Overview
I have been wanting to build an eclair for a long time. I really like the role cage design. It seems quite durable and makes for a sweet looking build. I also wanted something that would have some more weight so I could throw it more like a 5 inch compared to a lightweight 2 inch but it would still be small enough to fly in a small park.

I decided to go with the kit from AirbladeUAV to save a bit of money and I have heard good things about the hglrc stack so it seemed like the obvious choice. This required that I hard mount the stack to help protect the pins. All in all, I am really happy with this build. It flies well except for some propwash and I can actually powerloop it unlike my Babyshark build plus the leds look sweet!

Heat and Propwash Issues
I am having some heat issues with the AB1105 motors and significant propwash in hard turns and dives. I suspect it is due to the motors being too small for the power being asked of them since I have checked the blackbox logs and don't see much noise. I will probably replace them with some 1106 or 1304 motors if/when I break a motor in a crash. Any suggestions and thoughts on this issue are welcome. I am also gonna try the emax rush props to see if that helps since they are a much lower pitch than the gemfan props.