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Review on πŸš€ EMAX Tinyhawk 2 Indoor FPV Racing Drone F4 5A 16000KV RunCam Nano2 700TVL 37CH 25/100/200mW VTX 1S-2S - BNF by Chris Smotherman

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Solder the motor leads and you're in gold

I love this thing. It's so much fun to fly, I slammed it into the walls at full speed and it took off immediately like nothing happened. Incredibly durable. The 2S is also ridiculous on such a small quad, I only use the 2S outdoors. I left the beta rates alone and just tweaked the OSD and horn controls (added the 5 volt buzzer needed for such a small quad in case you lose it). There is only one major problem with this version of Tinyhawk: the motors are connected to the AIO with connectors. I had issues with engine misfires in flight and the quad just felt really sluggish on 1S. I thought it was the ESC but turns out it was actually the motor terminals. I got rid of them and soldered the motor leads directly to the AIO. After that, the quad feels great. I can maneuver much sharper than I have in the past with the 1S and the quad feels very snappy. I also fixed the flight and launch stall issues I was having. EMAX should definitely consider soldering motors directly to the board from the factory rather than plugs. For me it was of great importance. Overall a great ATV for your money if you know how and understand that sometimes a hobby takes work :)

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