Yuneec · Enterprise drone · 2020–present

Yuneec H520E

Name: Yuneec H520E
Brand: Yuneec

The H520E is Yuneec's work hexacopter, introduced in 2020 as the successor to the 2017 H520, the first commercial drone to run the open-source PX4 flight stack. Yuneec built it for fire brigades, police, inspectors and survey teams, with six rotors that can still land on five, a quick-swap camera mount, and a 7-inch Android ground station. Yuneec offers a 1-inch E90X camera, a 30x E30Zx zoom and a family of thermal plus low-light cameras, and an RTK version adds centimeter positioning for mapping. Its payloads also fit the larger H850. Used ones turn up with every mix of cameras, so the payload decides what you're buying.

H520EH520E-RTK

Spec at a glance

Maker: Yuneec
Type: Enterprise drone
Launched: 2020
Made: 2020–present
Takeoff weight: 1,856 g without camera (1,892 g RTK); 2.5 kg maximum
Payloads: E90X 1-inch camera, E30Zx 30x zoom, ETx, E10Tx and E10Tvx thermal plus low-light
Flight time: 30 minutes with the E90 (rated); 25 minutes for the RTK version
Range: ST16E up to 6 km under FCC rules, 4 km under CE
Positioning: GPS and GLONASS; RTK version 1 cm + 1 ppm horizontal
Obstacle sensing: Forward ultrasonic, stops about 4.5 m from an obstacle
Also listed as: H520E, Yuneec H520 Enterprise, H520E-RTK

Before you fly

The rules, the lock and what it pairs with

Takeoff weight: 1,856 g, register it

Remote IDNeeds a Remote ID module: No Yuneec drone is on the FAA's Remote ID Declaration of Compliance list, so fly the H520E with a broadcast module or at a FRIA. Yuneec sells Dronetag modules approved under its accessory program. It's over 250 g, so register it; Part 107 work needs registration and Remote ID.
Account lock: Yuneec doesn't document an owner lock and says no flight data goes to outside servers. The drone binds to the ST16E controller with a paperclip-pressed bind button, so a used one can be re-bound to a controller you own.
Controller: The ST16E ground station: Android, 7-inch screen, 720p video. Check that it comes with the drone and boots fully.
App and firmware: Yuneec DataPilot on the ST16E, for manual flight and mapping missions. The H520E is a current Yuneec product, and Yuneec repairs it at its German and Swiss centers.

Should come with it

At least one payload, and which one (E90X, E30Zx or a thermal ETx/E10Tx/E10Tvx)
The ST16E controller
Two or more 4S 6200 mAh batteries and the SC4000-4E charger
RTK version, if you're surveying

Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.

What to check

Yuneec lists propellers, prop mounts and batteries as wear parts and says to replace props and mounts on all six arms by 200 flight hours. Dust in the motor bearings and landing gear is the other common complaint Yuneec covers.

01Payload: Check which camera is in the photos and ask for a clip from it. The listing should name the payload, since it sets the drone's job.
02Controller: Check the photos for the ST16E and ask for a photo of it powered on. It should boot into DataPilot without errors.
03Flight hours: Ask how many hours it has flown. Past 200 hours, all six props and mounts should have been replaced.
04Batteries: Count the batteries and look for swelling. Yuneec says to store them at storage voltage, so ask how they were kept.
05Six motors: Ask for a video of all six motors spinning up. They should start together and sound even.
06RTK: Ask whether it's the RTK version if you're surveying. The RTK model has its own antenna and weighs a little more.
07Remote ID: Plan on a broadcast module. Yuneec sells Dronetag units for this.

New to used drones? How to check a used drone covers batteries, gimbals and crash damage, and Remote ID and registration explains what the FAA expects once it’s yours.

Find one on eBay

We haven’t been through this model’s listings yet. Search eBay and run every listing through the checklist above. Ask for the battery cycle counts, close photos of the gimbal, the lens and the arms, and confirmation that it’s been unbound from the seller’s account. Pass on any seller who won’t send them.

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Spec at a glance

Maker

Yuneec

Type

Enterprise drone

Launched

2020

Made

2020–present

Takeoff weight

1,856 g without camera (1,892 g RTK); 2.5 kg maximum

Payloads

E90X 1-inch camera, E30Zx 30x zoom, ETx, E10Tx and E10Tvx thermal plus low-light

Flight time

30 minutes with the E90 (rated); 25 minutes for the RTK version

Range

ST16E up to 6 km under FCC rules, 4 km under CE

Positioning

GPS and GLONASS; RTK version 1 cm + 1 ppm horizontal

Obstacle sensing

Forward ultrasonic, stops about 4.5 m from an obstacle

Also listed as

H520E, Yuneec H520 Enterprise, H520E-RTK

The rules, the lock and what it pairs with

Takeoff weight: 1,856 g, register it

Remote IDNeeds a Remote ID module

No Yuneec drone is on the FAA's Remote ID Declaration of Compliance list, so fly the H520E with a broadcast module or at a FRIA. Yuneec sells Dronetag modules approved under its accessory program. It's over 250 g, so register it; Part 107 work needs registration and Remote ID.

Account lock

Yuneec doesn't document an owner lock and says no flight data goes to outside servers. The drone binds to the ST16E controller with a paperclip-pressed bind button, so a used one can be re-bound to a controller you own.

Controller

The ST16E ground station: Android, 7-inch screen, 720p video. Check that it comes with the drone and boots fully.

App and firmware

Yuneec DataPilot on the ST16E, for manual flight and mapping missions. The H520E is a current Yuneec product, and Yuneec repairs it at its German and Swiss centers.

Should come with it

At least one payload, and which one (E90X, E30Zx or a thermal ETx/E10Tx/E10Tvx)

The ST16E controller

Two or more 4S 6200 mAh batteries and the SC4000-4E charger

RTK version, if you're surveying

Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.

What to check

01Payload: Check which camera is in the photos and ask for a clip from it. The listing should name the payload, since it sets the drone's job.

02Controller: Check the photos for the ST16E and ask for a photo of it powered on. It should boot into DataPilot without errors.

03Flight hours: Ask how many hours it has flown. Past 200 hours, all six props and mounts should have been replaced.

04Batteries: Count the batteries and look for swelling. Yuneec says to store them at storage voltage, so ask how they were kept.

05Six motors: Ask for a video of all six motors spinning up. They should start together and sound even.

06RTK: Ask whether it's the RTK version if you're surveying. The RTK model has its own antenna and weighs a little more.

07Remote ID: Plan on a broadcast module. Yuneec sells Dronetag units for this.

New to used drones? How to check a used drone covers batteries, gimbals and crash damage, and Remote ID and registration explains what the FAA expects once it’s yours.

Find one on eBay

Yuneec H520E

Spec at a glance

The rules, the lock and what it pairs with

What to check

Find one on eBay

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Yuneec H520E

Spec at a glance

The rules, the lock and what it pairs with

What to check

Find one on eBay

Compare with

Yuneec H850 RTK

Yuneec Typhoon H Plus

Autel EVO II Dual 640T

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