10" Macroquad // iFlight XL10 V6 6S - Endurance Test & Overview

[@MofiFpv]

People talk about how they couldn’t afford this drone , Bt I built my own budget friendly version with an old 4 in 1 esc I had and a F7 flight controller, ordered a 10” frame from Ali and I love it so much, super quiet and fast, by the way I used some of your PID settings from this video lol thank you 🙏

[@KremerFPV]

That's great. Happy flying!

[@damianomotta1809]

18 minutes at that speed is reaally good, I can imagine this setup for mountain surfing. really sick qwad thank you for the review, happy flying with that beast!

[@KremerFPV]

Happy flying Damiano!

[@simonkung4486]

18 Minutes if you fly it down to 16V... but still great😅👍

[@pepermintpilot1694]

Nice job mate. I run a 10" - 11" modified carbon TBS quad with T-motors. It also is 6S,2P but using 5000mAh Samsung Li-ion cells. I get 25minutes flight time at 25km distance. So slower top end than you are getting. It has a go-pro 7 and DJI air unit (not O3 yet).

[@KremerFPV]

Thanks! I will test it again using another LION pack and will try to fly slower - let’s see how it goes.

[@Wind_Rapport]

First! Kremer you're the best. Got into FPV years ago directly because of your review on the Tiny Hawk Race 2. Thank you!

[@damianomotta1809]

he is really one of the best drone channel, if the community ask for a test he will do it (if he can) reallly a great channel

[@KremerFPV]

Thanks a lot guys, I appreciate it! I try my best to juggle between work, family and drones. Hope I could come up with better and more frequent content but it is what is I guess. Happy flying!

[@damianomotta1809]

@@KremerFPV dont worry you are doing really good already, thank you for sharing!

[@scottgivens27]

That's what I love about you KemerFPV, you are always honest and mention the pros and cons. Yes, I agree and have installed the 03 Air Unit just minutes after receiving it! Lol. When you do your review on the change can you mention that the PWM frequency is at 24k and needs to be switched to 48k. I did not mention it in my how to. Also the after setting the ports tab for the 03 Air unit to DisplayPort MSP on the drop down, you still need to go inside the CLI command and type (set old_displayport_device = map or it won't work. It's set up for the analog vix. Great stuff as always from a truly honest reviewer. Oh, the batteries are very cheap as you can and in my opinion, should be running 2 6s batteries of your choice in parallel when freestyle flying or in general. You will get twice the C rating that you won't get with very heavy 3000mah lipos that have low c ratings. I use RC Hackers 2200mah 45c batteries in Parallel and get a hard, full throttle 8 minutes of freestyle. Take care and God Bless!

[@KremerFPV]

Thanks a lot Scotty, I appreciate your kind words and advices. You did a great job reviewing this beast and I just added your guide to the video description. Happy flying!

[@scottgivens27]

Oh wow!! Thank you Kremer! You didn’t have to do that, but I truly appreciate you! Have a Blessed week and 2023!

[@KremerFPV]

@@scottgivens27 no worries. Same to you!

[@tk-maker]

reminded me year 2014 where my first quad is 10 inch ardupilot APM2.8 board. and in 2023 the 10" is back lol.

[@KremerFPV]

😁

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic flying and review, Gal! 😃 What a beast of a quadcopter! Pretty amazing!!! 😮 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@KremerFPV]

Thanks Mario!

[@WindjumbieFPV]

I love the build IFlight did here…🥰

[@KremerFPV]

🤟

[@Galactic_fudge]

This thing would be excellent for deploying fishing baits when it is too wavy to kayak them out. Wonder the payload capacity

[@divingfalconfpv4602]

Loves to see 2 of those 6S 8000mah in parallel for 16,000mah pack on this drone.. So props doesnt show in gopro just fpv camera?

[@KremerFPV]

I still think that it will be too heavy :-) I plan to test a 10Ah 6S LION battery, let’s see how it goes. Props will not show in the GoPro footage, depending on the camera angle and FOV.

[@divingfalconfpv4602]

@KremerFPV I did 6S 12,000mah on 8" 1250kV. It's heavy but flies fine. Flies a good amount of time cruising at 50mph filming. Plenty of head room to not run out of battery on the way back. I don't freestyle with it. But it is like the max limit of battery I think I could run. Having 120a available pack stays cool. But need more power for anything heavier

[@MactacFPV]

@@KremerFPV I was wondering about that - what sort of camera angle did you find you needed to get no props in view on the gopro? Also, how many amps were you pulling just cruising?

[@KremerFPV]

@@MactacFPV 25-30 degrees. About 25A.

[@MactacFPV]

@@KremerFPV OK, thanks! I'm a bit surprised at the amp draw, I would have thought it might be a bit less. My 7 inch is around 12-15A cruising at about 65 km/hr

[@in2theair67]

Cool video. Where could i found a full betaflight setup for my XL10 DIY kit (not BNF kit) ? Do you think you could export yours ?

[@KremerFPV]

Thanks. You can find a link to the BF dump settings in the video description.

[@in2theair67]

@@KremerFPV Thanks 👍

[@CarbonGlassMan]

This quad is a great price, but I wonder what you think about the 55a 4 in 1 ESC for a 10 inch quad? Don't most quads that size use single ESCs and aren't they usually about 80 amps? I assume the price of this was greatly reduced by the use of a typical 5 inch quad's 4 in 1 ESC.

[@KremerFPV]

Hi, I think that this ESC is sufficient. I’ve bench tested this motor and a 55A ESC is ok with that setup.

[@jrffpv6427]

Hi ! Just little question, there is a ipex security on the vtx to protect the connector to disconnect?

[@MactacFPV]

Are you able to tell me the BLHeli settings that it came set up with?

[@KremerFPV]

Do you still need help with that?

[@MactacFPV]

@@KremerFPV I would love to know the settings, yes!

[@KremerFPV]

@@MactacFPV ibb.co/YjfmcXn Hope it helps.

[@MactacFPV]

@@KremerFPV Thanks so much. Interesting that motor timing is on auto. Are you at 24kHz or 48?

[@MactacFPV]

@@KremerFPV Any chance that you have the tuning and filter settings handy too? :)

[@samuelevinti]

you really wanted to kill that battery :D ! Have you tried it with dual blade propellers?

[@rolliseventeen]

i suggested a 400kv motor to go longer. i dont knwo, do the long rangers prefere such a fast stup over flight time?

[@KremerFPV]

I think that this KV option will be better for an 8S setup.

[@jlarson42]

Great review of a gosh darn big boy. Iflight makes some good products, I love their motors. If I were going for a macro quad bnf, I'd go with iflight . Price seems reasonable for an analog build. But why no digital? There are 2" builds with multiple choices for the fpv system. Happy flying Gal 😎

[@KremerFPV]

Thanks John! Yes I agree - they should add a digital variant.

[@MrQuazar]

With motors and props will be better for 10" quad? I wana try 2207 2580kv and 10" props, how you think is it posible to normal fly?

[@KremerFPV]

These motors are way to small for a 10” build…

[@MrQuazar]

@@KremerFPV if on 7" main?

[@KremerFPV]

@@MrQuazar Only if it's a lightweight build.

[@MrQuazar]

@@KremerFPV ok i see, thnx, i try make my first fpv as is)

[@bigrhenno]

Is the prop shows on action cam?

[@KremerFPV]

No (depending on the camera angle)

[@tondo9669]

impressive

[@MiniRacersRC]

With such a huge battery and without a GoPro it's really not a big deal imo. I have been developing my own FPV quad for filming and these results seam kinda weak for a big company like this...

[@brogdontsypko]

What kind of speed can this thing hit?

[@KremerFPV]

120-130KM/h

[@joaoferreira8044]

what is the top speed on that beast?

[@KremerFPV]

About 130- 150KM/h

[@MJ-bj1gn]

Nice Review, Gal That’s a HUGE quad 😮 I don’t really see the point of a 10“ - my 7“ on a 4000mah has the same amount of flight time (18min) as this 10“ on 8000mah, can carry a gopro and is much safer, why bother buying an expensive 10“?

[@jaysonrees738]

I noticed it was really suffering from jello as well. Outside of having more lift capability, it doesn't seem to really offer much over a 7 inch quad.

[@KremerFPV]

Thanks! I think that it’s more of an interesting setup rather than a useful one. BTW if I was flying in 60Kmh I believe that I could fly longer and cover more distance.

[@MactacFPV]

I can also fly 18min on a few of my 7's, but only slow cruising. If I was flying like OP was, it would be dramatically reduced flight time

[@azezrtyuuiopqsdfghjk]

You have a lot of vibrations!!!!!

[@DescomplicandoDrones]

Perfect

[@KremerFPV]

😎

[@vu3thb]

Super

[@KremerFPV]

🍻

[@DescomplicandoDrones]

I got that flight time on my Diatone Roma L5 Obs: 5'' not 10''

[@KremerFPV]

Flight distance also matters :-)

[@blizzardfpv9584]

I built the project399 10

[@KremerFPV]

🤘

[@Old-bald-lazy]

Hi. Great video. Could you tell me what is an effective distance for good signal? I mean operational range. Like 5÷7 km? Is it possible to send it so far not losing connection?

[@KremerFPV]

Thanks. Which radio system are you using? With ELRS / CRSF you can get *very* far.

[@jaysonrees738]

While I tend to like iFlight's offerings, I feel like this one falls a little short.

[@KremerFPV]

👍

[@MactacFPV]

What is the main drawback you see on this?

[@jaysonrees738]

@@MactacFPV Generally, it just ends up bigger without offering much over a 7 inch quad. Plus it's quite obvious that the frame is vibrating like crazy. Ultimately, the oversized gear is just going to make it cost more, and the huge props are more in the way than anything I've ever seen. Certain things just get tricky when you go big.

[@MactacFPV]

@@jaysonrees738 The larger props should theoretically be much more efficient though. There is a pretty large difference between a 5 and 7 inch prop, as long as your motor it properly. 10 inch props are more efficient than 7 inch props (I've tested pretty much every prop size from 7-10 on a thrust stand). You do have to deal with the larger weight of the frame, but that shouldn't negate it. My question more was - why are you specifically calling out iflight's frame as falling short?

[@jaysonrees738]

@@MactacFPV It simply appears to do everything my 7" quad does, but slightly worse. Less speed, more amp draw, more weight, more cost, more vibrations, and more prop in frame. Just feels like something has gone wrong here.

[@nendhang]

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT

[@KremerFPV]

🤷‍♂️

[@alecmccaul8612]

🤑

[@KremerFPV]

😁

[@manasmal6800]

Hi sir

[@KremerFPV]

👋

[@manasmal6800]

Sir please suggest me fpv drone part's in budget(20k-25k)

[@manasmal6800]

Please reply

[@KremerFPV]

@@manasmal6800 Rupees? For a whole setup from scratch (batteries, goggles, radio and etc)?

[@manasmal6800]

Under 20000 to 25000

[@sandornagy4915]

Very good review.. but can speak, instead singing, its kind of annoying..