Review & vids: LotusRC T580 Quad

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Helemaal onderaan de bespreking bij related links twee videos:
Video - A close look at the T580
Video - Flying the T580

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Would I recommend the T580?
If you've got $350-$400 burning a hole in your pocket and you want something that is *really* different but don't intend ripping up the sky at speed or carrying heavy loads then yes -- it's a really, really cool bit of gear. Even with the current limitations, The T580 is a fun model that will turn heads, being quite different to the usual foamie fixed-wing or 450-sized helicopter.
If you want something more agile and capable of handling stronger winds however, then I suggest you keep looking -- or wait until Lotus make some changes.



Pro's

• Super-easy to get flying
• Ideal for beginners to multi-rotor flying
• Incredible flight-times (10+ minutes on a 2200mAH)
• Very nicely engineered
• Great packaging
• Nifty altitude-hold (if you can get it to work)
• Some spare motor shafts are included
• Made by a company that listens to customers

Cons

• Not suited to windy conditions
• Limited safe payload capacity
• Overcontrolling can produce a crash
• "Cheap" carbon arms split easily
• Still not 100% on the quality control
• No user-updateable software capability
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