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Allwind Brushless Motor Drone with Dual Camera

Allwind Brushless Motor Drone with Dual Camera, $39.99 * (www.amazon.com...)
Manufactured by Allwind (URL not known)
Last updated 08-02-24

(Top): Stowed.
(Bottom): Deployed.

The Allwind is a small (8.9"L x 7.1"W x 2.9"H), surprisingly light (147g) flying camera that features optical flow stabilisation and a rechargeable 1S (one cell) unknown capacity Li:Po (lithium polymer) flight battery.
I love things that fly; that's why I took the bate and also why I added a seperate section titled "PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO FLY" on my website a number of years ago and created a new website just a few years ago specifically for flying machines of this nature!!! I was also attracted to some things that this drone has that many others don't...

1: It has a gyro -- that means it's easy to fly even for a "craptastic" pilot like me.

2: It has an optical flow sensor; this allows the drone to stay stable in the air.
3: Because it doesn't need a controller, (it comes with one, but you don't NEED it), it is possible for stroke survivors to successfully fly it.
4: It has a number of automated flight modes.
5: It has BRUSHLESS motors.
6: It has all of those wonderful LEDs.

It's not puny for one thing (it isn't huge, but it isn't microscopic either).

It sports a 1080p camera with a 90° FOV (Field Of View); both still photos and aerial video can be taken with it!
I believe that the Allwind can withstand winds of up to 17.67mph (28.44kph)!

size

SIZE (compared with my stockinged foot)

As with any rechargeable product, charge the Allwind first, and then you can pretend to fly a large dragonfly (well, that's what kitty cats would think it was if it were designed to be flown in a small living room.

1: Press and release the POWER button on the drone (it's located on the upper surface the drone's fuselage {this word is definitely *NOT* pronounced "fyoo SELL' uh jee" as Drake Parker from the TV program "Drake and Josh" would pronounce it

; the word is pronounced "

"} near the front); the drone will begin flashing all of its lights to let you know that it is on.

2: Connect the Allwind's wiFi signal on your smartphone.

3: Load the app called, "VS FPV PRO" (the Android version from Google Play) onto your 5G WiFi cellular telephone handset, and run it.

4: Follow the prompts on your cellular telephone's display to set up your Allwind (you only need to perform the setup routine once).

Congratulations, you're now a pilot!!!

For additional instructions & tips on how to fly, please read the instructional material that comes with the product.

On the Allwind, press & release the "OFF/ON" button. This should neutralise it. -

The battery in the Allwind is rechargeable.

To charge the Li:Po battery in the Allwind, plug up the large end of the furnished charge cable into any free USB receptacle on your Pee-Cee or Mac computer, and plug the smaller end into the female MicroUSB receptacle on the lower rear of the battery itself.
The LED on the battery should come on and glow red. When this light turns green, the charge cycle is complete and the cable may safely be unplugged.

Fully charging the Allwind's battery should give you approx. 15 minutes (advertised) of flying time.

The radio uses three AA cells.

This medium-little drone is meant to be used as a flying camera in a large dry area outdoors or a large indoor venue, not as a flashlight meant to be carried around all the time, thrashed, trashed, bashed, and abused; so I won't throw it against the wall, stomp on it, viciously chuck it at one of those wall-mounted porcelain uranators to see if it becomes broken (the Allwind, not the whizzer!), try to drown it in the {vulgar slang term for a fudge bunny}bowl (loo) or the cistern, run over it, swing it against a loo ring (toliet seat), swing it against the concrete floor of a patio, bash it open to check it for candiosity, fire it from the cannoñata (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piñata" too much again

- candiosity is usually checked with a scanner-type device on a platform with a large readout, with handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or with a pack-of-cards-sized device that Fergy Fudgehog uses; and the cannoñata is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island), send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analyses, launch it into the upper atmosphere of Gamalon V** so that chairman Sonji gets all piddled-off about it and kills the poor thing, or inflict upon it punishments that I might inflict upon a flashlight.

Besides, drones are meant to be loved, not punished.

There is an optical flow sensor on the bottom of the Allwind; this helps to maintain the Allwind's position at lower altitudes. The ambient light level must be fairly high in order for this optical flow positioning system to function though, so please do not expect it to function on night missions (well, "night missions" won't happen anyway; the Allwind will refuse to lift off if the ambient light level is too low).

I believe the optical flow is functional to 3 meters (9.84 feet) in altitude.

The Allwind is suited for those with certain physical handicaps and those who have been chopped from the drone-flying arena because they have fallen prey to a stroke, like I have. This is because the Allwind can be flown WITHOUT a remote controller!!!
Ahhh, the next iteration of the "stroke drone" has finally been invented!!!

This drone must be flown outdoors; the optical flow positioning system does not function with indoor illumination.

ALL OF THE FLIGHT VIDEOS ARE ON THEIR OWN WEB PAGE
SO THAT THIS EVAL. WOULD NOT BECOME TOO CUMBERSOME!!!

TEST NOTES:
Test unit was purchased on Amazom.com on 07-26-2024 and was received at 2:59pm PST on 07-28-2024.

** From the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Final Mission".

UPDATE 00-00-00

PROS:
Unique drone can be controlled with your cellular telephone handset

NEUTRAL:

CONS:
Cannot be flown indoors -- at least not in a smaller room

Allwind
PRODUCT TYPE: Mid-size drone w/ optical flow
LAMP TYPE: White LED
No. OF LAMPS: 10 (4 on each side of fuselage, 2 in front)
BEAM TYPE: N/A
REFLECTOR TYPE: N/A
SWITCH TYPE: Pushbutton on/off on upper surface of Allwind's fuselage
CASE MATERIAL: Plastic
BEZEL: N/A
BATTERY: 1x 3.7v unknown capacity Li:Po (drone); 3xAA cells (radio)
CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
WATER- AND AFRICAN ELEPHANT MICTURITION-RESISTANT: Very light sprinkle-resistance at maximum (though if a huge elephant really does go poddy on it, you've got FAR bigger problems than a stinky dead drone, hahaha!!! )
SUBMERSIBLE: ¡¡¡EL CONEJITO DE PASCUA CON UN CEPILLO DE DIENTES QUE CAYÓ EN UN HIGIÉNICO DE LOS, NO!!!
ACCESSORIES: 2x flight batteries, charge cable, 4x spare props, 8x screws for them, radio
SIZE: ‎8.9"L x 7.1"W x 2.9"H
WEIGHT: unknown/unable to weigh (advertised as 147g; incl. flight battery)
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURE: China
WARRANTY: 3 months

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