Note:Binding process. power up the drone 3 times, on the third time you plug in power, the ELRS Receiver will get into binding mode. We are still trying to work on the ELRS firmware and make it able to just click the boot button to get into bind mode. Will get this update in the near future. Check out the video below CiottiFPV show you how to get into bind mode. - Thanks bro for showing this. lol
Caveat Emptor! Proprietary firmware and similar model names means easy brickin’.
Was really excited for this whoop. Got it in the mail. Brought it to work. Knew from past bricking experiences with NewBee whoops that I had to get the firmware from the product site on NewBeeDrone.com, so off I went. Downloaded the firmware for the whoop with the ELRS 3. Flashed the firmware and….. I figured out I got that firmware was from the wrong damn whoop page. The Hummingbird ELRS 3 that I downloaded wasn’t the right firmware. I was on a very similar product page, but not the exact right page.
These whops seem really solid and they look super fun. My problem with the whoop being bricked is 100% user error. My problem with the whoop though is that these these things are too dang easy to brick by selecting the wrong firmware. I’d love to play with one of these, but I think I’m done buying them.
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Jeffrey Miller
Meh
The camera quality is subpar compared to other tiny whoops this size. Had to re-solder two motors after the first flight. It flies well though.
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Rick
AcroBee65 BLV4
It would be nice if you shipped it with the ELRS 3.0.0 firmware aboard. My understanding is that pretty much all transmitters these days have ELRS 3 onboard.
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Brian Hancock
Great Little Whoop
This drone is now my hands down absolute favorite. This little guy is super responsive and fun to fly not to mention fast. My only small grip is that I wish you could tilt the camera a bit more, that and the camera isn't the best but that's the same with almost all the little guys. The frame has held up to much use and abuse and just keeps going. I fly this guy more than my 5".
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Justin
Great Little Whoop
Got the new 27000KV BLV4 ELRS acrobee and I am loving it. Great build quality. Smooth flight. I'll probably be building a new whoop with jst-1.25 motor plugs, but I 100% recommend this one especially if you want to stick to NBDs ecosystem.
Also NBD needs to update their instructions because in ExpressLRS Configurator 1.5.9, I was able to simply build and flash NBDs diversity receiver on the BLV4 and assign a binding phrase. Simple binding now.
Still building it, but this sucker gets five stars for completeness. Seems to have a double supply of screws and standoffs, plus it comes with a full set of TPU bits—antenna mount, xt30 mount, a little sled for the receiver, and shoes—that you won’t get from cncdrones.
These batteries might actually be worth it in terms of dollars per flight time! They last over five minutes when my old lower end batteries last three minutes, and they’ve even lasted for seven on a freestyle quad in a tight environment. Plus it’s always fun to have a battery that can actually kind of handle full throttle for extended periods!
I tried to be cheap and find crappy clones of all these tools... it's not cheaper, it's very expensive to buy just a prop wrench, just a m3 nylock wrench and buying hex drivers and wire strippers. It totalled me 90$. This ethix toolkit was cheaper and got me exactly what I wanted and needed for my drone kit
