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I've been watching the steady growth of Bwine drones in their amazon store so I thought it was appropriate to launch our discussion area for Bwine pilots. Tell us more about your Bwine F7GB2 and FZMini drone!
 
Hello! I am new to the forum, but not new to flying. Just got a really good deal on my F7GB2 in an amazon flash sale. I have flown it a couple of times already. It is pretty good so far. First flight I flew it about 2/3 of a mile. No signal loss but the video had some distortion. It files way different than my DJI Mini 2 so I have been taking it slow. All in all I love the drone so far!
 
Maybe I received a bad unit but I'm not impressed at all with my F7GB2. It's heavy and slow and flight time is barely 12 minutes in ideal conditions. Battery charge time is basically overnight. The three axis gimbal has trouble keeping a stable horizon and the EIS doesn't seem to do anything making me suspect it isn't actually a feature. It does fold, but is still bulky for transport. Best thing about it is the very nice travel bag it comes with. I think this would be an acceptable product at $100-150 but certainly not at the current prices on Amazon.
 
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I am actually using my second Bwine f7 as I seemed to crash alot the first time. The camera leaves alot to be desired, but does a pretty fair job. Range is almost 2 miles, tried it and it will go that far if you have a good line of site. Folding the arms too much and they start getting a little loose. Camera gimble comes of easily if you look at the botton, push the latch and it comes right off. For Some good videos on repairing or taking the drone apart, look up videos on (SJRC F7) drone as it is the same as the bwine f7.
Dont let the batteries get hot, they expand and no longer fit in the drone, plus over-charging them ruins them also, causes them to expand. Buy a cheap SMART usb charger that stops charging the batteries when they are full. Dont charge them via usb on a computer, it will over-charge and expand.
If you are having trouble with drone flying in circles, out of control. Turn off the GPS and put it in altitude mode, (Long press the [p] button) (The one that changes the speed). It will fly normally, but wont hold its position in high winds, you have to keep it steady manually.
Be wary of the cheap replacement blades on ebay. They snap pretty easily and your drone will come crashing down at high speed.
Have been using my drone alot in the southwest deserts near Kingman AZ. Dont get too close to any of the mountains that contain metals in them. Drone starts getting uncontrollable, if you are near a mountain or large hill and the drone starts acting up, just fly away from the mountain and it returns to normal. If the video or photos from the drone appear like there is too much orange in the colors, just tilt the camera down a little while using it. The sun is throwing the white balance off.
VERY IMPORTANT, dont overcharge the batteries. It will ruin them. Get a Smart usb charger from Amazon,
 
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I am actually using my second Bwine f7 as I seemed to crash alot the first time. The camera leaves alot to be desired, but does a pretty fair job. Range is almost 2 miles, tried it and it will go that far if you have a good line of site. Folding the arms too much and they start getting a little loose. Camera gimble comes of easily if you look at the botton, push the latch and it comes right off. For Some good videos on repairing or taking the drone apart, look up videos on (SJRC F7) drone as it is the same as the bwine f7
Oh thats great I'm going to search for that. I hit my house trying to thread the needle through some trees and my gimbal is just not responding anymore. The camera works but it hangs loosely. Hopefully i can fix it.
 
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4-Motor Fail: I use mine for video in back country hikes. Yesterday I had it hovering (about 150 ft AGL) over a mine I found taking video. I was controlling from the phone/controller so heads down. I heard what sounded like an engine quitting on a cartoon. BUZZZZZ..... BUZ... BUZ.... then silence. All the way down to a crash landing up a cliff I couldn't climb. The camera is tough because it kept transmitting. Sucks because I have it's final video in compressed form on my phone, but not the good stuff. I thought it odd that all 4 motors would quit simultaneously, battery was showing 60%. I contacted Bwine directly to see if they'll do anything and will let you know. I purchased it 7 mos ago and have had pretty minimal usage. Any thoughts on the simultaneous fail?
 
Hi! I just got the Bwine F7GB2 for Xmas and tried to take it out today for my first test flight (first time pilot). Sadly I couldn’t even get the motors to start as the drone said its GPS signal wasn’t strong enough. It that issue really just the location I chose? Or is there something else I should look out for the next time I try to get airborne?
 
Just got my drone for Christmas….read all the manuals and procedures and all has gone well…. The gimbal problem is apparently due to not giving it enough time to recalibrate itself before takeoff…. Learned the hard way….it has been working fine now… still learning to do all the things it says it can do…just going slowly….went up to 398 feet and 1400 feet away and all was well….rerturned home as expected…it was a test I must admit…I am very happy with my first drone and my experiences so far….video is much better than expected….
 
I just purchased the F7GIM. I also have the F7GB2. The GIM is head and shoulders above the GB2 in my opinion. Its more stable, a better camera and easier to fly. I purchased it as an "open box" from ebay at $185 dollars. Im interested to hear feedback from others that have purchased/ used the GIM drone.
 
Hi! I just got the Bwine F7GB2 for Xmas and tried to take it out today for my first test flight (first time pilot). Sadly I couldn’t even get the motors to start as the drone said its GPS signal wasn’t strong enough. It that issue really just the location I chose? Or is there something else I should look out for the next time I try to get airborne?
I e read that before starting make sure you have multiple gos satellite coverage? But I don’t know for sure.
 
I've been watching the steady growth of Bwine drones in their amazon store so I thought it was appropriate to launch our discussion area for Bwine pilots. Tell us more about your Bwine F7GB2 and FZMini drone!
I am very interested in making flying drones a great career.I have zero income and would love to volunteer to help others,I am recently widowed and am looking for any grants to get starte dinto a certified position. ANyone can help?
thank you so so much.
 
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Sorry to hear about you being recently widowed…. I understand totally having traveled that path myself… just keep your faith and all will be well…

I am 74 and I own 3 F7GB2’s….. because the first two just fell out of the sky crashed and broke….the third one is gonna be my last one…otherwise I loved flying the drones….acceptable quality pics and videos for my personal use…primarily just flying around the neighborhood and around my farm inspecting building roofs, fence lines, looking for cows, etc…

The drone does not have obstacle avoidance built in so you do have to beware of your surrounding and have eye contact at all times… I think it is easy to fly but do start out in a large open area…until you get used to the controls.. the Bwine being my first ever drone I was very happy with it….the first one lasted about 5 months…was at 400 feet just flying across an open pasture when suddenly I seen the camera go nuts and it just fell out of the sky…the second was was returning home at 120 feet and just before it reached me it cut off and fell out of the sky…both had good power left according to controller…so now I am very Leary about flying high and far away….

Got a replacement B7 thru Bwine for cheap…only came with one battery… as they are reviewing the flight logs of the last two..haven’t heard anything back from them yet….not sure I will… since one was only 5 month old and the other was 1 month old I feel I should get two replacements but we will see…I don’t expect any…if not…no more Bwine’s for me…

Good luck if you get one… I do enjoy flying it a lot for fun and around the farm….its a good adult toy…lol..
 
I am very interested in making flying drones a great career.I have zero income and would love to volunteer to help others,I am recently widowed and am looking for any grants to get starte dinto a certified position. ANyone can help?
thank you so so much.
I took a class through my local junior college. There is a lot to learn, and like the class structure to meet goals week by week. With that being said you can get the book and learn in your own. The test cost money, drones cost money so unless you get employed through a business there will be costs. You can write your own grants, and do library searches for existing grants.
 

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