What are missing in the DJI Phantom 3 Standard are the GLOSNASS connectivity when flying outdoors, Lightbridge video downlink, ultrasonic sensors, and no downward facing camera. Though it does come with its own camera, 3-axis gimbal for stabilisation, and able to transmit video to the controller on the ground.

The camera is more than good enough as it can capture 2.7k footage at 30 frames per second, 12 megapixel photos, and stabilised with the 3-axis gimbal so one can take a steady and smooth video even if the drone banks and turns. With the Wifi connectivity, it can stream the video up to 1km which is half the range of both its older Phantom 3 siblings. However, the Phantom 3 Advanced only shoots up 1080p HD video.

The controller is a bit of a letdown as it does not have clamp that can fit a tablet to have a bigger screen to use when flying the drone. But the clamp can handle some of the bigger smartphones which should be enough to view the what drone sees.  With the DJI GO App, the owner gets an  automatic video editor for an instant movie that is ready to be shared to friends and social media. It also comes with a live map and radar to track the drone as it flies and gives full flight telemetry that includes current speed, altitude, and distance. It also has flight logs to record and remember the best moments.

As for battery life, the Phantom 3 Standard can fly up to 25 minutes on a full charge and with the patented DJI Intelligent Flight Battery, information on how long the drone can continue to fly is transmitted and displayed on the Go App.

In the future, there will be firmware updates to enhance the capabilities of the Phantom 3 standard. This includes Point of Interest, Follow Me, Waypoints, and Intelligent Operation Controls. If you don’t need the features of both the Phantom 3 Advanced and Professional and your budget is up to US$800, you should do fine and still be able to do more with the Phantom 3 Standard.

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With the news going around today, PTS Syndicate held a conference in Hong Kong for the soon to be released PTS Masada Gas Blowback Rifle. No mention where it was held, but the audience at the press conference got to hold and test fire the GBB Rifle. We’ll be seeing more videos of this before it gets officially released next month.

If you want more detail and the price, please visit :

http://www.bunnyworkshop.com.hk/airsoft/PTS_Masada_GBB_Rifle

The Silverback Airsoft team have been quiet for sometime and the last time we heard about them was when they announced a PP19 Bizon conversion kit where you just need to find an unused Version 3 gearbox to drop into kit and that was last August. Now they posted an initial teaser of their upcoming product the XP96 Aluminium Chassis for the APS Type 96 Sniper Rifles.

No actual release date mentioned and we still need to see actual photos of the product. For sure, this chassis will be compatible with the Type 96 versions from ASG, Double Eagle, Echo1, Maruzen, Tercel, UTG, Well, and Cybergun, among others.

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