The HappyModel Mantis 85 has been getting quite a bit of attention lately as a great brushless micro for indoor, and outdoor use. As you'd expect from its name, the Mantis 85 is 85mm diagonally from motor to motor. The little quad comes well protected, in a nicely decorated box, with a foam insert that securely holds the Mantis, the included 400mah 2s battery, a manual, and a spare set of 1935 props. The quad itself features a 2mm carbon fiber frame, with a reinforcing aluminum brace. You get an Omnibus F4 flight controller with built in OSD, SE1102 9000kv motors, and a 6A 4 in 1 BLheli-S DShot 600 ESC. FPV duties are handled by a 600TVL AIO camera with 25mw VTX. The F4 flight controller is pre-loaded with Betaflight 3.2 Available as an Flysky AFHDS-2A, Frsky D8, or DSMX/DSM2 BNF. It is also available as a Flysky AFHDS-2A RTF with Flysky FS-i6 radio system. The ready to fly version is truly an amazing value, costing only $132.99 The best part is, it comes bound to the included radio, with fail safe, and flight modes pre-programmed, so there is no need to do any setting up in Betaflight before flying. You can simply charge the battery and take to the air. This makes it a very good ready to fly package for beginners looking at getting their first brushless micro, or anyone that just wants a ready to fly model, without having to deal with the hassle of programming in Betaflight. My first impressions of this little racer are good. It is very well built, and has a nice open frame, making it easy to access the electronics should the need arise. Right out of the box it is super stable, and feels like it has an excellent tune. I was even able to zip it around my house a little bit with the included battery, and I don't do that with very many brushless quads. This one just has a locked in feel to it right out of the box, that made me feel confident about how it was going to handle. I usually have to play around with rates a bit in Betaflight to find that feel that I like. that wasn't the case with the Mantis. When I flew it outside, I did want faster rates, but it still feels very good in the air. I tend to fly with some bumped up rates anyway, so for some folks, the stock tune may very well be perfect. Check out the pics and flight video, and please don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have. (Flight video coming in just a few)
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