If you are looking for a good and affordable F4 flight controller, that can run the Raceflight firmware, check out the new AirBot / Flip F4 FC. I previously used the Sparky 2.0 with Raceflight, but decided to hit the trigger for this new flight controller. It is available as Airbot F4, Flip F4 or
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New XRotor ESC has appeared on the HobbyWing website – the XRotor 20A Pro 4IN1. It is not another 4IN1, but have some interesting built-in features. Details: Dimension: 63 x 50 x 11.7mm Weight: 57g Driving Efficiency Optimization (DEO) OneShot 2-4S LiPo BEC: 5.3V & 12V I haven’t used an 4in1 ESC before, but got
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Today I received the new KISS24A Race Edition ESC from flyduino. I covered some of the details about 2 weeks ago and now I will try to write a small review of it. I have tested it with the T-Motor MN2206 2000kv and the Scorpion M2204 2300kv on 3S and 4S LiPo. I made a
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As Cleanflight firmware is getting popular among the multirotor pilots, I wanted to make a summary of the flight controllers that can use it. The question is not anymore “Naze32 vs. CC3D”. At the end of 2015 there are more powerful flight controllers with additional features. All supported flight controllers use STM 32bit processors. Most
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I will try to keep it super simple (KISS) and explain why an ESC without BEC is not necessary an OPTO ESC. BEC stays for battery eliminator circuit. It is an electronic circuit, which delivers power to other electronics, like your flight controller or receiver. That is why we connect the red wire of the
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