JBC-style tips, aluminum build, and full power from USB-PD or a 6S LiPo. After the Sequre S99 let me down, the AlienTek T90B is the portable iron I was looking for.

BetaFPV's P1 digital system costs about the same as analog. I flew the new P1 vRX, Nano module and monitor, measured the latency, and looked at whether the rest of the ecosystem is ready.

A 10-inch bind-and-fly for less than I used to pay for a 5-inch. I went through the Sequre BKLi 10's build, measured its vTX, fixed its Betaflight setup, flew it hard, hung 5 lbs off it, and did the flight-time math.

My favorite FPV backpack went out of production, so I switched to the PGYTech Onemo Tactical camera backpack. After a three-week trip, I'm even happier with it.

I charged a LiPo until it burned inside the $600 YolinTech Urban LiPo Cabinet. It's better than what most of us do, but it shot a jet of flame out of its fan.

The AxisFlying Bando 5 swaps the carbon center of a 5-inch frame for milled aluminum. On the second light crash, an arm snapped right where it meets the aluminum.

The AxisFlying Vertex 5 has a quick-release battery tray and two-piece quick-release motors. It flies amazing. But the GPS didn't work, and it's priced at the premium end.