Hey All! RUclips was stuck processing this video so I contacted support and they reset it. 20 Minutes later it is all fixed and in 4K :). Enjoy. Don't forget to check out this cool VTOL here bit.ly/3m11aev Aloha and have a great weekend! - Dustin
Very much looking forward to seeing how it flies in GPS mode. With the long flight time I presume that you can easily send it out past what your controller can connect with it at, but with a good GPS mode that would be a lot less worrisome.
Not sure if this is an incomplete video. Shows that the video is over 1 hour long, but there is only 22 min. of video. Also, the only resolution option is 360P, which usually means that RUclips hasn't finished processing the uploaded video. I'll wait a day & come back to this to see if it resolves itself.
Hey Bill, I used the edit tool on RUclips's side to cut off the error on end which apparently made it get stuck in processing 🤦♂️. I scheduled it to go live today but it wasn't done apparently. Hopefully it finished sometime soon. Really wanted this video up today. Guess I shouldn't have rushed it 🍻
@@DustinDunnill Ahh ... that explains it. I don't use any of RUclips's "tools" ... I do my own editing. I guess you have to use their tools to insert 'cards' and such, but, since I don't do that, I can get away with just using my Wondershare Filmora editor (which I've been using for about 5 years). I'll check in again later, as the video is still in 360P. When you post in 4K, the RUclips "processsing" can take forever ... sometimes more than 12 hours ! I'll check back later. Cheers!
I just received one of these from HEQ and it does not meet the time nor the distance specs. It only flies in airplane mode for approximately 18 minutes before it goes into emergency battery voltage mode and forces a landing into trees or whatever happens to be under it and you cannot take control of it once it goes into this mode. It does this with both new batteries even though they fully charge to 17.1V. And this is with only using a very small amount of the battery to quickly climb vertically in copter mode and then switching to airplane mode for the rest of the flight. It is also in very calm and ideal conditions so it should fly for the full 60 minutes which they advertise. The other problem is that the DJI FPV system that mine came with does not work further than about 200 meters or 600 feet before it begins pixelating and then around 700 feet completely goes blank even in clear, line-of-sight conditions. I'm way out in the country away from all 5.8GHz interference so there's something wrong with the DJI Air Unit or the DJI Goggles. This combo cost $2,060 (incl shipping) so I'm terribly disappointed in it. I'm currently waiting to hear back from HEQ to see what they'll do to remedy the problems.
Thanx for good thorough overview.. Needed a piece of info on radio that only you actually covered. Head Tracker system planned for my Swan. Cheers, Happy New Year
That thing is sweet, I'd love to be able to get one. I've been into drones and rc planes and choppers for a long time. That design is definitely unique.
Great video as usual from this channel! When I saw the title I was VERY excited. It's hard to improve upon the Disco though its camera could be a bit better. I love the Disco's stabilized FPV cam but the 1080p recording is a bit lacking compared to modern DJI drones. Apart from that, the Disco seems to be unbeatable and having seen this video I think the HEQ K1 unfortunately also doesn't pull it off. No stabilized FPV camera, it looks like you can't put in a bigger li-ion battery, no FPV goggles, doubtful build quality (that wing looks very loose and the pitot tube just falls off? Most important of all: no 4G mod! Looks like the only thing this HEQ K1 has over the Parrot Disco is VTOL and the ability to carry your own 4K camera. It's nice to have conversion to fixed wing but if the battery is so small that you still won't get to half the Disco's range then I guess I still prefer the Disco. Maybe I'm mistaken though but the way I see it judging this video: Parrot Disco: + Stabilized FPV camera + 4G mod! That's a big plus + Can carry a BIG 10A+ Li-Ion battery + Very good build quality + Very trustworthy built in safety features (RTH, etc.) + Very stable flight characteristics and very easy to pilot (gets sluggish with bigger batteries though) + Can follow waypoints for autonomous flights - Not easy to equip your own camera. Big minus! - No VTOL but easy to launch and doesn't require much landing space ~ Decent but not great recording quality for 2021 standards. We need a Disco MKII HEQ K1 + VTOL / conversion to fixed wing! + You can add your own camera! + Built in safety / RTH (but has yet to prove its worth) + Controller has a built in screen. - Looks like build quality is not so great but it can be fixed yourself - Good battery size but can't be replaced by a bigger one? - non stabilized FPV cam - no FPV goggle support? - no 4G mod I hope you prove me wrong because I would really love to see a Parrot Disco killer.
Just received one of these and found it will not accommodate the GoPro Hero 9 camera, so i ended up getting the DJI action camera as it is not worth using the GoPro Hero models 5 through 8 it claims to support. I would be curious know know what records well using that model camera.
@@theroc495 Looks like youtube fixed it after they had to reset it. Right on... Still love my DISCO but I really like the VTOL capability of this one :)
@@DustinDunnill ...I have 2 discos, funny thing is I bought one new on ebay and it fell out of the sky, just went blank and fell. Contacted Parrot and they said they would honor warranty, to get in touch with vendor for him to replace and Parrot would take care if the vendor...vendor finally said ok, and said he would send new one, but he sent me a body, no wings (first one was the Adventurer set with case) and to just send back the body. When I received it, it was obviously not new and when I booted it up, it had been flown 27 times, no accidents, even saw all the previous owners videos. Well, I was pretty pissed off after $800. I contacted PayPal and ebay...turns out, I was refunded my 800 and kept both discos...I can't believe how this guy lost all of it by trying to screw me...anyway, I want to do the 4g mod that you did to one of them. So, is that 4g mod pretty good in your opinion?? I did your battery mod with exact same battery too. :)
Dang. Glad it worked out for you in the end at least. 4G mod is pretty awesome but does depend on the signal and speed of connection on both ends. May as well try it if you have 2 Discos. Just follow the uavpal tutorial to the T and patiently 👍
Didn't expect to see one of these on here, glad i did now. Was almost going to take the plunge a month ago and get one, but im just not 100% about its design, so on the fence at the moment
Thanks for the heads up I tried to edit the end out after it uploaded and RUclips is having a "processing" issue with it. Hopefully it finishes. Sorry kind of frustrating 🍻
Unreal stuff Dustin thanks for all the great info bro love your channel your great at explaining shit bro I bought a few drones because of your videos thanks 👍👍
The video is incomplete, the image quality looks quite distorted, and I think that the recording of the other drone to follow the other drone causes dizziness in the video .... A video of maximum distance, video quality and back to automatic home (rth) there if it would be a more complete video. Thanks for your videos.
@@DustinDunnill If there is no waypoints then that will be me out. this is not a cheap sold product , at this price point waypoints etc should all be there otherwise what is the point to this drone/plane , I would be as well sticking with my cheap Disco .
Mr Dunnill, your a little late to the party. I got mine awhile ago and did a vid. But I love yours better. Your really good at it. Sofar you've seen what I've seen. I really can't wait till your next parts. I know your goanna show me something I missed. So get to work to make up for you're lateness!! LOL BTW I did the option for the DJI AIR unit in mine. If you get a chance to see my vid I'd love pointers!!
Another great review but spoiled a bit this time by the addition of the background music....just my opinion... still quality reviews and tests as always
Lost my interest at the controller... does not look well made at all.. is this normal quality of these type thing? A tango2 or Mamba is like $140... this seems like a $40 Tx with a screen on it. could you use a real controller ? does seel expensive for quality of parts, but the capability is awesome. if it was 700 I would buy
Bruh I watched all the way till the end of you chasing the drone around lol. Who and what where you flying to film it in the air??? My guess is the DJI FPV!
Hey All! RUclips was stuck processing this video so I contacted support and they reset it. 20 Minutes later it is all fixed and in 4K :). Enjoy. Don't forget to check out this cool VTOL here bit.ly/3m11aev
Aloha and have a great weekend!
- Dustin
Very strange for this video to still be stuck on 360p
Very much looking forward to seeing how it flies in GPS mode. With the long flight time I presume that you can easily send it out past what your controller can connect with it at, but with a good GPS mode that would be a lot less worrisome.
Can’t wait to see the next video on this! I loved your Disco videos!
Vid is up 🍻
Not sure if this is an incomplete video. Shows that the video is over 1 hour long, but there is only 22 min. of video. Also, the only resolution option is 360P, which usually means that RUclips hasn't finished processing the uploaded video. I'll wait a day & come back to this to see if it resolves itself.
same here
Hey Bill, I used the edit tool on RUclips's side to cut off the error on end which apparently made it get stuck in processing 🤦♂️. I scheduled it to go live today but it wasn't done apparently. Hopefully it finished sometime soon. Really wanted this video up today. Guess I shouldn't have rushed it 🍻
Same here, so bums me out!!!!
@@DustinDunnill Ahh ... that explains it. I don't use any of RUclips's "tools" ... I do my own editing. I guess you have to use their tools to insert 'cards' and such, but, since I don't do that, I can get away with just using my Wondershare Filmora editor (which I've been using for about 5 years). I'll check in again later, as the video is still in 360P. When you post in 4K, the RUclips "processsing" can take forever ... sometimes more than 12 hours ! I'll check back later. Cheers!
@@billsomrak Good to go now. RUclips had to reset it on their side 🍻
Nothing beats the disco 😉😎
something wrong here. seems to end at about 22 minutes, then more (flight) stuff WAY at the end just after 1 hour point.
same problem
I tried to edit the end out after it uploaded and RUclips is having a "processing" issue with it. Hopefully it finishes. Sorry kind of frustrating 🍻
Good to go now. RUclips had to reset it on their side 🍻
Nice one Dustin cant wait for the flight test hope it isn't too far away Thanks again mate for all you do, your a star
I just received one of these from HEQ and it does not meet the time nor the distance specs. It only flies in airplane mode for approximately 18 minutes before it goes into emergency battery voltage mode and forces a landing into trees or whatever happens to be under it and you cannot take control of it once it goes into this mode. It does this with both new batteries even though they fully charge to 17.1V. And this is with only using a very small amount of the battery to quickly climb vertically in copter mode and then switching to airplane mode for the rest of the flight. It is also in very calm and ideal conditions so it should fly for the full 60 minutes which they advertise.
The other problem is that the DJI FPV system that mine came with does not work further than about 200 meters or 600 feet before it begins pixelating and then around 700 feet completely goes blank even in clear, line-of-sight conditions. I'm way out in the country away from all 5.8GHz interference so there's something wrong with the DJI Air Unit or the DJI Goggles. This combo cost $2,060 (incl shipping) so I'm terribly disappointed in it. I'm currently waiting to hear back from HEQ to see what they'll do to remedy the problems.
Hi, did you check the DJI FPV system power, if you use low power mode the result may not very good, you can try to use FCC 1200mW
Thanx for good thorough overview.. Needed a piece of info on radio that only you actually covered. Head Tracker system planned for my Swan.
Cheers, Happy New Year
Can't wait for the flight range test! I was a big fan of the disco but never bought one sadly.
You keep my love for rc going. Great unboxing and setup. Keep it up
Really neat looking VTOL. Excellent thorough review Dustin & looking forward to the flight test! 😊
cant wait to see the range test!
over $1k for this without a proper camera? too much money... Great review as always.
I was wondering if you were gonna do a vid on this one. Waiting on that range test now.
Interesting craft, can't wait for part 2
I love this bro. It looks really interesting. Thanks for sharing
Can it fly by it self following a map like disco?
Yes, with alternative HEQ mapping app. I'll be making a video for it soon 🍻
That thing is sweet, I'd love to be able to get one. I've been into drones and rc planes and choppers for a long time. That design is definitely unique.
Great video as usual from this channel!
When I saw the title I was VERY excited. It's hard to improve upon the Disco though its camera could be a bit better. I love the Disco's stabilized FPV cam but the 1080p recording is a bit lacking compared to modern DJI drones. Apart from that, the Disco seems to be unbeatable and having seen this video I think the HEQ K1 unfortunately also doesn't pull it off. No stabilized FPV camera, it looks like you can't put in a bigger li-ion battery, no FPV goggles, doubtful build quality (that wing looks very loose and the pitot tube just falls off? Most important of all: no 4G mod!
Looks like the only thing this HEQ K1 has over the Parrot Disco is VTOL and the ability to carry your own 4K camera. It's nice to have conversion to fixed wing but if the battery is so small that you still won't get to half the Disco's range then I guess I still prefer the Disco. Maybe I'm mistaken though but the way I see it judging this video:
Parrot Disco:
+ Stabilized FPV camera
+ 4G mod! That's a big plus
+ Can carry a BIG 10A+ Li-Ion battery
+ Very good build quality
+ Very trustworthy built in safety features (RTH, etc.)
+ Very stable flight characteristics and very easy to pilot (gets sluggish with bigger batteries though)
+ Can follow waypoints for autonomous flights
- Not easy to equip your own camera. Big minus!
- No VTOL but easy to launch and doesn't require much landing space
~ Decent but not great recording quality for 2021 standards. We need a Disco MKII
HEQ K1
+ VTOL / conversion to fixed wing!
+ You can add your own camera!
+ Built in safety / RTH (but has yet to prove its worth)
+ Controller has a built in screen.
- Looks like build quality is not so great but it can be fixed yourself
- Good battery size but can't be replaced by a bigger one?
- non stabilized FPV cam
- no FPV goggle support?
- no 4G mod
I hope you prove me wrong because I would really love to see a Parrot Disco killer.
Well said 👍🍻
there is a version with fpv DJI goggles support
Just received one of these and found it will not accommodate the GoPro Hero 9 camera, so i ended up getting the DJI action camera as it is not worth using the GoPro Hero models 5 through 8 it claims to support. I would be curious know know what records well using that model camera.
I'll have my flight test up soon using then osmo action 🍻
Bonus clip at the end lol
My bad. Tried to fixed it after upload but it's stuck in processing 🤦♂️
Good to go now. RUclips had to reset it on their side 🍻
Aloha, What screen recorder do you use with this controller? Thanks
Dustin, is there a flight test on this video??
At 24:25 the video goes black
It's an error I fixed after upload but RUclips is stuck in processing it sorry 🍻
@@DustinDunnill ...oh, ok cool...I kinda like that hybrid, kinda cool...like my discos as well, and only bought the disco after your review!!
@@theroc495 Looks like youtube fixed it after they had to reset it. Right on... Still love my DISCO but I really like the VTOL capability of this one :)
@@DustinDunnill ...I have 2 discos, funny thing is I bought one new on ebay and it fell out of the sky, just went blank and fell. Contacted Parrot and they said they would honor warranty, to get in touch with vendor for him to replace and Parrot would take care if the vendor...vendor finally said ok, and said he would send new one, but he sent me a body, no wings (first one was the Adventurer set with case) and to just send back the body. When I received it, it was obviously not new and when I booted it up, it had been flown 27 times, no accidents, even saw all the previous owners videos. Well, I was pretty pissed off after $800. I contacted PayPal and ebay...turns out, I was refunded my 800 and kept both discos...I can't believe how this guy lost all of it by trying to screw me...anyway, I want to do the 4g mod that you did to one of them. So, is that 4g mod pretty good in your opinion?? I did your battery mod with exact same battery too. :)
Dang. Glad it worked out for you in the end at least. 4G mod is pretty awesome but does depend on the signal and speed of connection on both ends. May as well try it if you have 2 Discos. Just follow the uavpal tutorial to the T and patiently 👍
Thank you I’m gonna buy that
Didn't expect to see one of these on here, glad i did now. Was almost going to take the plunge a month ago and get one, but im just not 100% about its design, so on the fence at the moment
It's pretty fun. Full flight test and range tests coming up. 🍻
Dustin, your video is messed up. Goes black after 20 mins or so.
Thanks for the heads up
I tried to edit the end out after it uploaded and RUclips is having a "processing" issue with it. Hopefully it finishes. Sorry kind of frustrating 🍻
Good to go now. RUclips had to reset it on their side 🍻
Nice was waiting for this
Why is the video in such low quality
I tried to edit the end out after it uploaded and RUclips is having a "processing" issue with it. Hopefully it finishes. Sorry kind of frustrating 🍻
@@DustinDunnill That's ok it's still a good video
@@negril_rasta Good to go now. RUclips had to reset it on their side 🍻
Why quality unavailable?
Good to go now. RUclips had to reset it on their side 🍻
Can you do Way point flying like the disco
Can you ubox the hs200
I remember the disco the only reason I didn’t buy the disco was the camera hope this have a nice camera....
Unreal stuff Dustin thanks for all the great info bro love your channel your great at explaining shit bro I bought a few drones because of your videos thanks 👍👍
Are you going to review the Hubsan ZINO Mini Pro ??? Looks really good !!!
Yes 👍
The video is incomplete, the image quality looks quite distorted, and I think that the recording of the other drone to follow the other drone causes dizziness in the video .... A video of maximum distance, video quality and back to automatic home (rth) there if it would be a more complete video. Thanks for your videos.
exactly
This in only PART 1. Flight and range test videos are coming. RUclips had to reset it on their side as there were processing issues with resolution 🍻
Please do range test. Thanks for reviewing. Cheers 🍻 🍻 🍻 from the Philippines.
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Does this need to be registered with the FAA? Looks like more fun than a drone if you are mainly interested in flying over landscapes!
All aircraft over the weight. And your not reg them your reg you. So if you got that just put your reg number on it
Waypoints ?
I couldn't find any option for them unfortunately. Hopefully they can update for waypoints 🍻
yes it would need waypoint especially if the range is severely limited.
@@DustinDunnill If there is no waypoints then that will be me out. this is not a cheap sold product , at this price point waypoints etc should all be there otherwise what is the point to this drone/plane , I would be as well sticking with my cheap Disco .
Mr Dunnill, your a little late to the party. I got mine awhile ago and did a vid. But I love yours better. Your really good at it. Sofar you've seen what I've seen. I really can't wait till your next parts. I know your goanna show me something I missed. So get to work to make up for you're lateness!! LOL
BTW I did the option for the DJI AIR unit in mine. If you get a chance to see my vid I'd love pointers!!
What is that intro song?
Very cool looking model
Another great review but spoiled a bit this time by the addition of the background music....just my opinion... still quality reviews and tests as always
Great review as always:) Say buttons for me again lol!
3x what I paid for my new Parrott two years ago. Add GoPro…… TOO MUCH!!!
Imagine if this had something like the CHUCK and a built in 4K remotely tilt able cam similar to DISCO for $1K or under... would be perfect.🍻
@@DustinDunnill Its also butt ugly. Now what would really be cool, is a Lillium style vehicle. With built in 4g and a 2021 CHUCK.
@@DustinDunnill not only tiltable up/down, but also left/right… (like the disco when head tracking is enabled…).
I dream of it… for years…
Wow amazing
Wow… many close calls during the unedited footage at the end… ;)
Lol.. That was the SKYDIO 2 trying to track it's beacon on front of K1. Didn't do as good as I expected but got a few cool shots 😂🍻
@@DustinDunnill it did probably a lot better than I would… 😅
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What the HEQ that's cool!
its stuck at 360p atm
RUclips had to reset it on their side. All good now 🍻
@@DustinDunnill no worries
Lost my interest at the controller...
does not look well made at all..
is this normal quality of these type thing?
A tango2 or Mamba is like $140... this seems like a $40 Tx with a screen on it.
could you use a real controller ?
does seel expensive for quality of parts,
but the capability is awesome.
if it was 700 I would buy
I gotta wait for your part 2 of this
😭😭😭😭😭😭
If you cant 4g mod this im not interested.
I assume this won't work with fatshark style goggles as there is no HDMI out?
~40 minutes of black screen.
Is it youtube or mishap when editing?
I tried to edit the end out after it uploaded and RUclips is having a "processing" issue with it. Hopefully it finishes. Sorry kind of frustrating 🍻
Good to go now. RUclips had to reset it on their side 🍻
Nice
Bruh I watched all the way till the end of you chasing the drone around lol. Who and what where you flying to film it in the air??? My guess is the DJI FPV!
It's the SKYDIO 2 with the beacon where camera goes on the K-1. SKYDIO is trying to keep up with it on its own 🍻
@@DustinDunnill Rahjah dat!!! Can it get the same range as the Parrot Disco? Maybe fly to Molokai and back lol
@@martinnap77 I'm doing range test for sure. Coming up
@@DustinDunnill 🤙🏼
why 360p
Fixed now. Was stuck on RUclips's end processing 🍻
My favourite part is at 56:29
Lol.. my bad. Noticed after upload and tried to use RUclips's editing to cut off end now "stuck in processing" forever? 🤦♂️🍻
@@DustinDunnill no worries, it was a brilliant video just as always! Can't wait to see the flight tests!
@@DaveAerialPhotography Good to go now. RUclips had to reset it on their side 🍻
I remember the DISCO
My Disco flight on 4g. Its best! No 4g - no cool. My dist 40-50km!
Hi Dustin, I am a youtuber from India with 1 lakh subs, can you please suggest good, durable budget 1080 gimbal camera drone.
I'd honestly try to go for a Mini 1. Maybe used you can find one for cheaper 🍻
@@DustinDunnill thanks Dustin
1300 plus tax and 500usd gopro10? If it will follow you at 10m height for one hour at 30km like following a scooter it might be interesting
Wow👍.
Definitely an upload issue... :(
I tried to edit the end out after it uploaded and RUclips is having a "processing" issue with it. Hopefully it finishes. Sorry kind of frustrating 🍻
Hopefully i can receive any type of drone gift from you sir 🥺❤️ From Philippines
😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
who edited this ?? you get drunk ?
😂🍻 Fixed now