Eagle

By Mayan_Hawk on Nov 22, 2018

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UPDATE 01/04/20

Changed over to Hypetrain Blaster 2207.5 2450kv motors. Notable improvement in control.
Upgraded to a Caddx Ratel camera too, amazing color and low light image.
Upgraded to BrainFPV Radix


This is my smooth operator build. I built it with freestyle in mind, but having flown it a little - its a bando slayer. (need to improve range for more intense ripping)

The kakute f4 comboed with brotherhobby 2207.5 low KV speed shield motors make for a very buttery quad. I've never flown something so smooth, responsive, buttery, or flashy. 10/10

Very resiliant in crashes, but the back two screws did break the heads off. I'll have to remount it once I install the longrange gear into it.

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Part List

Frame

Smooth Operator 5 Inch - (CAMERA MOUNT SOLD SEPARATE) (13 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$99.99

Flight Controller

Holybro Kakute F4 V2 STM32F405 Flight Controller With Betaflight OSD for RC Multirotor FPV Racing Drone (43 builds)
Banggood.com
$36.00

ESCs

Holybro Tekko32 35A 4-in-1 BLHeli32 3-6s ESC (105 builds)
Getfpv.com
$56.99

Motors

4 x Hypetrain Blaster 2207 2450KV Motors by Rotor Riot w/ Fly Hard Replacement Program (16 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$107.80

Propellers

Azure Power 5150 Tri-Blade 5'' Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (32 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.29

FPV Camera

Caddx Ratel Starlight HDR 1200TVL Micro FPV Camera - Choose Your Color & LensRed / 2.1mm (114 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$29.99

FPV Transmitter

RDQ Mach 3 Video Transmitter 25-1000mW 5.8GHz VTX - U.FL or MMCX (146 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$24.99

Antenna

Foxeer 5.8G Lollipop 3 2.5DBi Omni Antenna RHCP (2pcs) (129 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$19.90

Receiver

Frsky R9 MM 4/16CH 900MHz Long Range Telemetry Receiver with an Inverted S.Port Output (16 builds)
Banggood.com
$20.99

Radio

RadioMaster TX16S Multi-Protocol RF Module OpenTX 2.4GHz RC Transmitter w/ V3 Hall Gimbals (96 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$199.99

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator HDO2 OLED FPV Goggles (71 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$499.00

Misc Parts

Arm Bumper - Shocker Tank, SlamNasty, Merica, Smooth Operator, Raging Droner, BangGOD (SET OF 4) (8 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$6.99

Misc Parts

GoPro Session Mount (Smooth Operator) (3 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$14.99

Misc Parts

Stikit Skin Full Wrap - (Smooth Operator 5") - DROP SHIPPED ITEM (2 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$14.99

Radio Module

TBS Crossfire Tx Transmitter Module
Pyrodrone.com
$208.95

Backpack

Lowepro Quad Guard BP X2 Drone Backpack, Black/Grey (14 builds)
Amazon.com
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