A new frame with recycled old parts, mostly from an Awesome Youbi XV130, for a winter bird good for those low light long nights.
Was considering putting in IR leds but found an old light strip with a buzzer.
The Runcam OWL 700TVL didn't fit that well so I ended up using an original gopro style lens but it sticks out. I may have to do a bit of grinding in the near future to get it to tuck in there. There is surprisingly lots of space, just the width of the lens was an issue as it's a 1/2" sensor lens which is quite hard to source. Even with the gopro lens there is a bit of distortion and vignetting in the corners.
UPDATE 3rd November 2017
Day light run
After flying 850mah, 650mah and 450mah 4s batteries... the 450mah are the best - powerful, light and agile!
Stay tuned for a low light run!
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Do you know the weight of the aluminium top part (the canopy) with its screws and standoffs? Without the carbon base frame. Thanks!