Vortex 150 review

Posted by Jim Montgomery on Jan 10th 2018

This review is from a beginner’s perspective as I’m pretty new to the world of FPV quads. I have though flown an Inductrix FPV approaching a hundred hours. The Vortex 150 is a bit different.

My first LOS flight (angle mode) had a fairly serious drift to the right requiring 15 clicks of xmtr trim to correct it. Also, it was quite sensitive. It showed promise though.

Research suggested that I didn’t have the quad perfectly level during the accelerometer calibration. I bought a round bubble level and from within the comfigurator recalibrated the accelerometers. While there, I also added 70 expo in the pitch/roll axes and 60 expo in the yaw axis. On my transmitter, I set the hover point at mid throttle (60% power found experimemtally). I set the top end at about 90%. I’m using 3s batteries.

The next flight was perfectly level with no bias left/ right or forward/ back. With the expo and throttle curve, it was all I had hoped for — a perfectly fantastic little quad.

I haven’t flown it FPV yet so no comment there.

RotorLogic gave me a great Black Friday deal, probably the best on the net. They shipped promptly, and the Vortex arrived straightaway in perfect condition.