The X450 Multi-Rotor Drone & Plane - Better than the E-Flite Convergence

[@murrayperry7111]

I bought this x450 Its awesome. Im from Woodstock Ontario and now live in Pittsburgh P.A.. I love your drone reviews. 100 thumbs up. I buy drones because of your reviews. And everything ive bought because of you reviews has been great. I can watch you all night long.

[@CinderDoreiku]

do you still live there by chance?

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

I wondered why an experienced UAV flier was having so much trouble with this after the XK X520/420 and other Vtols have been out for so long. Then a search showed that though every man and his dog has had a crack at (& almost universally endorsed) the 520 you don't appear to have done so. Don't feel too bad about your first attempt. My first (& first plane) flight of the 520 lasted 1.5 seconds! ;-) Now covered in tape & glue but still flying and I love it. This looks a bit more delicate but for someone with the right skills will probably be another good-un.

[@clive.r1414]

Pleased to hear you on the mend. What a cracking toy and so robust it survives Captain D's lack of flyin ability ....... which is similar to mine! Thank you.

[@rcsaopaulo3708]

That's really fun! I fly drones and now I'm trying airplanes, I bought a glider made by XK, as a starting point. The main difference for me was to understand that the Right Stick makes the airplane up and down the nose and the Throttle gives power and drones are different. But it's worth it! I think you should keep flying airplanes and drones

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

I do like the fact that this has a 50-odd gram buffer for repairs & an AIO fpv system.

[@BAMDrones-MichaelBelshe]

Welcome back Captain! Glad your eye is healing!!!

[@jetmartin9501]

Welcome back! Glad to hear you are back in the saddle.

[@zanderbrandt1730]

It looks like they sent you two right vertical stabilizers! Won’t matter in drone mode much or even stabilized flying but will probably mess with manual flying should you ever attempt it. This is a great toy. As others have said, fairly fragile and the plane mode stalls into a stability ruble so you have to fly it close to full throttle most of the time (the plane mode on this isn’t a bad EDF trainer)

[@zanderbrandt1730]

Edit* looks like they were installed facing inwards vs outwards, just looked off at first. I doubt it matters much.

[@indiana146]

I worked at bae systems at samlesbury uk the airfield was fully operational as an emergency landing strip At lunch time one guy used to go flying his rc jet plane it was very big but it was faster than a scalded cat it was stunning and boy could he fly it how do you fancy an rc jet captain Get better soon god bless you

[@musicimagination5177]

Good review. I looked at the Convergence a while ago. The X450 is about 130$ cheaper and it comes with a radio. Might have to pick one up. It could be a lot of fun. A break from flying my helicopters and drones.

[@JamesKing2understandinglife]

This is an amazing new drone plane!!! It is acrobatic too. It is durable. I do not do well with planes...but this thing is amazing. Glad you had help plane mode.

[@kevinwilkin1475]

Nice video as per usual . Would really like to see you take up the challenge of flying planes. Would love to see a review of the hobbyzone carbon cub s . It does have GPS so that should make it easier for you 😊.

[@Blizofoz45]

Nice job on the multiple camera angles. I looked at the Convergence and the Mini for a long time but they both have mechanical and stability issues. This is going to be my fifth XK aircraft because they're pretty close to the best RTF company in the business. If it helps, I almost always fly winged aircraft in FPV. It's much more intuitive to me and I seldom crash. It's when I try to fly LOS like the old guys that I wind up hunting for parts in the grass. :)

[@DeadlyDiddly]

Hi Captain Steve, good to see you back and I hope your eye is better now. I've just bought one of these and I'm not sure it makes a great deal of difference but you definitely had the tail fins in the wrong way round (slanted inboard at the top rather than out.)

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Oh, I'm sure I did.... I'm sure a noob when it comes to planes :-)

[@randallhuston1466]

I'm glad to see you've reviewed this one. I had the Convergence and it dropped out of the sky on the first flight and I sent it back and didn't buy another one. This one has much better flight times as well as the hover mode. The Convergence was way overpriced.

[@randallhuston1466]

If someone could come out with a form factor like this with GPS it would be killer.

[@PineMartinAmerican]

I just ordered one from Amazon. It will be here Suday. Thanks for the video how to use it. I was originally going to order the X 520, but I picked this one instead, but I figured the KK 450 might be better.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Could we enquire if your X450 is still in flying condition. All our X520 V-tols (2 years+ old) are still flying each weekend but our X450s almost always go home to wait for parts! :D

[@sirhilsam]

Your co-pilots are awesome👍 This one can take a licking and still come out kicking.

[@cyborwhat]

Looks like fun. Definitely should leave the airplane mode to the experts. Those guys definitely know how to fly their planes. I still can’t figure out how they get all of them into their cars without damaging them.

[@mjxdrones7123]

That was different from the norm but a good giggle

[@MediaMike-fz7st]

Great drone/airplane. I love the shot of the front props dropping when it goes into airplane mode.

[@staceyball5134]

Another great video . Very durable and looks like loads of fun 2 vehicles in one ..

[@tigrenoir17]

Look to be really fun to use. Maybe a good way to try rc plane. I want to try one. Thanks for the discovery Captain :)

[@mikefas5406]

Just got mine. Was perfect out of the box. This thing is a steal for $110!

[@droningharry]

I like this. I think it would be nice to have another Plane besides my Apprentice which I love. The Price is right for sure. I think a extra battery or two would make it perfect. It is different to go from Drone to Plane as your friends showed. They're good with Planes. I still am careful with my big plane and I've managed to break everything but the Fuselage and motor so far. So yeah I have a few spare parts if I need them. Glad your eyes is getting better.

[@FlyingFun.]

I fly RC planes here in the UK , winds are ALWAYS 15 to 25mph minimal lol, usually it's 25 to 40mph, the vertical mode would be funny in that lol.

[@indiana146]

Sorry about your eye injuries pal what happened hope your better soon Your vids are fantastic

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Thank you! The eye incident was just me standing in the wrong place at the wrong time when debris was flying through the air.

[@JohnMark61355]

I enjoyed the video. I have the Eflight Mini-Convergence that is similar in size to this plane and flys better than the Convergence. Horizon Hobby improved the transition programming and it performs and flys great. Also, it has SAFE which is a big help during the transitioning process. SAFE allows an inexperienced plane (or quad) pilot to have relaxing fun. I am glad your eye is doing better.

[@darkerbrother1]

I tend to agree. I also have a Mini Convergence and it flys much better than the larger convergence. Also and this is a huge plus for us RC pilots. It can use the same multichannel radio as our other planes. I can also control the length of flight by the battery I use. The FAA won’t let us fly FPV anymore at sanctioned airfields so that is going to make some people move to quads. To me LOS flying is LOS flying

[@DemoPwr]

Awesome flight! I have the XK 520 its a little larger and it can handle the wind much Better with larger brushless motors.. XK has awesome quads and planes...cheers!

[@brianroberts815]

I had a fly Way once. It was one of those Ole El cheapo Dollar General $18 drones/quads. It went up, up and awwwaayyy................

[@fastfrank61]

Thanks for your very good explained Vidio , i have the E Flite VTOL mini but now i buyed the RTF version and one retail set of props . Best regards from Alicante Spain :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[@sunumichaelantonio]

So fun flight... That's mighty drone for naughty piloting. Btw I glad your eye get well back n had quick recovery

[@carrboro_chapelhillfpv2442]

the one I got died while hovering for 1.5 min. that is the total flight time it has by the way. perhaps I got a bad one but, my mini convergence is still flying

[@Zmaro]

wow, very cool! Loved this little toy kkk. When I go I'll get one of these and hope it is really resistant to the kkk. Enjoying: congratulations on the channel and videos, I'm seeing you straight :)

[@Zmaro]

and get better for your eye

[@piperman2010]

Hope you get well soon.

[@DavidReynolds-kr6yh]

I’ve seen this drone on another channel, and it looks pretty good.

[@Turninstones]

Nice flight, Thank you for sharing!!

[@dale_ch]

New angle of fun made available here !!! - thanks to Cap'n Steve (obviously!) for introducing this ..... emmmm, 'quadplane' ?? ..... and the other flying field Steve for his obvious excellent RC fixed wing flying skills 😍😍👍👍 - enjoyed 😁

[@davidbinnington9221]

great vid,,,,,,,,,more planes please

[@lassevassvik2755]

Brilliant video and great to see you trying something new. More of this plz. - But maybe a little unfair to the drone/plane to start out in 15 m/sek wind, (it's a little windy) cause you rarely do that with drones. Love your plane comrades trying to "fix" things, but most of all,,, that drone/plane looks like level two for most RC pilots. Maybe you should introduce a "level" scale ;)

[@EagleEyes88881]

this is the future plane...😀

[@jzkakkd1426]

Woah! It's acrobatic and fast!

[@ZenonZolek]

Really cool

[@MrMike47274]

Glad you're on the mend !! 👍👍 Looks like a fun craft,,,, but, I'll stick to my MA !! hehe

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Cool little plane and great review.

[@theinnerpalacemind3825]

Wauw 👍🙂 This beautiful quad-plane is on my list for now! Thank you for this review, I am very much impressed with the apparent quality. Seems to fly pretty fast too. Have to talk with my wife I guess 👍

[@karthurjr]

Yeah, flying a GPS quad is a world easier than flying a RC fixed wing. My club mates I have utmost respect for their flying skills. It's a different world. Steve, you gave it your best shot and the craft seemed to survive!?😂

[@wormerthings]

Wow this thing is amazing! Great vid my friend. And we, we say hallo from Greece. (Holidays). 🖐🖐🖐

[@Georgewrigley]

Hey looks and fly's great. Thanks for a great fun maiden and review. Cheers 👍✈️😊

[@thetreehugger]

Very nice

[@MarcRCAddict]

Hi captain drone, glad your eye is starting to get better... lol they may fly the plane mode better then you but you definitely crashed it better then them lol.. I really like that, it looks great fun to fly 👍

[@willis2626]

Good review Steve.

[@Glenrsi]

Looks like fun, however i think i prefer GPS drones. lol. Good to see you are on the mend Steve.

[@Glenrsi]

Thanks Steve, you are the best of the best.

[@brianroberts815]

All the reviews say the same thing. GET IT. To fix the overextended motor pods, just disconnect the battery. Then, gently pop em back horizontal. .UN PLUG FIRST.

[@whome7004]

I hear you I couldn't see that going any better for myself! U as I know to stay in the areas we know, I will call it on your 1.5 eye balls as I called it on Super glue on my fingers once

[@yessir1079]

This is pretty cool

[@craigschumacher7544]

Fixed it...took a button push to turn on USA....

[@curtispieternella5]

Hi Captain am from a Island with lots of wind my question is if it will be difficult to fly and also how high it can go and how many minutes it can stay in the air thank you.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

This would not be good in too much wind. Flight time is around 10 minutes.

[@EdenValleyAdventuresUK]

That was a great flying machine big like

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Lolz, I have problems flying a kids toy drone! No way would I get one of these.

[@Powershotknecht]

cool - with me the axis of the motor nacelle is broken. He is brutally fast in jet mode! with me the axis of the motor nacelle is broken. He is brutally fast in jet mode! When Chrash was the gondola represented - crack was broken

[@PeterWinnett]

Great review thanks for posting...can you tell me the Prop size ? Regards, Pete

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I think they are 2" props (just guessing). I have this loaned out at the moment.

[@pete2109]

Hi, thats a great flyer 👌 do you know if the controller can be changed to Mode 1? Thanks 👍

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I believe it can (on the back of the controller there are options for this)

[@waynemccormick4773]

tough little bird!

[@boblarson990]

How does one get a hold of Bangood ? X450 came crushed.

[@mr4x4s]

Amazing! No wind noise on the mic! What’s your secret? Lol

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

All my gear is listed below the video.

[@genes6703]

the tomtop site says it cannot ship to the US. How did you get yours. thanks

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

I live in Canada. Make sure you selected the correct warehouse.

[@genes6703]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks, actually I looked at Banggood site and its a little cheaper and they ship to the US. But thanks for the video. The drone/plane looks fun.

[@markgreene9330]

That seems to be a nice little plane , drone , kite ? , whatever but anyway it looks neat . I've never flown a plane before , do you think this would be a good one for a beginner Cap ?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Very easy for beginner if no wind (then it doesn't push the nose down). Also don't do like me and get your right joystick movement mixed up with up and down (too many years of flying FPV).

[@markgreene9330]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thank you , This is going to be my beginner plane or whatever it is ....lol . Great review ...

[@blazenicholls3590]

Thanks Captain I would crash this within a minute in airplane mode. Looks fun though.

[@cyberfighter75]

I think about this man,its copy over eflite vtol ,big and small 410mm

[@BlenderRookie]

You know what the problem is. You zigged when you should have zagged... Yes, it's an old joke but I am old.

[@shameerkamran397]

JJrc M02 Is same like this one so which one is betters REPLY??

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Same. Get the one at the lowest price.

[@shameerkamran397]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 can u plz tell me the price of both bcz I'm really in the mond of buying one of them!

[@RcBachelor]

Hi is there a way to bind it to a Multi 4 in 1 Modul with Horus 12S? Where is the Bind Button?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

You'd probably have to replace the receiver

[@RcBachelor]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Not possible. It is one Unit

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@RcBachelor XK Protocol. X450 Sub-protocol. Auto bind. It has been available for several months now.

[@Zerhya]

Can you look at the Holy stone drone on eBay? I’m wondering if that’s a good drone for starting out

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

??????? Did you have a link?

[@Zerhya]

CAPTAIN DRONE got it right here! Forgot to paste. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F264294639354

[@manicfour]

According to the link to purchase it. It says can't be shipped to the United States.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Try again and look for some option to click on to allow it to be shipped to the US. I've heard people mention this often and eventually they figure it out. I think the website is not designed well.

[@l.cdrones8019]

Lol them guys can fly a plane. I like this little bird

[@popwall4297]

I had thought about giving up on my DJI drones I have three and going with this but I don't think I have the capabilities of flying something like this back to d j i I love my standard 3

[@mikefas5406]

It's great to learn on. You will be fine. Even in forward flight mode you can always save it by flicking to drone mode. Trust me.

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

Quad = 4. That's a tri-something.

[@HuyNguyen-cc5cs]

I am a beginner at drone flying and today the wind is blowing at 20 km/h and my Eachine E58 would just fly in the direction of the wind. It was nearly impossible to have any control, even with max trimming. Is this normal? Much appreciate your help.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Ha ha... that is a tiny budget drone with brushed motors. I'm surprised it survived at all!

[@HuyNguyen-cc5cs]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks Captain, I feel better now

[@leojunior7589]

Showwww 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@PyroSarge]

Xk make some decent drones. I still fly my xk x380.

[@craigschumacher7544]

Tomtop said no go to USA?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Yikes, something must have gone wrong there because they love shipping to the US.

[@jskaggs8188]

Their website states doesn’t ship to USA. Too bad I really wanted one. I had the eflite mini convergence and it was crap. Gave it away after two flights.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Oh it ships to the USA. Try again... you may have to click on something.

[@jskaggs8188]

Thanks. Will do.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

What problems did you have with the mini convergence? Did you post about them on the RC Groups forums?

[@Sandokans]

Hi. What distance with the remote control? Cheers

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Probably a few hundred meters

[@Sandokans]

@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Thanks. Can be used other remote control? Just subbed to your channel

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@Sandokans Nope. Unique protocol - not hacked yet.

[@polzchannel9784]

Tjakepzzz 👌👍 Sangatzzz Very 👌👍

[@telephony]

LOL @ "red button unleashes hell" :-D

[@TheParachaz]

Hi Steve, I was getting quite miffed at you constantly saying “ quad mode “, but then I realised you had an eye injury, so I can understand you were seeing double in certain aspects of the flight. I know it’s been a year but I just wanted to comment...you know?

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Quad mode is for the people familiar with how a quad flies..... not exactly that it has 4 motors. :-)

[@TheParachaz]

Toungue in cheek.....

[@MrLunithy]

lol Take a hike ....... I like the humor

[@alexannis4740]

You can kill someone with that thing,,, LOL. Does looks pretty cool.

[@DougChristensen]

Too fun but not for this guy. The "snap to" airplane mode looks like a challenge.

[@veronicalaurent577]

You should try out the eachine e520s .you can get it on banggod.com

[@lasersbee]

If you are going to supply a Link... You should at least test it or check the Spelling,...:/

[@lasersbee]

There's a hairy bug on your chest....

[@markvandesande8855]

Fly more planes and you will improve get a good trainer. Then you will fly this easy.😁👍🇬🇧

[@MadDonJuan]

1.5 eye ball.jejejejeje 😂😂😂😂👍👍

[@MrDavidcarp]

🛫🛫👌🏿👌🏿

[@kyiphyu3611]

Wanna fly test

[@vintageguitarz1]

Ahhhh .... HOW can it be in "Quad Mode" when it only has THREE MOTORS??? Isn't it more CORRECTLY be called "Multi Rotor" mode?? Can't stand reviewers that can't even get nomenclature correct.

[@CAPTAINDRONE798]

Ha ha... that is for the general public so that it is easily understood. Since you know what I meant, I guess it worked.

[@buddymorgan4165]

If your vision was back to normal you could fly this ???. Now being nice your are a hazard to this???.

[@rogerthat.9105]

So you didn't do so well. You are captain drone NOT captain airplane. 👮‍♂️😁

[@吉田泰雄-v3m]

尾翼を左右逆に付けたからダウンフォースが働いて落ちたんだな。

[@陳張雅珍]

白雲想要再紅，只能再次吃成肥肥的，不然就往戲劇演員發展，演小兒痲痹症才有出頭天。