The Tinyhawk II Race by EMAX is an outdoor racing drone based on the Tinyhawk II platform. Besides being a beginner-friendly, fun and micro-sized drone, EMAX’s Tinyhawk II Race is a more performance-oriented outdoor 2S quadcopter. If you are familiar with our Tinyhawk Freestyle this is a similar product that utilizes two Tinyhawk 450mAh 1S lipo but focuses on raw speed and control like a larger FPV racing drone.
With so much fun in a small package, we believe you will enjoy the Tinyhawk II Race drone!
Features:
- Standard on the Tinyhawk II platform is the Runcam 2 which brings a whole new clarity to the drone. Being able to see your surroundings is key to flying consistent and finding your flight path.
- Also on all new Tinyhawk II products is a new and improved VTX (video transmitter). Now with improved 25mw transmission, 100mw, and 200mw, people can now fly further than ever with more confidence.
- Brand new frame design, featuring a fully adjustable camera tilt. Now you can go from zero to the full tilt and everything in between. All you have to do is adjust with the 2 side camera mount screws.
- Featuring 1103 7500kv motors with the 2-inch AVAN Blur propellers, we are able to get maximum throttle response while still retaining flight time. The Tinyhawk II Race has a top speed of 50mph and a cruising flight time of up to 7 minutes.
- Utilizes a Carbon Fiber frame for minimum vibration and strength while using a re-structured plastic canopy for aerodynamics and protection
Frame:
Wheelbase: 90mm
Dry Weight: 47.5g
All Up Weight: 47.5g with 2x 450mAh (1S batteries=72.5g)
Frame Material: Polypropylene, Carbon Fiber
Motors:
Stator Size: 1103
KV: 7500kv
Propeller Mount: T-mount
Propeller: Avan Blur 2″
All-In-One (AIO) Flight Controller:
Flight Controller: F4 (MATEKF411RX Firmware)
ESC: 4-in-1 5A BlHeli_S
Receiver: EMAX SPI Receiver (Compatible with FrSky D8 mode)
Battery Connector: JST-PH2.0 Duo
Camera and VTX:
VTX Power: 25/100/200mw Switchable
Channels: 37CH incl. Raceband
Camera: RunCam 2 1/3″ 700TVL CMOS
Smart Audio Connected
Package Included:
1* Tinyhawk II 90mm Drone (RACE Version BNF )
2* 1s 450mAh Battery
1x 1S USB LiPo Charger
1x Screwdriver + Hardware Kit
Danny Fayne –
There’s a lot to like about this little quad. It looks really cool and It flies great outdoors. I want to caution beginners though. On the first TH II Race I purchased the entire active portion of RX antenna sheered off on the first flight. These antennas need to be routed away from the props somehow but the whole thing is so small and the props are so close it’s difficult to find a safe spot. Replacing the antenna is a challenge to say the least. It’s soldered to the board and the contact points are tiny. If you’re a beginner it’s also very difficult to prepare the tiny antenna for soldering. Once I finally got the antenna replaced, and a few flights later, the flight controller began to reboot itself in mid air and spin out of control. I contacted my reseller and they and Emax were kind enough to sell me a new TH II Race at a good discount. I also purchased a new flight controller from Emax to fix my first TH II Race so I could have a spare.
On the new TH II Race I made sure to secure the antenna on to one of the arms far out of range of the props but that active element fell off at some point too. After that happened, I opened up the new flight controller I purchased thinking I could just replace the board instead of painstakingly soldering on another new antenna but, once again, Emax chose to solder the motors on to the board as opposed to using the included motor connectors on the board making it exceeding difficult for a beginner to replace a flight controller. Understand that this thing is tiny and so are those solder points, so it’s not for the inexperienced. I did learn something with the new flight controller though. The tip of RX antenna on that one was very flimsy out of the package too and in the process of me moving the board around to solder the motors in, that tip fell off also. 3 boards, 3 faulty antennas. I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s a manufacturing defect. Enough about the antennas.
The other thing to note is that the dual PH2.0 pigtail holds the battery connectors in very tight. It’s takes patience and a good set of fingers nails to get the batteries disconnected. Be careful not to pull on the wires or you’ll pull them off. To make a long story short, this seems like an excellent outdoor FPV drone for beginners looking to get some outdoor flight time but it’s far too difficult to repair in my opinion and I would not recommend it. An ipex connector for the RX and VTX antennas would have been welcome. I also see no reason why Emax chose to solder the motors to the board. The weight savings would be negligible and a more experienced pilot could convert them on their own. I’ve already spent close to $300 and many hours doing repairs to keep at least one TH II Race in the air. I’m pretty disappointed 🙁
Douglas r. –
Over all I give this kwad 4 stars, ONLY because I don’t like the plugs for the batteries. Before I bought this kwad, I watched reviews on this thing. Drone camps review wasn’t even finished before I bought the Emax Tinyhawk 2 race. Flys very well for my experience. Which is only 2 months in now. Very easy to fly on 1s. On 2s this thing absolutely rips in acro or air mode!Buying this kwad was a back up to fly while I figure out why my turbobee isn’t working. I can definitely see myself buying more Emax products.
Kevin DiMango –
Let’s start off by saying this is an amazing flying quad. Right out of the box this thing flies like it’s on rails It is absolutely amazing how well it flies. That being said this is my second one I returned the first one because after one day of flying and about 20 flights the OSD disappeared then the entire video screen disappeared and only the OSD was up like when you get the gray screen with only OSD if the camera’s not plugged in then the camera came back and overlaid over top of the camera was a grid pattern of dots that was basically where a OSD element would stay. Then as I flew it would flash between gray screen normal screen picture with no OSD and then picture with a OSD grid pattern across it so I replaced it and I got this one.
This one flew for about a week until the same problem arose. It was the same exact issue I had with the first one. If it happened once I would say take your chances. But now that the same problem arose on two units I’m losing my confidence in the electronics. I don’t believe it’s the VTX I believe it’s the OSD chip on the board because the VTX just displays with the OSD chippers providing it I do not believe it has the ability to switch between everything so the only fix would be to replace the $70 board on your $110 quad I don’t believe that’s worth it.
Dhen Carranza –
Delivered 2 days earlier than expected, this was my 2nd purchased of the Tinyhawk race bcause i really have fun flying it. I got the first tinyhawk,a pair of tinyhawk 2 , freestyle and a pair of tinyhawk race. Thank you gadgetbing.
willi –
I’m a fixed wing and heli RC Pilot at heart. I’ve been doing this since I was 8 years old but I’ve almost stopped flying them since these drones have come on map! I love this little quad! It truly tracks like it’s on rails and has just enough power for newbies looking to get better. The only con I have is the VTX seems to not be as strong as other micros I have running the same power. Highly recommend getting one!
Mack Stolz –
Yet another great product from EMAX. There Tinyhawk whoop / toothpick FPV quadcopter’s Are the best on the market.
G Saunders –
After getting pretty good indoors flying FPV with TBS Tiny Whoop Nano and EMAX TinyHawk II, I wanted to move outdoors. Any breeze at all is too much for these fine, fly-weight, tuny and nano drones to fly outdoors. So I tried EMAX Tiny Hawk Freestyle and BabyHawk. The BabyHawks are crazy powerful for beginners and the Freestyles are only a bit more tame, either is easy to overcontrol and neither is easy to keep on a suburban lot.The TinyHawk 2 Race is the perfect next drone and I’ve set the more powerful, too responsive BabyHawk and Freestyles aside for a while to practice with the TinyHawk 2.
It’s just the right mix of enough power enough to handle a little breeze and make it challenging, and with the EXPO set up a bit on my controller, it’s been good and I”ve been able to fly off several sets of batteries without crashing or walk of shame to retrieve my drone. I’d recommend the TinyHawk II Race BNF for anybody with a FRSky radio that’s working on their FPV skills. I believe we learn a lot more from repeated successes flying drones than from repeated crashes. The TH 2 R is not ‘easy to fly’, none of the unstabilized racing drones are, but it can be mastered quickly in Horizon mode, it’s Acro mode is challenging, and I expect to be flying with Angle mode sooner or later. The TH2R works fine with my Fat Shark Attitude goggles, and also with the built-in FPV monitor on a TBS Tango radio.
TYLER R BANGERT –
Great drone. Small, easy, versatile, fun to fly. Great intro to FPV flying. Don’t have to be an expert, but if you are a veteran pilot this drone is still an excellent choice.
Anonymous Customer –
Never had a bad emax experience and still haven’t. This little guy is amazing! Like the stronger vtx and the camera quality is crazy. How clear the image is makes it easy to hit tight gaps with this little guy.
Donald –
This thing is very fast for its size. Plenty of punch on 2s. Tons of fun in small areas where my larger quads struggle. Make sure you get extra batteries!
R Def –
Super fast drone. Nimble. EMAX crushed it with this one. I have many of EMAX drones from whoops to full size and this one is a blast for cutting tight spaces. Can run in 1s or 2s. This is not a beginner drone. I would suggest a tinyhawk s or II or even a betafpv micro. This is small in size and super light. Durable with the carbon fiber frame. Right out of the box the rates were fine to fly and get it out. But there is some minor adjustments for my personal use I had to change in betaflight. I will have a review soon on YT RD Drones. Check it out.
Rogerson –
I will echo the other low reviews by saying after about 20 flights my OSD failed and showed just a grid of dots and the display would go in and out. I also experienced the flight controller rebooting mid air and falling out of the sky in multiple occasions both before and after the OSD chip failed. The quad now will not arm and I am sad to say I’m very disappointed. HOWEVER the I returned the quad for a brand new replacement and the seller immediately responded and I had it within 3 days.
I will be contacting Emax directly for a replacement and to provide this feedback for my next replacement as I don’t fault the seller in any way. It does fly great and fast on the stock tune before the problems arise. Minimal washout and good RSSI for more than 250ish yards on 200mw. I too did shear the RX antenna without crashing and had an extremely difficult time resoldering a new coax. It seems that that should be something that was very inexpensively prevented from the factory for both the RX and VTX antenna.
David Daisy –
The rx cable freyed making the quad unusable. Flew ok beforehand but with less flight time than the emax freestyle and much more prop wash, I’d recommend the emax freestyle ii over this any day