eric's model flying blog

Today, I'll be having a first look at this: The FuriBee F90 90mm "Wasp" quadcopter . A nice minidrone that resembles ... a Wasp! The model was kindly offered to me for review by GearBest . Mine is version 1, with a Spektrum receiver.There's also a version without receiver, and one with FrSky receiver, but that one also comes with a transmitter and goggles. I thought that would be a little over the top, but because I don't have a Spektrum transmitter, I requested and got a FlySky micro receiver with the package. What's in the box? In the relatively small box, we find quite a lot, actually! Besides the drone itself, there's a spare seet of 4 props, a 2S 600 mAh LiPo battery, a USB charger for that battery, and a manual of course. The whole setup is very light: only 67 grams, and that's including the LiPo! The Wasp has a "real" Flightcontroller (FC): a personalised version of the OMNIBUS F3 FC. That means, amongst others, t

Here's a review of what at first sight looks like yet another toy drone. Is it really worth the $50 they ask for it? In the largest of the blocks lies the secret: a true flightcontroller that controls a meriad of functions. Of course, it will spin the motors, and try the best it can to keep it flying steadily. Gyroscopes measure any upset in any of the three axes, and the controller responds by adding or removing power to the appropriate motors to couteract the upset. That's basic flight controller functionality. But this one does more than that ... Let's find out!

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