Blade® Vortex 250 Pro BNF Basic

The Blade® brand and ImmersionRC made the Vortex 250 Pro awesome. This is my review after long term use. Enjoy the summer montage!
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Music: NoCopyRightSounds (KillerCats - Tell Me).

[@slowentropy4531]

Love checking out FPV videos from an era I didn't even know FPV existed.

[@Cowboysway1969]

Still flying mine in 2020 and still love it!

[@JohnCuppi]

same here! I don’t fly it nearly as often as I used to though but the vortex was a kick ass beast. You might like my classic review of it I did last year kzbin.info/www/bejne/inKkpqGto9VpecU

[@moniqueh7993]

My brother passed away and he had just got this when it came out.. it’s still in the box and I’ve decided to learn how to fly with him ... sooooo I need to buy a bettery and he has the same remote as you! It’s intimidating?!??! Help me!!!

[@tylermcbride2807]

thanks for getting back to me

[@tylermcbride2807]

I'm thinking about buying a racing drone I've never had one do you think this one is good for beginners or do you have any others in mind

[@JohnCuppi]

yes, I think this one is great for beginners and even experts because it can be modified to be quite a mean machine, even as it is it holds its own every well. of course if you plan to compete in real races though ie at serious tournaments, this won't cut it. the guys there have extremely optimized quads. but I'm not that type of person, I prefer fun-flying at interesting locations and around the yard/open space. 250 pro is excellent for that. big question though: will this be your first drone or just first racing drone?

[@tylermcbride2807]

awesome thanks man that was alot of help so the vortex it's pretty stable then

[@JohnCuppi]

yes. the vortex itself is a solid unit. it's my daily quad and has survived so many crashes and incidents. I like it even more with taranis.

[@tylermcbride2807]

That's good well thanks for the the info 👍

[@BillMRC]

Great stuff & flying John :-)

[@gbro8822]

Great job, Thank you John

[@aurozappa305]

Those trees look hungry !!! yummy quadcopter !!!

[@cptkirkpyro5656]

please tell me where you purchased the bumpers. i would greatly appreciate it. thank you.

[@tylermcbride2807]

first racing drone I have bought a few smaller best buy drones in the past

[@JohnCuppi]

ok, that's good, then you have some prior experience. I'd highly recommend reading up on Taranis, buying an XR4-SB receiver, and get the Blade version of the vortex anyway since they usually have the best price with coupons. Swap the receiver out when you get it, takes about 20min-30min and no soldering required. if you want spektrum that's also okay too, and very easy to use. but Taranis is more powerful and will grow with you over time.

[@jussa101]

Tyler McBride there's a new 150 version I'd recommend that. Since its small and doesn't weigh much its less likely to break. And its a good size to the point where it can grow with you.

[@JohnCuppi]

jussa101 I want that new one SO badly. I'm waiting for black friday to see if I can get a great coupon deal on it. :D

[@tylermcbride2807]

Thanks I will half to check it out

[@JohnCuppi]

www.horizonhobby.com/product/multirotor/multirotor-aircraft/bind-n-fly-15087--1/vortex-150-blh9550 Here's a link to it. I'm really waiting for the first batch of users to get a hold of them to see how they are. Too bad they likely won't be shipping until December knowing Blade's estimated shipping time for things being way off...

[@Dontbeweakvato]

hey man I got caught in a tree branch the other day about 10 feet off of the ground it was at the very tip of the branch. all I did was use the throttle and the props chopped the Tree branch off and it fell

[@JohnCuppi]

Dontbeweakvato it's a beast! The blades will cut off sizable branches.

[@Dontbeweakvato]

John Cuppi yep. they will chop your pinky finger good too. I've been uploading every video mostly GoPro but also flight footage too. 4s is insane where 3s is only real quick. 4s and your 100ft away in a blink. I can do some pretty badass stunts and Acro without my GoPro. but with the GoPro it's a little bit heavier on the stock Motors and it feels funny

[@JohnCuppi]

Cool, I subbed to your channel. I don't fly with a gopro or other HD camera. If I did I would probably use a RunCam 2. 4s IS crazy fast and the bullnose props the motors burn up like crazy.

[@Dontbeweakvato]

iFly always fpv but when I refer to you flying line of sight with say a Vortex or any race quad other guys will say that stupid it's meant to be flown fpv. you know you got some skills if you can fly a race quad line of sight but very fast

[@JohnCuppi]

Dontbeweakvato I totally agree. I actually find flying line of sight harder than fpv. You always have to worry about your orientation. But, doing FPV tricks is a major skill.

[@Cowboysway1969]

Like me some of us got our RC start with fixed wings, 30 years of building & flying balsa models there was no such thing as fpv back then lol, I find it weird that some quad guys can’t fly line of site!

[@Herbflyinghigh]

Hi John I just got this quad to learn how to fly fpv race quad , I know it's been out for a while but someone told me that this is a good one for learning I want to know what do you think?

[@JohnCuppi]

I still fly this years later dude. I was flying it yesterday. It is a great quad. I have added a lot of upgrades to mine, but even in stock form is it is a solid build.

[@Herbflyinghigh]

@@JohnCuppi thanks John I'll be flying it for the first time today so hearing that from you makes feel better about buying it👍😎👍

[@JohnCuppi]

Herb flying high I did an upgrade to it recently as well for the ESCs kzbin.info/www/bejne/nai3dXasZa6MsKc

[@moniqueh7993]

My brother passed away and he had just got this when it came out.. it’s still in the box and I’ve decided to learn how to fly with him ... sooooo I need to buy a bettery and he has the same remote as you! It’s intimidating?!??! Help me!!!

[@tylermcbride2807]

and what reciver are you using for the spectrum and what is better spectrum or frsky

[@JohnCuppi]

The receiver that comes with this mode is called SPM4648 which is what I'm using with it. Even though this video praises the Blade model for being easy to use and setup, I have recently switched my Vortex to FrSky taranis so I can get voltage and signal strength sent directly to my controller/transmitter. Spektrum doesn't offer this.

[@charlesmccullough7149]

What changes have to be made to run the DAL props? Are there settings in Clean Flight or do you just put them on. The link for the bumper is to the plate, do you have a link to the bumpers themselves? Thanks

[@JohnCuppi]

Charles McCullough I never changed any settings in clean flight after putting on the DAL prop, all stock PIDs. If you are running an "original" 250 pro, one of the first batch sold you need to be careful though. Those props can blow the power distribution board. It's mostly a non issue because they "fixed" the boards almost immediately after the first shipments in January. As for the bumpers I'll find those and get back to you :)

[@charlesmccullough7149]

Thanks, I have the Blade version purchased a few days ago. This video was very helpful, thanks for making it.

[@JohnCuppi]

Charles McCullough ok great you're probably good then :) I'm glad you liked the video, thank you! I'll be doing another vortex 250 pro video soon as well. I'm working on a couple things right now, battery voltage/voice telemetry statistics sent to the TX and addition of a micro GPS for distance tracking.

[@charlesmccullough7149]

Sounds great! I'll be looking forward to them.

[@JohnCuppi]

oh wow, it looks like the bumpers are an official product now! mine were 3d-printed ones I had purchased from ebay, but check this out, HH sells them: www.horizonhobby.com/bumper-plate--vortex-pro-blh9206 I will be getting these too at some point since mine have become a bit worn out.

[@jasond3938]

Good review man

[@JohnCuppi]

Thanks I appreciate it. A lot of the info is outdated now though just so you know :)

[@jasond3938]

John Cuppi lol. Yeah ...still a good vid man

[@JohnCuppi]

It's crazy for me to watch this, and it was only about a year and a half ago and now so much is different... I still fly my vortex though! It's just been upgraded with better motors, and I no longer use spektrum at all. My prop choice today is HQprop v1s 5x4.3x3 :) and battery is 1300mah Black Label 4S 80C in case you were wondering :)

[@jasond3938]

John Cuppi Thank you for clarifying that 😂 so funny how fast all this stuff gets outdated

[@jasond3938]

Was looking for the mojo 230 , this one comes up lolol

[@tylermcbride2807]

how long is the flight time

[@JohnCuppi]

Flight time is roughly 5 minutes on a 1300mah 3s battery, depending on how fast you choose to go. Around 8 minutes on the 1800 4s.

[@--JohnDoe]

get used to just cruisin around in acro mode. it makes flying easier, smoother and more fun.

[@JohnCuppi]

I still need to train more on my micros. Full acro is just tough for me and with all of the trees around there it doesn't help me any :(

[@y2kwiz79]

what is your Pro-tunes settings?

[@JohnCuppi]

stock PIDs/protune actually

[@y2kwiz79]

John Cuppi what pro-tunes number?

[@jimmadden8350]

Love to know this as well since I will be running 3S with the stock 5045 two blade prop. Thanks and great video

[@--JohnDoe]

I got good fast by playing (immersion rc liftoff). look it up and get it with a usb to 3.5mm mono trainer cable. you will be pro in no time for ALOT cheaper.

[@JohnCuppi]

Never heard of it but just googled it and it looks pretty cool. Thanks!

[@freedomfreedom2782]

John Cuppi witch beter to byu this one or walkera 210?thanks

[@--JohnDoe]

I have been looking at buying a vortex pro ummagawd edition. but its heavy and having a light quad is alot better. I have been lookin at the holybro shuriken x1.

[@RobbieFPV]

Lower your P's or raise your D's but that bouncing thing it does after a roll in horizon mode is too much. Also. forget about horizon and angle. Go acro.

[@JohnCuppi]

pipodebeuker hey, thanks the info :) it's been about a year since I made this video and I was running cleanflight. I now run betaflight 3.1.7 on this and only fly acro. :D also sold my DX and got a Taranis.

[@RobbieFPV]

Nice! I started out in Horizon mode too. Hell I even flew dji shit for years and I really thought I was the man.

[@JohnCuppi]

We sound similar hehe. I started out with a horizon hobby 350QX quadcopter and it had a "sport mode." I transplanted it to a carbon fiber frame. I thought it so boss at the time. Then I bought the vortex and didn't want anything to do with the 350qx ever again. I'm going to build an X-frame quad with the new stingerswarm TrueX frame most likely, maybe in a month from now! Seeing this video again I think about now and last summer and what a difference in my experience level and hardware... but I was having fun and that's all that matters.

[@RobbieFPV]

DUDE!! Exact same story here except I started with DJI shit and really admired the "attitude mode" Haha this is great. Let's fly together some day.