WL-Toys V911 First Impressions

Category : RC

I got my v911 RTF package yesterday and here is my quick review & first impressions, lets do the technical first.

Heres a video of me practicing with my v911:

RTF Package contains:

  • 1x v911
  • 2x LiPo
  • 1x Charger
  • 1x Tailrotor
  • 1x Mainrotor set
  • 1x Transmitter
  • 1x Manual

This helicopter is a clone of the Align T-Rex 100, a very good one in my opinion and many others. My previous experience with rc helicopters are a few 4ch coaxes and one 4ch fixed pitch. I’ve never flown such a small 4ch fixed pitch helicopter before, the closest in size is the 4ch coax walkera 5#6. And if you ever flown a coax helicopter you’ll get the hand of the v911 very fast!

I got it flying and hovering beautifully at second liftoff, first try went into getting used to the transmitter. It blew me away how stable and well it flies, compared to my honey bee fp2 the tail motor and gyro is in another league. The v911 never misses the tail and keeps it stable 99% of the time. I’m truly shocked at how amazing this little thing is! I’ve had a few crashes

It also handles outdoor flying much more than any of my coaxes. I would really recommend this helicopter, for the price you can’t go wrong!

Pros:

– Price & Quality
– Easy to fly & hover (Easy as a coax)
– Durable!
– Speed (compared to a coax)
– Handles wind better than a coax

Cons:

– Battery insert can be tricky
– Annoying sounds from TX

 

New stuff arrvied! :D

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Category : Arduino, Electronics

Yupp, just a short little update.

I got the RF sender & receiver from Sparkfun today!

RF Link 2400bps Receiver – 315MHz
RF Link Transmitter – 315MHz

Also a 20×4 serial LCD, gonna be useful for advanced applications. Anyhow, if you got the RF kit, and was like me wondering how to get it working. I found this nice guide at LMR.

Now it’s just to find a nice way to use the RF links, it’s only one-way communication, but it’s gonna be awesome to use it as a remote for one of my robots!