by James | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog
We’ve had our fair share of burned out ESCs over the years. For me, an un-working ESC has meant a one-way trip to the “prop box” – a box full of busted props and other quadcopter refuse. However, it appears that I was wrong to be trashing these...
by James | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog
You may remember our previous article on drone registration from a couple of years ago. In it, we discussed the FAA’s policy on registering and marking your drone. I think we can all agree that it was a tremendously successful program that has prevented countless...
by Michael Niggel | Feb 18, 2019 | Blog
Battery safety is no joke. In late 2017, we did some independent testing of our own and found that while LiPos are generally very stable, they’re also capable of substantial damage. Most pilots seem to understand this and take it seriously, but there often...
by Michael Niggel | Jan 28, 2019 | Blog, Community
We’ve reviewed and compared a good selection of race timers in the last year or two. While they all have their individual advantages, none of them hit the sweet spot for community-driven race groups that make up so much of our sport. Of those we looked at, one...
by Tyler | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog
Before you buy your first racing drone, you need to make a few key decisions that will guide some of your purchases moving forward. In this article we will cover the different components that will “lock you in” to certain future purchases. To be clear up...
by James | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog
After assembling our truck-mounted “wind tunnel”, we visited El Mirage dry lake bed to begin testing some props, per our last article. We spent two days on the lakebed doing two different tests, which I describe below: Test Procedures (Day 1) Tyler and I...
