This is my budget Rotor Riot CL1 build that I ended up tearing apart after THREE baseplate failures in the first few months. The FPV Cycle Glide frame is much stronger, lighter, more configurable, and better designed
She's a FAT GIRL at 514 grams with a Session 5 and no battery
The RCX motors are $3 cheaper per when you remove the warranty which is void the second you touch a soldering iron to the wires (making it completely useless) which drops $12 from the total cost here.
I got three of these Cicada AIO FC/ESC's for $30 each when they were on clearance which drops $37 from the total
I'm also only using one of the 2 Foxeer antennas which drops another $10
This brings the total cost of the build down to $231
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AirbladeUAV has done it again and this time they've brought long range to the 5" class! Based on the popular Transformer Mini, the new Transformer 5" Ultralight adopts a lot of the same design philosophies with larger props and more payload capacity. It can fly upwards of 20 minutes on a 4 cell Li-Ion battery pack and in ideal conditions it's got a range of over 4 to 5 miles. In this guide I'll walk..
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With the release of the DJI FPV Drone cinematic FPV has become a lot more accessible, but you certainly don't want to crash a $750 drone! The QAV-CINE Freybott is a compact, lightweight cinematic FPV drone that can take a hit and keep going. It's a lot safer to fly indoors and around people. With a naked GoPro or the SMO 4k you can capture some great stabilized footage. In this guide I'll show you..
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