FrogLite 218 Freestyle

By jasoncooper412 on Jun 08, 2018

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First attempt at a beginner freestyle drone.
360g dry +260g with my chunky-ass battery.
Bought the big battery to slow the thing down a little, plus 8:00 flight times are nice!
AUW puts thrust:weight at in the ballpark of 7.5:1 with these motors/props.

I'll get a lighter battery once I get more comfortable flying

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Part List

Frame	TransTEC Frog Lite 218mm Carbon Fiber 4mm Arm X Frame DIY Frame Kit RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor (42 builds) Banggood.com	$29.99
Flight Controller	Matek F405-CTR 30x30 Flight Controller (34 builds) Racedayquads.com	$39.99
ESCs	4 x Wraith 35A BLHeli_32 ESC v1.1 (4 builds) Store.rotorriot.com	$59.96
Motors	4x Emax RS2205S 2300KV Racing Edition Brushless Motor for RC Drone FPV Racing (164 builds) Banggood.com	$67.96
Propellers	DALPROP Cyclone T5040C 5Inch 3-blade Propeller CW/CCW for FPV Freestyle Drone Quadcopter Black (16pcs) (79 builds) Amazon.com	$10.55
FPV Camera	RunCam Split 2 HD/FPV Camera with Wifi Module and GoPro Quality Lens (80 builds) Getfpv.com	$79.99
FPV Transmitter	AKK X2M 5.8Ghz 40CH 0.01mW/25mW/200mW/500mW/800mW Switchable FPV Transmitter with MMCX Compatible with Betaflight OSD Flight Con Amazon.com	$19.99
Antenna	iFlight 5.8G FPV Antenna Pagoda 2 Omni RHCP Antenna RP-SMA Male for Quadcopter Multicopter Tx Rx Vtx (Pack of 2) (4 builds) Amazon.com	$11.99
Receiver	FrSky XM+ SBUS Mini Receiver (1149 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
Batteries	Turnigy Heavy Duty 2200mAh 4S 60C Lipo Pack w/XT60U Connector Hobbyking.com	$27.00

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Discussion

DPJ Jul 23, 2018

Did you run into any issues mounting your ESC's out on the arms? I'm just starting to get parts through for a Frog build, and wasn't sure if I wanted to use a 4 in 1 ESC or seperate units?

jasoncooper412 Jul 23, 2018

No issues at all. Initially I considered going with a 4-in-1 ESC as well but decided against it. Tower height is limited due to the way the top of the frame angles downward toward the rear -- I would have had to go with a FC/ESC all-in-one or ditched the RunCam Split. Hope it helps and good luck with your build!

DPJ Jul 23, 2018

Thanks loads for the response. Once i've got the build sorted, i'll get it up here. Thanks again :D

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