Quanum Nova FPV GPS Waypoint Quadrotor (Modo 2) (pronto para voar)

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Aug 21, 2015

Good product let down as usual by the laughably named customer service, HK are truly CRAP at helping once they have had you money. They wanted a photo of the item that was missing!!!!! Probably best to got to another company and pay a bit more and receive support, cheapdronecouk, slow but honest

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Jun 04, 2015

Excellent quadcopter for the price. Not quite so stable in GPS position hold as my friend's Phantom 2 but then the phantom is more than twice the price. Flown mine in 15mph winds no problem. Take your time to calibrate properly, there are plenty of YouTube videos describing different methods. If you need spares, internet info, it's a re-badged Cheerson CX-20 for which more info exists. The Turnigy Go-Pro style camera fits and works well under this and the quad lifts if fine. For spare batteries look at the Zippy Flightmax 2800's which although slightly larger will fit in the case. Instructions are thin, covering only the basics, and no mention is made of how to set up for waypoint, navigation, so that will have to be from internet research. Starting point is to download Ardupilot Mission Planner - that's as far as I have got. Pulls about 280watts at full throttle at around 26 amps.

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Apr 24, 2015

If I judge this on the price point it cannot be faulted.I paid substantiallyt less than it's advertised at currently so got a massively good deal.What I saved has paid for a case and a pair of upgraded batteries,when they arrive in stock.It's only been hovering out back so far but did so automatically in gusty 10-15 mph winds in a very enclosed environment.I'm off to the field for a proper full battery test this afternoon and will report back any problems I managed to provoke.So far I'm delighted with my Nova.

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Apr 17, 2015

Within the first hour of owning a Quanum Nova the flight controller died. To be accurate; the gyro / accelerometer died, which rendered the unit unusable. To add to my thoughts on how poor the quality of the Nova is, there was a wire loose inside the case (had broken off / not been soldered properly), one of the motors either looked used or was rubbing against the side of the case and the GPS was loose inside the case.

I would not recommend this product! Build your own Quad from scratch and have more fun!

Also what has been grinding my gears is that Hobbyking has not responded to my RMA; even after a month has gone by. Come on Hobbyking, sort it out!