4DRC RC Boat Review - a day at the lake! Supplied by Banggood
I've never tried an RC boat before, so I jumped at the chance to check one out. This tiny little thing makes big promises about its performance, so will it deliver? Let's find out.
The 0.56b version of the sim is ready for mobile devices, and aside from having the new level that the desktop version got a few weeks ago, I want to talk through how to improve the performance to get you hitting 60fps on your device.
The CurryKitten FPV Simulator is available for Android or iOS phones and tablets.
If you are on an Android Phone/Tablet, then use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.CurryKitten.CKFPVSimMobile&gl=GB
If you have an iPad or iPhone then the link for the app is https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/currykitten-fpv-simulator/id1574195709
Want the desktop version? Then check out this video https://youtu.be/6w2vdPSHOVA
Whilst you can also play iOS apps on M1 Macs, the Desktop version is also natively compatible with M1 silicon, so I would suggest that version over the mobile edition.
The more detailed instructions for the mobile version are here https://www.currykitten.co.uk/currykitten-fpv-sim-mobile-edition/ or you can just click on the link in the game itself.
Any issues or if you are stuck then let me know here currykitttensim@gmail.com and I'll do my best to help you.
If you liked this video and want to show your support please feel free to join my Patreon supporters here https://www.patreon.com/CurryKitten or if you decide to shop at Banggood, here's a general affiliate link which helps me out if you use it https://www.banggood.com/?p=E81211714085201408XQ
If you want to look at other ways of supporting my channel, then check out all the ways you could help out here http://www.currykitten.co.uk/support-me/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWImTLhQH-E
To be honest, I had given up at this point in time, but out of the blue I get a comment and an email from CREASE who gives me a technique to make my footage better.... and it worked. For me at least. Watch on and I'll show you what I did.
The RunCam Thumb Pro was very kindly supplied by Gaf at YourFPV, please support him by checking out his FPV shop here https://yourfpv.co.uk/
Here's a link to the camera with the ND filters that I had https://yourfpv.co.uk/product/runcam-thumb-pro-4k-mini-action-cam-nd-filters/
Thanks to CREASE for his invaluable help on this video, you can check out his channel here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIch8g8Hk_Y4oGWnZZ6oenQ
If you liked this video and want to show your support please feel free to join my Patreon supporters here https://www.patreon.com/CurryKitten or if you decide to shop at Banggood, here's a general affiliate link which helps me out if you use it https://www.banggood.com/?p=E81211714085201408XQ
If you want to look at other ways of supporting my channel, then check out all the ways you could help out here http://www.currykitten.co.uk/support-me/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWUdBQOiJdw
Here's my first look at the quite amazing Skyhook Discovery 2.6... and it's big, really big.
This model was kindly provided by Rob Thomson, one of the designers of the Discovery, for review. You can check out the Discovery 2.6, as well as a whole range of slopers/gliders and the little brother of the 2.6, the Discovery Mini 1.6 at the website:
http://www.skyhookrc.com/
As soon as I get all my orders for the stuff I'm going to put in the plane, I'll start documenting the build and the flying review will follow.
As I said though, I'm not intending to rush, so this a good few weeks away at the moment. (give me time to calm down about it :) )
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3t-kngsqI
I'm always excited to get an Emax product to review, they seem to go that one step further in setting up their models and so far they've just flown great out of the box. So let's check out how this one does.
This quad was kindly supplied by Banggood for review, so please use this (affiliate) link to take a look at the full product details https://www.banggood.com/Emax-Tinyhawk-II-Freestyle-2_5-Inch-FPV-Racing-Drone-BNF-Frsky-D8-F4-FC-5A-ESC-1103-Motor-Runcam-Nano-2-Camera-200mW-VTX-p-1683536.html?p=E81211714085201408XQ&utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=cussku&utm_content=tanghao&utm_campaign=wayne
I have to say that the DVR footage that YouTube shows doesn't seem that representative of what the actual flights looked like. I've recently been uploading in 4k to try and combat YouTubes compression, but the YouTube version looks quite a bit worse than the actual footage. As I said, the cameras not amazing, but it's better than shown here.
If you liked this video and want to show your support please feel free to join my Patreon supporters here https://www.patreon.com/CurryKitten or if you decide to shop at Banggood, here's a general affiliate link which helps me out if you use it https://www.banggood.com/?p=E81211714085201408XQ
If you want to look at other ways of supporting my channel, then check out all the ways you could help out here http://www.currykitten.co.uk/support-me/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8puZUIpP78
A new BetaFPV LiteRadio is out. This one comes in two flavors, the regular FrSky version and the more exotic ExpressLRS version. Both models are configurable via BetaFPV's own configurator and have an external module bay. Let's jump in and check them out.
These radios were kindly supplied by BetaFPV for review, so please visit the following (affiliate) links for more details on the products.
The Radios: https://betafpv.com/products/literadio-3-radio-transmitter?sca_ref=33486.1aNJhknYwp
The storage case: https://betafpv.com/products/betafpv-storage-case-for-literadio?sca_ref=33486.1aNJhknYwp
The neckstraps: https://betafpv.com/products/betafpv-literadio-transmitter-neck-strap
If you liked this video and want to show your support please feel free to join my Patreon supporters here https://www.patreon.com/CurryKitten or if you decide to shop at Banggood, here's a general affiliate link which helps me out if you use it https://www.banggood.com/?p=E81211714085201408XQ
If you want to look at other ways of supporting my channel, then check out all the ways you could help out here http://www.currykitten.co.uk/support-me/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKpbvAXq69U
This is the ending from Psychonauts on the Xbox, a fantastically inventive platformer that seems criminally underrated.
More information about this, and other endings, at http://www.game-endings.co.uk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq2UoQCmnLQ
Have you got the fear of losing your quad if the lipo disconnects on a crash, then worry no longer and use a DroneKeeper Micro.
UPDATE: We made a follow up video to this one showing the use of a rechargeable battery and doing a blind test here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT6Gc5mUXsU
I keep interchanging the words "Nichemall" and "NicheTek". NicheTek is the brand, and NicheMall is the website, but it's too much for my tiny brain to separate the two sometimes !
Here's a link to the product - this ones not an affiliate link - it's just something I think is really useful http://www.nichemall.net/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=54
If people know where to find LIR1254 / CP1254 rechargable cells, please let me know. Also, if you are using something else that works well as a finding device, then please tell me about it so I can feature it on this channel.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuygRGZHeno
After blowing up all my other cameras, I saw this on Banggood and it seemed to have a nice spec and was cheap, so I bought one to try it out.
I bought this from banggood (affiate link) -http://www.banggood.com/Hawkeye-Firefly-Q6-4K-1080P-24FPS-HD-Mini-Camera-for-FPV-Racer-p-1051978.html?p=E81211714085201408XQ
One detail I thought might be of interest to people and I forgot to mention was the fact that if the recording file goes over 4GB (which is about 15m 18s at 1080p60) it goes onto a new file (much like a GoPro will)
EDIT: As the compression is so bad on YouTube (grass seems to be it's nemesis) here's the raw first flight uploaded to my google drive https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx4Kxq_aa6O4Nm1Fa3kxRzJweG8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baahn8zWvj8
Today I'm taking the quad I build using the RushFPV Blade 60A ESC board and F722 Flight controller for a proper flight. Coincidentally, I also used the RushFPV TinyTank VTX and Cherry Antenna for this build. Let's see how it all performs in a proper flight test!
This stack was kindly supplied by RushFPV for review who sell through their partners such as Banggood, so please use these (affiliate) link to take a look at the full product details -
- Blade Super 60A ESC board: https://www.banggood.com/30_5+30_5mm-RUSH-BLADE-SUPER-Edition-60A-F350-168MHz-96K-PWM-3S~6S-BLHeli_32-4-In-1-ESC-for-RC-FPV-Racing-Drone-p-1756161.html?p=E81211714085201408XQ&utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=cussku&utm_content=tanghao&utm_campaign=wayne
- Blade F722 Flight controller (options of analog/DJI digital): https://www.banggood.com/RUSHFPV-RUSH-BLADE-F722-3-8S-Flight-Controller-For-Analog-or-HD-DJI-Digital-FPV-System-p-1789105.html?p=E81211714085201408XQ&utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=cussku&utm_content=tanghao&utm_campaign=wayne
- Tiny Tank VTX: https://www.banggood.com/RUSH-Tiny-Tank-Mini-5_8GHz-48CH-PIT-or-25-or-100-or-200-or-MAX-350mW-TBS-Smart-Audio-Racing-VTX-FPV-Transmitter-With-Expansion-Board-Combo-for-RC-Racer-Drone-p-1682160.html?p=E81211714085201408XQ&utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=cussku&utm_content=tanghao&utm_campaign=wayne
- Cherry Antenna: https://www.banggood.com/A-Pair-Rush-Cherry-Antenna-IPEX-U_FL-IPX-1_2dBi-5_8Ghz-RHCPLHCP-for-FPV-Racing-Drone-RC-Airplane-p-1647300.html?p=E81211714085201408XQ&utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=cussku&utm_content=tanghao&utm_campaign=wayne
Note: Banggood hasn't listed the Power filter board separately yet, but I'm told it's coming - at which point I'll have extra links. In the meantime, they do sell few different bundles with the 50A version of the ESC which do include the power filter board which I'll list below
- 50A ESC / F722 analog FC/ Power Filter board / Tanks II Ultimate VTX: https://banggood.com/30_5+30_5mm-RUSHFPV-RUSH-BLADE-F722-FC-and-Sport-Edition-50A-ESC-and-RUSH-Tank--VTX-and-RUSH-PFB-Stack-or-Combo-p-1789198.html?p=E81211714085201408XQ&utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=cussku&utm_content=tanghao&utm_campaign=wayne&cur_warehouse=CN
- 50A ESC / F722 analog FC / Power Filter board: https://www.banggood.com/30_5+30_5mm-RUSHFPV-RUSH-Blade-F722-Stack-FC-50A-+-50A-3-6S-BLHeli_32-4-in-1-ESC-FPV-Stack-Combo-Analog-for-FPV-Racing-RC-Drone-p-1788907.html?p=E81211714085201408XQ&utm_source=Youtube&utm_medium=cussku&utm_content=tanghao&utm_campaign=wayne&cur_warehouse=CN
- 50A ESC / F722 digital FC / Power Filter board: https://www.banggood.com/RUSHFPV-RUSH-Stack-Combo-BLADE-F722-+-Sport-Edition-50A-3-8S-BLHeli_32-4-in-1-ESC-For-DJI-Digital-FPV-System-p-1789272.html?p=E81211714085201408XQ&utm_source=Youtube&utm_med
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