URUAV UR65 Review - Get one!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Is a 1s whoop the dream or 2s? Also, traditional 65mm or larger preferences?

[@dronereviewman9580]

Nick Burns. I like the regular whoop size!! And 1s is fine for me but im still new to fpv flying!! Wow i really like the blue whoop at the end!! Going to go look for that review now!!! Stuck in the hospital today think i tore a bicep muscle!! It is swollen and wont move and hurts like hell!!! I hate missing work!! I need to work to make money to buy more drones!!!! Lol droned on!!!!! & i love watching drone review's & flight footage!! ABOUT THE FUN!!!!! And this is the best channel i really hope you make some money!!! You put a lot of time and effort into your channel!!! Well if you dnt at least you get the best drones to fly & review! Lol GREAT CHANNEL!! . 👍😀👍

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you, I again hope you heal well. I don't get worried about money or much. This is a fun hobby, I enjoy flying, studying, note taking, video editing and interacting with everyone here. I got back into RC and drone because I didn't feel I had a hobby, I spent my free time working, which wasn't terrible I thought I needed a different outlet. Bang here we are almost 3 years later.

[@foigasindustries]

Nick Burns 65mm standart tinywhoop frame! It's a perfect size! 1s/2s? Dunno, i think for most of the pilots (including me) 1s is enough. But quad Evolution is going really quick. In one year we may have to decide if we want a 4s or a 5s tinywhoop ;)

[@striker8paints]

I like 1s since it means cheap batteries that charge fast making you able to fly more. As for size it really comes down to what you want it to do. From my limited experience I like 65 for indoors since even brushless it's going to be rather light and do less damage if things got bad, but for all around indoor/outdoor something between 70 to 80mm just might be the ticket light enough to not tear up the house to bad, but enough mass to cope with a bit of wind outside

[@foigasindustries]

striker8paints yep, the lighter weight is a huge reason for not beeing afraid of it. My grandma is really afraid by my lizard95, but she loves my tinywhoop, which is not much smaller than the lizard.

[@lvzx1497]

Hey Nick, thank you for taking the time to make this video and for all of the other videos you have done. I'm sure it takes a good amount of time to make them. I also picked up ur65 after watching this video and love it so far, it is perfect for indoor flying. Now I just need to find some more 1s batteries as the ones that came with I'm not to impressed with. Hopefully one day we get a better option for this class. Next on the build list is a rakon 76mm 2s build after hearing you speak so highly of that setup = )

[@heroflying]

I've found with mine 4 blade whoop props stabilize and add control, and I haven't noticed a significant reduction in flight times. Seems like a great way to improve it.

[@btbplanevids]

Nice review and great flying! Your cat is as used to quads as my dogs :-) For me the only downside to these brushless 65s is the short flight time ... not much over 2 mins. I'm used to 4 mins with my brushed QX65s, and I get the same from my Rakon 76 brushless. That's the sweet spot for me at the moment - I don't find the slight increase in size or weight to be a big issue inside, and it handles the wind surprisingly well outdoors.

[@peregrineflow7354]

Nick my UR65 is brilliant but had a tiny "twitch" every 9.5 sec. It just jerks back about 10 degrees at this interval. Have you ever seen that? Nothing I did in betaflight affected it. I looked at the ESCs when I reversed them but didn't change anything else. Still the twitching. So I switched to D8 Mode. Problem gone. 65mm bliss. Thanks Nick, for being such a great source of information and inspiration. A trusted source.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

sounds like a temporary failsafe, and/or the cpu on the flight controller is getting "swamped" with telemetry. D8 mode on these little boards is the way to go.

[@Alamodem]

I just ordered this yesterday as my first drone. Cant wait.

[@mrmikojo5738]

Ordered mine last week, I'm even more excited after seeing this. You really rip around with skill sir.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you

[@filiped7298]

From your flight videos, I imagine that Tinywhoops will be the next big thing on the real estate sector. Soon enough Remax will have videos from interior of properties made by whoops 😄

[@NickBurnsFPV]

ha

[@tedcharp]

Filipe D I thought the same thing lol

[@frankbarajas]

LOL, good one Filipe!

[@dobeyxxl2889]

Great home for flying. Glad you got one to review since I have been eyeballing this for a bit now. Ordered one based on this review, thanks for the coupon

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Yes, I got very lucky when we chose this house. I had no idea 8 years later i would be flying around in it.

[@underhog5275]

Been watching this review few times, just bought 1 today and thanks for making us feel like a kid again

[@NickBurnsFPV]

lol not a problem.

[@rc-fannl7364]

That's some serious indoor ripping!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you

[@noahreinhart3555]

I got mine in today. this thing is great. its quiet, quick, and ticks all the boxes for me. now I fly indoor whoop mostly so I haven't gotten it outside yet but man inside this is my favorite thus far for brushless. I doubt Ill be repairing my old whoops at this point.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

They struck lightning with this one.

[@DJSOULFORCE]

Great review Nick. I for one can truly relate to your closing comments (about making money in this hobby & this hobby is all about fun!). I started making videos on my channel to share information that I had learned about the few quads I had at the time. Back then, (4 years ago) all the instructions were poorly written, so information was priceless. I posted many many videos of quads I bought out-of-pocket, supplied "best places to buy" non-affiliated links, was not a KZbin Partner and never made a dime for my efforts. "I was as happy as a hog in slop!!!" My subscribers eventually labled my videos as "reviews" and called for more videos... then stores started writing me asking if I'd like to do a review for their products and the rest is current history. To this day, I have turned down more offers for review models than I have reviewed, simply because, "I just wanna have fun!" Doing "official" reviews is not as easy as it looks to our viewers (all they see is the fun!) but it takes a lot of my personal time (shooting video, editing, listing specs, prices & links, doing the research, etc) so my objective now is simply to get fair compensation for my efforts and labor, which of course, adds up to way more than just getting a free quad! I was totally happy making videos while out flying & having fun FOR FREE, versus "I have to do this review because the store sent me this quad." I'm am one reviewer who is all about the fun brother, I only review the quads that I ask the store to send me or my subscribers show an interest in... but mostly, I love reviewing the quads that I would have bought for myself had the store not offered it to me for review. (I figured if they're going to make me work, I'm gonna have fun my way... it's no fun doing reviews of quads that I'm not interested in; then it's like being a salesman who doesn't use the products that he sells) I guess you can tell, your closing comment touched me a little (in a good way) and I think I read between the line a little (when you referred to the top 2%), and I totally agree with you brother, thanks... THE END!!! (stop by the channel sometimes bro... POW!!!) -djsoulforce!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you. I hear you on all points. I see to many reviews with what appear to be sales on the mind, which is what the vendors want. But that doesn't keep the community growing.

[@lf5133]

Yes the motors spin up in the motors tab and I’m familiar with having the drone level for it to arm. The darn thing still won’t arm.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

hmm...I would need to see the betaflight setup at this point.

[@polarbearjf]

@Nick Burns ....Yeh I can't get a clear video on my Snapper7 on any channel or band , trying to sort it with BG now...Loving the look of this little on, man another add to the micro army lol Thanks for another great video!

[@TheXanUser]

Um, can someone please make an FPV simulator map of Nick Burns house?! That looks soooo fun!

[@MCsCreations]

BTW, Nick, I just made my own 1s battery tester. I used a 1s power meter I bought to make power banks (already used one in a power back, by the way), used a female barrel connector and a male connector that I soldered different leads (losi, jst and so on) and put it in a Tic Tacs box... It got a little big, but it's working fine. 😊

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Sounds like a fun project. Nice.

[@MCsCreations]

Nick Burns It is! 😊 And, anyway, it's going to work great until I get a good one like that you showed. 😊

[@Ralphenator1]

Been waiting for this review to make sure it was of the same quality as the Snapper6. Thanks for the great review.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you

[@taterfpv]

Thanks Nick. Added one to my cart to replace one of my tired ol E010s.

[@alcurtis93]

TaterFPV I've still got my e010s. You reckon brushless is the way to go? Can't imagine I can reuse the batteries from the e010s in this

[@taterfpv]

Yeah, I'm convinced :) I had converted mine to the PH2.0 pigtails so I could use the whoop batteries. These were my favourite indoor guys for a long time. Make a ziptie canopy and hammer into everythng! My house is smaller than Nick's so some of those zippier micros he flies around the house would be wasted here. I think this one wil be a good fit.

[@SteveGergetz]

Nick, at 6:04 "...I loosened my screws all a little bit and I noticed that the yaw twitches went away..." 1) Could you describe in a little more detail what you're experiencing that you describe as a "yaw twitch"? I have had a little bit of yaw weirdness on one of my quads and I haven't found the root cause yet, but I'm not sure whether "yaw twitch" describes my weirdness. What is "yaw twitch" actually in this case for you? 2) And why did (or why would) loosening the screws help that problem? THANKS!!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

The "yaw twitch" is an inconsistent quick jerk on the yaw axis, its a small (5degree?) jerk and can be flown still. I likely had screwed down the canopy to much and squished the rubber grommets holding the flight controller enough the vibration dampening of the grommets was decreased enough to allow vibrations to get to the flight controller. The vibrations(noise) build up in the flight controller then it comes out as a "yaw twitch".It doesn't always come out in "yaw twitch", it can come out in a number of ways or axis. The remedy is allowing the vibration dampening (grommets) to work as well as they can....loosening the screws stopping the free external movement.

[@SteveGergetz]

Nick Burns I knew you'd reply with a clear & thorough explanation. You're the best.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

ah shucks. Thank you

[@theghostriderukdj7664]

That's the best indoor flying I have ever seen. Great flying, Might be tempted getting this one.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you. I am a big fan of this one. Almost, so close to being my favorite, but the 2s rakon 76mm is still, by a nose, my favorite.

[@theghostriderukdj7664]

The King kong et115 is my favorite but to big for round the house,This looks more suitable.

[@DroneLoversFPV]

0:11 I think Rango doesnt like indoor reviews, eh eh...

[@NickBurnsFPV]

ha, he was actually back to chasing this one. He is a sneaky bugger, when is is chasing I can hear him running around but rarely in view.

[@foigasindustries]

Nick Burns Has he catched one yet?

[@DroneLoversFPV]

My cats also love chasing the whoops around the house, I just said that because Rango was arching his back when he saw the whoop comming from behind the counter, eh eh... He kind of looks like Garfield, eh eh

[@NickBurnsFPV]

ha, he was either surprised, annoyed or going to attack. :)

[@Ultravox5600]

That's funny you mention the camera issue with the snapper 7, I thought I had the same problem until I reached in there and changed bands/channels a few times, and suddenly it was fine. I guess I lucked out.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

yea, same camera two different results. One just needed changing band/channel the other faulty.

[@frankbarajas]

After seeing this one fly and with your recommendation I had to jump on this one. Thanks Nick!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

have fun. I really like it. I hope we don't see production differences. Next iteration I hope to see 2s and 1102 or 803/903 motors.

[@yodayedi2325]

Very nice review. 0:10 the cat was not amused. :-)

[@bradgibson1976]

Boy have you got some space. Nice pad sir. Awesome fast flying though. Looks fast forwarded lol.

[@markthompson8659]

would love to see a review on the snapper 7. Nice job as always Nick

[@carpenterrick186]

That's a great quad!!! The battery check is great. I just checked mine with a multimeter.. took forever

[@NickBurnsFPV]

It was a nice little surprise when I really spent some time with it.

[@allennickles3970]

At the end your pids ended up working perfectly for me...thanks

[@bucksfpv3012]

I have the brushed copy...the qx65 lot of fun!!

[@wadecrampton9267]

Cats reaction was priceless Nick 😂😂

[@NickBurnsFPV]

He is a funny guy. I think he was planning an attack and I surprised him.

[@SueMyChin]

Mine arrived yesterday. Flying great but the voltage monitor is fried by the looks of it, it reads really low on full batteries. It'll be at 3v when i plug in one of the fully charged HV batteries it comes with and sags to below 2v inside 30s or so even though multimeter reads normal

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Which batteries? Have they aged well?

[@SueMyChin]

Nick Burns the ones that it came with, they're brand new. There's a white stain on the little chip between the video in and the nearest motor jst on the FC :/

[@abbeyglencircle]

is thing is just perfect for indoor, especially home. i got tire of drone cops. my house is a racing court now. tons of fun with this. i still go out for the largest size drone, but find that i have more stick times with this.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Yes yes and well sort of yes. I stick to micros almost 100%.

[@jeanpaultheking9116]

That good video friend, I have a problem with my UR65 with Frsky receiver and it is that I have it well configured and it links well to the radio control taranis x9 plus, after being flying it falls; since the connection with the radio is lost and it is not by distance, since it loses the connection in a short time and does not reconnect until it disconnects the battery and reconnects it, which can be a friend? Greetings from Colombia and LIKE ...

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I don't recall the specifics. If you bound in d8 mod switch to d16, or if you have it bound in d16 switch to d8.

[@cutthenoisefpv7502]

Wow that teaser flight!! Holy cow. Yeah I definitely need to get one of these. Do you think the flexy frame does it any disservice compared to the more rigid frame on the snapper versions? I'm trying to decide between this one and the snapper6.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I don't. I actually think it will be more durable and a big plus repairable over the carbon and aluminum snappers

[@MCsCreations]

Really nice quad, Nick! And awesome flight! 😊 BTW, remember that I told you that I bought the Leader 120 frame, SunnySky 1106 5500kv motors and so on? So, the frame arrived yesterday. Today almost everything else arrived as well! 😀 It's just the matter of the vtx arriving too. 😀

[@NickBurnsFPV]

The weight for parts is so painful. I hope it comes together great and you have many fun flights.

[@MCsCreations]

Nick Burns Tell me about it! 😕 Anyway, I just build my first quad. A brushed one using the Lantian LT105 frame and I installed Butterflight. Works great, but the poor thing is suffering a lot! I crash it every time I try to fly! 😂

[@tedcharp]

Nice little whoop. Great review Nick thanks

[@mikehedrick4349]

Awesome review. 👍 Great now I ordered one. Thanks Nick. Now if I just run my videos at 3x speed they might look like yours. You getting the x-lite soon?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

ha, just keep at it and have fun. The x lite is that the iflight product? If so I have it built, but it has been raining here lately. I haven't maiden it yet.

[@mikehedrick4349]

Nick Burns no the new tyranis x-lite controller coming out now.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

oh, not likely to come here, at least in the short run. I suspect only the largest of channels have been sent a review sample. At this time I can't say I would be purchasing one to review. I do hope a pincher who is a skilled pilot does review it.

[@mikehedrick4349]

Nick Burns I'm a thumber that's upgrading from a evolution. Hope they do a crossfire module for it.

[@dronevan]

your cat at 0:12 looks soooo funny 😂😂😂

[@poolec404]

To help with twitches reverse the prop rotation -- I found this often solves it.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Interesting, if they come back I will give that a try. Thank you.

[@shannwah]

Great video as always! Question for you: The props look like they are just friction held on the motor shafts, like all Whoops. Do the props eventually come off the motor shafts after some crashes? I found this with the Blade Inductrix. After a prop had come off in a crash, it would never hold the same and would fly off in mid flight, causing a death spiral.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I suspect eventually yes, the props will come off and the stem holes will enlarge with each occasion thereafter. I have yet to lose a prop yet, but it all likely depends how the crashing occurs.

[@shannwah]

Thanks, that sounds promising!

[@rotovicious1156]

I just ordered this through your link. Thanks for the review. Looks like what I have been waiting for. A whoop sized and weighted brushless one s that is more powerful than my brushless. Witch I love for the record. Haha. Thanks bro.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you. Did you mean brushed and not brushless on one of those?

[@rotovicious1156]

Nick Burns yes, currently my favorite whoop sized quad is a brushed one. Beebrain v1 16mm gold motors. 17g of pretty awesome bad assory. I have a couple quads up to 5in but my little whoop gets more flight time than all the others combined. So I am excited that this one you reviewed came out as it looks like a more powerful option.

[@mshane86]

I'd love to see a comparison to the snapper6 as it looks exactly the same but with a stiff frame.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

stiff frame could be an issue with that aluminum guards. I have seen reports they get bent up and are a challenge to bend back into shape. I haven't see this myself with my snapper7, but seem possible and logical.

[@lf5133]

Thanks for your reply. The low value is 997 and the throttle min. is 4.5. All the sticks correlate between modes tab and receiver. I don't have much experience with what you are talking about so I hope i am giving you the correct information you are looking for. Haven't had this problem before so not familiar how to trouble shoot this. Just curious, the green light on the flight controller is blinking erratically. is this normal. Aren't they usually a steady light? Would this tell you anything?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

the 4.5 value is likely the idle speed. If the throttle stick value is 997 I believe the default throttle min is 1050, so we should be good there. The green light does flash, that's not to worry. As long as the lights on the bottom are solid its bound. Do the motor spin up with a battery and usb connected go to the motors tab and move the sliders about the prop warning, then move the mast up just a bit or enough to spin the motors. When you attempt to arm is it flat on the ground or table? Also plug it in and quickly set it down. It won't arm if the angle of the quad is to great.

[@neo571]

Excellent flight demonstration, you are an amazing pilot, pity that the flight is short. How would you do to have five minutes .. Thank you from Colombia ..

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you. Yes a 5 minute flight with micro brushless is difficult to achieve.

[@kaijupower]

Thanks for making this hobby more fun, Nick! And more expensive since I'm going to run and buy this now...lol

[@NickBurnsFPV]

My bad. :P

[@jayfpv9376]

Wow! Nice Color Manual! I got what looks like a bad black and white fax. Any chance you could scan and post that color one???

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Sorry, I no longer have it. I think the manual is often linked in the product details.

[@badipaddress]

Thanks for the review Nick, I've just ordered one!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Nice, its fun.

[@ChrisM-yr5tt]

Great review been looking at the snapper 6 and this.

[@gmascagni]

Another great video. Looks great I'm looking for a 1S brushless for indoor flying but I dont have Frysky could you recommend something comparable with a DSMX Rx?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I would have to go boldclash b06, or building one.

[@RomainGrandchamp]

I Nick and thanks for the nice review. With these small brushless I am always concerned by the flight time. What is the most efficient brushless whoop-like you know within 88mm motor to motor and lower? It seems hard to reach flights longer than 2mn30...

[@NickBurnsFPV]

on 1s likely the boldclash b06, 2s we have to build I believe. If you look at my rakon 76 review I get almost 4mins inside.

[@archer4922]

Great review. Love the whoops. When you were showing the batteries I saw you had a bunch of betafpv batts. Have you noticed them dying quicker than some of the other 1s batts? Ive killed 9 so far, all of them I get warnings after about 20 seconds of flight now and their only about 3-4 months old. The o lay other batts I've tried are the Racedayquads whoop batteries. I love those, their only $3 and seem to be more powerful than the betafpv. Rdq even touts them as he best 1s hv batts.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you. My betafpv batts are kind of old and I have so many of these I couldn't say how many flights they have seen. It sounds like with your experience they may have reduced their quality after some initial good production, this isn't uncommon in the battery world. Sounds like I should get some RDQ 1s batts to try out. Thank you, I wasn't away they have 1s.

[@NicoSensei]

Looks really nice, just one thing I wonder, can you add a buzzer to the FC? So you can fly a bit safer outdoors?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

The flight controller does have buzzer pads where we can add it.

[@NicoSensei]

Great! Thanks for the reply ;-)

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Sure, no problem.

[@lf5133]

Hi Nick, recently purchase the UR65. But the motors won't arm. I am bound to the receiver, modes and switches are correct, the motors run when connected to Betaflight. The binding process was simple just as you mentioned. Any thoughts on what I might look for as to why the motors won't arm. I'm clueless at this point.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

in betaflight what is the low value for your throttle? And what is the throttle minimum on on the configuration page of betaflight. The quad won't arm unless the throttle value (stick value) is lower than the throttle minimum. This is all presuming your getting stick movement in betaflight and have set a switch to the arm mode.

[@sugarbird_film]

You had me at the 12sec mark when your path crossed with the cat !!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

many cat fans out there.

[@jdnic1]

I've been flying mine for a while now, it somehow has more power with the original inductrix props and quieter. Flight time is about the same. BTW when you arm, does it say rssi signal loss?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Mine did not display the signal loss. If you bound in d16 switch to d8, or the other way around and see what it does.

[@toddspeck9415]

Master of Whoop house. Amazed at your flying skills.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you

[@Rich-TeaFPV]

Amazing precision flying Nick 👍

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you

[@theflyingfish7338]

What did you do this evening? I watched a guy checking battery voltages... and I enjoyed it.

[@scootroter4859]

Question please Nick: Most of the 1S whoop batteries in multi packs on Amazon are about $3 each. In that price range, what is the best battery, for both power and flight time, for a whoop? I say that price, because I won't pay double that for the Newbee drone Nectar or actual Tiny Whoop batteries that sell for $6 each. No battery is worth double the price! JST. 2.O, of course! Thanks Nick... I value your opinion! Mr. Bat Out of Hell! Lol 💨

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I don't know for sure which ones your looking at. I don't find a large performance or reliability difference in these 1s batteries. I have used the GNB, and crazepony and betafpv....I believe all of them are avialable on amazon.

[@allennickles3970]

Nick i been close to buying the Snapper7 and then i seen this one..your review seals the deal for me thanks...im buying... Thanks for the great review as always Is your link to this affiliate link? If so ill buy here?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Yes. I use affiliate links here on the channel. Thank you

[@allennickles3970]

Nick Burns Ordered thanks

[@allennickles3970]

I have had this model for a couple of days now and done some testing...the three blade stock props that it comes with...makes for a lot of throttle managment ...but after experimenting with EO10 four bladed props on this little model ...makes for a lot more gripping corners and less up & down on the throttle...so Eachine EO10 etc props will fit Boldclash whoop props will fit etc...four bladed props livens this little model up😎

[@allennickles3970]

After 10/12 packs motors coming down cool...the four blade props dont seam to be over proping it any. Does have small little shake trying to tune it out...

[@badipaddress]

So do you reccomend four blade props? Could you please post a link?

[@scootroter4859]

Hi Nick! Superb review, as always! My UR65 arrived yesterday. I bound it, looked at the settings in Betaflight, and attempted to fly it. It keeps saying the ultra annoying "Telemetry lost, Telemetry recovered" routine back to back over and over and over, etc. x 100 !! COL (cry out loud!) I realize if it is too close to the QX7 it will say that, but this is when it is setting on the floor and stepping back 6 feet, 3 feet, any number of feet...over and over it won't stop until I turn the damn QX7 off! Whew! I had the QX7 and Betaflight set to AETR, then I read in the manual to set it to TAER, so I did that. The receivers antenna is pulled out and down. It's bound because the flashing lights stopped and it will arm, but won't take off.... any other info you need from me? Any clues for me to get "in the wind"? I'm anxious to fly this little guy!!! Thanks a lot Bro! :)

[@NickBurnsFPV]

if you bound in d8 switch to d16 or the other way around. The instructions it came with should show you how.

[@scootroter4859]

Nick Burns... That worked! I was in D8 because SeBy said to for less latency in his video about the UR65. D8 didn't work goodbut D16 did, and using TAER as the manual said, isn't right... Must use AETR like usual for Taranis. Thanks Nick! Have a great Father's day, Bro!

[@blueridge8992]

Hey Nick do you think this would be okay as a first quad to learn the ropes of flying, flashing the FC, replacing parts, etc or is it a little too quick? Would I be better off with a QX65? I already have a QX7 radio I’ve been using with sims on my PC and I’m going to grab some affordable box goggles to start with.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

You don't have to fly it like I did in the video. The canopy has the ability to adjust the camera angle, just start with it near level. With it being an indoor quad it will give you plenty of opportunity to practice. Get a hand full of batteries too. I don't suggest getting more of the stock batteries, they are over priced. Get batteries from tinywhoop.com or amazon.com, look for betafpv or another 1s 250mah or 260mah high volt batteries. Also be sure your charger can charge to high volt otherwise the extra battery voltage will be wasted.

[@jittersfpv6872]

Hey man, will this thing bind with any 2.4 radio?? Also, thanks for the advice, if this works with my radio I'm hoping to get one! I love the micro stuff, even ground r/c like the losi micro's....to bad they're dying out though!!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

This is available to purchase with frsky or flysky protocol compatibility. The jumper T8SG is likely the least expensive compatible radio.

[@Pokeyy]

So I'm just looking into getting a whoop sized micro since I'm moving to a bigger house in 2 months, where I'll have tons of room to fly one of these. And now I have 2 questions: do I order now n have it before the move, or wait to see what comes out? And the main question, Should I buy this or an Acrobee? TLDR: This or a Newbeedrone Acrobee?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I haven't flown the newbeedrone acrobee, I have flown many brushed whoops, I always find the brushed variants don't have the quick motor response I need to fly acro in my house. On that item alone I prefer brushless. Initially these really small brushless motors were fragile. The latest iterations seem to be more robust. I would order, if you can. Last I checked these might be on back order.

[@scootroter4859]

Say Nick...Will the JST 2.0 battery lead squeeze between the main body and that horizontal frame reinforcement strut that you right now go over the top of to plug in a battery? It looks like it might just squeeze between there and allow a slight bit more battery lead strain relief. If not, how about if one were to unscrew the canopy? Will it then squeeze between there? Might solve the issue of the battery lead just being barely long enough. Hope you'll try it....??? :) Thanks for the great review! Damn you can negotiate quick turns around the furniture! LOL AwEs0mE flyin Nick!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

if we route the wires between the frame and the flight controller it will decrease the vibration dampening. I took the canopy off to bind, the negative wire can easily come to the same side as the positive wire.

[@Tetra84]

can that power cord reach down to one of the lipo batteries that just has the plug on it? Is it long enough? or do you have to use the batteries that have the wires attached?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

its long enough, no need for special batteries.

[@johnharris2683]

This is my favorite video of yours by far !!! Thanks 😊

[@GenCodeFPV]

Nick, I saw you fly this on fb so ordered this before the review. At the end you said your favorite is still the Rakon 76 so I went to rakonheli to order, guess they are all out of stock, also they are 1103 now. They also offer an alum one, but you have the plastic and say its your favorite, do you prefer the plastic one over the aluminum one for weight? I fly fpv a lot and pretty good, so theirs no learning curve for me in the flying aspect, and I'm okay with breaking things in the house as I need a new TV anyhow. Just let me know what you would order, the plastic one frame or the aluminum one, if you have an affiliate link please reference it.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Plastic, it will give and return to form. Aluminum will bend but not return to form...without us bending it back. Also the metal screws in metal tend to vibrate loose and we lose them. Short story long, I prefer the plastic. I suspect the 1103 is not a big deal. I would actually think it could perform even better, more torque and more top end without more weight.

[@GenCodeFPV]

Nick Burns thanks, I'll get plastic then, agree 1102 to 1103 probably no difference but it was an FYI is all. I fly kiss V2 on a astrox x5 freestyle but we have a tropical storm here in Florida this week and I'm really wanting to fly. Getting bored of the Sim. TTYL, I subscribed, thanks for the quick reply

[@NickBurnsFPV]

ouch, no joke storm. Nothing like a brushless whoop for indoor fun.

[@pauleverettguitar1568]

Hey Nick, I've heard theyre using bushings rather than bearings in the brushless motors for both the Ur & the snapper 6 -7 and that this is a bad idea. Wabted to ask what you make of this as I know you liked the UR65 quite a bit

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I don't dive deep in the metals used, but bearings are always better. I am not sure we can make bearing small enough to fit and run well in these tiny motors. Maybe we will see bearings in slightly larger motors that has a very close weight to it. Did the boldclash motors have bearings? I can't remember.

[@pauleverettguitar1568]

@@NickBurnsFPV I see. Not really true brushed motors then.. Hoping they'll last longer than brushed in that case.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I would think so, but all depends on crashes and what not.

[@quadifyrc]

Hi Nick Great review and good discussion you encouraged on the RCGroups page. Do you find the ducts on this one affect the flight characteristics compared to the thin prop guards on the snapper6/7?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Its really hard for me to say, I would have to find a way to remove the ducts on both and compare, but I don't want to...so I don't kill the cat :) Bendict at micro motor warehouse did some testing with and without ducts, in his tests there is more thrust with the ducts, but that could be countered with resistance of the ducts.

[@francisalerte7284]

Hi Nick great videos thank you !! I was wondering if there is a version for spectrum receiver... cant find it anywhere.. thanks in advance for your input !

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I don't believe there is a spektrum version available.

[@francisalerte7284]

Do you have any other suggestion for a same type of quad but using specktrum or futaba receiver ? Thanks again for your time and help !

[@valentinguz]

Love ur videos, I was wondering TINY 6X vs TINY 7X vs TINY 8X vs QX65 vs E010S Pro vs UK65 vs URUAV UR65 which is the best?!?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

uk65 or ur65, imho none of the others matter anymore. uk65 likey edges out the ur65

[@possible1337]

I just order this UR65 and on banggood website it says in the note: 3. Please don't upgrade the ESC firmware to the newest one. Because it will lost configuration so damage motors . If you have upgraded to 16.7, please try to adjust the Starput Power to 1.00. Can some1 plz explain this for me? Since I want turtle mode enable...

[@allennickles3970]

Looks like it shares the same frame as the Beta65 brushless whoop does. They sell them on ebay with props pretty cheap

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I will have to go poke around for that.

[@allennickles3970]

Nick Burns rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F282930138128

[@allennickles3970]

Nick Burns I orderd URUAV UR65 FlySky version from your affiliate link...And i ordered two of these frames just to have spare parts! Some frames come with extra props

[@allennickles3970]

Nick Burns just wonder if these are the same motors...Ill look when the UR65 arrives ...the plug on these motors look rather big ...not sure of the UR65 plug size micro mcx??? rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F173303143948

[@NickBurnsFPV]

higher kv, but look very similar. Its hard to tell if the connector is spot on, but looks good.

[@joshuacurtiss]

What are your thoughts between this UR65, the US/UK65, and the Snapper 6 or 7? It seems the US/UK65 edges them out a bit but i'm wondering what your thoughts are.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I have a video coming soon, on the 2s brushless whoops. I have several vids on the betafpv 75x, 65x and Mobula 7.

[@thomasgarrison3949]

Cool little drone.

[@JoshCEarlharbo]

Fantastic review. I'd love to see a comparison with the Snapper7 .

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Yep. I will be doing that.

[@gray896]

hello I'm having a hard time trying to find another motor for this one and i was wondering if you can suggest a replace meant because i don't know witch ones to get

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I would get the happymodel 0802 of the same kv as what is on it, this is about a close as you can get if you can't find the straight replacements.

[@Tidges01]

Hi Nick, somehow all the inputs i give on my transmitter are reversed on this little one. (i.e. yaw left does yaw right etc.) reversing it on my transmitter doesn't work but i can't figure out what is wrong with the quad. i'm using the jumper t8sg. can you help me out? Thanks in advance!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

has it always been this way? I would rebind first. If its reversed in betaflight I would reverse it on the quad. If Stick input reversing is the issue thats really all I know you could do.

[@Tidges01]

Nick Burns Yea it’s always been like this.. somehow it Just doesnt want to work with me.. in betaflight it’s also reversed on the little preview you get on the transmitter page

[@jdnic1]

You just sold me to this. I bought one after seeing this. This is what I'm looking for. My 2s 88inductrix style quad is just too heavy and not as fun to fly as this.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

1s is likely a better match for most

[@onclefly8450]

Hi Nick, for me the whoop is 1S, all the part come Happymodel, not the frame, I see. 😉

[@NickBurnsFPV]

They didn't brand it Happymodel but I suspect it is.

[@iam1superwomn]

I can’t get my ur65 to arm. The motors spin fine in betaflight with the test but they will not arm with the remote. Betaflight also shows my remote is working properly. Do I need to set my low threshold different or something else??? I’m using the flysky fs-i6x Please help. Thanks

[@NickBurnsFPV]

when you move the throttle the throttle channel is moving in betaflight on the receiver page? What is the lowest value of the throttle in betaflight. The minimum throttle value must be higher than the lowest stick value of your throttle. Is the quad level when you attempt to arm? Maybe plug the battery in and quickly set it flat, or plug the battery in when it is flat. Did you set a switch to the arm "mode" on the modes page of betaflight? Also are you testing only in betaflight? It will likely not arm while usb plugged in.

[@MALNTV]

Nick...which one? UR65 or the KingKong ET125? I need to know since I’m in the marked. Also...how does this fare outdoors?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I don't think I could say either, I really don't know what the primary purpose is when choosing between those two. Very different quads. I would also take a look at my recent video on the mobula7.

[@zeesh0267]

Hey nick, just received mine today. It’s really fun to fly. Just wondering, the batteries get a little warm after flight. Is that anything to worry about

[@NickBurnsFPV]

nah, I don't think so. When I fly hard the batteries warm up, not just the stock ones all of them.

[@zeesh0267]

Nick Burns ah ok cheers

[@Nagamooto]

Hey Nick, great vid! Can you tell me what items you have displayed on the top left of your osd pls?

[@NickBurnsFPV]

throttle value.

[@errikpreto1281]

How can you record flight video? Does the ur65 have a spot for a micro sd card? Or do you have to record from your goggles? Thanks.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Normally we have to record from the goggles. Only special fpv cameras record on the quad or we have to carry another camera to record on the quad. These tiny quads aren't good candidates to carry a second camera so from goggles is typical.

[@leonardvdj]

Should I get the default ur65 frame or something like the beta65 frame? Seem to remember it being stronger. My ur65 frame has cracked a few places :(

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I have a heavy bias to flight performance. I would be more likley to buy some welder ahesive and repair it, the 65frame adds some weight I would worry that decreases flight time and agility.

[@angelfpv4825]

i got mine a little over 24hrs ago and one motor wont spin anymore i got it with insurance would banggood replace the broken motor? i just crash it normally just hit the wall on low speed almost like a hover speed or walking speed..

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I believe the insurance only covers shipping. :(

[@angelfpv4825]

Nick Burns now im about to get some happymodel 16000kv is it okay to run the stock 17000kv to the front the 16000kv at the back?

[@angelfpv4825]

Nick Burns Question is the camera 16:9 or 4:3??

[@russnbish]

Yours is so smooth my has been shaky out of the box from day one. Very bad oscillations.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Can you describe shaky? Does it oscillate? Check the bottom of the motor bells, see if they are rubbing on the motor wires. Also make sure they all rotate by hand evenly.

[@russnbish]

Nick Burns They all rotate the same. Nothing seems to be rubbing. I also get twitches mid flight. Maybe a bad gyro. I’ve never seen this in any of my other quads.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

loosen the canopy screws a half turn, fly see if its better, if some try another half turn. Could be the rubber grommets are being squished reducing vibration dampening.

[@senditfpv6538]

Russell FPV drop to dshot 300 👍

[@russnbish]

Tony Peart That worked perfect. I wonder why they had it set at 600 by default.

[@BIGDRONEFLYER77RC]

Wow your ripping it up in the house. Very awesome Nick

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you

[@PhobosYT]

Is there any way to get the teaser flight DVR video of this craft? It's sick fast!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

That's a curious request. What is the purpose?

[@PhobosYT]

Just so that I could rewatch it more easily. A youtube link would be more than enough, but don't worry about it if it's too much hassle.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Here is a permalink to the FB video. facebook.com/groups/rotorriot/permalink/1032534646901507/ If that doesn't work let me know I think I still have that snippet on my desktop computer and I upload to YT.

[@PhobosYT]

Nick Burns That worked perfectly - I just had to join the group to view it :) Thousand thanks!

[@Hellmuthsilva]

Awesome videos as always which one would you recommend for outside mostly outside.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you. I prefer this over the snapper6 and 7. I really don't like that in a week or so of flying I lost two screws on the snapper, I also don't care for the rubber band holding the battery. Takes longer to swap batteries. I think the flight different outside will be negligible and welder glue will fix up this plastic if it should break. The biggest difference is going to be flight time.

[@Hellmuthsilva]

Nick Burns do you think is to small for outside flight or I should be ok, because I also saw you review the et125.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

It will need to be very still...almost no wind, or a slight breeze. The ET125 is much more suited for outside flight, but not inside unless its a big warehouse or something like that.

[@kevinhill1851]

Nick; were there any obvious issues with the binding process that you didn't mention in the video. I was expecting my FrSky version to be a doddle to bind with Taranis QX7S, yet I cannot get it to get beyond the UR65 getting into bind mind.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

bind in d8 mode?

[@kevinhill1851]

Nick Burns My EU Taranis won’t do D8 natively, but my multi-protocol module does - but that doesn’t bind either. Neither does the multi-protocol module bind in D16. I posted a KZbin video for Banggood to take a look at - only short - any chance you could take a peek and see if there is anything obviously stupid I am doing? kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWqkY4qhgb5jrdU

[@kevinhill1851]

Nick - I found this at the bottom of the Banggood details, and I am thinking that this might be the issue. I have an EU Taranis, with EU firmware. “FrSky LBT EU Firmware D16 Transmitter can not compatible with FrSky version drone. You can change your transmitter to LBT EU Firmware D8 version or International version.” Do you have any idea what this is all about? Surely the D8 and D16 protocols are protocols, and there should be no difference whether the firmware is EU or not? My multi-protocol unit is this, so surely this is a standard FrSky D8 and D16 implementation? iRangeX IRX4 Plus 2.4G CC2500 NRF24L01 A7105 CYRF6936 4 IN 1 Multiprotocol STM32 TX Module With Casebanggood.app.link/0024it6btP

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I think I see the issue from the video. We need to have the bind button depressed when we supply power. Its a cumbersome operation. The other way is the short the outside pads of the bind button with power first. I think the led can be mis leading. The flashing can indicate to rx connection and binding mode. This video shows both ways to get into binding mode. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i16nq3uKqZiGZs0

[@kevinhill1851]

Thanks for the time Nick. I watched that video, and although the instructions supplied with the UR65 very specifically indicate powering up the RX ahead of pressing the bind button, I had already tried powering up with bind pressed. I retried this, and also tried shorting out the button using the solder pads, and I get no further. I am still thinking this might be an EU incompatibility issue, but it is hard for me to prove this given my Taranis is forced to run EU firmware. I did think that my multi-protocol unit would run the non-EU LBT protocol and that that might get me out of dodge, but that doesn’t bind either. There seem to be almost no good quad models natively sold in the UK, so importing from the likes of China seem a necessity. I was all setup to get some flying on my main week off (the coming week), as I get almost no time to fly, and now I cannot even get the thing to bind! Depressing.

[@a_mech7336]

You Sir, should consider gnb 260 hv batteries.

[@NickBurnsFPV]

okay. I will investigate one day.

[@michaeljohnson6473]

does it have a real current meter, or the virtual meter??

[@ScottFichter]

This is the coolest Tiny Woop I've ever seen. ME WANT.

[@FirstPlayerChannel]

Is possible using 550mah lipo on it , look like the motor same as beta65 pro whoop

[@NickBurnsFPV]

possible yes, but not inside the native battery cage.

[@patricklemay8304]

You have the perfect indoor racetrack lol thanks for the review love your channel

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Thank you

[@trexlm]

Hola nick, i have a little question for you about ur65: i have one but i have this problem: with google i see the image like this image.ibb.co/d23Uh9/DSC_1526.jpg (i test with 2 differente google). I don't understand why i see this artifact on the image. I see that if i touch/move drone-antenna the artifact change. Have some info about this? Thanks for help!

[@NickBurnsFPV]

Its is always like that? On the ground and close to goggles?

[@trexlm]

when I did the first flights it did not seem all right. Now instead, I notice that these artifacts are always present above all in the bright area of the image. Unfortunately, being always present it becomes difficult to fly: - /

[@NickBurnsFPV]

I would change the band and the channel on the vtx on the quad then scan from the goggles to match. I believe a 2second button press changes band and a quick press changes channel. Give that a try.

[@trexlm]

I can try it! Thanks for help :=)

[@trexlm]

I try to change the fpv band and i think i resolve it! Thanks ser! :))