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Hit the heights and take stunning aerial video with this XCRAFT X PLUSONE, and use the Follow Me mode to take unique selfies whether you ski or bike race. Easy to operate, this craft self stabilizes when in hover mode. The upward-facing wing on this XCRAFT X PLUSONE can pitch forward at over 90 degrees for fast forward motion.Fly Responsibly:Before takeoff, update all software and firmware, and read the instructions thoroughly.See the FAA website for registration requirements and information about flying a drone safely: https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/. Additional state or local requirements may apply. Check your local jurisdiction. The following websites may help you make informed decisions about flying your drone: www.knowbeforeyoufly.org and www.modelaircraft.org.
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3
Not your typical drone - some challenges
on July 25, 2016
Posted by: BillNicholsTV
I was interested in this drone after seeing on Shark Tank and to put a few videos up on my YouTube channel (same name as my nickname). I picked one up and have had a chance to assemble it, fly it, and see some challenges with it.
First, it is not a drone like your Phantom 4 ( I own one as well), Typhoon, SDR Solo or any other. There isn't a dedicated app for it, you are not going to have a view from it onto a smart phone or screen without a first person view add on. You do need to provide a camera and if you want that stabilized you will need to buy the gimbal.
With that in mind let's get to flying. They recently improved the document which helped, out of the box it went straight to a hover and was pretty easy to fly and maneuver in a basic fashion. Once I went to more high speed flight it wasn't as easy as a typical quadcopter. It wants to fly like a fixed wing plane but without control surfaces so it is using varying power from it's props to simulate control surfaces. Due to that nuance it would seem like the control would go a bit haywire. If I had transitioned to horizontal flight and then want to decrease altitude I was at (but keep somewhat horizontal, which you would want to do if you we filming below it) it wanted to just dive out of the sky right toward the ground.
In the same way if I was in hover and switched it to fly horizontally it would lose altitude and I need to know to give it more power to regain.
This is a fun drone if you are looking for something to fly around, it is fast, and want to tinker around. I don't think that as it is now and with the price that it is going to be easy to find a foothold in a market of quad's and hexacopter that are much cheaper out of the gate.
I gave this a 3 largely because of the innovation but anything more than that would be really tough just based on construction (it is a type of styrofoam covered with a decal which really hurts durability) and the radio and all is pretty low end.
If I could give it a 2.5 I would but since I can't I will round to three.
My Best Buy number: 0073130055
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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