they give you all the information you need to fly, every instruction is relevant. If your still having trouble this would help. Also there lots of videos for learning. If you can find someone to fly with, that also helps.
Thats yout ptob get off the sim a d go try to fly even if you crash 100 times. Sim is crap a d nothing like the real thing.
He's right a sim is different, and I only used one until I could just fly, I didn't try to hit gaps, or anything. I do believe you should get that far on a sim, because you at least understand the full scope of what a quad is capable of, now that I can fly pretty good, when I want to try something that's probably going to cause me to crash, I'll try it on the sim 1st. It's not the same, but you can still see how things will react. A simulator is definitely useful, obviously more to some than others.
I'm not sure would call this a Beginner drone high speed is what you want to learn with rather have slower longer battery life learn from then bump it up on the next drone when the slow one gets boring.
no. it should not be called that. absolutely not.
I'm assuming a beginner has never brought a drone so i highly recommend not spending $300+ on a drone. even if you did have $300 to spend on your first drone then you have to buy a radio, fpv goggles and many other things.
What is the BEST CHEAPEST FAST......$50....???? Anyone veterans here know?
I’m sure this man is too busy to answer every single question 👍👍👍😁😁😁
no drone is $50 that is fast
$75?
UAVfutures I guess I’m asking what’s the very best $50 drone
Looks awesome, but absolutely not for beginners!! Cant believe your trying those tactics. I also cant believe you deleted my other post. I got on here to send the link to a friend, because we like Diatone products, and noticed you deleted it. lol....
havent deleted anything, ill check the comment filters, but anythign with links, swearing and some other things gets held. so before you go around saying I deleted your stuff know that lots of comments get held often with 90% of them usually being totally fine. but it totally is for beginners, 4s makes it a great dig to learn on.
looks like diatone have made another great quad, but 2308 and 6s? i'm not sure thats really the way to go even for racing. i think the only reason racer do it is to get a set amount of laps in 2 minutes?, and its actually a little slower for racing? the thing is, there is a very definite well defined sweet spot, gravity makes most shapes fall around 128mph because then the air pressure is equal to the force of gravity and it stops accelerating, unless its spinning. so this means that 4 props and a frame will need massive increases in power to go only a few miles per hour faster at the top end, and the acceleration will still be pretty much the same. the difference between 3s and 4s is quite big on the 450-650g quads, but from 4s to 5s is not very big at all, and most people only report an improvement on voltage sag.