This is probably a medium to hard build as far as difficulty goes. I was going for something a bit difererent, something light, and something that can take 6s battery.
Ites quite tight inside and the HV unify just fits in the side. Its ideal to have the video transmitter on the side for airflow so thats nice of the design.
For this BrainFPV fc/pdb stack you really need metal 20mm screws, I on'y had plastic and they broke in the first crash, the frame took a good hit and no damage so far. When I redo it I will use the included ESC protectors as well instead of the black tape so it looks a bit better.
If I was to do this again I would probably go a bit higher in the KV with the new Tmotors F60 Pro II - https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/products/t-motorf40proii1850kv6sminiquadmotor but they were not available at the time of the build.
After flying and building this I think BrainFPV is my new favourite FC/PDB, documentation is second to none - https://www.brainfpv.com/knowledgebase/radix-hardware-manual/ and the hardware/design is very very good. You get what you pay for in this instance and its rock solid!
EDIt you may notice the usb port is at the front, I later installed this so I can still get access to it easily. https://www.phaserfpv.com.au/products/diatoneusbextensionwirecorddt-el-0014
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That's slick man. Real nice work with the ol' solderin' iron too!