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Hands-on videos, flight tests, and tutorials from the DroneXL crew and contributors.

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This desk collects video-driven coverage: articles where footage is the evidence, not an illustration bolted onto text written first.

Some of it documents things a photo cannot. Someone used an Antigravity A1 to preserve a 1,000-year-old Bulgarian fortress in 3D with Gaussian splatting, a technique that only makes sense shown in motion. The FPV building community produces genuine engineering stories too: a 1S lithium-ion FPV build flew 34 minutes and 3 miles on a single cell, a claim that only holds up because the flight itself was filmed.

Our partner creators anchor a lot of this coverage. Jake Sloan’s accessories rundown covers what he actually uses rather than what a manufacturer sent, and Shawn Air Photography’s testing grounds our biggest comparison pages in real side-by-side footage rather than spec-sheet claims.

For dedicated product testing, see the review archive. This hub is broader: any story where video is the proof, not just the illustration. Every video-driven story lands in the feed below.

Key facts

What this covers: Every article built around video: hands-on rundowns, FPV builds, and footage that documents something a photo or spec sheet cannot
Where the video comes from: Partner creators like Jake Sloan and Shawn Air Photography, plus builder and hobbyist footage from across the FPV community
The honest framing: This is coverage that leans on video as evidence, not a channel promotion page

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I Used The Antigravity A1 To Preserve A 1,000-Year-Old Bulgarian Fortress In 3D — August 24, 2026
1S Lithium-Ion FPV Build Flies 34 Minutes And 3 Miles On A Single Cell — August 24, 2026
The DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Accessories I Actually Use: Protection, ND Filters, Mics, Batteries, and Car Rigs — August 21, 2026

Last updated October 22, 2026 — the feed below updates with every new story.

A man hand-launches a white and black radio-controlled glider from a dry hillside above a desert valley

Video · Technology

Engineless RC Glider Hits 474 MPH, Then Plows Into A California Hill

Joe Manor's Endgame 130 glider hit 474 mph at Parker Mountain on wind alone, then crashed. Here is how dynamic soaring works and why the record is 567 mph.

Haye KestelooOct 224 min read

Antigravity A1

Antigravity A1 Follow Me Bundle: I Left the Goggles at Home

I flew the Antigravity A1 from the new watch and ring controllers: takeoff, Deep Track, wireless selfie stick mode, Arc Out, and the range limit to know.

Jake SloanOct 21

Two hands holding the carbon-patterned blades of a small 3D printed helicopter rotor mounted on a motor above a wooden test stand

Technology

3D Printed Helicopter Rotor Lifts 140 Grams, Steered by One Motor

A first-time YouTuber 3D printed a micro helicopter rotor with no swashplate or servos. It lifts 140 grams on one motor, and Part 2 tries to fly it.

Haye KestelooOct 21

Red 3D printed drone body with anti-torque vanes topped by a single motor and a two-blade hinged propeller hub

Technology

Joshua Bird's One-Motor Drone Flies, but Only in His Bedroom

Joshua Bird's 3D printed drone hovers and steers on one motor and a 45-degree hinged propeller. An infrared beacon keeps it in his bedroom.

Haye KestelooOct 20

Antigravity A1

Antigravity A1 on a Watch and Ring Tracked Me Through a Dense Forest

I flew the Antigravity A1 with only the new Watch Remote and Ring Remote: palm takeoff, Wave to Track, Drag-to-Fly, and a forest ride with zero crashes.

Mihail SvilenovOct 20

Antigravity A1

Antigravity A1 Hits $799 Without Goggles. New Controller Skips the US

Antigravity's $799 A1 Follow Me Bundle drops the goggles, adds a watch and ring and weighs 351 g. Its new dual-stick controller and 4G module skip the US.

Haye KestelooOct 20

SNAKE RIVER CANYON

DJI Neo 2 Reads 492 Feet Below Takeoff, Nears Auto-Return at 71%

Idaho Quadcopter took a 151-gram DJI Neo 2 to the Snake River rapids on an RC 2. At 71% battery, 492 feet below takeoff, it neared auto-return.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Pilot Institute

FCC Moves to Shut Out Chinese Labs, DroneSense Adds LAANC, DJI Dock 4

Greg Reverdiau: the FCC votes Oct. 29 to cut off Chinese test labs, DroneSense adds LAANC through Aloft, and DJI's Dock 4 swaps batteries in 25 seconds.

Greg ReverdiauOct 16

Frequently asked questions

Whose videos does DroneXL feature?

Mostly our own partner creators, including Jake Sloan and Shawn Air Photography, alongside footage from builders and hobbyists across the FPV community when the footage itself is the story, like a scratch-built aircraft or a rare piece of drone-captured documentation.

Why does an article need video instead of just photos?

Some stories are only convincing on video: a preserved historical site captured in 3D, a homemade FPV build actually flying for its claimed duration, or a hands-on accessories rundown where seeing the gear used matters more than a product photo.

Are these reviews or something else?

Often something else. A dedicated review lives in our review archive; this hub is broader, covering any story where video footage is the evidence, whether that's a build log, a preservation project, or a creator's accessories setup.

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