several years ago UAV has always been a synonym for high-tech. With the popularity of "Where's Dad?", aircraft has gradually come into people's view. At present The field of consumer UAVs is experiencing an unprecedented rise, which allows the general public to enjoy aerial photography.
Today, the author brings you a four axle aircraft within 1000 yuan Parrot Rolling Spider
Basic parameters
Weight: 55g (65g with tires)
Size Rolling Spider diameter: 140 mm
Propeller diameter: 55 mm
Motor width: 85 mm
Battery: removable lithium battery (suitable for Jumping Sumo) 550mAh
The standby time is 8 minutes (6 minutes with tires), and the charging time is 90 minutes
Sensors: ultrasonic sensor, 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis acceleration
With vertical camera and pressure sensor
Indicator light: double color LED indicator light
Network connection: V4.0 BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) intelligent Bluetooth technology, maximum effective control distance 20m
Application: free application software can be compatible with iOS, Android, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 systems of smart phones or tablets
Appearance&Workmanship
Parrot Rolling Spider is a compact remote control aircraft with high flexibility. Its appearance is similar to many four axis aircraft. The overall shape can be described by the letter "X".
Rolling Spider is small and can be controlled by one hand. The distance between motors is 8.5cm, which is smaller than Apple 6.
There is one rotor at each of the four vertices. The rotor is detachable. The user may cause destructive damage to the propeller in some improper operations. The detachable rotor is convenient for the user to replace.
The body structure adopts polyamide material, which ensures its weight is only 55g. The introduction of polyamide material not only ensures the firmness of the aircraft, but also has a high degree of flexibility. It is a flight "toy" suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
There is a pair of two-color LED lights "eyes" on the front, and a "big mouth shape" dent below the eyes. You can stick your favorite stickers here, which belongs to a disguised personalized customization.
Micro USB interface and lithium-ion battery are located at the rear of the fuselage. The battery is also detachable and can be purchased directly on the official website. Of course, it can also be purchased from a domestic treasure.
The 550mAh lithium-ion battery can guarantee a flight time of about 5min.
On the back of the aircraft, it can be observed that there is a rubber foot pad under the engine, which can provide a buffer for landing or crash to a certain extent.
There is a camera in the middle of the fuselage. The built-in camera can only take photos, and it does not support camera operation. The photos taken can not be viewed directly on the mobile phone, and the aircraft needs to be connected to the computer for viewing. The silver mesh metal is the ultrasonic range finder, which ensures that the altitude of the aircraft is under control during flight.
The aircraft itself has 35mb of memory.
There is an inconspicuous button on the lower right side of the fuselage, which is also the only physical button on the fuselage, and has the function of turning on and off.
In order to provide different playing methods, "wheels" can be installed directly above the Parrot Rolling Spider.
The two large wheels are connected by a carbon fiber shaft (10g) and can be installed on the fuselage.
Rolling Spider with wheels can not only "run" on the ground, but also climb cliffs and attach walls. Maybe you can understand the origin of the name of Rolling Spider.
Software
Rolling Spider does not have a dedicated remote control. Instead, it can install the corresponding APP (Freelight 3) on the mobile terminal.
Freelight 3 is not the exclusive APP of Rolling Spider. It is shared by all Parrot products. The giant's works, software functions and interfaces are excellent.
Turn on the power supply of Rolling Spider, and the green indicator lights up, indicating that the machine is started up, and the software will automatically connect the aircraft.
Click Free Flight to enter the control panel. The control is divided into left and right sides, and the left side is the direction keys for ascending and descending, left and right rotation; The gyroscope on the right controls the moving direction of the aircraft and stunts.
There are four kinds of stunts built in the software. Xiaobai users need not worry. After manually selecting the type of stunt, double click the blank area of the screen to complete the stunt.
In order to meet the needs of different users, there are three modes of control: master mode, ordinary mode and handle mode. The main control difference of the three modes is that the control mode of moving back and forth, left and right is different. The aircraft can be recorded in the handle mode.
Flight parameter setting.
Hands on experience
For ordinary users, the author suggests to use the normal mode, turn on the virtual switch at the bottom of the control panel, and the Rolling Spider can take off.
The Rolling Spider can hover in the air without any operation, and the threshold is extremely low.
(The picture is shared by netizens)
Display of special effect skills. Click the magnifying glass image in the upper right corner of the image to view the dynamic image.
Security
Aircraft is a toy, but it is also an unusual "toy", which is very harmful. Improper operation of large aircraft will cause some irreversible harm. Therefore, aircraft operation should be accompanied by veteran. However, Rolling Spider does a good job in safety. Once touching the propeller, the engine will stop immediately. The control software also has an emergency stop engine switch.
summary
No matter where Dad is going or Wang Feng's confession, the aircraft is called a very eye-catching product. As a consumer level entry product, Rolling Spider's playability and safety are well guaranteed, but its endurance is still a hard injury to the aircraft, which is also a technical obstacle to the current aircraft.
