Emax Babyhawk | THE MICRO THAT FINALLY WON ME OVER

[@benthebenj]

Thank you for your videos Joshua. The time and effort you put into them are always appreciated.

[@trojangoat7720]

It's funny how I watched this review after I bought the BabyHawk. Great review Mr. Bardwell. I initially flew this copter with 2s, a week later I tried it with 3s 450mah. I was worried about the extra 20g in weight, but Oh man!! No way I'm turning back. The babyhawk feels like a 5inch machine with 3s and I get about 5mins of flight time. With 3s 750mah, it's a bit sluggish but I'm getting about 7mins of flight time. This is an awesome machine for some indoor practice and flying through tiny whoop gates.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

On 3S it flies better but some people have burned out motors so I don't promote it. But yeah it flies way better on 3S for sure.

[@thehonornightwolf]

I've had this quad for about 2 weeks now. I manage to brake a prop guard and bend the two front props on a couple of crashes. Bent the props back and flew away no problems. super durable and quite fast.

[@JasonBentz]

Just got this up and running too. I used a FuriousFPV mini Rx to get telemetry to my Taranis, and works perfect. A little disappointed in 300mah flight time, but still learning anyway. I ended up buying a 4 pack of the Bias 2S 300mah batteries on Amazon (Atomik Rx I believe sells them), and they've been pretty good so far. Still waiting on my FPV goggles.

[@techyg-quads6350]

Great review! I reviewed this copter a few weeks ago, got my hands on it pretty early. I have flown about 50 packs through it now! After doing that, I can say it truly is a sturdy copter. I have managed to break the front left prop guard (kind of where you were flexing in the video), as well as the front left and back right prop. This is after smashing it into a bird feeder, fence, etc. One of the ESC wires broke from the motor, but it was very easy to re-solder it. The prop guard was easily fixed with some E6000 general purpose glue. Overall I've put it through the paces. This copter really translates well to a miniquad. I've been able to fly it easily in my backyard, which means much more stick time! I recommend a 2S 300mah Turnigy nanotech battery (35-70C) which works very well, and what Emax recommends on RCGroups. For anyone wanting to mount a FrSky XM+ Receiver, I've designed an antenna holder and posted it on Thingiverse. www.thingiverse.com/thing:2250873 This may be a better option than tucking it in the frame, as some have complained that range is limited when doing that. Also, the only place I can find parts in the US (at the time of writing this comment) are Team Legit's web site. Eventually you will break props, get a few extras. Might as well get a prop guard as well. My review here in case anyone wants to check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYiVo6KuaKZ5jNk Happy flying!!

[@eladioh3858]

Right on Joshua, You were dead on , perfect way off put in it. I love my Babyhawk .!!!! Got it at the Toledo Show and don' t regret getting it. Can t compare with the first Hubsan brush that I got a few years ago for indoor flying !!! Great review . Keep the good work !!!!

[@Vidal2021]

I agree. I took mine outside for the first time, a few days ago. Impressive for it's size. Mine didn't include a RX. Added a SAT that I de-cased and stuck on back of the camera/vtx. Flashed 3.1.7. Running the 2S lipos from my micro Helis. Nano-tech 300mah 45-90C and even the stock 100S lipo (450mah 20C). Just purchased four 350mAh 2S 80/160C lipos to try.

[@GUILLERMO.NESPOlO]

joshua we need to see this one indoor , that is the reason we look at this one ...thanks

[@redberlingo]

Great sound. Love the new mic

[@jimawhitaker]

You're plan worked out in the end ;-) Just followed a few videos and ended up here and can't remember what I was looking for in the first palce. Another great video.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Glad you like it.

[@AAronFpv]

just picked up a king Kong 90gt and love it you should review one of those

[@7demo7review]

Great vid and edit Josh!

[@dkieng]

Can you review the ARFUN next? thanks.

[@Dropkicker27]

That was my question to, i like the ARFUN very much!

[@camdensrandomstuff8815]

It's so fast!!

[@mhdeutschland]

ARFUN is the best till now

[@jhbuxton4]

Love mine! All I did was install a serial receiver for my spek dx6 gen2, set it up in betaflight and went flying. No silly tweaks needed imo. So much fun. I'm using the luminer 2s 400mah packs. :-) -Jamie

[@katostrofik]

Quick! Everyone order now it before it's out of stock because of the Joshua video stock effect at retailers!!! :-D

[@GhostRyderFPV]

Getfpv had that soldering iron on sale when Josh's video on it came out... I wonder how fast that changed?

[@hardkur]

that explain why they dissapear from banggood . :D can you tell me in secret , where i can find extra proppelers for these quad?

[@hardkur]

omg your the best , delete the comment ! fast !!!!!! :D

[@GhostRyderFPV]

Piro - They have all the things you want from China, whether you knew you wanted it or not! Cheers!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

FWIW, I specifically waited until it was in stock before releasing this video. If anybody knows of any other sources feel free to put them in the comments.

[@sanpol4399]

Well....I saw your vídeo and then got one Baby Hawk. Then I flew it and let me tell you something: IT IS REALLY NICE TO FLY THIS MINI QUAD :-) :-) Your review exactly mached what I observed flying mine. Cheers.

[@MARLEYMATRIX]

Can you do a review for DYS Elf?

[@carboncubss]

Joshua, I am looking at the emax babyhawk as a fun time flyer, grab and go for times your not sure if your flying or not. But that babyhawk does not seem much faster than my 8.5mm brushed micro. Although your looping did have noticeably more power on the end side of the loop. I will bite the bullet and get a babyhawk just because of this video bro! Thanks once again for sharing!!!

[@howdymaniwonttofly6122]

Thank you very much man. If I believed in multiple God's you would have just became one. This is so much better than the gt90

[@nyx574]

Thanks, it's just a matter of time better motors will be available.

[@randomwisdom845]

The flight footage looks really stable and smooth, these micros usually are kinda twitchy, this one flies actually like a family car :D Quite a nice piece.

[@GhostRyderFPV]

"Family Saloon" Josh? Let me guess, all 23 seasons, and the Grand Tour as well? Jezza would be proud! lol

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+willdoryder some say he eats his cereal with a well tuned PID loop, and that he soft mounts his testicles. All we know is, he's Joshua Bardwell.

[@GhostRyderFPV]

Best Jezza impression... In The World...

[@GhostRyderFPV]

Here's your sandwich Mr. Bardwell, sorry it's cold - Oh God! Please stop hitting me in the face! Drone Racing Engineers aren't supposed to be so strong! (must be the soft-mounted testes)

[@Concorde707]

fantastic piece of property

[@PatriotPaulUSA]

Excellent review and explanation! (as usual) Joshua. Totally agree with the JST connector. I just got done ordering waiting and then soldering EC2 to XT60 adaptors. Just another unnecessary PITA :) You have put this emax on my top of list.

[@BB-mk1er]

I wish i had one! I have been trying to do some budget builds, but no matter what I do, I never end up with a useable quad. I am getting pretty frustrated. I NEVER get matching parts, and I even got a few defective items. I am really wishing that I just got a bind n fly package rather than have a pile of useless parts. I have spent the past 2 months at my desk instead of flying. I am definitely ready to give up. But I enjoy your videos. Keep it up!

[@chmnyswft4023]

Picked one of these up at Flite Fest West and told the guys at the EMAX booth you sold me on it. Expect more EMAX product in need of reviewing. =) BTW, have you gotten your hands on a Torrent 110 yet?

[@HillbillyonaYZ]

Old video I know, but FWIW, I got a PNP version (used an FrSky XM reciever). All good except the camera overheats and shuts of in about 1-1.5 minutes of flying (less if not moving). Flew it LOS after the camera shuts down and find that it dumps a 400mah (Lumineer) battery in about 2 minutes. Got another camera, will put it in tomorrow and see if it works better. Several reviews have said much larger than a 400-450 mah battery is too big for it, but I'm going to have to try a 500 mah if the fly time doesn't get better. 3 packs for 5-6 minutes in the air isn't going to cut it..

[@NarWhat]

I'd recommend trying the KingKong 90GT. It's a LOT of fun, for a 90mm quad.

[@TheGaffanon]

The plastic is transparent to the signal that's why the antenna works where it is, carbon fiber would block the signal.we surround antennas with plastic all the time

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yes, I know that. The problem is that it is crumpled up instead of being in a straight line. This affects its tuning so that its range is reduced.

[@TheGaffanon]

Well then yes that is a problem. I didn't see the scrunched antenna there sorry

[@PhatheadWRX]

I'm intrigued in the new DYS Elf. 10A escs, OSD, buzzer, and FrSky BNF. It even comes with 600 mah batteries for 6 min flights

[@MUCracing]

Ditto that JB.. The main issue I have not pulling the trigger on one, is that spare lipos seem to be a nightmare to find? Also pls state the run times in reviews.. Cheers...

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+MUC Racing run time is easily around 5 minutes with a 450 mAh.

[@MUCracing]

thanks JB.. 3 mins with my current brushless is just sad.. :-)

[@hardkur]

Great video as always ! I think its gona be entry drone for many people , these size is good for both inside and outside , also burshless motors are more appealing than burshed ones. cant wait for mod video , buzzer osd upgrade (?) . pid tunning for newbies ;-) , and how paralel charge these small batteries safely . ps. you can hack the battery strap with hot glue and players , it come out perfect .just cut out the plastic part and glue it back on desired lenght , compress with players untill hot glue dryes.

[@rogerbivins9144]

1st, many thanks Josh, getting started with these elec quads from scratch with zero local support / guidance is like teaching yourself brain surgery then performing it on yourself, maybe not quite, but no less frustrating. with help from channels like yours, I'm finding my way. this Baby Hawk is tempting me to take a quick break from huffing lead solder fumes for a minute! what kind of 4s batt are you using, price, and what sort of run times can you expect?. Also, do you know if it's offered with a Frsky rx installed?

[@philihc]

HoverBot Nano 250$ for a prebuild one ~170 if you build it yourself I think the Emay is more stable to fly, because of the weight and the less power.

[@Frogs77]

I cannot wait for you to reveiw the blade torrent! on 3s.

[@hardkur]

or chinese clone the robinhood ;-)

[@tiger200350]

I just got one few days ago and love it!!

[@MitchellWongHo]

I've just ordered parts to build a micro on the Chaser88 frame. I also found the cost of parts on par as building a basic 220. I think the AIO stack/tower rise the cost a little.

[@kentboehm1981]

Super important tip everyone! check continuity before plugging in. I didn't check and the FC had a short (they had bridged the positive and negative of the power supply to the camera on the underside of the FC). Magic smoke. Gearbest is sending a new FC but it's a pain, so check before you plug in

[@elliotfpv2645]

I made a track for my tiny whoop which is outside my house but then fly through a top window, down the stairs and back outside. you should have a go at that it's fun. also thanks for the great videos

[@usererror1563]

I have total respect for you... so forgive me, but I gotta ask. What the heck were wearing, a dress, or a wizard costume? lol

[@Kettenhund75]

I think it’s a sarong...

[@MorningView]

yes it is a wizard costume.

[@rogerhuff2602]

Can you perform a power roll with the Babyhawk? I can do the barrel roll. Had difficulty with the flip, but going to try later with more elevation.

[@shane_world2033]

AR FUN aurora 90mm quad please review. i would love to hear your opinion about this micro, also what do they call the pants you wear at 4:53? i love the colors

[@jclopez12353]

Have you flown blade torrent 110?? My two favorite micros are babyhawk & blade torrent!😁

[@OlliGarch]

I just got one for Xmas and haven’t flown because it’s to cold and I only have one battery and no charger. I have up until now just flown my eashine qx90c I have a charger for it but it only charges 1s batteries. Can you please recommend a charger setup for this that I can grow with when I get into bigger quads and the best batteries to buy as well. Love your channel. I’m pretty sure it was this video that sealed the deal as my next quad. Thanks

[@JoshuaBardwell]

This page gives my recommended batteries and chargers. www.fpvknowitall.com/fpv-shopping-list-charging/

[@Carlosmototech]

You have a lovely home

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+zero937 thanks.

[@fellerc7502]

What Betaflight version do you flashed on the Babyhawk 85mm and what F3fc do you want of the list. Spracing F3

[@SimRacer101]

It's interesting you got the BNF. I've only seen people get the PNP so far which didn't come easy to connect without ugly soldering. For that reason for now I went with the KingKong 90GT which is great and I just reviewed.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+DroneRacer101 it might just be that they made one for me special.

[@SimRacer101]

Joshua Bardwell maybe. They have said a BNF is coming so if you got it from Emax I bet you got an early release. It looks really nice how they fit the RX in there. But that antenna? I suppose if it works...

[@flyalongside4023]

We got a BNF as well, granted its one year later, but it was nice to have it fly out of the box with FRSKY.

[@polarbearjf]

+Joshua Bardwell Nice video Joshua! Just wondering when u filmed this as I'm pretty sure my version comes with a jst battery connector atleast I thought it did and looked like it did? Am I buying new batteries? Lol

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+POLARJFPV mine is also a JST. I used the wrong name.

[@roflbotfpv9168]

I had no idea you hated minis, i sent you a message a while back about an 87mm brushless you ignored. LMAO XD

[@TheRCAddict]

Props to you for shooting the video upside down relative to you, takes skill haha

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Props to you for noticing :-)

[@sledman3000]

Hello I bought a Babyhawk pnp and trying to connect to a flysky FS-A8S and cant get any communication with s.bus or ibus I have read that they aren't ibus compatible though if you have a solution it would be great help

[@poonesabzi3814]

what a Great place you have man, Good for you, I'm thinking of getting a micro brushless fpv to practice inside and outside too, would you recommend anything please?

[@rcwck]

NOTE:Just need pwm, ppm, sbus ready Radio Receiver to make PNP fly. NO bind button included.

[@Dot2TheLock]

how is the flight times i dont think you said anything on it but i might of missed it.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+Dot2TheLock easily 5 minutes.

[@mattyale1506]

na not a patch on the Aurora 100 mate

[@MrStrikeforce1987]

How does this quad compare to what we have today? (i.e. mobula7, trashcan, etc)

[@silverfish27]

Hi Joshua! I am an acro beginner and I was thinking to buy one of this for indoors. But I am also considering the Eachine Aurora 90. Any suggestions? Thanks and keep the channel rolling!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+Daniel Garcia Sardina I haven't flown the Aurora 90 so I can't comment on it.

[@rogerhuff2602]

Another question for any viewers or Joshua, is there a way to track the battery other than watching the power die out? I'm a big fan of the battery alarm on my LaTrax Alias. Do you have a video on Lipo batteries related to voltage use before and after, how to read those numbers on the testers?

[@FarmerFpv]

you need to try the blade torrent 110 flies like an actual 5 inch.

[@InFrontOfYourBack1]

Nor Cal Fpv if you can find one! This will be my next micro. Also at $200 it should fly well!!!

[@fishherp]

Nor Cal Fpv build one! Way less expensive and much better quality :)

[@FarmerFpv]

fish herp been their I been flying micros and minis for 4 years and I'm just tired of being a bench pilot. the blade from what I seem on 3s performs plenty good for what I need, but I agree building one is always cheaper and alot better than a bnf quad :)

[@caseyc1742]

Nor Cal Fpv not the case anymore with the proliferation of brushless micros this summer.

[@mrpigeon842]

Try the Flyegg 130, it is my favorite and flys like my 5”.

[@PIDtoolbox]

very cool!

[@Chxfevo]

Hey @JoshuaBardwell Would you mind sharing your bids for this micro? Looked like it flew so smooth and great Thanks in advance

[@LarryJenkins]

Joshua would you recommend this as a good first brushless micro? I have had fun with my brush micro, looking to step up to brushless!

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+Larry Jenkins Yeah it would be a good FPV trainer I think.

[@nickdignard3494]

i want to buy this for my kid_'and me'_does the quad slowly descend when lipo reach critical voltage or he is going to burn all of them ? tkx

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+Slam fpv no. You have to monitor the voltage with a timer.

[@Migueldeservantes]

May I ask you what are the goggles that you where using? They look really big! 4:53 in the video..

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+Migueldeservantes dominator HD2.

[@Migueldeservantes]

So I can positively conclude that you where using a Laphorge transmitter? that was the light that can be seen? I have been looking for a really long time on a set of goggles, but the fact that they are just so many frequency transmitters for this goggles make me dread to buy something that will make me regret it

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You will not regret buying LaForge. In my case, I was using True-D.

[@Migueldeservantes]

Thank you for taking the time to answer, your advice is greatly appreciated.

[@rogerhuff2602]

I'm having a lot of difficulty. Took a long time to get the thing to arm. Had to tweak things a lot in Betaflight from Joshua's video there. No I can't really control it. Tried two different batteries: Eflite 2S 7.4V 400 mAh (30C). Small enough to be ok, and a Lecton Pro 7.4V 950 mAh (30C) which is long and bulky, definitely throws the balance off. Do I need a smaller battery and then work on the trim? FPV in my house EQUALS lots of crashing. It's sturdy though.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I think you should start outside. This is a bit on the edge of what is fun to fly indoors.

[@rogerhuff2602]

Joshua Bardwell I can see and agree with that. What battery options can you recommend? Comments are a bit variable

[@danielpassmore5026]

so can we get a bf config dump? Yours flies better than mine. Maybe I just have not gotten used to it yet. What batteries are you using?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

This is straight default cofig, as it was shipped. I have made literally no changes except channel mapping and modes for my Taranis. Batteries are 450 mAh 2S that were sent with it. I don't know the brand or anything.

[@danielpassmore5026]

Joshua Bardwell I think my battery is the problem. Mine was feeling weak on a 2s 250mah I had laying around. After seeing your video I put a 600 mah i have and it was much improved. I think my little 250 is just too old. I did zip tie my fc down so it would stay in place though. That made a ton of difference stability wise and it flies a lot more like my 5 inchers now. Little guy is well worth 100 bucks imo.

[@pointnozzleaway]

any quick reference vid on how to connect a DSM2/DSMX RX to this puppy ?

[@honestreview9019]

Hi joshua - wear glasses - In this case how do you fly with fatsharks _ I'm short sighted - _1.72 and -2.25 can u guideme which fpv googles to use

[@JoshuaBardwell]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6rKdGaMf5ugqLc

[@adamb3992]

I just picked one up and had problems getting communication between the drone and the flysky receiver & betaflight 3.2 wasted a lot of time. Make sue you flash the flight controller solved all my problems

[@grumpybear741]

How would this rate when compared to a Blade Torrent? I was thinking of that for my next indoor ( I live in Canada so it's winter here a lot) but now you have me thinking maybe this would be a good choice too. It's a lot cheaper....

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I haven't flown a Torrent so I don't know.

[@grumpybear741]

Joshua Bardwell thanks Any plans in place to test a Torrent? Would love to get your take on it.

[@exinfernnus]

Looks cool man. Really not into the Induct&^% I bought.(save the video feed, which is great). I'll probably grab one and consider a transplant.

[@neomayad]

I'm looking for something like this with an OSD. Preferably BNF. Any suggestions? And if you've ever flown the kingkong et125, how would this compare to it? (Freestyle)

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Diatone GT90 or Babyhawk-R both have OSD. Diatone even has current sensing. Check my review for more. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jILWl5mYbttnpMU

[@neomayad]

Joshua Bardwell Joshua Bardwell I was actually just watching that. Sounds like the babyhawk r would be the better choice for me. I've been looking for videos on how to install a Spektrum receiver on it but I haven't found anything yet. I'm not the greatest at soldering which has made finding my next quad very challenging to say the least lol smh. I think what made me shy away from those in the beginning is the fact that I crash a lot lol. The faster and heavier the quad, the harder they fall. Any receiver suggestions? It seems like there's so many and I just discovered the cheaper "orange" receivers. I'm using a Spektrum ix12

[@colelandreneau304]

ha I love your get stuff for free plan. great video though you used xm+?

[@jteddy11]

just ordered this from banggood, what batteries? I ordered 2s 450 (they rate 90c) and the frsky XM+ , they were out of 3s 450mah. Is 2s 450 ok? Mico noob here, thxs

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+jteddy11 that's a fine choice.

[@jonnyboys3949]

Hi Joshua I wandered if you could help me please. I have a babyhawk and i blew the board. I fitted a new f3 femto board, I flashed it with the latest firmware (spracingf3 evo) I restored my old babyhawk settings also. Now it wont fly. All my motors spin but its like its severely unbalanced. I tried changing the esc settings and found that in DSHOT300 the motors spin smoothly but only 3 of the motor spin. when i back to ONESHOT 125 all four motors spin again but the quad shakes erratically? any Ideas please? regards Jon

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You cannot use Dshot with the F3 Femto FC because of a DMA conflict. If you remap one of the motor outputs it can work. But officially it only supports Oneshot.

[@remembermee5769]

What about the eashine lizard95?

[@markjohn1382]

I was super excited to get this but it will not stay trimmed out. anyone else have that problem??

[@IljaVladimirovitsj]

does it only work with an tarranis radio? if not how would i get it to work on a turnigy radio for example?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The linked version (in the video description) is PnP. This means you provide your own receiver. Any PPM or serial receiver you can fit onto the copter will work. The Taranis micro receivers like XM+ are ideal. I don't know about other types.

[@IljaVladimirovitsj]

Thanks Joshua, And for people who wanted to know, for Flysky and Turnigy you would need the FS-A8S i just looked it up. Hobbyking and Bangood sell these.

[@danielpassmore5026]

Ilja Vladimirovitsj pnp does sbus for spectrum and frsky. Not sure about ibus though. It's a femto f3 board. Just Google that. You will need one of the tiny flysky receivers though. It's tough to even get an xsr to fit

[@kubburdigital]

I've been in the market for a micro, can't seem to decide on it, any 4s micros that can hold a gopro ?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The closest you would get is some 3" builds which can run on 4S and, barely, run a GoPro, if you don't care that they fly like a pig.

[@Kettenhund75]

I really dig your place. What part of the world do you live?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+Kettenhund75 Knoxville

[@smashitfpv3922]

Does it have enough power to flip and roll without a ton of altitude loss? I'm seriously thinking about buying one.

[@smashitfpv3922]

And can it run a 3s battery without any modding?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yes it can flip and roll. It is officially rated for 2S but people are running it on 3S. I had one person report super hot motors after running on 3S so maybe it needs to be propped down a bit.

[@fyresg]

It'll be perfect if it comes with built-in OSD, e.g. on Eachine Aurora 90.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

It does not.

[@ac3smak14]

I know im late but i love the vids and just recently purchased a babyhawk but i cannot for the love of god find how to install a ppm receiver on the babyhawk not everyone flys flysky i fly graupner im desperate josh please help lol

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Lots of modern FC's dont' support PPM at all. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the Babyhawk was like that. I don't know for sure. You probably want this: www.graupnerusa.com/gr12l-SUMD-8-channel-HoTT-Receiver-S1037.html

[@fluttershy77x]

What happens, if you strap 3S on it?

[@stevejhkhfda]

what lipos do you recommend with it?

[@dronerequired2969]

Does the Babyhawk leave marks on walls like other brushless Whoops?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+Drone Required everything leaves a mark if it hits hard enough.

[@JohnTaylorFPV]

dammit, i just got one and it came with a bad esc.. so bummed.

[@philthayer4087]

Mine twitches in yaw, drifts, vibrates. Has resonance from the plastic frame I think. Junk.

[@OliFPV]

HomeRacer are the greatest fun 👍 cheers 🍻

[@lodewijk-9550]

Looks Nice can you review the walkera rodeo 110 i have iT the only ting that i dont like About iT is the cam and Mayby i gonne buy this babyhawk to Thanks to your review i ma 12 and ducht so sorry for the bad english

[@TONYSTARK-jh2wu]

what about the blade torrent

[@trapperjohn7571]

I'm curious, do you think this would be a good first quad for someone?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Yeah, actually, I do, now that you mention it. Relatively docile to fly, but still handles like a real copter so you'll learn good habits. And super crash resistant.

[@trapperjohn7571]

Sweet. I already have a 280 and a big AP quad, but I'm really wanting to get one of these micros because 90% of my free time is after dark (and in the winter months). But, I'm also always having new people who want to try flying, and I'm thinking something like this would be way more interesting (and safer) than my big quad

[@Salki1012]

Could you help me out! I have a babyhawk and love it but the video range is extremely short for me, 60-80 feet and it is blacking out. I am running the VTX on 200mhz and on A8 and my Dom V3 are set to A8, same channel. The Antenna looks to be in good condition still but it is troublesome that I cant fly more than a few feet away in FPV... Any ideas?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

I would replace the camera/vTX module. It sounds like it may be damaged.

[@Salki1012]

I'm going to contact Emax to see if they can provide any insight. and/or a replacement vtx/camera module. Hopefully I can get it up and working soon! On the plus side it does work perfectly within the 60-80 ft range so I can still fly around.

[@cbj223]

Joshua, was that an out of the box tune?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+Clayton Baker yes.

[@howdymaniwonttofly6122]

I just got my hawk and it won't show anything on the receiver Page on betaflight.can you please help

[@howdymaniwonttofly6122]

It's all 0 on roll threw aux 10 resiver is soldered in.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

This is something I've been hearing more about but I don't know the cause. I think try reinstalling your configurator and/or update the firmware on your quad to at least 3.1.7.

[@howdymaniwonttofly6122]

Joshua Bardwell what flight controller do I pick

[@biarlee2556]

What would cause the baby hawk to pitch up when full throttle is given. I’m just thinking that there is so much vibration going on that the flight controller may just be getting a little bit out of whack or possibly a bad ESC

[@JoshuaBardwell]

+#speedyFPV are you in autolevel mode?

[@biarlee2556]

Joshua Bardwell I’m in angle- I just talked to Emax and they said to set it to 3.1.6 BF- I’ll try that tonight

[@biarlee2556]

Acro- NOT ANGLE

[@haloboyvash]

Was that you flying in a pink skirt?

[@pacrigi]

Is this still the go ? It's been a year now ... I am looking for something I can fly closer to people with minimal risk of injury?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Depends what you are looking for. Babyhawk-R, Diatone GT-90 are both better fliers, but a litte too powerful maybe for "minimal risk" situations.

[@pacrigi]

Yeah right thanks , I have the babyhawk r 3" ( just waiting for batteries) so guess will try that for now :)

[@pabz06]

what about the torrent?

[@ninjasauce8855]

I just unboxed mine. When I fly it, it barely has any punch. When i give it pitch or roll, it just drops. Mine looks nothing like this. The other videos i see have this thing screaming. Im using a tiny 2s 50c 400mah battery. So its definately not the battery. I built a micro with 1103 motors that can lift bigger batteries. Another thing that it does is when I land at a slight angle, the motors rev up and the thing flips out. Did i get a defective one? Or is this something that can be fixed?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

How does it fly with the batteries that came with it?

[@ninjasauce8855]

Joshua Bardwell I didnt get any batteries with mine. I have ordered some, so I will wait. And wait. And wait until they arrive. I just watched someone flying with a 700mah battery and it was screaming. After looking into this, I am finding a lot of people are having this problem, but usually after flying it for a while. So dont waste your time on this, I was just hoping that maybe this was a common problem easily fixed.