Tiny Hippo, Big Bite

By indus49 on Oct 09, 2017

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This was a total shot in the dark, just liked the frame and it was cheap, so Banggood put it on the slow boat for me. I thought it wouldn't last a few flights, but it really surprised me. It's light, nimble and an extremely tight build. There's not even enough space inside for a blade of grass. All in all, really happy with how this build turned out.

Part List

Frame

HIPPO 5 INCH 215mm 4mm Arm Thickness Carbon Fiber Frame Kit
Banggood.com
$26.29

Flight Controller

CL_RACING F4 AIO (33 builds)
Cl-racing.myshopify.com
$25.00

ESCs

4X Racerstar RS20A 20A BLHELI_S OPTO 2-4S ESC Support Oneshot42 Multishot DShot for RC FPV Racing Drone (26 builds)
Banggood.com
$31.19

Motors

4X Emax RS2205-2300 2205 2300KV Racing Edition CW/CCW Motor For RC FPV Racing Drone (86 builds)
Banggood.com
$50.99

Propellers

10 Pairs Racerstar 5042 5x4.2x3 3 Blade Propeller 5.0mm Mounting Hole For FPV Racing Frame (13 builds)
Banggood.com
$7.25

FPV Camera

RunCam Swift Mini FPV Camera 2.3mm Lens 150 Degree 600TVL OSD DC 5-36V FOV CCD NTSC IR Blocked with Mount for Multicopter (Black
Amazon.com
$34.99

FPV Transmitter

Eachine TX801 5.8G 72CH 0.01mW 5mW 25mW 50mW 100mW 200mW 400mW 600mW Switched AV VTX FPV Transmitter (21 builds)
Banggood.com
$14.95

Antenna

Spedix Pagoda 5.8ghz RHCP Antenna (SMA) (33 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$5.99

Receiver

Flysky X6B 2.4G 6CH i-BUS PPM PWM Receiver for AFHDS i10 i6s i6 i6x i4x Transmitter (180 builds)
Banggood.com
$11.06

Batteries

4S Tattu 1550mah 75C Lipo (20 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
$25.99

Radio

RadioMaster Zorro ExpressLRS (ELRS) Protocol Radio Controller (25 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
$119.99

Goggles

Skyzone SKY04X V2 OLED 5.8GHz 48CH SteadyView Receiver FPV Goggles with DVR (7 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$529.00

Video Receiver

HDZero VRX Digital HD Receiver Module (7 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$219.00

Battery Charger

ISDT Q8 500W 20A 1-8S DC Smart Charger (14 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$59.99

Soldering Iron

Hakko FX888D-23BY, 599B-02 Soldering Station with 599B Tip Cleaner, Blue/Gold (25 builds)
Amazon.ca
See Site

Tools

Mini All-In-One Hex Driver Tool (3 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$13.99

Backpack

RDQ FPV Backpack - Choose Your Version (8 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$62.29

Accessories

VIFLY ShortSaver V2 Smart Smoke Stopper Electronic Fuse to Detect and Prevent Short-Circuit and Overload, Power Switch for Recei (13 builds)
Amazon.com
$12.99

Misc Supplies

Kester 24-6337-8800 50 Activated Rosin Cored Wire Solder Roll, 245 No-Clean, 63/37 Alloy, 0.031" Diameter (7 builds)
Amazon.com
$35.87
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