Guides
Videos
Write-ups of drone videos from the JD Quad YouTube channel.
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The Eachine E520S app overview: getting started (video)
How the Eachine GPS app looks, how to find the options, and how to get around it if it’s your first time.
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3 folding quadcopter drones: which is better? (video)
The three best folding quadcopters I’d flown, and what makes them so different.
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My top 5 DJI Spark features and functions (video)
Palm launch, gesture control, palm landing, helix and ActiveTrack: my favourite DJI Spark features.
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My top 5 RC simulators for iOS and Android (video)
Five RC simulator apps for your phone, covering drones, planes, cars and helicopters.
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Hubsan H502E GPS calibration (video)
A short video on GPS calibration on the Hubsan H502E, a technique that works on many other drones too.
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Drone smartphone apps vs transmitters: three apps in detail
Flying with your phone instead of a bulky transmitter. A closer look at three quadcopter apps.
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Gyro and drone calibration explained (video)
Different drones calibrate differently. Here are two toy-grade examples, and how each one does it.
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Beginners guide: throttle, yaw, pitch and roll explained (video)
The basic drone controls, one at a time, then all together so you can fly around successfully.
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Air Hogs Supernova: trying out some tricks (video)
After previewing the Air Hogs Supernova, it’s time to learn some tricks. Four of them, to be exact.
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Holy Stone HS161 unboxing and flight: “the flying sausage”
Meet the flying sausage. A really fun quad that makes me smile every time I fly it.
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Potensic Firefly A20 tiny whoop: indoor unboxing and flight
A £17 lightning deal tiny whoop for indoor flying. Unboxing, the transmitter, and a two-battery flight indoors.
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Tello FPV app: cinematic video and follow terrain (part 8)
Testing the Tello FPV app’s cinematic video and follow terrain modes after its latest update. Do they have real-world uses?