IFlight iX5-200

By RotorQuad Squad on Jan 02, 2017

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Another great review!

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Part List

Frame

iFlight RACER iX5 200mm FPV Racing Quadcopter Frame Kit (13 builds)
Iflight-rc.com
$29.99

Flight Controller

iFlight F4 - MICRO Flight Control Raceflight Firmware
Iflight-rc.com
$29.99

ESCs

4 x iPeaka EFM 30A ESC 3-6S DSHOT Compatible
Iflight-rc.com
$51.96

Motors

4 x iPower iX2205 2500KV FPV Race Specs Motor
Iflight-rc.com
$51.96

Propellers

Tri-Blade 5042 Crystal FPV Drone Race Propeller Set
Iflight-rc.com
$3.99

FPV Camera

Page Not Found - Banggood.com (23 builds)
Goo.gl
$51.86

FPV Transmitter

HawkEye MINI RACE BAND 5.8GHZ 200mW 32CH A/V Transmitter
Quadrysteria.com
$35.49

HD Camera

GoPro HERO3: Black Edition (4 builds)
Amazon.com
$555.96

HD Camera

GoPro HERO3: Silver Edition (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$319.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO3: White Edition
Ebay.com
$128.00
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FPV Scout   Sep 04, 2017  

Considering I would mount antenna sticking out the back, will I have enough room on the top plate to mount the 85mm long battery there?

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RotorQuad Squad   Sep 05, 2017 
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I absolutely love this frame. Low price aside, this was my review workhorse and I thrashed the piss out of it for almost 2 years. I was recently forced to retire it though. I was doing a fast power flip through some pine trees coming up fast and when I flipped the camera or vTx reset causing me to lose all video. Had to disarm it and literally had enough time to put my goggles and remote down and watch it free fall onto its belly on the pavement. Cracked all four arms, and the top plate. Ironically still completely flyable. I just retired it since its had its abuse.

FPV Scout   Sep 05, 2017 

Great info thanks man! btw what's your replacement frame?

RotorQuad Squad   Sep 06, 2017 

I had a catalyst Superlight 5" that was never fully built that I just swapped everything to.

RotorQuad Squad   Jan 05, 2017  

SplintFPV   Jan 03, 2017  

nice and light build but I have a bad feeling about that vtx antenna :D

RotorQuad Squad   Jan 03, 2017 

Probably the most sturdy part of the quad! haha

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