3. Eachine Wizard TS215

The TS215 is very fast and responsive FPV racer thanks to the BLheli_32 ESC and powerful 2306 motors. Can fly on 5S for insane performance. Eachine say you can fly on 6S, but it is not recommended. 

Same size screw heads used throughout the quadcopter, including on the motors. This makes it very nice to work on. Not only is it the vibration resistant MPU6000, but it is also mounted on some foam. This gyro is also replaceable if it should fail. Side mounted antenna keeps it well protected. Although it does look a bit silly.

Smart audio compatible VTX lets you adjust VTX settings remotely via the OSD. The VTX also uses a MMCX connector. Carbon fiber is strong and has nice blue camo paintwork. 
The TS215 frame is considerably stronger, using wider arms, and a thicker bottom plate. This makes the wizard very strong indeed. The 215 mm motor to motor frame uses 4 mm carbon fiber arms, and 3 mm top and bottom plates. The carbon fiber also features a very nice blue camo paintwork that is done using a hydrographic transfer process.

One of the highlights in terms of specifications is when it comes to the motors and ESC. This wizard uses some own brand TS2306 2450 KV motors, that look very nice. Eachine claims these motors can produce up to 2.3 Kg of thrust on 5S. We have not verified these claims, but when flying the TS215 the motors do definitely pack a lot of punch. The ESC run at Dshot 1200 giving you insanely fast motor update rates. And each ESC also has an RGB led that you can configure using the BLheli32 software. Overall the motors and ESC work great and offer a lot of performance. I would not go as far as to say they are top quality as they do not run silky smooth like brotherhobby, or tmotors coupled to airbot wraith 32 ESC. But given the low price, they work very well.
The top central plate of this frame is actually a custom omnibus F4 flight controller.  This keeps things neat and tidy, but since it is part of the frame structure it can get damaged in a bad crash. That said, the bottom plate is already 3 mm thick so it should offer sufficient strength. Apart from that, the FC includes all the bells and whistles you get on an omnibus F4 Pro. It features a floating MPU6000 IMU, to ensure vibrations don’t cause any problems. Furthermore, this IMU is replaceable should it fail. You also get a buzzer, betaflight OSD, current sensor, and SD card for black box logging. So overall this is a feature packed flight controller.

At the front, the wizard uses a high-resolution CCD FPV camera. The 1200TVL resolution makes for a great picture, and the camera has no noticeable latency issues. 
has no noticeable latency issues. The picture is great, and the camera has great dynamic range, something you would expect from a CCD sensor. The camera is mounted on a 3D printed adjustable mount. It doesn’t look particularly premium, but it slides out very easily once you remove to top place to make working on the wizard very easy.

The VTX used on the wizard TS215 is great. It is functionally similar to the popular TBS unify. This VTX supports smart audio which lets you change the channel, power levels and startup behavior all remotely using your RC transmitter. If you don’t know what smart audio is, we have a guide on VTX Telemetry that explains it. Having smart audio support is great, but in addition to this, the wizard VTX supports switching between 25-800 mW of power and supports 72 channels. And if you don’t care to use smart audio, there is a button on the side to change the channel and power level. The VTX uses an MMCX connector, this is connected to an RP-SMA adapter for the VTX antenna. It seems that Eachine has taken ‘inspiration’ (if you want to call it that) from TBS again as they are using a clone TBS Triumph antenna. We have not taken one apart to confirm this, but the signal and range were all perfectly fine with this setup. So overall an excellent FPV system.

The Wizard TS215 is sold as either a bind and fly (BNF) version with no receiver, or a plug and fly (PNF) revision. The PNF version includes a Frsky XM+ receiver that is the RX that most people, including ourselves, would recommend to use on an FPV racer. The only issue here is that Eachine only sells it with the international D8 firmware only.  So if you purchased your Taranis in the EU, it will be using the D16 firmware, so you will first need to update the firmware on the XM+ before you can use it. So for those in the EU, best to just get the BNF version and hook up your own receiver.