Bought a Draco HD way back in October 2018. Paid for three batteries, only received the Draco HD with a single battery. Go to connect to it with BetaFlight to configure switch arming (it's a 100mph drone so I should at least have switch arming right?), BetaFlight can't communicate with the Draco HD, the firmware revision its running is too old.
Literally two months after I paid for this drone, I get the additional two batteries. Both of them don't charge, and both batteries are completely different designs than the one battery that shipped with the Draco HD that actually does work.
This has been going on for months now, and with a week delay in response from Uvify Support on any ticket I file followed by them ignoring my continuing requests for an RMA for the two completely defective batteries that they shipped some two months after I bought the drone.
Throughout this entire period I am filing multiple tickets for support, only one ticket gets answered and then after a week delay between each message. They refuse to RMA anything. I can't even configure the drone because it's running a custom version of BetaFlight on a custom flight controller. No answer from Uvify Support.
I then open a ticket, please send me the BetaFlight .hex firmware file. Because you are advertising this as an open source drone platform based on BetaFlight. Their response is, they don't distribute the .hex firmware image for the Draco HD flight controller. So I am stuck with whatever unknown firmware that is running on the Draco HD, that no firmware or source code is being distributed for (which is a violation of the GPL license), and I have to use a now unsupported version of modified BetaFlight Chrome (Uvify Configurator) to do anything with it.
After at least a half day of wrangling with developer mode Chrome, I get Uvify (not BetaFlight) Configurator running, and I can configure the Draco HD. Great, switch arming, let's go fly.
Within 20 seconds after a range test, it falls out of the sky. Battery after being completely charged now won't turn on. I swap out the second battery, go to fly again, this time it lasts maybe 10 seconds then goes to failsafe, at least I wasn't at a high altitude when it dropped. Swap out for the third battery, which was the original battery that shipped with the Draco HD.
This time I get a good run, maybe a minute of flight. Failsafe again, Draco HD falls from the sky.
Then, I contact Connext about additional gear for the ground station. After almost a week, I then get the response that the ProSight Connex line is no longer being manufactured nor is it supported anymore (all references to it have been pulled from their support website).
TLDR;
* Draco HD is a closed source, completely proprietary platform that is only compatible with an unsupported Chrome app called Uvify Configurator. You get zero BetaFlight support with this, none of the recent functionality in BetaFlight is available with Uvify Configurator - it's a super old Chrome-based version that is no longer supported.
* Uvify is obviously having issues with their battery manufacturing. I have three (3) separate Draco HD batteries here, each of which exhibit different behaviors when arming the drone, including one battery of which that still stays armed after powered off and which randomly arms the Draco HD even when the Spektrum radio is completely turned off. Not good for a high powered drone that supposedly can do 100mph
* The entire Connex ProSight line has been discontinued, so I've invested almost $1,000 into a useless groundstation that is only compatible with the Draco HD and which is no longer supported by the OEM.
* No RMA. Uvify support is f^%$&ng terrible, as in zero support whatsoever. Each ticket takes at least a week to be responded to, followed by absurd requests for things like "send us a high resolution video of the batteries' behavior" followed by them closing the ticket without response.
Buyer beware, this company is garbage.
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UVify's Draco is optimized for racing, free-styling and extreme aerial cinematography.
The Draco comes flight-ready with powerful features and is amazingly easy to use.
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Draco HD with ProSightUVify's Draco HD links to ProSight Receiver for video downlink to goggles. |
HD 720p resolutionDraco HD provides much higher-resolution video transmission than analog. With HD, you can record a whole flight for sharing with 720p resolution without noise. |
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Smart battery technologyKeep flying with UVify’s patented rapid-swap smart battery. Draco’s battery has a built-in computer that measures mission-critical information, including voltage, current and battery life. |
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Modular buildDraco gives you versatility and durability. Its swappable parts enable you to quickly repair or modify your Draco, keeping you in the race. |
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High-performance drones built to endureA precisely tuned powertrain enables Draco to cut through 3D space faster than a hot knife through butter, all while staying cool and stylish. |
Future proofDraco was designed with the future in mind. UVify’s modular build ensures that your Draco will benefit from the latest and greatest innovations from our lab. |
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