Aomway commanders - Upgrading from box goggles

This is not a typical review, there are plenty of those around. Bruce from RCModelsReview and Seth from RCAddict both do a good review on these as do many others. The aim of this review is to detail my experience moving from box goggles to a set of crap binocular goggles to a set of good binocular goggles.

The Quanam Cyclops is a good basic starter FPV goggle set

When I first jumped in to FPV quadcopters in March 2017, box goggles were all that fitted into my budget and at the time the Quanam Cyclops V2 from HobbyKing was one of the better models going. I've really enjoyed my time with these - an immersive 5 inch screen, useful OSD and pretty good reception for a non-diversity receiver. The only downside for me in practicality was the large size that was difficult to stuff into a backpack and to a lesser extent the reception for short-mid range flight. Looking dorky doesn't really matter to me, I have kids so a large set of box goggles doesn't even register on the shame scale.

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The Eachine EV100 is not a good set of binocular FPV goggles

My first move into binocular goggles was unsuccessful. Like thousands of others I jumped on the Eachine EV100 preorder from banggood. They felt and looked good at an excellent price, the lens adjustment was great and I so wanted them to be good but they just weren't. They failed on the most important feature of all - the viewing experience. Possibly because of the innovative lens system but more likely due to cheaper optics, the field of view was tiny. There was a lot of hyperbole around the lovers and the haters but it was just too hard to see the small screen, *especially* coming from box goggles. I really hope that Banggood/Eachine get this right, there is a lot of potential to take the market away from Fatshark in particular who offer great customer service but have offered little innovation in the last few years.

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The Aomway Commanders were the binocuar FPV goggles I was looking for

Naturally I was therefore hesitant with the Aomway Commander V1, even with the glowing reviews around. The hesitation was short lived though. After speding sometime to figure out the menu options I found the field of view to be good, even after transferring from the quanam goggles which have some of the biggest fields of view on the market. The most important measure for me was that I could fly just as well (no worse anyway!) than with the box goggles - a completely different experience from the EV100 goggles.

By now, these goggles have been well reviewed but I'll cover of the points that were important to me as succinctly as possible:

• DVR is simple but works well. UI could have been more simple but took only a day or two till I was using confidently. Micro SDHC very easy to access
• Balance lead to 5.5mm adapter is super useful. Doesn't ship with a battery but using the balance lead from any 2s, 3s or 4s you can power these.
• Diversity it great, stock RHCP antenna is great, stock patch antenna sucks balls. I am yet to choose between a menace or TBS patch and based on video I've seen should not leave me wanting for a replacement receiver module.
• Light and comfortable to wear - better than the box goggles but I tend not to focus on this when flying anyway.
• Stock case looks nice but is too small! Lucky for me I can sneak them in my Taranix Q-x7s case. They are nice and small and take very little room.

Overall I'm pleased with the Amoway Commander V1 and these are a good model to get if you are coming from box goggles. In all honesty though I would not have been unhappy sticking with my box gogges but think in the longer run the Aomway Commander V1 will prove to be an upgrade that will grow on me. I'll definitely hang on to my trusty quanam cyclops V2 for my 5 year old to ride along with me.

Thanks to Gearbest for providing the sample for me to review and use. A link for the most up to date (revision 2) of the Aomway Commander V1 goggle is below, currently available for around $300. Check out my coupons and discounts for the latest flash sale or coupon for these.

https://www.gearbest.com/fpv-system/pp_602969.html

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