HiSKY HMX280 review

The designers from HiSKY have done a good job when they engineered this model. The overall look of this racer is definitely different from the one other multi-rotors have and inspires “SPEED”. Unfortunately, the airframe is made from plastic, not from fiber carbon which is more lightweight and resistant. In the front of the canopy there are two bright LED lights that probably look awesome during night flight. Two red LED lights in the rear of the aircraft and another 4 LED lights (one on each end of the arms) will help to establish the position of the quad-copter.

Regarding the specs, this quadcopter has around 400 meters control range, which is not bad at all. If you need more range, this can be increased adding a 2.4GHz range extender (booster) through the antenna’s SMA connector.

The HMX 280 Talon can be equipped with a brushless gimbal and camera, but be aware that the ground clearance is around only 4 cm and you should use only low profil gimbals.

The HiSKY HMX 280 is available in three packages, from the cheapest PNF/PNP (Plug-N-Play) to the complete RTF (Ready-to-Fly) package that includes everything you might need to make the first flight straight from the box. I know, the RTH package is a bit expensive but it comes with a nice programmable 5 channel transmitter (X-6S).

The maximum horizontal flight speed of this HiSKY model is around 100Km/h, and frankly I never flew a remote controlled aircraft with such a high speed. I already started thinking about getting a HISKY HMX280 Quadcopter for myself and make a full review of it, so I should probably warn the birds from my flying zone for insane test flight approaching .

In conclusion, for those that want to spend around $166.99 on a brushless racing Quad with a decent flight controller, this model can be the perfect mach. Banggood accepts now preorders for this starter racing model in all of the three different package configurations mentioned above.