Kissed by a Martian

By SoloFpv on Mar 24, 2017

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So like a lot of builders out there I was looking to achieve a few specific goals with this build.

Goal 1 was to start with a frame that was affordable and not going to break the bank. The martian II seemed to fit the bill. I own an alien 6" frame and they are near identical in more ways than one. Yes the carbon is cheap, Yes its a ripoff of Impulses hard work, yes it needs some tweeks to be perfect. With that said I liked the idea of being able to have a few spare frames around for cheap. My goal is to spend more time flying and less time waiting for usps, shipping, and so on.

Goal 2 was to pack the frame full of tested and reliable gear for Motors, esc's and FC. I chose kiss as my FC and Esc's for a lot of reasons but the main reason is flight characteristics and ease of tuning. I wanted to streamline everything for consistencies sake. Don't get me wrong. I love betaflight and am running it on several "fun" builds but streamlining was really important for me to become a better pilot. I wanted to spend less time fiddling and more time flying. I choose emax rs2205's for motors because they put out good power and frankly I have had a great experience with them thus far. Also I was able to bulk order the fc, esc's and motors from RotorRiot.com which saved me on shipping.

Goal 3 was to keep it under 400grams without battery and camera, I came in just over at 404g. If I was to change the hardware and a few other small components I could have achieved my weight goal.

After pasting my rates in from another build and then some in field tuning I have to say this is my favorite freestyle flying rig. it performs so well its just insane. This quad is a blast to fly. Once you’ve gotten it tuned and gotten used to how aggressively it flies, you won’t want to fly anything else.

This is a great quad for the performance and the price point.

A FEW NOTES: You may notice in my parts list I am running the BeeRotor 5.8G 20-600mW Tunable Transmitter. Its garbage! I regret not going with a tbs unify or immersion Tramp. The vtx gets really hot, the channels are aligned completely nonsensically, and I have had one fail already. I have some tramps and a wand on the way. Take my advise and steer clear of this transmitter.

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Part List

Frame

Martian II 220 220mm 4mm Arm Thickness Carbon Fiber Frame Kit w/ PDB For RC Drone (90 builds)
Banggood.com
$31.58

Flight Controller

KISS FC - 32bit Flight Controller V1.03 (179 builds)
Getfpv.com
$34.99

ESCs

4 x KISS 24A ESC Race Edition - 32bit Brushless Motor Ctrl (122 builds)
Getfpv.com
$107.96

Motors

4 x EMAX RaceSpec 2205 2300KV Motor
Store.rotorriot.com
$55.96

Propellers

5" Double Blade Propellers 5038DCS (Double Crane Style) (26 builds)
Racekraft.com
$3.49

FPV Camera

RunCam EagleRunCam Eagle
Shop.runcam.com
$54.99

FPV Transmitter

BeeRotor 5.8G 20-600mW Tunable Transmitter (40CH) SMA (3 builds)
Rctimer.com
$29.99

Antenna

Menace RC - Raptor Antenna - RHCP (34 builds)
Readymaderc.com
$9.99

Receiver

FrSky X4RSB 3/16 Channel Telemetry Receiver for RC Drone FPV Racing (176 builds)
Banggood.com
$31.61

Batteries

Turnigy Graphene 1300mAh 4S 65C Lipo Pack w/XT60 (112 builds)
Hobbyking.com
$20.99

Misc Parts

Mounting Kit - FC/PDB/ESC
Multirotormania.com
$3.00

Misc Parts

Martian Session Mount (2 builds)
Bmc3d.co
$15.00

Misc Parts

DroneKeeper Mini (9 builds)
Nichemall.net
See Site

Misc Parts

Xtreme Battery Straps
Puretechproducts.com
See Site
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Discussion

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Keoni FPV   Jul 07, 2017  

How did you mount that RunCam Eagle? Looks like you used the martian mount but that doesnt fit for me :(

The backplate doesnt fit on my Runcam. And If I use it without I can't lock the Angle.

SoloFpv   Jul 31, 2017 

I drilled new hole in the backplate so it would fit correctly,

thumbtwiddler   Mar 24, 2017  
2

OH GOD THIS LOOKS SO GOOD

Whiffles   Mar 24, 2017  
1

Looks good! This is actually a very decent frame for the price.

SoloFpv   Mar 24, 2017 

Thanks Whiffles!

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