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The drone of Up Air came to life under a new name, we tried what it became

Introductory

My first drone, my first drone article. This is bad, as I can’t claim that the xy machine is stronger, the xy quadcopter has a better remote control, and the yz is weaker. This article will be a description of what iron and how I lost my drone virginity.

The truth is that sometime 15 years ago I was actively flying, I had several foam planes, big and small, so the flight is not far from me, the remote control is no stranger to my hands, although of course drone is a completely different world. To say the least, there is no need to glue the entrance edges of the wing with fiberglass tape here, one of the serious reasons for which is that there are no wings.

Anno, when I stopped flying the drones didn't even exist. Then, as the years went by and more and more multi-propeller planes appeared, I felt the feeling of holding a remote control in my hand again and trying to fly. This time has now come, so I will tell you why I chose the Up Air One as a beginner.

up_air_one_plus_2.jpgI was looking for a drone that would give a beginner a lot of help. It was important to me to have automatic take-off and landing, to have GPS, to have skills like tracking or circling. So the point is, I wanted a machine that isn’t a toy, it has a good quality camera on it, combined with a usable quality gimball, but it’s easy to control as much as possible. Unfortunately, I have had a bad experience with a wingless device because after the planes I bought a Walkera helicopter, which I managed to put down on the first flight so that all the plastic gears were shredded. It wasn’t as easy to get a part at the time as it is today, especially since the helicopter wasn’t even sold to us, so we didn’t manage to get all the parts, and it’s been resting in its box ever since.

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I didn’t want to start my first flight by hitting the plane to the ground. At the same time, things didn't go accidentally either, so I recommend the following sentences to all beginners, so don't let the pros laugh!

So, I don’t usually shop without looking after everything on the net. I watched the Up Air One flights I just found on Youtube. They look like they start the plane, it jumps up to 3 feet high, almost vertically, and then floats there. Because of this, I then thought that an empty area of ​​roughly 3 x 3 meters, surrounded by low trees, would be just enough for me to take off first. You may already think that has not been enough. So my first takeoff was in the pear tree, and by the time I managed to release and stop one of the propellers had cut my palm. It was a good lesson to make me aware that a drone with this ability is no longer a game, it can even be dangerous, plus I have to look for a larger free area.

Up Air One Plus and the manufacturer

When I found this quadcopter, of course, I read it on the net afterwards, with the result that I immediately flipped on and started looking for another one. The reason for this was that this was the first and only product of a company called Up Air. That’s not too good, since if the manufacturer no longer exists, where do I get blades or possibly a battery, to name just the obvious parts.

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Why did this machine eventually become my choice? Because after the acquisition of Up Air, the machine originally called Up Air Chase was renamed One instead of Chase, and in addition to the original 5,8 GHz FPV version, the WiFi mobile application version that is the subject of this article was released. is. This meant to me that although the original manufacturer had ceased to exist, the new owner had plans for the drone market. This is indicated by the new name, One, which I hope means this is their first product, and it is also indicated by the fact that the original machine has been further developed. They have improved the placement of antennas, for example, which has increased range.

Up Air One Plus application

So the Up Air One Plus looked like a friendly machine, it has a correct remote control and a mobile app that helps us fly a lot without any problems. This application also solves take-off and landing for us, we can easily turn the tracking function on and off, for example, but through this, we can set up a route flight on the Google map.

This was a very important aspect for me anyway, because I felt that it also helps me not to make mistakes, and it gives me a sense of security. The corner points of the route can be entered at the touch of a button, and you can also specify how high the machine should be at that point.

You can turn on the start mode in the program, which also limits the flight altitude of the plane and the distance from us. You can use this option anyway, without turning off the starting mode, you can set the maximum flight altitude and distance, when you reach it, the silhouette of the drone will appear in the middle of the display, crossed out in red.

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By the way, the program itself is very clear. All important functions are available on the display, including "one-touch" take-off and take-off. I put this in my cat's nail because the feature is designed so that we can't accidentally activate it. By pressing the landing or take-off pictogram, a brain slider appears, which can be activated by pulling it all the way to the right and starting the plane or starting the landing.

You can also perform the calibration using the telephone program. Height calibration is automatic, so all you have to do is wait for it to run. Calibrating the compass is already a different dough, but it’s not difficult either. The course of this was not entirely obvious to me, as although the screen shows what position we need to hold the machine in, it is nowhere indicated that we have to wait for the arrow below the machine illustration to turn yellow before turning the machine in the specified direction. You can stop rotating when the yellow arrow turns blue. The next position will appear, wait for the yellow arrow and rotate the drone. It is important that until the calibration is ready the stuff will not fly nor can we take off.

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On the screen, of course, we see the image transmitted by the camera. It seems natural these days, but anno when I flew it wasn’t even a little bit. When flying RC models, one of the hardest things to learn was that from the direction of the flight, regardless of whether the plane is approaching us, moving away from us, or just flying from right to left or vice versa, we know where the plane is heading right, where heading left. . Specifically, for example, with a machine approaching us, the directions are reversed, and when you want the machine to turn right, you have to pull the lever to the left. To have this mess in your hands, you have to fly a lot, but simulate even more.

Well, if you’re buying a plane that is FPV capable, meaning you see the camera image on the display or on the phone, you can rely on it for the most part, so it’s pretty obvious where you’re flying. Through the camera, the right will always be right, the left will always be left.

We can coordinate the phone and the drone in two ways. WiFi is easier. The quadcopter has WiFi, you can find and connect to the WiFi networks on the phone. The other mode is via the remote control using a USB cable. In this case, you need to select USB sharing on your phone and turn it on. You can choose between the two modes with the power button on the remote control, which is at the bottom of the range and has three positions. By implication, the third position is off.

Remote controller

The controller is a tool that I can already tell you that I have some basis for comparison. That, let’s say, unfortunately exhausts me from realizing the stuff has improved incredibly a lot in the last 15 years. I’m not saying there are sure to be better or worse of these either, but the Up Air One remote control fits me a lot. The length of the arms can be changed, this has been the case for a long time. The resistance of the arms is firm but not cumbersome, not to feel the “scratch” when moving, which characterized the poor mechanics anno. They also return to the middle position with sufficient determination.

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The controller is a very cheeky, completely white, frost-free piece, almost competing with the Apple design anyway. They are not scattered full of switches, next to the joysticks there is only a two-position and a three-position switch, and there is a potentiometer, by turning which we can change the angle of the camera on the drone, look down or forward.

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The two-position switch is on the back left, its function is return to home, i.e. if we switch, the drone returns to the point from which it took off. On the other side, at the back right, we find the three-position switch. There is no zero point in this, meaning all three jobs mean something. You can choose between smooth height mode, height and position mode, or a function called headless mode. The latter tries to remedy the problem I have already explained above, namely that depending on whether the machine is moving away from us or approaching us, the directions are reversed at the arms. Well, what happens in headless mode is that nothing turns around. It turns more precisely, but now the directions are turned on the remote control, so no matter where the front of the drone is, whether it is approaching us or away from us, on the remote control the right is left, the left is left.

Testers more professional than me write that this is a serious help for beginners, I was very confused. Here maybe some of the old nerves came back, I felt much better without this help.

The drone

Excuse me, I’m not going to write about dry specs for anyone who cares, you’ll find it on the net anyway. I wrote at the beginning of the article what was important to me in this drone, so I can only repeat that too. In my flying age, carbon brush-free engines were measured in gold. I’m not saying a brush solution is cheaper now than a brushless one, but the price difference was still tamed to be acceptable. So, it was important to me that the drone had strong, brushless motors because without it, it would be useless even in low winds.

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The camera is also important. There are currently 4 different varieties of Up Air One, two of which are marked Plus, these are those that have a smaller range but easier control due to WiFi. These two machines differ only because of the camera. The cheaper 2,7- and the more expensive 4K resolution camera. I chose the latter. Unfortunately, I was only able to make a 2K test video for this article, which is because my memory card hasn’t arrived at the right speed yet.

The camera is mounted on a two-axis gimbal. I know more axles are nicer movement, but in the price range I was looking for it was available and it didn’t look bad based on the online test videos either. Now, after trying it, I dare say it live up to the level I was expecting.

The first flight

Once we figured out how to connect the phone to the drone, calibration could come, which, as I wrote to me, wasn’t entirely clear. However, if we are beyond that, we can already fly. the engines can also be started in the usual way, i.e. by pulling the arms down and in the middle and holding them, or by taking off in the one-button manner.

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Be alert, it should take a few seconds before you find your place in the air. Meanwhile, the height and lateral position may also need to be corrected manually. If we go beyond that, the machine will remain relatively stable in place. Of course there may be a gust of wind and you will have to correct it again, so once again, be on the lookout!

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Once you’ve gotten this far on the rail, you can try gently to the right, left directions, ascent and descent. Up Air One responds very well to control. not too sensitive, not too excited, flying if you start with him sensibly will not be difficult. I consider it important to highlight Estonia in this case. This drone can also be downright dangerous if you don’t treat it with the necessary respect. I wouldn’t give it into the hands of a young person under the age of 16, although of course a 14-year-old may be mature enough for it.

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Although, the relief features for beginners are very useful, their use is not the same as life insurance. At the first landing, for example, I got a gust of wind a meter from the ground, which struck the plane 3-4 meters away, and I was only lucky enough to put it down nicely, of course correcting the movement by hand. So the point is, if you’re looking for a plane that’s completely 100 percent self-contained, yet completely safe, that’s not it. However, you will also need 10 percent!

Summary

The key question is whether the Up Air One Plus is as I expected it to be, giving it what I expected from it. My answer is, in part, yes.

Unfortunately, there is also a word in part in my answer to the first question. The reason for this is the camera. Unfortunately, they haven’t improved on this, and while I wouldn’t say bad, it’s not good either. It has pretty much the capabilities of a weaker 4K action camera, somewhere in the $ 60 category. There are problems with compression, the edges are not sharp enough, it does not like dark or sharp lights. So it produces such a medium but still enjoyable quality. Let’s say I’d have been happy to have at least 30 FPS, but unfortunately it can’t do more than 25 frames.

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If you are a beginner but want a machine that you will not grow out in 1-2 months, this drone will be good for you too. I'm not saying it couldn't be better. The opinions found on the net are unanimously praised, but it is emphasized that in terms of construction, the materials used are not a DJI. This is probably true too, but for me who hasn’t seen a DJI drone up close, it doesn’t hurt at all. This structure perfectly meets my needs in almost every respect.

After a lot of positives and a few negatives, the question comes, is it worth buying Up Air One Plus? Well, when I ordered this drone the price is a GearBesten It was $ 350, while the direct opponent, the more renowned DJI Phantom 3 Standard, was available for $ 500. I think that $ 150 difference is probably justified, even if the camera is perfect on it, but it’s not. But by the time this article appears, the price of the machine has risen to $ 426 in a way that is incomprehensible and unjustifiable to me, while the price of DJI’s “cheap” model remains at $ 500. That’s only roughly a $ 70 difference, so it’s highly questionable whether this or that DJI is worth buying.

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If you still don’t want to spend $ 500 on a drone, I suggest you forget the 4K version, buy the one equipped with a 2,7K camera, because this 4K is unfortunately not 4K. If, on the other hand, you choose the 2,7K version, the price will change to $ 397, which is already a difference of HUF 27 compared to the DJI.

Unfortunately, as I indicated at the beginning of the article, I can’t tell you that this drone is flying, it can be controlled like a DJI Phantom 3 Standard, I can only say that it convinced me, it showed enough strength and speed, it is easy to control and can be safely mastered even as a complete beginner. So the decision is yours, I, for my part, am sure that even if I sell it, not because of its quality, but only to order another one instead, about which I can write another article as a beginner, but already having some basis for comparison.

You can find the Up Air One drones here: Up Air One / Up Air One Plus

Here you can choose from many hundreds of drones: Lots of drones

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As a farewell, watch a video of the first flights!

Editor's rating

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About the Author

s3nki

Owner of the HOC.hu website. He is the author of hundreds of articles and thousands of news. In addition to various online interfaces, he has written for Chip Magazine and also for the PC Guru. For a time, he ran his own PC shop, working for years as a store manager, service manager, system administrator in addition to journalism.

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