Quad Copter Not Good Enough? This can turn into an eight motor copter!


At the PDN PhotoPlus Show Rotoconcepts was showing the Scout X4. Since the entire show is indoors, they weren’t flying it. But the gentlemen explained many of the features and said more info and video was on their website. I went to their website and there was no info and no videos showing the Scout X4. I emailed them, but never got a reply. But I did find a lot more info on the web, including a video. The full name of the device is the Walkera Scout X4. Features I had never heard of before (but maybe you did) are the “follow me” mode, where you put a remote in your pocket or on your car dashboard and your Scout X4 follows you at the height you set. And if four propellers aren’t enough you can click four more on to the bottom of the four motors driving the top propellers to make it an eight prop device. You can also draw a flight plan on your iOS device and the Scout X4 can follow it for up to 125 waypoints. Flying time on a full charge is 25 minutes. In case I got anything wrong, all the details are at the Banggood website below where the Scout X4 sells for $1339.00. They’re over-seas but it includes free shipping to the US. If you're in the US, it’s on ebay for about the same price. I’d do a Walkera Scout X4 web search for the best price and best location for yourself. It was not on Amazon as of 11/6/14.
Video of the Scout X4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPG1aqQBAAo
www.banggood.com (Best bang for your buck, I believe is their slogan.)
Company showing X4 at the Javits, but with nothing about it on their website as of 11/6/14 www.rotorconcept.com
ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/251702357354?lpid=82
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