Friday, July 17, 2026

Are Turnigy APEX LiPos Actually Better?

Easiest way to test high C-rating LIPO packs: 3 sec full throttle, and record log data... if the voltage stays high enough - it's a good pack! 


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Thursday, July 9, 2026

FlywingRC X-Wing - FULL Review, honest take of an experienced FPVer



pre-order the X-Wing here starting at 9. July 2026

3% off (the final 2499$ price)

There's also a Twin Pilot special Discount 2 Plane pack - 3798$ (limited at 50 sets)

FlywingRC sent me this amazing looking FPV kit which ticks so many boxes - it sounds too good to be true. So I will find out for you, if those fancy visuals of their promo videos hold up in real world testing. 

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FEATURES:
- VTol (vertial take off and landing)
- FPV Plane mode for efficient longrange
- full RTF kit (Plane, Remote, Goggles, Charger, battery, Headtracker, DJI O4 lite, transport box)
- Virtual cockpit (working flight stick and throttle, 2 working displays)
- head tracker gimbal (your head movements are transferred to the camera - giving you a really IMMERSIVE pilots view)
- "radar" where you see other FPV planes

Tech specs:
Dims: 80 x 88,5 x 71,1 cm (LWH)  folds down nice to fit into it's foam suitcase
Plane weight (except batt): 1280 g
πŸ”‹Battery:  6S 6920 Mah LiIon (proprietory batterypack)
looks like it has LiIonHV pouch cells (IEC NO: 6ICP 11/43/105 from Grepow)    weight: 793 g
Charges with 5A / 125w,   auto discharge to 60% after 5 days
ToW: 2037 g
Motors: 4x  2807 with 900-1100kv?
Props: 10x6
DJI O4 lite with active fan (23 GB int memory)
Gimbal and headtracker
DJI Goggles N3
Remote:  Flysky ProArt PA01   ELRS  (see Ian's review)

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Friday, July 3, 2026

Graphene Panther in the Hells Valley (Hobbyking 5000mah Lipo tested)

 

Found myself testing a new, promising Lipo pack on my Chimera7 in one of the most iconic DIVE locations that I ever visited. Check to see how I liked the pack, how stunning the scenery looks there and even see a sneak peak ;)

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Can this ROBOT replace me? (Yarbo bot vs. Husquvarna RideOn)

 

Find the product here: https://yarbointernationalinc.pxf.io/B5b3YJ  (afiliate link)

Here are a few points where a MOWBOT wins over a Ride-On mower:
- mowing steep side-slopes 
  not possible on ride-on - because of higher center of gravity (me sitting on it)
- mow-results: Yarbos cut looks way better than my rider πŸ˜‰
  (maybe also because he's not as lazy as I am - and mows more often)
Rider: each 2 or 3 weeks, higher grass, more clippings...
Yarbo: doesn't matter how often (at least weekly),
Side-effect: this also disturbs moles!
- seeing YARBO on my ~1500m² I'm confident he can also handle way larger properties (like a proper RideOn mower)
- Cost comparison: (gas price quite high here compared to 2-3kwh for yarbo which is either free (solar power) or only 0.3 € / kwh)
but one point of criticism:  yarbo’s standby power consumption should be lowered (0.82 kwh / day with no mowing!) = 44 € for half a year of standby (if I only count the mowing season)

RideOn:
  is LOUDER!
  needs more MAINTENANCE
  keeps me busy, in the sun (pale rider ;)
"Less Riding. More Living" (unless you're into horses ;)