"Crazy Chameleon" Inverted prop rotation build

By Charles Hidalgo on Apr 16, 2017

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Armattan Chameleon Silver
XRacer F303 v3.1 FC (Frsky Telemetry all wired to change PIDS and Rates through the Tx)
Matek HUBOSD8-SE (Current sensor, mah consumed, time elapsed, and peak current draw)
Spedix ES30A HV running dShot600
T-Motor F60 2207-2450kv with BMC3D arm guard/soft motor mounts
Aomway 200mW 32ch VTx
Runcam Swift 2
FrSky XSR Rx
PyroDrone linear antenna
APC B5x4E-4-B4 props

I was surprised how this thing handled using the "inverted prop rotation" setup. These APC props https://www.apcprop.com/product_p/lpb405040e-b4.htm were crazy good for handeling turns and such already but things changed even more with this setup.

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