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    Not much action on this forum

    I'm using FPV Freerider Reloaded on my 10yr old laptop for acro mode training. It's available on Steam for peanuts and seems fairly realistic. There are probably more-complete, better looking and fancier sims about, but this one is cheap, doesn't require a fancy modern gaming PC to run and...
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    Avata going bye bye? (30% off sale?!)

    I was wondering the same, with the significant price cut. It feels like something new is on the way. However, don't they already have a reasonably competent and popular follow me drone in the Mini3 and Mini4? I was wondering if a Sub250g FPV drone might be coming out... I'd certainly be...
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    Lightweight Avata?

    Indeed the Avata is kind-of a ducted fan design, though the ducts could do with being a bit longer to really be effective. My very unscientific guess is the extra weight of the propguard/ducts mostly cancels out any gain from the ducting effect they provide. Small FPV quads tend to have very...
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    Lightweight Avata?

    Hello all! I'm new here so hopefully this is the right area for this question! Has anyone had a go at making the DJI Avata lighter, eg by removing the prop guards? Ultimately what I'd be looking to achieve is to get the quad under 250g AUW, but I suspect it would be extremely ambitious to shed...