Durability test included in this review😁. Bugs drones have never disappointed me.They are very durable and last for many years. Great beginner drone. Thanks Captain for another great review.
MJX has come a long way, and they seem to have these entry level quadcopters down now. Not much to complain about except for the occaisional crooked horizon.
I've had quite a few Bugs drones in the past.... and yes they're rugged. I ran my old Bugs 3 into a football upright full speed.... no worries just a couple scratches... flew it a few minutes ĺater and not a problem 👌 Great video... love these impressive entry level drones...😊
Love how durable this drone it. Just like The DJI drones the batteries 🔋 fall out when they crash 💥. Why is it none of the lower cost drones like DJI mini 2 have decent object tracking on them. Imagine how cool it would be if you could track your rc cars 🚘 and boats 🚤 with a drone like you can do on some the Chinese tracking tripods.
First of all Steve ,you were the first reviewer i subscribed to when i got into the drone hobby. You helped me a ton at the beginning thru comments and emails with advice. I wear my captain drone gear proudly(plus people think im a drone captain lolololol! )They have sure come along way in these entry level drones. I got extremely frustrated with dji geofencing living in Clearwater fl. There are a ton of no fly zones. I put my mavic in the drawer for now lol.. it doesnt sound like the bugs has geofensing. That would be a huge plus for me. I couldnt really buy the avata,which is tempting, but i would be grounded in so many local places. I've really into fpv now. After seeing your review of the following , Just ordered the little 100th scale fpv rc car from diatone. Lol should have by Wednesday. Looks like some indoor fun. Thanks for another great review!
Hey Steve. Great video. Love the tree. I've done that many times. It's always a heart pounding experience. So I have several Dji and Yuneec drones now. I have a Bugs 4W and a Bugs 2 SE. Still to this day my favorite drone to fly is the Bugs 4W. There is just something about it. It is very unique in the air. Thanks for reviewing the new Bugs. I've been waiting to see it in action. In my opinion MJXRC has the best entry level drones for the money. They are built strong and very durable. A blast to fly. Thanks. Dave from California.
I completely agree that the MJX Bugs 18Pro is ideal for beginners even if I've never flown a drone before. As this is my first time flying a drone, I purchased the Mjx Bugs 18pro drone. The results are satisfactory, and I enjoy it. Perhaps the next time, I'll purchase the SJRC F22 F22S 4K PRO.
Nice review Steve and i love my Bugs drones, still have my B2SE and the B20. Mind you for the last one and a half years i mainly fly my DJI Mini 2. This B18 Pro, has to be the best Bugs drone so far. In ending, no price shown or who is selling it. 👍
🙂 really enjoyed watching this review. I did bought my 1st drone just awhile ago.. the bugs 16 pro, because of your reviews Captain. haha and I'm loving it.
In the meantime I have ordered a DJI Mini 3 Pro with the RC+ controller. For the problem of glare, there are now umbrellas in the accessories trade, I'll try that.
Cap you are such a funny guy the poor trees will have to hide when you come out to play lol but great realistic review with great lessons to be learnt. Keep them coming Cap.
Nice entry level drone Steve. your video is just getting better day by day….. your explanation about drone in details made the video more enjoyable. Last Month I have crashed my Mavic Pro. Now I need to send it to China for repair it. Till then watching your video is the only thing I can do.
If a motor doesn’t spin, then it means it is either not connected to the ESC or it has something in it jamming it. Usually this would be caused by a crash. If it came like this you should have returned it the same day.
LOL. I have EXACTLY the same problem with mine! Out of the box, all rotors working, except front left. Gonna fix it myself, as the symptoms suggest a minor electrical fault.
Hello captain drone, and thanks for that excellent content. What about the camera?. And the video quality?. Whats the distance of transmision of signal to FPV?. Thanks.
Bugs are good drones. My first drone was a Bugs 5w. The camera wasn't that great, it couldn't travel very far, but it was really fun to fly and was a good drone for its price! :)
Speaking of crashing your drone, while I am still looking at the sub 249g drones because I'll be lugging it around in a backpack, I want to get at least my basic license. If only so I can add the bigger batteries and/or a floatation device. I don't know if you want to touch on getting a license like that, but how would you recommend one goes about it? Are the programs you can sign up for worth the money, can you do it all by self study of publically available material and where would one find said material, what should you look for in a good program, if you decide to go that route? I'm here for the drone content, but nice to see you cater to requests from your viewers!
It all depends on the country you live in. Most countries will have private companies that offer a course, but those are more for the 5% of drone/plane/helicopter RC pilots that prefer the course vice self study. The FAA has their rules for the USA, and in my neck of the woods of Canada, Transport Canada sets the rules. In Canada, most just write an online test and are done with it.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 excellent point, I should have mentioned I, like you, wander in that northern parts of the woods, eh! 😆 Though I hail from the other side of the country. I dismissed the idea of signing up for a program until I found a practice test and realized there is a fair bit of factual information required that you can't just summon through the sheer power of will and common sense. Is there publicly available material in Canada that you can use to prepare for the test? The reason I did start to consider a program again is that I have very limited time and it would be nice to have the required information spoon fed to me. But if they just pass on the publicly available material it'd be a waste...
@@GerbenNZ Most people in Canada write the test online, and while they answer the questions, they just google the answers. Trust me, this has been done so often that the first google hit is the answer.
Headless mode sounds so logical, why is it seemingly scorned upon - My drone I dont think has it (old DJi Mavic Air) but I have on occasion had my drone some distance away and near trees and not been sure what its doing when I press say forwards or backwards slowly, its too far to see exactly which way it is moving. Agreed that probably, no definitely, means I should be closer or use a spotter but if I had headless mode I can't go wrong. So whats the downer on this function all about? We seem happy with GPS, autohold height and auto stabilisation....
I think that at the beggining of the video , you had only 500meters distance because you were in begginers mode. I would like to watch a distance test of that drone. Thaks for your video.
Every drone fan should have a bugs 2 in the hanger,,no frills at all but the bst tuned drone every made just a blast to really learn to fly a drone on?with?..anyway
Does it have a landing light and a sensor at the bottom like at the Bugs 16? I´will buy this one, if there is a LL and a sensor. This one is cheaper and the max. range seems to be better. Also the quality of vids and photos is a bit better i think.
Thank you for all of the great review videos. I would like to know if you have any experience with the ZLL SG906 Max 2 drone. Is this a good beginner drone?
I know I'm a year behind on my shopping. This drone is advertised as having a 3,000m range, but the app geo fences at 500m. Which is it? My Bugs 2 SE is really only good for about 125m before the video crashes. Also, I didn't see this on the FAA approved RID list, any updates?
@@stevenpeck5949that was so many many reviews ago that I don’t even remember. Normally on drones where the phone does not connect to the remote via a cable, the app is limited in range but without the app the drone can fly farther, although you then can’t see where your flying which is silly.
Seems a bit of a downgrade to the bugs 16 pro even though it's called 18 pro, got the bugs 16 thanks to your videos and it's great for the money and how often I actually use it. Only thing I like on this is the medium speed which my 16 doesn't have however the controller and overall machine seems a downgrade.
Обзор не полный.3 км? ))) Не думаю.Убрали дисплей с пульта это большой минус в этом была фишки bugs...не подсветки снизу как на bugs 4w...только подвес один плюс этого дрона а так все тоже самое.
Its a ok drone but i doughs its a true 4k resolution, many entry drone companies claim that ,honestly the quality looks more like 720p , one is better to buy the DJI SE Mini
Что ты там говорил , я так и не понял, ты что не знаешь русского языка, пора учить, но не в обиду ты хороший чувак лайк однозначно. Ответь только на один вопрос- Совет , этот долг хороший , стоит ли его купить, я сравниваю с SJRS F11S, какой выбрать? Жду ответа. Спасибо
bugs have always been a good flyer but in this day and age they need to up there game this version has nothing new except a re style 3000 range no chance try 300 on a good day why would anyone buy this when you can get something like the se for much the same price point it's time the bugs amongst others up the game otherwise they will go to the wall
Durability test included in this review😁. Bugs drones have never disappointed me.They are very durable and last for many years. Great beginner drone. Thanks Captain for another great review.
Finally! A reviewer that flies like ME! 😁
MJX has come a long way, and they seem to have these entry level quadcopters down now. Not much to complain about except for the occaisional crooked horizon.
Happy Monday!!
I've had quite a few Bugs drones in the past.... and yes they're rugged. I ran my old Bugs 3 into a football upright full speed.... no worries just a couple scratches... flew it a few minutes ĺater and not a problem 👌
Great video... love these impressive entry level drones...😊
Love how durable this drone it. Just like The DJI drones the batteries 🔋 fall out when they crash 💥. Why is it none of the lower cost drones like DJI mini 2 have decent object tracking on them. Imagine how cool it would be if you could track your rc cars 🚘 and boats 🚤 with a drone like you can do on some the Chinese tracking tripods.
All the best Captain Drone.
Hi Steve.....Nice video....Always enjoy seeing new product and your goofy antics.....
First of all Steve ,you were the first reviewer i subscribed to when i got into the drone hobby. You helped me a ton at the beginning thru comments and emails with advice. I wear my captain drone gear proudly(plus people think im a drone captain lolololol! )They have sure come along way in these entry level drones. I got extremely frustrated with dji geofencing living in Clearwater fl. There are a ton of no fly zones. I put my mavic in the drawer for now lol.. it doesnt sound like the bugs has geofensing. That would be a huge plus for me. I couldnt really buy the avata,which is tempting, but i would be grounded in so many local places. I've really into fpv now. After seeing your review of the following , Just ordered the little 100th scale fpv rc car from diatone. Lol should have by Wednesday. Looks like some indoor fun. Thanks for another great review!
Awesome! Thanks for being there & enjoying the channel.
Hey Steve.
Great video. Love the tree. I've done that many times. It's always a heart pounding experience. So I have several Dji and Yuneec drones now. I have a Bugs 4W and a Bugs 2 SE. Still to this day my favorite drone to fly is the Bugs 4W. There is just something about it. It is very unique in the air. Thanks for reviewing the new Bugs. I've been waiting to see it in action. In my opinion MJXRC has the best entry level drones for the money. They are built strong and very durable. A blast to fly.
Thanks. Dave from California.
I completely agree that the MJX Bugs 18Pro is ideal for beginners even if I've never flown a drone before.
As this is my first time flying a drone, I purchased the Mjx Bugs 18pro drone. The results are satisfactory, and I enjoy it. Perhaps the next time, I'll purchase the SJRC F22 F22S 4K PRO.
Wich is better, this drone? Or the f22s?
I notice the image was clear, I remember others bug don't get to clear, Bug 18 pro so far is of the best 👌 👍
I must say that the video looks very good, at least to my eyes!
Nice review Steve and i love my Bugs drones, still have my B2SE and the B20. Mind you for the last one and a half years i mainly fly my DJI Mini 2. This B18 Pro, has to be the best Bugs drone so far. In ending, no price shown or who is selling it. 👍
Excellent Video, and Excellent Review. Nice Beginner Drone. Thank You Steve.
I like that Steve the camera is great in need to get it
Nice review again. Sad to see they went away from the remote with the telemetry 😒
🙂 really enjoyed watching this review. I did bought my 1st drone just awhile ago.. the bugs 16 pro, because of your reviews Captain.
haha and I'm loving it.
It is getting chilly here in Maine to
In the meantime I have ordered a DJI Mini 3 Pro with the RC+ controller. For the problem of glare, there are now umbrellas in the accessories trade, I'll try that.
Good review Steve. The images did look ok.
This was my first drone. I believe it was called the bugs 309. Great beginners drone and lots of fun. Great video Captain keep em coming. 🍻👌🏾
Cap you are such a funny guy the poor trees will have to hide when you come out to play lol but great realistic review with great lessons to be learnt. Keep them coming Cap.
Nice drone! Thank you for sharing video.
awsome captain.
GREAT VIDEO CAPT.🚁 HAVE A GREAT WEEK GUYs STAY SAFE!! 😉🙏🏽🚁
Really nice set up
Nice entry level drone Steve. your video is just getting better day by day….. your explanation about drone in details made the video more enjoyable. Last Month I have crashed my Mavic Pro. Now I need to send it to China for repair it. Till then watching your video is the only thing I can do.
looks like a DJI copy, i'm going to stay with my typhoon H plus., don't need a phone to fly an H plus. good job on the Review.
As always Captain, GREAT REVIEW ! This one looks like a GO ! 25 Min flight time & 3 axis gimble ! Not bad !
Thanks !
Wulfy
Thanks for checking out the vid!
I like the Bugs drones... wish the batteries were interchangeable though.
Nice mjx
Good review, as always. Great drone, with acceptable camera..as long as it is cheap, many people would buy it
A lil help here, got one of the bugs 18 pro, it hasn’t flown yet due to the front left motor not rotating.
If a motor doesn’t spin, then it means it is either not connected to the ESC or it has something in it jamming it. Usually this would be caused by a crash. If it came like this you should have returned it the same day.
LOL.
I have EXACTLY the same problem with mine!
Out of the box, all rotors working, except front left.
Gonna fix it myself, as the symptoms suggest a minor electrical fault.
Good morning captain nice review cool drone
i have 8 drones collection now 😱.
am falling in love . 😍
What's your favorite in your collection?
@@garyjohnson9196 so far the L700 and the fs11s
Enjoy the week great channel
I wonder if this will be cheaper than the bugs 16 pro. This doesnt have 2k 60fps option and the controller has no screen
Hello captain drone, and thanks for that excellent content. What about the camera?. And the video quality?.
Whats the distance of transmision of signal to FPV?.
Thanks.
another great drone from mjx i hope this one is cheaper than bugs 16 pro or maybe you can do a comparison captain!😁
Quite similar (down to translation errors like "determine") to the HolyStone 720G. I believe the two are assembled by the same people.
That thing is badass.
How does it compare to the bugs 16 pro? Which is better for camera, flight time and build quality?
Nice footage
Nice review CD! Looks like entry level Bugs have come a long way. Video and picture looked okay, but maybe a big too saturated.
Bugs are good drones. My first drone was a Bugs 5w. The camera wasn't that great, it couldn't travel very far, but it was really fun to fly and was a good drone for its price! :)
not a bad drone , thank you from , Monterey California ,,,,, is the price out on this ?....
So cool 😎
Very cool
390 that's about how much I weigh .🤣😂🤣Fat Drone👍
Excelente drone captain 😃👏🏻👍🏻
Hi there, whats the difference between this and the Bugs 16 Pro? Thanks!
Speaking of crashing your drone, while I am still looking at the sub 249g drones because I'll be lugging it around in a backpack, I want to get at least my basic license. If only so I can add the bigger batteries and/or a floatation device.
I don't know if you want to touch on getting a license like that, but how would you recommend one goes about it? Are the programs you can sign up for worth the money, can you do it all by self study of publically available material and where would one find said material, what should you look for in a good program, if you decide to go that route?
I'm here for the drone content, but nice to see you cater to requests from your viewers!
It all depends on the country you live in. Most countries will have private companies that offer a course, but those are more for the 5% of drone/plane/helicopter RC pilots that prefer the course vice self study. The FAA has their rules for the USA, and in my neck of the woods of Canada, Transport Canada sets the rules. In Canada, most just write an online test and are done with it.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 excellent point, I should have mentioned I, like you, wander in that northern parts of the woods, eh! 😆 Though I hail from the other side of the country.
I dismissed the idea of signing up for a program until I found a practice test and realized there is a fair bit of factual information required that you can't just summon through the sheer power of will and common sense.
Is there publicly available material in Canada that you can use to prepare for the test? The reason I did start to consider a program again is that I have very limited time and it would be nice to have the required information spoon fed to me. But if they just pass on the publicly available material it'd be a waste...
@@GerbenNZ Most people in Canada write the test online, and while they answer the questions, they just google the answers. Trust me, this has been done so often that the first google hit is the answer.
Not sure I’d call any electronic device ‘Bugs’ 😝. Think I’ll give this one a miss. Cheers Steve
One of my favorite first drone was bugs3 and the bugs 3 mini which is my favorite bugs drone but they don't make it anymore
Headless mode sounds so logical, why is it seemingly scorned upon - My drone I dont think has it (old DJi Mavic Air) but I have on occasion had my drone some distance away and near trees and not been sure what its doing when I press say forwards or backwards slowly, its too far to see exactly which way it is moving. Agreed that probably, no definitely, means I should be closer or use a spotter but if I had headless mode I can't go wrong. So whats the downer on this function all about? We seem happy with GPS, autohold height and auto stabilisation....
I like the way it flew to the tree the first time but I knew when it came back it’s gonna hit it lol😂❤
I think that at the beggining of the video , you had only 500meters distance because you were in begginers mode. I would like to watch a distance test of that drone. Thaks for your video.
I'm buy this drone very good for newbie to fly drone
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At $249.99 at Banggood, I'll pass on this one and opt for dji SE, I was hoping perhaps its price was going to be at least $100 less.
Every drone fan should have a bugs 2 in the hanger,,no frills at all but the bst tuned drone every made just a blast to really learn to fly a drone on?with?..anyway
Can u review toy sky I88 is a good budget drones.
Does it have a landing light and a sensor at the bottom like at the Bugs 16? I´will buy this one, if there is a LL and a sensor. This one is cheaper and the max. range seems to be better.
Also the quality of vids and photos is a bit better i think.
Does the camera also support 1080p?
Oh wow.... these cheaper wifi drones ARE getting better
The controller doesn't change I see 😂
with your experience and testing both drones, which would you recommend between the F11S 4K PRO or this Bugs 18 Pro ? :) also camera wise.
I flew those drones sometime ago and have flown so many different drones since that I really don't recall.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 i can imagine hihi, thanks for the response
Did you review the 2023 sg906 super maxx ultra omega OA IXXLV?
How many darn versions of this beyotch R they gonna make?
The batteries on my new Bugs18 pro don't clip in securely. I had one come loose and cause the drone to drop from about 5 feet (lucky).
Thank you for all of the great review videos. I would like to know if you have any experience with the ZLL SG906 Max 2 drone. Is this a good beginner drone?
I don't believe I reviewed that one.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 ok thanks
Is this better that sjrc f11s 4k pro?
What's up with the horizon though?
Hey Capt where can I get some gloves like yours?
They no longer exist
I know I'm a year behind on my shopping. This drone is advertised as having a 3,000m range, but the app geo fences at 500m. Which is it? My Bugs 2 SE is really only good for about 125m before the video crashes. Also, I didn't see this on the FAA approved RID list, any updates?
Geo Fence? Can’t you turn that off in the app under settings?
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 @5:40 you set the max distance at 500M and you comment that is should be 3,000?
@@stevenpeck5949that was so many many reviews ago that I don’t even remember. Normally on drones where the phone does not connect to the remote via a cable, the app is limited in range but without the app the drone can fly farther, although you then can’t see where your flying which is silly.
Shame its so heavy. Need a drone license to fly it. Oh well...Ill just enjoy my M3P.
That would be a nice drone for my daughter and my wife
Good morning
I like it
I've just bought the B18 pro, do I need to update its firmware and how?
No update needed
Seems a bit of a downgrade to the bugs 16 pro even though it's called 18 pro, got the bugs 16 thanks to your videos and it's great for the money and how often I actually use it. Only thing I like on this is the medium speed which my 16 doesn't have however the controller and overall machine seems a downgrade.
Can we use this drone for mapping?
For a mapping drone you’ll need to spend a $1000 more
How do i buy it pls help
But can it hunt beavers?
???
You would think they would of made it better than the Bugs 16
Looks like a good drone Cap! 😅I liked the colours in 4K. Would like to know the price though...
Обзор не полный.3 км? ))) Не думаю.Убрали дисплей с пульта это большой минус в этом была фишки bugs...не подсветки снизу как на bugs 4w...только подвес один плюс этого дрона а так все тоже самое.
Its a ok drone but i doughs its a true 4k resolution, many entry drone companies claim that ,honestly the quality looks more like 720p , one is better to buy the DJI SE Mini
Что ты там говорил , я так и не понял, ты что не знаешь русского языка, пора учить, но не в обиду ты хороший чувак лайк однозначно. Ответь только на один вопрос- Совет , этот долг хороший , стоит ли его купить, я сравниваю с SJRS F11S, какой выбрать? Жду ответа. Спасибо
Honestly I will just save some extra money to buy DJI products. These drone is not even come close to what DJI offer with similar price
Its worth it if it has Treeproof2.0 dji doesn't have that😂
Have mach manny
What happened to you? You looks a lot older
I get older daily… strange how that happens :-)
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 I think that is because I haven’t watch your video for a while.
Another insurance scam tree.
bugs have always been a good flyer but in this day and age they need to up there game this version has nothing new except a re style 3000 range no chance try 300 on a good day why would anyone buy this when you can get something like the se for much the same price point it's time the bugs amongst others up the game otherwise they will go to the wall
Is the b20 battery compatible with the b18?
I have no idea as I don't keep such drones for very long (I have no storage space) so I have no B20 drone.