Finally got a chance to review the GPS version of this popular quadcopter. To identify the upgraded GPS version, it literally has a GPS label pasted on the top antenna dome. Find it here https://goo.gl/3VhCZJ
Pros
– Selectable GPS Position Hold or Altitude Hold.
– Automatic return to home and landing on push of a button, loss of signal, and also apparently low battery. But I wouldn’t recommend relying on low battery RTH for all your flights as there may come a time when you’re too far away to make it back safely.
– Headless mode.
– Plenty of power to easily lift a GoPro, and should also be able to lift a stabilized gimbal as well.
– Good flight time at over 13 minutes with its 3S 2200mah battery.
– It’s one of the cheapest GPS brushless motor quadcopters out there.
Cons
– Lots of vibration and video jello. Will need to do prop balancing and or adding a dampened camera mount to reduce. Recommend the camera credit card mount as a quick and simple first try to reduce the vibs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuNhiJAVum0
– If flying at high speed, you may outrun the capability of the GPS system to keep up with the quadcopter. If toilet bowl effect (TBE) wobbling is noticed, simply slow down or stop to let the GPS catch up.
– Over 250 grams. Definitely requires FAA registration in USA.
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Find the *GPS version of the X16 here*
toilet bowl lol nice idk why i haven’t heard that before . nice video 🙂
Hello Q101, i’ve been into brushed drones and now i am ready to buy my first brushless drone, do you recommend me to buy this bayangtoys x16 or the cheerson CX-20? My budget is about 250 USD and i am really been thinking it so much. i would appreaciate your help, thanks
thanks for the review. do you need to do the compass calibration before each flight ?
Quadcopter 101: “Put it on the deck.” Obviously, at a time in your life, you served in the Navy, or the Marines! If you are a veteran, thank you for your service. And, thank you for your informative videos!
You might want to note that as soon as you connect the battery, the ESC’s and motors are powered. Only the FC board is disconnected until you turn the quadcopter’s power switch to the ON position. The longer you leave the battery connected without actually turning the quad on and flying, the less battery you will have left to fly with.
I’ve added a Walkera G-2D gimbal and SJ4000 action camera to my X16. In the RCGroups X16 owners thread, several of us have noticed that our quad has this ‘toilet bowl swirl’ thing going on. Has anyone else run into this? If so, has anyone found a remedy? In fact, I can tell from the video, this one is doing the same thing.
looks like a keeper. for the price it’s awesome. thanks for sharing. now i have another on my wish list.
love you! always entertaining!
Thanks for the informative review ????
LOL, you mentioned 82 degrees and chilly.. in Chicago’s winters, where I live, the wind chill reaches 47 degrees below 0. on occasion ( thank goodness ) . ????
how’s it going quadcopter 101 I was wondering on your personal opinion would it be better to buy the cheerson cx-20 or the BAYANGTOYS X16 GPS for my first GPS drone and also in your opinion which out of the tube has a more stable flight