Propwashed Articles
BetaFPV LiteRadio3
The BetaFPV LiteRadio 3 is an 8-channel budget radio control transmitter. The predecessor Literadio 2 was an impressive controller for the price, and the Literadio 3 has only gotten better—but can the improved features justify the increase in cost? Features and Specs...
BetaFPV 1W ELRS Micro TX Module
It wasn't that long ago that we were looking at BetaFPV's first ELRS module. Since then, both BetaFPV and ELRS have come quite a ways in performance and reliability. Today, we're going to look at BetaFPV’s latest take on the same product, the 1W Micro TX Module. Specs...
ExpressLRS (with BetaFPV)
The market for radio links has flipped on its head. FrSky's ecosystem has become more closed and confusing and new offerings like Ghost and Tracer have expanded user choice. ExpressLRS is one of the most interesting developments: a high performance radio link that's...
Serial Charging
Serial charging, like parallel charging, is a method to get more batteries onto your existing battery charger at the same time. Parallel charging is a popular method to put many batteries onto a single charger so that they all charge at once. (We've got our own...
FPV Tool Kits for the Field (2021)
Back in early 2018 I pulled together a list of field tools and tool sets for FPV. The number of dedicated FPV tool sets then was very limited. Now it's 2021, and time for an update. While a lot of the tools and kits in the first round are no longer available, several...
2020 Black Friday / Cyber Monday FPV Drone Deals
2020 has been a wild ride for everyone. Retailers everywhere are desperate for a good holiday season this year, so you can expect to see some fantastic sales! Here's our usual round-up of deals that you've come to expect from us. As always, we'll keep this post...
Keeping Our Right to Fly
FPV is still in danger. You might remember an uproar back in January, when the community came together to comment on a proposal by the FAA regarding Remote ID for drones. While the process to put it in place stopped being public, this terrible proposal did not simply go away.
NewBeeDrone BeeBrain BL (Brushless) V2 Review
It was just back in April that we got a look at the BeeBrain Brushless, but the V2 is already here. The NewBeeDrone AcroBee BeeBrain Brushless V2 is a refinement of the original rather than a brand new overhaul, but it brings to the table a number of improvements that...
NewBeeDrone: More than Just Whoops
The NewBeeDrone AcroBee changed the way I looked at the entire FPV hobby. It wasn't the first 65mm brushed micro I'd flown, nor was it the first 1S I'd flown, even on Betaflight. But NewBeeDrone brought the best of these all together into a comprehensive package that...
HTRC T240 Duo Battery Charger Review
The HTRC T240 Duo is a 150W/240W AC/DC battery charger with two independent charging channels for lithium batteries and other battery chemistries. In recent years, battery chargers have become smaller, cheaper, and more powerful. Chargers have also acquired...
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