For those interested. Yes the X7 can have 16 Channels. But it comes defaulted to 7. You can update it to have 16. All the radios can also be updated to 32 Channels. Says FrSky.
@ragugakifpv9016 жыл бұрын
Dang! Thanks for the review. The X7 just dropped into my price range. Grabbed my first FrSky thanks to your earlier video on the X7. Cheers!
@bennieleip5796 жыл бұрын
Drone Camps RC is this range bttr that the otherone also? And do you know how mutch meters (or however you measure it😆) the distance is?
@willmercier28526 жыл бұрын
Drone Camps RC when was it defaulted to 7 channels? I got mine not long after it came out, and I remember it always having 16. I always kept it updated with the latest opentx so maybe I never noticed? I have a hard time finding a use for 8 channels let alone 16...
@Mikeylikesit19686 жыл бұрын
Its 16chs out of the box, not just 7chs . Theres no updates to make it 16ch . I got a green one from Banggood and its 16chs .Mine also had the backlight. Maybe yours is burned out or you really have a old old QX7
@skypilot236 жыл бұрын
Mike Baltes Very old
@ignasanchezl5 жыл бұрын
I ended up more confused than before... 7 channels? No backlight? Glad I read the comments.
@Rudimentary0076 жыл бұрын
Just purchased my x7, great info.
@skypilot236 жыл бұрын
My x7 had 16 out of the box- no update required- has backlight also Keeping him honest?
@Just-A-Guy-Learning6 жыл бұрын
skypilot 23 same
@scheeenfilmiesgucke6 жыл бұрын
Same
@paarths.52815 жыл бұрын
Same
@ShadowOppsRC5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the original ones did not? Like you guys my came 16 ch ready and a back light.
@elis515015 жыл бұрын
I bought the white x7 and then upgraded the gimbals as well as the plastic case to the carbon fiber qx7s style, and it’s been working great for like 2 yrs now. I just ordered and received the R9m 900 MHz transmitter, I am still Waiting on the corresponding receivers.
@shawnkski6 жыл бұрын
You just made up my mind and sold me on the x7s I was looking between it and the x9d. What ever I get I’ll just be happy I’m away from spektrum finally and can have room for expansion
@dronecamps6 жыл бұрын
It's mostly all I fly now. And I was a die-hard Spektrum pilot for a decade.
@shawnkski6 жыл бұрын
I’ve only been flying for about a year. I got my dx6i from a buddy to get into the hobby and now I want the options that frsky offers over spektrum now that I’ve seen what’s out there
@dronecamps6 жыл бұрын
It's pretty much the go-to radio for most guys in the hobby. You'll be headed the right direction.
@sanjayramoutar50126 жыл бұрын
Drone Camps RC but this is better for drones than the Spektrum radios right? What if I wanted to fly planes as well? Also the BNF models? Should I get two different radios? I'm now getting into this, so please excuse the questions, lol. Just want to make the right decision.
@Just-A-Guy-Learning6 жыл бұрын
Thats weird. My qx7 regular white version has a backlight. Ive had it around 2 months now
@dronecamps6 жыл бұрын
My X7 has a backlight. It times out. But you can adjust it. The X7S comes defaulted to have the light stay on.
@alansavage96566 жыл бұрын
Excellent review Justin!! Will have to do that upgrade on my X7
@aakashjana62255 жыл бұрын
Superb review !!
@ReeferNoob236 жыл бұрын
Honestly for most of us were only flying a mini quad and 8 is plenty and we who own the qx7 we can upgrade the gimbals for way cheaper than the qx7s and I bought 3D printed gimbal guards that look like rotor riot skulls and there’s silicon skins you can get not to mention thumb sticks so basically you can get the qx7 and do upgrades along the way rather than fork out all that dough up front especially those of us who are just starting out and the buy in is already around 1000 to 1200 for decent gear coming from the fly sky i6s the qx7 is a huge upgrade and I did do those upgrades to my qx7 over time and I have 2 cell lipos from my first brushless quad and the power the qx7 for a long time not having a back light never really bothered me I set my stuff up at home then selects the model I want in the field and you can still see the screen ok in the sun having said that if money isn’t an issue or you already have everything and this would be a nice radio to upgrade too both the qx7 and the qx7s rock I love Frysky,!! And open TX
@katherinematchura96026 жыл бұрын
Another X7 owner with a unit that was 16 channel out of the box and backlit LCD. Looking forward to swapping in the M9 gimbals! Either option, the X7 is an awesome series radio!
@RHINO_Mk_II6 жыл бұрын
Out of curiosity, where did you pick up yours from?
@twrecks1166 жыл бұрын
Great Video!! You Really Answered a Lot Questions I had!! Do Both the radios Talk,like the X9d does? that is a Cool Feature to Me!
@thespencerowen6 жыл бұрын
The switches on the QX7s are angled more than the QX7 making it more pinch friendly.
@KaminKevCrew6 жыл бұрын
The X7s doesn't actually have exactly the same shape as the regular x7 - the switches above the gimbals angle away from the user slightly when compared to the X7. That's because (from what RCModelReviews said) it can be difficult to pinch on the QX7 if you have bigger hands, without flipping those switches inadvertently.
@dronecamps6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kevin ~ :)
@RubenVdBroeck6 жыл бұрын
I recently bought a QX7 and I noticed my switches are also tilted away. Maybe frsky used the same mold for all the qx7(s) bodies?
@KaminKevCrew6 жыл бұрын
Ruben Van den Broeck they may have swapped molds over for all models.
@J_Renwick6 жыл бұрын
QX-7S is a QX-7 with upgraded gimbals, a rechargeable battery and a case. Right??
@dronecamps6 жыл бұрын
yep
@zoltangremsperger53616 жыл бұрын
Yes thats all and also makes your wallet double light
@Mikeylikesit19686 жыл бұрын
And Bluetooth
@ScottR766 жыл бұрын
And the top of the housing is molded differently. The switches are angled up. Makes it a little better for pinch pilots. The switches are “upgraded” also, they flip a little easier. I switched from a qx7 to qx7s.
@DresdenFPV6 жыл бұрын
my x7 (without s) comes WITH backlight maybe you have an older version or just disabled it in the menu and forgot about it?
@HornetFPV6 жыл бұрын
Ill stick to my dx6 thanks. Great review though Justin.
@BuzZ.6 жыл бұрын
I think both are really good
@rodrigoaparicio48616 жыл бұрын
Hi Justin, can I connect this to my computer for racing drones simulators (it´s obvious that I´m a begginner)
@theghostriderukdj76646 жыл бұрын
Can you please leave a link for those thumb grips I cant find them.thanks
@lehau72636 жыл бұрын
Sorry for asking this question. Would you choose Taranis Q X7 or Devo 10? Which one is better?
@gapsnapperfpv39473 жыл бұрын
Its been about three or so years on mine with the hall effect gimbals and they are going south Time for a new transmitter ,, Sad I did the crossfire mod too so I wont be getting another one of these and doing that mod again for sure
@ian13526 жыл бұрын
The battery pack looks like it is simply six NiMH batteries, so how is that pack going to last any longer than standard AA NiMH batteries in series?
@Friskee625 жыл бұрын
Very cool...thanx. Subbed...
@bonacci016 жыл бұрын
My X7 has a backlight, it is timed and cam be adjusted via menu.
@Redshift13606 жыл бұрын
I'm confused, my QX7 has a backlit LCD screen. Is yours a pre-production version? Also you didn't mention that the QX7S still can't run Crossfire's protocol at full speed just like the QX7. So anyone looking to run crossfire at its full potential should go for the X9D
@AcidJunkiez5 жыл бұрын
X7 has 16 channels too dude....am i wrong? the differense i see are the gimbals and the 3 position switches the long ones....with x7 i had 40 klm range signal...with futabas i have max till now with plane was 6 klm...btw i got the phoenix i asked your opinion and yes its perfect and durable as hell.....anything else would need repairs or something would go defective after some crashes i had....but phoenix is like new
@gnormanhayes6 жыл бұрын
What website did you say you found the thumb pads for the gimbals from? You were too fast when you said it.
@rippingj60176 жыл бұрын
Hey Justin still can't wait for your review on the furibee,215, fire dancer, but I do have a question on this taranis, qx7s, I'm a pincher is this to wide, our should it not be a problem
@mazmanmalanting96825 жыл бұрын
Which one is better for long range?
@StefanoDelNegro6 жыл бұрын
hi! I read that q x7 has 7 channels by default. what does it mean and how can I extend them to 16? thanks!
@staffordstallworth32922 жыл бұрын
Does the Taranis QX7 come with fr sky built in
@nadiyazynyuk84516 жыл бұрын
Can you please share the link where I can buy thumb grips like you have?
@rafaljakubiak62546 жыл бұрын
I like this case and hall gimbals, shame they didn't fix problem with telemetry on tbs crossfire module
@chads.1916 жыл бұрын
FrSky stated it will be fixed in the next major release of OpenTX. However they didn't give a date of when that will be. I wouldn't hold your breath as you will probably suffocate before it is out.
@trey4weaver6 жыл бұрын
My X7 works for about 6-8hrs on a 800mah 2s battery.
@arnoldvales7846 жыл бұрын
hi Justin, you mentioned a couple of times that it has M9 gimbals? The one I'm getting says they're M7. Is this like a v2 version?
@walkervoichick69976 жыл бұрын
M7 gimbals are the same as M9 gimbals, but the M7 gimbals are designed to fit the Q X7 and Q X7s while the M9 gimbals are designed to fit X9D, X9D+ etc.
@Bmwguyyyy3 жыл бұрын
I’m looking at buying a Titan xl5 would this transmitter work ?
@dronecamps3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@rolandburrows48596 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Where do you get your gimbal knobs? Like the big white look.
@dronecamps6 жыл бұрын
See below....
@Pyrolassist6 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know if the new Q X7S has the Crossfire bug as well?
@bwanaPele6 жыл бұрын
Pyrolassist it does
@skypilot236 жыл бұрын
Pyrolassist What? The x7 has a problem with crossfire? What happens?
@Pyrolassist6 жыл бұрын
Telemetry bug. Look it up. There's a firmware fix for it but I think it adds latency. The hardware fix involves soldering tiny surface mount components and is not for the faint of heart. I was hoping that they Q X7S didn't have the same problem.
@Pyrolassist6 жыл бұрын
Sorry Jonas, I was replying to skypilot.
@gnormanhayes6 жыл бұрын
best of Ariel
@soulfulfool6 жыл бұрын
Like ur X7 gimbal sticks covers where did you get them? :)
@dronecamps6 жыл бұрын
+soulfulfool Bestem Aerial
@Zachsnotboard6 жыл бұрын
where do I get those thumbs for the gimbals on the qx7?
@rodnoj16 жыл бұрын
MF-BOOM www.bestemaerial.com
@toaster51486 жыл бұрын
Same gimbals aswell
@tfoster326 жыл бұрын
What receiver does take.
@dronecamps6 жыл бұрын
Loads of receivers available for this. XSR, D4RII, X8R, XM+ among many others.
@johnstenborg34615 жыл бұрын
...x7s got hall sensor gimbals + bluethooth + better switches...thats it...everything else the same...you can buy the better gimbals later...and solder in the not so exciting bluethooth later...and exchange switches ad they wear out...the x7s is overprized and not worth the money...go for standard x7 and update as you go along...the difference in feel of the expensive hall gimbals is absolutely minimal...the original switches are crappy but thats just to replace when worned out...if to suggest anything-save up and buy a jeti ds and a dc...i did and love the swiss clock precision and feel...but i also adore the sturdy plastic fantastic x7’s...but to sum up: it’s to polish a turd to upgrade a plastic fantastic cheap radio like the x7...
@gnormanhayes6 жыл бұрын
Bestem Aerial
@dronecamps6 жыл бұрын
Yep
@chrispychickin6 жыл бұрын
multiple factual inaccuracies in the first minute of the video = thumbs down and close tab
@MrFishingeyes6 жыл бұрын
what is better?X9d+ or qx7s?
@EleanorPeterson5 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of the 'S' version, and I can see why it's become so popular with the quad-copter and FPV peeps - lots of channels, lots of switches... But I fly big gliders with lots of moveable control surfaces - rudder, elevator, flaps, airbrakes, spoilers, ailerons, and variable wing camber (aerofoil section), and they need sliders and finely-positionable controls, not on/off switches. A throttle stick and a couple of tiny rotary pots just ain't enough. I was alarmed by the short battery life, too. 90 minutes? Good grief. My dear old Sprengbrook Variomodul Tx (late 1970s) ran for over 8 hours on a charge. On NICADS, already! It's a pity that nobody makes add-on bits for these radios so that weirdos like me could customise them to suit our needs. More sliders, please! As it stands, the QX7S is a good bit of kit... but... for somebody else, not for me.
@shyamvadeyar15366 жыл бұрын
What website did you say you found the thumb pads for the gimbals from? You were too fast when you said it.