This is an awesome pure freestyle build. These motors, frame, and a GoPro make this a heavy quad. 438g before battery or gopro. BUT the 5.5" props and the 5 or 6s packs powering these killer Tmotor F80's means this thing can move. The combo of a heavier quad a ton on power makes launching into tricks effortless.
I've gone through two designs. First time I used an RDQ Mach2 VTX but I had such a hard time making it fit that I changed that to a Unfiy pro. I also upgraded to an Eagle Pro cam from the original predator and added racelights.
The crazy power from these motors did not play well with the V1S props causing deflection on 5 and 6s power. Swapped over to some Gemfan 5552's and they are much stiffer and fly great on 5 or 6s packs as well as 4s.
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..
Read moreWith 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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