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Walkera F210/3D FPV Professional Racing Drone RTF

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Walkera F210/3D FPV Professional Racing Drone RTF

camdude

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Oct 5, 2016

So I bought this one the last time it went up on Massdrop. I ended up crashing it so many times that the video antenna broke off, and then I kept flying and crashing it. This thing is CRAZY fast on a 4s battery, so it's super fun to fly. It's a very durable racing drone, so not a bad choice for beginners. Also not bad is the price, considering everything it comes with. Since I kept flying this thing without its video antenna, the video transmitter burnt out. Now I could replace it, but I kinda wanted to upgrade to a custom build. Unfortunately everything "Walkera" is Proprietary, so I wouldn't be able to really use any of these parts on a custom quad. So that means If I want to expand I have to spend another $400-$600 for an entirely new setup, instead of just getting a new frame and other odds and ends, (which could have been well under $400). Instead of buying this for a beginner drone, what I wish I'd done was build something from scratch, or at least bought a nano drone and hooked it up with a mini FPV setup. Either choice would have saved me some money in the end.
BUT if you want a beginner racing drone, you're ready for something larger than a nano quad, and you don't mind that practically EVERYTHING on this thing is proprietary, this thing is an awesome buy. Seriously I must have crashed this thing near 50 times and it can still fly. Quite a few of those were hard crashes too (like 30+ miles an hour crashes) sure the video antenna and a ton of propellers broke, but it's still modular so you can buy replacement parts. It's also nice that it comes Ready to Fly, so if you're new to soldering you don't have to get your hands dirty yet.

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