I wrote you guys before about this drone and I want to quickly re-cap my experience. The first time I got it, it was completely screwed up, backward propellers, not binding, flipping and crashing , high engine revving all by itself etc... after a million emails back & forth with the company and finally being sent a new one (black edition), I finally took it out today for it's maiden flight after it seemed to work better than the first ( indoors). Outside it binded, GPS etc... I tried all the options, follow me, alt hold, return to home and the engines were the quietest I've ever heard. It landed and when I push the button 3x for auto take off and it showed me a brand new feature ... I think they call it " Fly to the moon and never come back" 🤤😲 That's right it took off straight up and kept going no matter what I did. Like you said it has a mind of it's own. I hit every button, even turned it off but nothing. It kept going and going and going until I couldn't see it anymore 😢😭 I can't believe it because when it worked, it worked really well but now it's gone forever. First day out and it left me, maybe it returned home to China.
Hello Dwayne! It's hard to see all of our comments all the time, but we do try our best to keep up with everyone. I'd highly recommend that any maiden should be done outdoors for safety sake. Also, a drone this size and having brushless motors should almost always be flown outside unless you have access to a gym or something. Same tip goes for the GPS, as I don't think this has visual positioning, it's not really meant to be flown indoors. So sorry to hear about your bad experience my friend. I hate that, and wish we could have just returned that one all together for you and pointed you in the direction of something a bit nicer. Nearly anything would have been a better experience than that! Hope your next drone experience goes better than that!
damn it. that sucks. I had a different drone and it would not come down, it was at about 100 feet high and wanted to keep going up. I held it in the down position on my xmitter and that held it in place. I had to hold it there for about 8 minutes till the battery started to drain down. It has never done that again. that sucks
This was for sale for $119 for about a week a couple weeks ago. I have the optical positioning model and have found that the orbit(surround me) feature does not work well but the follow me does once you have it pointed in the right direction. I don't like that there are no proper labels on any of the switches or buttons but after you get used to it it's ok. Just NEVER switch it from GPS to manul while flying. Left switch from 2 to 1. It will drop like a rock, mine did earlier today when I hit the switch accidentally. I have attached an action camera to it and it seems to work pretty well so far. Thank you for sharing. Have fun!!
That's an amazing price on it, though in our opinions not really worth that either. If the battery has potential to fall out mid flight, it's not really worth half that honestly. I'm glad you are having a better experience with that version though, and thanks for all of the great tips! Happy Flying!
RCSaylors say "Hogwash!" "This is a pass" "Get the Bug's 2" and I say THANK YOU! Honest reviews! That's why you are going to be over 100K subscribers soon! Thank you!
That means a lot to us Jay! Thank you :) Looking forward to something a bit nicer than this to pop up on the channel soon. We think we may have found it, at a slightly higher cost, but it should be totally worth it!
Nice drone. Hi Nate and Abby this is the first video I see after 40 + day without electricity and internet after hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. I usually used to wake up and start my day watching your videos. I have a long list of videos to see. Keep going on. God bless you guys.
Thanks a lot. And yes everyone is good. I'm blessed I got electricity that soon. Some people got to wait like three or more months to get it an water too.
Excellent review / flight Nate & Abby!! I really appreciate both of you in your honesty about which rc vehicles to get & not get. Your both very honest & caring people :) ⚓
Thank you very much my friend :) We've got some potentially awesome stuff coming to the channel soon! Be sure to stay tuned for the next month or so for sure!
These drones come with a protective piece of tape inside the battery bay to keep the battery from engaging during shipping, common problem is not removing that tape and jamming the battery in. this drone in the version 2 , is also programmable with flight software. mine works great. the camera/gimbal are trash, toss them. add a camera. I bought this for the features, and for the price, can't beat it. on fun thing is placing the transmitter on top of a rc car, put in follow me (it follows the transmitter) and drive your car, the drone will happily follow along. this is a blast with a go pro type camera onboard the drone.
Thanks Guys for an honest review! My battery mods included replacing the connector with an original WSDeans version, filing down the battery latch flange, slight mod to the battery entry area and lastly inserting a thin piece of rubber from a rubber band under the battery catch. All these battery problems have been reported to Cai Guozhen the factory boss! My experience of the wifi camera version was bad! Camera DOA charger also failed and v poor range using iphone. Camera runs at a very high temperature!
Thanks for the honest summary, until that point, I was considering this quad, however, I will save my money and put it toward a better quality GPS camera quad. Great job guys, as usual.
The upward flying tendency of the drone is scary!!!! I have a drone that did that. The only way to bring it down was to do flips until it responded to the Auto-land feature.
you are right about the camera gimbal thing., toss it. but this will carry a go pro stile camera, and the display you got seems older. mine came with a covered clover leaf antenna. also make sure its the version 2 software. mine is and is stable as heck. just wanted pass this along. mine was 196 dollars. did I say you can program the parameters?
Still a great honest video,I would love this drone when they fix all there problems,because the price is pretty good for all that,I hope they watch your video ,and fix the problems,then have you do another video
I bought this drone and like it very much, but it's gimbals are small servos and they both burned out very quickly (almost immediately) and the battery for the camera/transmitter is not big enough to fly very long ,but should last for at least one flight . I did not have any problem with the main battery connection ever. It has some issues, but many good features for the price.
My fear would be that the battery would lose connection during flight and just fall to the ground. That alone would be my greatest concern. Thanks for the honest review as always!
That's exactly what I was thinking when the problem showed up and it's no different than losing a cell while the quad is in flight. Intermittent power connections on electronic circuits can guarantee component failure.
If you have the money to buy one of these DON'T!! if this is your budget" Then get the BUGS 2👍 it's an Amazing drone that's safe and responsive, and reliable. It has GPS return home, and return home if signal lost. And when the battery is low it comes home, I have got one and it's an amazing drone for the cost. This one in the video is Awful. Now I'm getting a" dgi " As the BUGS 2 is a great starter if your new to drones. The BUGS 2 uses a android or iPhone for your heads up display, and has a great signal. Don't waste your money on this drone.
You have to review the one you get in your hands (and that is your strong point) and that is a problem with this Quad. Two of my friends bought it last time it was "on offer" and one worked almost perfectly out of the box (the camera/gimbal was a bit low spec) and one had more problems than even yours did. There is a gimbal adjustment somewhere on the controls I think (And both of them read the destructions thoroughly and the reviews/tech threads before flying) Based on your experiences and theirs I wouldn't buy it. Minimal set-up tinkering I can live with but this, all too often, seems to require more than that. Honest review
Thanks a lot for this feedback :) I'm glad you appreciate our video on this, though sorry to hear about your friends experience with this as well. We've now had two of these both with similar issues. Very disappointing :/
I was know your dad had the same quad and was going to ask if he has the same problems but I see some comments from some that have this one without problems. Great idea having a separate battery for the camera/gimbal equals longer IF it lasts as least as the flight time. Are there USB ports to update the quad, gimbal and camera? Other then the problems you had with this one at 155 bucks it's certainly a feature packed quad. *Dance the Skies*
It is very featured packed but that battery connection issue on 2/2 we've had is a pretty big deal breaker for us, though might be perfect for someone who likes to tinker. Happy Flying!
You might want to browse our channel a bit more before pulling the trigger on this one. If nothing else, check out our highlight videos at the end of each month :)
Haha, you are right, I think they installed that button on drone. If you read my most recent msg above I pushed the return to manufacture button and it did. It went up into space and back to China and I never saw it again. 😠
I have seen a lot of bad reviews of this quadcopter, especially the early version of it. DJ Soul Force went through three of them because of malfunctioning GPS, bad gimbals, and even a fly away situation, where the quadcopter got stuck in the middle of Auto landing and hovered until it completely burned out its LiPo battery. It looks great on paper, but it seems to suffer severe quality control issues.
Though I'd hate to hear about anyone buying this and hoping for a good time, I'm glad to hear we aren't the only ones. Hopefully videos like ours helps keep these in the warehouses where they belong.
I have watched nearly every review of multirotor that you guys have done. It hasn't just help me decide what to buy and what not to buy, it is also help me understand what makes for a good quadcopter what makes for a bad quadcopter. I've learned a lot about the technology along the way. I have a 2 year old boy who, because I've spent a lot of time learning about drones by way of RUclips while taking care of him at home, has decided that quadcopter reviews are high entertainment. He will take a quadcopter review over cartoons, movies, or even many of his toys. You two are his favorites to watch, especially when Popeye is on screen. This means that some of your reviews I've watched two or three times now. Personally, I would love to see you guys do a review of the parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite. It's an old one, and was one of the first commercially available drones on the market; at this point it probably doesn't stack up all that well to newer technology, but I find it a real pleasure to fly. Although, I use a Bluetooth game controller connected to my phone so that I have sticks. Quick question, have you guys ever thought about grabbing a music stand to bring with you to reviews? I find it's a really easy way to set up an fpv monitor or a phone when it won't fit in the controller.
I have read most (if not all) of the posts here and I do not see where anyone has asked whether you bothered to check for and remove the protection on the battery connection posts that it ships with. Usually styrofoam and can really mess up connection. Instructions do caution you to do this!
That is good that you've pointed this out and asked, and we apologize if we didn't address this in our video but we did remove these on this one and the other one we messed with that is now our Dads (Nates) and they still have connection issues among the other problems.
You guys are great, but It's funny watching this video and you guys are saying to pass on this drone as I casually look over to the left at my table where my brand new CG035 Black version sits waiting for me to do something with it. Haha, anyway thanks for the review I hope I have better luck. Look forward to your next one 😎
dixies undertale Well I guess my review of my CG035 Black version will have to wait for another day. I fully charged the battery (at least I thought so, both green lights on the charger were on) put everything in turned on both e the quad and radio, all 4 lights stayed on the the receiver and never went out. The quad quietly beeped and the red & green lights kept blinking. The binding never worked, nor did the GPS lights. The book indicates red & green lights blinking means low battery ..... 🤔 but didn't I just charge it for a couple of hours, anyway I'm trying it again ... will report next time. 😎
I love this video because i am really looking for a cheap GPS drone, with camera. After my syma X5c flew away, i am looking for a new drone. This might not be the best gps drone but i like tinkering, and it'll be fun to play with this.
I have a cg035. After reading the rewritten Elios-Hendrik manual and doing the calibration correctly it flies and does exactly what they claim. The gimbel and camera is not of the best but no other in the price range has a good camera. Noticed that you where not quite familiar with the control and switches. Don't write of the drone before you know what the switches do. Like the follow me switch. You were quick to say its hog wash....but you did not select the switch. As for the battery...this is normally caused by hasty buyers trying to inserting the battery without removing the protection over the contacts and thus bending the connector. You did not check out everything before the test. There is no telemetry, the osd is the channel and battery of the fpv unit. Many faults in your presentation such as pointing to the red leds on the receive as a button which must be pressed. Overall a badly prepared test. Please do all your homework before testing the unit and familiarize yourself with the operation of the controls before going to the field.
TheRcSaylors I didn't reply because I went to school.but I would love to meet u guys in person cause I have one drone and that was the eachine h8c and I broke it
this follows the transmitter, not the camera. mine works great. you can also program this through the usb connector. did you remove the foam in the battery bay ?
got this one but the new version :-) Did you do right when it comes to Follow me mode? I mean the left switch should be as you said in GPS hold wich is 2. The right switch should be in number 1 (normal mode) and than you shall press the buttons (the left one) on the right switch side. It should work. everytime. Mine is doing great when it comes to follow me. Never mind about my question. Did now see that he found the right buttons there.... :-) It should follow the GPS in your tx for RTH/RTL and FOllow me mode. I do have some stange issue that it seems like it sometimes can do movements on its own. Mine do not go up like yours. mine is actually going forward in a very strange movement sometimes. When I connected my quad to the Ground Station software you can see that somehow the sticks is moving all the time, and your aint touching theme. SO maybe the tx is the problem. The TX is kinda cheap. What I can understand Aosenma has taken good components for the quad like motors, gps and compass and such. Gps is good in the TX as well, but the rest is not the same quality. It flies good, its fast, but mine has kinda really bad breaking ability. Its really hard to make it stop going in some directions. God things that works nice, is Follow me, RTL and automatic launch and automatic land. If they just did a good tx.... I am thinking about getting a new TX, to see if mine is kinda faulty when it comes to the stick. The sad part is though, mine did actually work perfectly the maiden flight. But only that time. And during that time, it behaved like a phantom 3. Rock-steady in the air when it hovers. No prolblem controlling it, with stearing och getting it to stop. So its strange how a bird can work really great at some time, and the rest i have problems like it can go straight... I actually had to calibrate it a little wrong to make it go straight.Because straight forward was for the quad suddenly forward a little to the right. :-) But in a sense I do like this quad. it has redeeming qualities. The props dont break that isea.... my god, they are thick... lol.
BY the way, I don't have the battery issue on mine black version. No problems at all. :-) I do not have good flight time though. I have online 9-10minuts of flight. My good, I am getting scared the quad will crash. Because thats the batterywarning.... and what I heard it will just go down when the battery is low.
Sounds like you've had a better experience than us, but still an odd one overall. Sorry to hear about all of that Jerry, but thanks a lot for sharing this with everyone!
when you making a review, it is really nessecary first to know well,the device's operations and controls, and not to search for upon testing...at least..
I honestly don't think so. If you are looking for a budget friendly drone with a good gimbal, check this out - goo.gl/XeNWEK Here is our video on this one as well - ruclips.net/video/zg58NGV_pLM/видео.html
Btw, Cali is easy ,, right switch, after turn on,, 3-5 till lights in back blinkgreen, let chill a few moments , then left switch 3-5 times, then back to 1 pos, then turn 360 6 times, , done with Cali, btw rcsaylors , the up-and-down pitching was more than likely due to the barometer sensing the coming storm cell that was right in the camera shot the whole entire time just trying to give you a heads I mean after all that's what a barometer does, it measures the pressure in the air and when the storm cells are forming it builds up pressure hence the up-and-down pitching anyways yeah I I had to say at first I thought you guys were going to trash this the whole time but I figured give it a moment and as I suspected you guys will love it more as you fly it yes you are correct as well that is not a beginner's though too much can go wrong for that kind of money not to mention instructions stuff but there's plenty of instructional aides on line the second one isn't that much different I just knew how to fly it so I know what to do right off the bat but you have to go full system is not that great or whatever they're calling it it was cool at first but he hardly noticed a difference afterwards it's no longer working at the moment anyway anyways I speak from experience because this was actually one of my first real deal like expensive quads back on the road like 300 and I was scared to death and Wrecking it constantly now I flight like a sport flyer without the legs all over the mat she hauled ass she's kind of like a racer when you don't have the legs on and again will I mean she pushes 40 Easy did she can take a lot of wind I got it out and some stuff I shouldn't have but she handled it threw it back at me just like the bugs she's basically a comparison to the bugs with more features in a higher price Tag
hi so I seen lots of your drone shows I new to them I want a good one cheep one with lots of things on it also a camera please help an where can I get one
Just buy the the drone if you want this its cheap and all functions work on mine. Sometimes I have to take the stick control a part because they move and you loose stick control. The camera and screen are utter junk, battery time on mine about 5 to 8 mins fully charged. Get your own FPV gear to put on it....
YOUR BATTERY PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE PRONGS INSIDE THE QUAD THAT GO INTO THE BATTERY AS U INSERT IT, THEY MIGHT BE BENT..I HAD THIS QUAD AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE SO I TOOK IT APART AND NOTICED THE POWER PRONGS WERE BENT CAUSING SOME RESTRICTION OF THE BATTERY TO BE FULLY INSERTED...??!?
That is a great tip Robo. We've now had two of these in our hands with the same problem. If that is the case, this shouldn't ever happen on a product like this. We still say pass as the average person probably won't be able to notice that and fix it.
I know you know this but some people may not but 2.4ghz AND 5.8ghz are both WiFi they are just different frequencies of WiFi, like some routers also have 2.4ghz and 5.8ghz. Great video though. I suppose you do get what you pay for.
At that price? I'll link a few options and we have more options coming very soon! SUPER Cheap Option - goo.gl/GJZ47C Here is our video on it - ruclips.net/video/nyBf-p2EJ1c/видео.html More expensive, but nicer - goo.gl/5cLu3j Here is the video on it - ruclips.net/video/T2cNticGuxg/видео.html One more option for the road - goo.gl/cWj1YM Video on it - ruclips.net/video/Fq4efJwc3LA/видео.html
We don't really recommend this. Why not hold on to that cash for something a bit nicer, or maybe check this out instead - goo.gl/5cLu3j Here is our video on it - ruclips.net/video/T2cNticGuxg/видео.html
We have never featured the 3DR Solo on our channel. Maybe check this out instead as a viable option - goo.gl/ZKN9zo Here is our video on this drone - ruclips.net/video/FgxMvoD0wdM/видео.html
I wrote you guys before about this drone and I want to quickly re-cap my experience.
The first time I got it, it was completely screwed up, backward propellers, not binding, flipping and crashing , high engine revving all by itself etc... after a million emails back & forth with the company and finally being sent a new one (black edition), I finally took it out today for it's maiden flight after it seemed to work better than the first ( indoors).
Outside it binded, GPS etc... I tried all the options, follow me, alt hold, return to home and the engines were the quietest I've ever heard. It landed and when I push the button 3x for auto take off and it showed me a brand new feature ... I think they call it " Fly to the moon and never come back" 🤤😲 That's right it took off straight up and kept going no matter what I did. Like you said it has a mind of it's own. I hit every button, even turned it off but nothing. It kept going and going and going until I couldn't see it anymore 😢😭
I can't believe it because when it worked, it worked really well but now it's gone forever. First day out and it left me, maybe it returned home to China.
Hello Dwayne! It's hard to see all of our comments all the time, but we do try our best to keep up with everyone. I'd highly recommend that any maiden should be done outdoors for safety sake. Also, a drone this size and having brushless motors should almost always be flown outside unless you have access to a gym or something. Same tip goes for the GPS, as I don't think this has visual positioning, it's not really meant to be flown indoors. So sorry to hear about your bad experience my friend. I hate that, and wish we could have just returned that one all together for you and pointed you in the direction of something a bit nicer. Nearly anything would have been a better experience than that! Hope your next drone experience goes better than that!
damn it. that sucks. I had a different drone and it would not come down, it was at about 100 feet high and wanted to keep going up. I held it in the down position on my xmitter and that held it in place. I had to hold it there for about 8 minutes till the battery started to drain down. It has never done that again. that sucks
I love this video because you are not only reviewing a drone but also giving informative information about the drone. Very honest review
what I like about you guys, so down to earth, its like I'm outside with you guys. very helpful video.
Thank you very much :-)
This was for sale for $119 for about a week a couple weeks ago. I have the optical positioning model and have found that the orbit(surround me) feature does not work well but the follow me does once you have it pointed in the right direction. I don't like that there are no proper labels on any of the switches or buttons but after you get used to it it's ok. Just NEVER switch it from GPS to manul while flying. Left switch from 2 to 1. It will drop like a rock, mine did earlier today when I hit the switch accidentally. I have attached an action camera to it and it seems to work pretty well so far. Thank you for sharing. Have fun!!
That's an amazing price on it, though in our opinions not really worth that either. If the battery has potential to fall out mid flight, it's not really worth half that honestly. I'm glad you are having a better experience with that version though, and thanks for all of the great tips! Happy Flying!
Thanks for the info you are the only one how has done an honest review I wish i had come a crossed this earlier.
RCSaylors say "Hogwash!" "This is a pass" "Get the Bug's 2" and I say THANK YOU! Honest reviews! That's why you are going to be over 100K subscribers soon! Thank you!
That means a lot to us Jay! Thank you :) Looking forward to something a bit nicer than this to pop up on the channel soon. We think we may have found it, at a slightly higher cost, but it should be totally worth it!
LOLs, you got that right!
This video is my favorite. It's affordable and has everything I want in a drone.
Nice drone. Hi Nate and Abby this is the first video I see after 40 + day without electricity and internet after hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. I usually used to wake up and start my day watching your videos. I have a long list of videos to see. Keep going on. God bless you guys.
Wow!! So sorry to hear that Jorge. Hope all of your friends and family are okay!
Thanks a lot. And yes everyone is good. I'm blessed I got electricity that soon. Some people got to wait like three or more months to get it an water too.
Excellent review / flight Nate & Abby!! I really appreciate both of you in your honesty about which rc vehicles to get & not get. Your both very honest & caring people :) ⚓
Thank you very much my friend :) We've got some potentially awesome stuff coming to the channel soon! Be sure to stay tuned for the next month or so for sure!
These drones come with a protective piece of tape inside the battery bay to keep the battery from engaging during shipping, common problem is not removing that tape and jamming the battery in. this drone in the version 2 , is also programmable with flight software. mine works great. the camera/gimbal are trash, toss them. add a camera. I bought this for the features, and for the price, can't beat it. on fun thing is placing the transmitter on top of a rc car, put in follow me (it follows the transmitter) and drive your car, the drone will happily follow along. this is a blast with a go pro type camera onboard the drone.
i love this video beacuse you guys go into such detail and make it easier to find the right quad for me.
Good review guys. Can’t say thanks enough for your honesty. That is one of the reasons I like watching your videos.
No problem kevin! Thanks for tuning in :)
Thanks Guys for an honest review! My battery mods included replacing the connector with an original WSDeans version, filing down the battery latch flange, slight mod to the battery entry area and lastly inserting a thin piece of rubber from a rubber band under the battery catch. All these battery problems have been reported to Cai Guozhen the factory boss! My experience of the wifi camera version was bad! Camera DOA charger also failed and v poor range using iphone. Camera runs at a very high temperature!
Sorry to hear about all of these issues Tim, but glad you got it working! We don't think a person should have to do so many mods to a NEW drone :/
Great honest tutorial I agree the negatives out way the positives on this quad. A job well done Nate and Abby
Thank you very much my friend!
Wow, an RC and a Fitness video. Well done!!
Hahahaha ;-)
Nice review and honest comments. Much better options available in the market.
i like this video because you guys show a cheap gimbal drone and now i might get one.
I love this video cuz it tells you that a cheap drone can do some amazing things
Thanks for the honest summary, until that point, I was considering this quad, however, I will save my money and put it toward a better quality GPS camera quad. Great job guys, as usual.
No problem Buddy! We'll be featuring some great stuff in the near future, so hold on to that moolah 'till then ;)
Another one bites the dust. 😦. A couple good features, but the more important one's off set the good😳. Great review ⚓. 👍👍😎
Thanks a lot Stan :)
Abby is adorable and Nate you’re really cool too. Thanks for the honest review. I think I still like the Bugs2
Thank you so much roger :)
Very Good video I was just waiting for it drop out of the air. Thanks for your honesty
With that poor battery connection issue it could easily happen. Thanks for tuning in!
Thank you for that RC Saylors you saved me a lot of MY hard Earned money thank you thank you thank you so much
No problem Mike! Thanks a lot for tuning in :)
@@TheRcSaylors I have a dji spark and I'm sure it's a million times better than that thing.
That's it!!! I may not buy any particular drone without tuning in on you guys first!!! Lol
I'm a tinkerer but I thank you for that honest and concise review. Liked. Oh and Abby you were way bossy sounding today lol. No offense, it was funny.
Lol, just remember we are a married couple ;-D
The upward flying tendency of the drone is scary!!!! I have a drone that did that. The only way to bring it down was to do flips until it responded to the Auto-land feature.
Oooh, that is awful! Sorry to hear that Jason :(
Another good, honest review. Thanks guys ⚓️❤️
Thanks for tuning in Samb!
I like the lights on it but the battery issue I would but other than that I like it but thanks guys for y’all’s honest reviews 👍
Happy to keep the videos coming, as long as everyone is watching :)
holly cow its small for a gimbaled camera drone. looks good with that rc saylor sticker on it.
Lol, we do like putting our stickers on stuff :)
Thanks for your honest appraisal! Liked and subscribed...
Thank you Don! :)
Yay another vid!
Woot! We are trying to keep them coming. Bad weather today!
you are right about the camera gimbal thing., toss it. but this will carry a go pro stile camera, and the display you got seems older. mine came with a covered clover leaf antenna. also make sure its the version 2 software. mine is and is stable as heck. just wanted pass this along. mine was 196 dollars. did I say you can program the parameters?
Still a great honest video,I would love this drone when they fix all there problems,because the price is pretty good for all that,I hope they watch your video ,and fix the problems,then have you do another video
Ron Thompson Ron don't hold your breath this turned out to be a piece of of crap. tried to deal with manhood them
f cu
I bought this drone and like it very much, but it's gimbals are small servos and they both burned out very quickly (almost immediately) and the battery for the camera/transmitter is not big enough to fly very long ,but should last for at least one flight . I did not have any problem with the main battery connection ever. It has some issues, but many good features for the price.
Fair enough. I love hearing other people's experiences about things as well. Thanks for sharing! :-)
My fear would be that the battery would lose connection during flight and just fall to the ground. That alone would be my greatest concern. Thanks for the honest review as always!
Exactly! The gopro karma had that horrible issue to the point it was recalled
Even though it didn't do that during this particular flight, that would be our worry as well :/ That one glaring reason is enough to pass on this one.
That's exactly what I was thinking when the problem showed up and it's no different than losing a cell while the
quad is in flight. Intermittent power connections on electronic circuits can guarantee component failure.
Thank You Guys ... It's A great review Again....
Thank you Rj :-)
If you have the money to buy one of these DON'T!! if this is your budget" Then get the BUGS 2👍 it's an Amazing drone that's safe and responsive, and reliable. It has GPS return home, and return home if signal lost. And when the battery is low it comes home, I have got one and it's an amazing drone for the cost. This one in the video is Awful. Now I'm getting a" dgi " As the BUGS 2 is a great starter if your new to drones. The BUGS 2 uses a android or iPhone for your heads up display, and has a great signal. Don't waste your money on this drone.
good to know
You have to review the one you get in your hands (and that is your strong point) and that is a problem with this Quad. Two of my friends bought it last time it was "on offer" and one worked almost perfectly out of the box (the camera/gimbal was a bit low spec) and one had more problems than even yours did. There is a gimbal adjustment somewhere on the controls I think
(And both of them read the destructions thoroughly and the reviews/tech threads before flying) Based on your experiences and theirs I wouldn't buy it. Minimal set-up tinkering I can live with but this, all too often, seems to require more than that. Honest review
Thanks a lot for this feedback :) I'm glad you appreciate our video on this, though sorry to hear about your friends experience with this as well. We've now had two of these both with similar issues. Very disappointing :/
I like this video because I might get this drone
You have to set the altitude hold function before follow me will work.
I was know your dad had the same quad and was going to ask if he has the same problems but I see some comments from some that have this one without problems. Great idea having a separate battery for the camera/gimbal equals longer IF it lasts as least as the flight time. Are there USB ports to update the quad, gimbal and camera?
Other then the problems you had with this one at 155 bucks it's certainly a feature packed quad.
*Dance the Skies*
It is very featured packed but that battery connection issue on 2/2 we've had is a pretty big deal breaker for us, though might be perfect for someone who likes to tinker. Happy Flying!
Nice review, good to mention the tinkering aspect.
Thank you very much!
Nice honest review.
Thanks :)
I'm kinda tempted. Been looking for a drone to do some better video with.
You might want to browse our channel a bit more before pulling the trigger on this one. If nothing else, check out our highlight videos at the end of each month :)
This one needs a one button return to manufacturer.
Hahaha, well said!
Haha, you are right, I think they installed that button on drone. If you read my most recent msg above I pushed the return to manufacture button and it did. It went up into space and back to China and I never saw it again. 😠
I have seen a lot of bad reviews of this quadcopter, especially the early version of it. DJ Soul Force went through three of them because of malfunctioning GPS, bad gimbals, and even a fly away situation, where the quadcopter got stuck in the middle of Auto landing and hovered until it completely burned out its LiPo battery. It looks great on paper, but it seems to suffer severe quality control issues.
Though I'd hate to hear about anyone buying this and hoping for a good time, I'm glad to hear we aren't the only ones. Hopefully videos like ours helps keep these in the warehouses where they belong.
I have watched nearly every review of multirotor that you guys have done. It hasn't just help me decide what to buy and what not to buy, it is also help me understand what makes for a good quadcopter what makes for a bad quadcopter. I've learned a lot about the technology along the way.
I have a 2 year old boy who, because I've spent a lot of time learning about drones by way of RUclips while taking care of him at home, has decided that quadcopter reviews are high entertainment. He will take a quadcopter review over cartoons, movies, or even many of his toys. You two are his favorites to watch, especially when Popeye is on screen. This means that some of your reviews I've watched two or three times now.
Personally, I would love to see you guys do a review of the parrot AR.Drone 2.0 Elite. It's an old one, and was one of the first commercially available drones on the market; at this point it probably doesn't stack up all that well to newer technology, but I find it a real pleasure to fly. Although, I use a Bluetooth game controller connected to my phone so that I have sticks.
Quick question, have you guys ever thought about grabbing a music stand to bring with you to reviews? I find it's a really easy way to set up an fpv monitor or a phone when it won't fit in the controller.
Yeah read my review 😠
I love your channel you guys are awesome
Wow, it's a BUDGET Phantom killer!
Not Quite ;)
At least the RC Saylors sticker looked good.
Lol, thanks :)
I have read most (if not all) of the posts here and I do not see where anyone has asked whether you bothered to check for and remove the protection on the battery connection posts that it ships with. Usually styrofoam and can really mess up connection. Instructions do caution you to do this!
That is good that you've pointed this out and asked, and we apologize if we didn't address this in our video but we did remove these on this one and the other one we messed with that is now our Dads (Nates) and they still have connection issues among the other problems.
Thanks for the clarification.
You guys are great, but It's funny watching this video and you guys are saying to pass on this drone as I casually look over to the left at my table where my brand new CG035 Black version sits waiting for me to do something with it. Haha, anyway thanks for the review I hope I have better luck. Look forward to your next one 😎
Dwayne Nero think the black ones newer version and alot better keep me posted as thinking about getting one
dixies undertale Well I guess my review of my CG035 Black version will have to wait for another day. I fully charged the battery (at least I thought so, both green lights on the charger were on) put everything in turned on both e the quad and radio, all 4 lights stayed on the the receiver and never went out. The quad quietly beeped and the red & green lights kept blinking. The binding never worked, nor did the GPS lights. The book indicates red & green lights blinking means low battery ..... 🤔 but didn't I just charge it for a couple of hours, anyway I'm trying it again ... will report next time. 😎
Dwayne Nero hope you get it to work
Fun faster Nate lol good job guys 👍
:-D
put a batt plug inside xt60 or deans what ever plug you want
I love this video because i am really looking for a cheap GPS drone, with camera. After my syma X5c flew away, i am looking for a new drone. This might not be the best gps drone but i like tinkering, and it'll be fun to play with this.
I have a cg035. After reading the rewritten Elios-Hendrik manual and doing the calibration correctly it flies and does exactly what they claim. The gimbel and camera is not of the best but no other in the price range has a good camera.
Noticed that you where not quite familiar with the control and switches. Don't write of the drone before you know what the switches do. Like the follow me switch. You were quick to say its hog wash....but you did not select the switch. As for the battery...this is normally caused by hasty buyers trying to inserting the battery without removing the protection over the contacts and thus bending the connector. You did not check out everything before the test. There is no telemetry, the osd is the channel and battery of the fpv unit. Many faults in your presentation such as pointing to the red leds on the receive as a button which must be pressed. Overall a badly prepared test. Please do all your homework before testing the unit and familiarize yourself with the operation of the controls before going to the field.
Awesome loved the review!
Thanks :)
TheRcSaylors the reason I sub to you is the honest (some times brutal) review like what you say at 24:00 and on
best utuber
Thanks :)
TheRcSaylors I didn't reply because I went to school.but I would love to meet u guys in person cause I have one drone and that was the eachine h8c and I broke it
Love my Cheerson CX-23 you recommended. Great purchase
So glad to hear it Cook'n! Thanks a lot for the follow up :)
Which is your favorite? Cx23 or cg035?
this follows the transmitter, not the camera. mine works great. you can also program this through the usb connector. did you remove the foam in the battery bay ?
got this one but the new version :-) Did you do right when it comes to Follow me mode? I mean the left switch should be as you said in GPS hold wich is 2. The right switch should be in number 1 (normal mode) and than you shall press the buttons (the left one) on the right switch side. It should work. everytime. Mine is doing great when it comes to follow me. Never mind about my question. Did now see that he found the right buttons there.... :-)
It should follow the GPS in your tx for RTH/RTL and FOllow me mode.
I do have some stange issue that it seems like it sometimes can do movements on its own. Mine do not go up like yours. mine is actually going forward in a very strange movement sometimes. When I connected my quad to the Ground Station software you can see that somehow the sticks is moving all the time, and your aint touching theme. SO maybe the tx is the problem. The TX is kinda cheap. What I can understand Aosenma has taken good components for the quad like motors, gps and compass and such. Gps is good in the TX as well, but the rest is not the same quality. It flies good, its fast, but mine has kinda really bad breaking ability. Its really hard to make it stop going in some directions.
God things that works nice, is Follow me, RTL and automatic launch and automatic land. If they just did a good tx.... I am thinking about getting a new TX, to see if mine is kinda faulty when it comes to the stick.
The sad part is though, mine did actually work perfectly the maiden flight. But only that time. And during that time, it behaved like a phantom 3. Rock-steady in the air when it hovers. No prolblem controlling it, with stearing och getting it to stop. So its strange how a bird can work really great at some time, and the rest i have problems like it can go straight... I actually had to calibrate it a little wrong to make it go straight.Because straight forward was for the quad suddenly forward a little to the right. :-) But in a sense I do like this quad. it has redeeming qualities. The props dont break that isea.... my god, they are thick... lol.
BY the way, I don't have the battery issue on mine black version. No problems at all. :-) I do not have good flight time though. I have online 9-10minuts of flight. My good, I am getting scared the quad will crash. Because thats the batterywarning.... and what I heard it will just go down when the battery is low.
Great observation about the Tx gimbals. I think you are onto something there. If so, it's definitely another reason to pass on this quad.
Sounds like you've had a better experience than us, but still an odd one overall. Sorry to hear about all of that Jerry, but thanks a lot for sharing this with everyone!
Nice quad, shame about the battery problem, otherwise good..but price in nz$ almost $300, I would sooner got for a BAYANGTOYS X21
Oh absolutely! That is CRAZY expensive!
I am very new to the drone world. I am trying to make a good decision, should I get a Bugs 5 W or a Husban 501s. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks for the review but I think a Bugs would be the answer!
Agreed :)
when you making a review, it is really nessecary first to know well,the device's operations and controls, and not to search for upon testing...at least..
Spend a extra $40 and get a recondition Solo 3DR, IT ROCKS
A lot of people love 3DR :)
John Heitz
Hey John.so where did you get the reconditioned 3dr
BUILDINGJMPR67 got mine off eBay for $199.99
Early squad where you at 😊😊👍👍👍👍
HEYO!
;)
Thanks for the review and opinion. I ended buying the BAYANGTOYS X16 GPS Brushless RC Drone - RTF. Was it a good buy?
Check out our review of it here - ruclips.net/video/v4GeHEb0XvQ/видео.html
Nice video good begener drone
Thanks! Not so sure about that, but okay!
Is it posible to take out the gimbal and have it function by its self?
I honestly don't think so. If you are looking for a budget friendly drone with a good gimbal, check this out - goo.gl/XeNWEK
Here is our video on this one as well - ruclips.net/video/zg58NGV_pLM/видео.html
okay, thanks
I put a Onepaa x2000 on this, works well tho
Btw, Cali is easy ,, right switch, after turn on,, 3-5 till lights in back blinkgreen, let chill a few moments , then left switch 3-5 times, then back to 1 pos, then turn 360 6 times, , done with Cali, btw rcsaylors , the up-and-down pitching was more than likely due to the barometer sensing the coming storm cell that was right in the camera shot the whole entire time just trying to give you a heads I mean after all that's what a barometer does, it measures the pressure in the air and when the storm cells are forming it builds up pressure hence the up-and-down pitching anyways yeah I I had to say at first I thought you guys were going to trash this the whole time but I figured give it a moment and as I suspected you guys will love it more as you fly it yes you are correct as well that is not a beginner's though too much can go wrong for that kind of money not to mention instructions stuff but there's plenty of instructional aides on line the second one isn't that much different I just knew how to fly it so I know what to do right off the bat but you have to go full system is not that great or whatever they're calling it it was cool at first but he hardly noticed a difference afterwards it's no longer working at the moment anyway anyways I speak from experience because this was actually one of my first real deal like expensive quads back on the road like 300 and I was scared to death and Wrecking it constantly now I flight like a sport flyer without the legs all over the mat she hauled ass she's kind of like a racer when you don't have the legs on and again will I mean she pushes 40 Easy did she can take a lot of wind I got it out and some stuff I shouldn't have but she handled it threw it back at me just like the bugs she's basically a comparison to the bugs with more features in a higher price Tag
I had one never connected . Sent it back
Nice channel
AOSENMA CG035 vs SJRC S70W ( Promark shadow or holy stone hs100) the best is?????
I have just purchased it
Really?
you guys should do wltoys q303-a
hi so I seen lots of your drone shows I new to them I want a good one cheep one with lots of things on it also a camera please help an where can I get one
RC SAYLORS
Can you take a look at the jyu hornet 2 4K gimbal please
Just buy the the drone if you want this its cheap and all functions work on mine.
Sometimes I have to take the stick control a part because they move and you loose stick control.
The camera and screen are utter junk, battery time on mine about 5 to 8 mins fully charged.
Get your own FPV gear to put on it....
That's not a horrible idea, though our battery randomly not connecting is a major issue, and enough for us to say pass on.
Any chance something snuck into the battery compartment?
98k baby... looking for that 100k! Call up the kids, wake up Grandma.
Hahaha, Woot!!!
Great review as usual guys just wondering how long it takes to get the products you order from banggood?
It really all depends on when the "slow boat" leaves. We've gotten things as soon as a few days and as long as a few weeks.
do you have any drone video that doesn't shake, if so what drone
Browsing for your contest
Rapid rise in atmospheric pressure will cause an altitude error if the altitude of the drone is derived from a pressure sensor and not the GPS.
Makes sense, and that could have been the case here, though there are many reasons to pass on this one ;) Thanks for the tip!
Can you do review on e010c with eachine vr007 race drone
I love you video
Thanks so much for your honesty! 👍 I was interested, at the price, but I will pass.
Definitely worth passing on. I couldn't sleep at night if we recommended this to anyone and they bought it!
YOUR BATTERY PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE PRONGS INSIDE THE QUAD THAT GO INTO THE BATTERY AS U INSERT IT, THEY MIGHT BE BENT..I HAD THIS QUAD AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE SO I TOOK IT APART AND NOTICED THE POWER PRONGS WERE BENT CAUSING SOME RESTRICTION OF THE BATTERY TO BE FULLY INSERTED...??!?
That is a great tip Robo. We've now had two of these in our hands with the same problem. If that is the case, this shouldn't ever happen on a product like this. We still say pass as the average person probably won't be able to notice that and fix it.
I like this because it’s not a rc car
I like it TY
Happy Flying!
i line this video because i have a trash drone without altitude hold trying to film in air is a nightmare hahahaha
I know you know this but some people may not but 2.4ghz AND 5.8ghz are both WiFi they are just different frequencies of WiFi, like some routers also have 2.4ghz and 5.8ghz. Great video though. I suppose you do get what you pay for.
Thanks for the awesome tip Alan!
awww, man I was sold until the camera quality :/ Any other "phantom" style you'd recommend?
At that price? I'll link a few options and we have more options coming very soon!
SUPER Cheap Option - goo.gl/GJZ47C
Here is our video on it - ruclips.net/video/nyBf-p2EJ1c/видео.html
More expensive, but nicer - goo.gl/5cLu3j
Here is the video on it - ruclips.net/video/T2cNticGuxg/видео.html
One more option for the road - goo.gl/cWj1YM
Video on it - ruclips.net/video/Fq4efJwc3LA/видео.html
TheRcSaylors thanks! I'll have to look into the second one :)
Bro plz can u also do the review of micro drone 4.0
Ohh man you are very great wow
Can you please make a video of drones for beginners!!
You might want to check this one out - ruclips.net/video/9Csh9uUOKNo/видео.html
I am going to make this my first drone I hope I dont get a bad one. This is the only one I can afford that has everything I want?
We don't really recommend this. Why not hold on to that cash for something a bit nicer, or maybe check this out instead - goo.gl/5cLu3j
Here is our video on it - ruclips.net/video/T2cNticGuxg/видео.html
BUGS 5W !!!
Hi can you do a rivew of eachine wizard x220 ?
Can u plz tell me what is the total cost of solo 3dr drone kit and price of gimbal . In yr opinion is solo 3dr better option than dji phantom 3se??
We have never featured the 3DR Solo on our channel. Maybe check this out instead as a viable option - goo.gl/ZKN9zo
Here is our video on this drone - ruclips.net/video/FgxMvoD0wdM/видео.html