Eachine Tyro79 Ultimate Final upgrade guide

The Eachine Tyro79 is a low cost brushless high performance FPV quadcopter that is sold sold as a kit exclusively from Banggood. I have written a full review here and the popularity has prompted me to write this full and final upgrade guide after nearly a year of testing, tweaking and changing parts. Sadly my Tyro 79 has been lost in a dense bush area and I have not been able to recover so cannot share pictures of the upgraded on the quad. However, I have noted carefully what has worked for me and this is shared below split into the following systems:

• FPV (camera, vtx, vtx antennas, goggles)
• Motors and props
• Electronics (flight controller, ESC)
• Frame
• Batteries
• Control gear (receiver and transmitter)
• Add ons
• Betaflight

I'll make my strongest recommendations clear in each section and will recap in the summary as well.

FPV systems (Came, VTX, Antennas, Goggles)
I put this first as I think the most crucial improvements are here. Without mincing words the default camera is awful. Although it was working well for the first one or two flights you can see from this video below in slightly overcast conditions that it can be nearly impossible to fly.

The good news is that the tyro79 takes a standard micro 19mm camera and there are some good options available for not much money as below. This is the very first upgrade I would recommend.

Foxxer Arrow Pro Micro. Still my favourite bang for buck micro camera at less than $20 with a CCD sensor.

Caddx Ratel Micro. This CMOS cam has a massive sensor and excellent performance as a result. Can be had for as little as $25 on sale.

Foxeer Razer. The new budget cam from Foxeer with a CMOS sensor. Personally I prefer the Arrow but this is an option if you prefer CMOS

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