Lumenier QAV-R Freestyle/Racer 5"

By Charles Hidalgo on Oct 29, 2018

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Classic all around bad ass!

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Part List

Frame

QAV-R FPV Racing Quadcopter (5") (22 builds)
Getfpv.com
$114.99

Flight Controller

XROTOR Flight Control System F4
Hobbywingdirect.com
$98.99

Motors

4 x ZMX Fusion X25 2206 2300KV/2522KV Brushless Motor (10 builds)
Rcpapa.com
$83.96

Propellers

2 Pairs Gemfan Flash 5152 5.1x5.2x3 3 Blade CW CCW PC Propeller for 180 250 280 for RC Drone (31 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.92

FPV Camera

RunCam Eagle 2 Pro CM-1200 Lumenier Edition (White) (21 builds)
Getfpv.com
$52.99

FPV Transmitter

Aomway 5.8Ghz 600mW 40CH AV Transmitter with PWM
Hobbyking.com
$54.10

Antenna

Lumenier AXII 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP) (2pcs) (199 builds)
Getfpv.com
$29.99

Receiver

TBS Crossfire Micro Receiver V2 (288 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Radio

FrSky 2.4G 16CH Taranis X9D Plus Transmitter SPECIAL EDITION w/ M9 Gimbals (48 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

HD Camera

YI Action Camera 1080P Lime Green White Black 16MP Full HD 155 degree Ultra-wide Angle Sports Mini Camera (Green/China/Camera On (3 builds)
Amazon.com
$95.00

HD Camera

Gopro HERO 3+ Camera Black Edition Camera Camcorder CHDHX-302 (3 builds)
$9.00

HD Camera

Gopro HERO 3+ Camera Black Edition Camera Camcorder CHDHX-302 (3 builds)
Ebay.com
$84.99

HD Camera

Adorama
Adorama.com
$70.00

HD Camera

OlympusM.Zuiko Digital ED 12mm f/2 Lens (Black) (2 builds)
Bhphotovideo.com
$649.00

HD Camera

GoPro HERO4 Black Edition 4K Action Camera Camcorder 32GB Bundle 10 - Newegg.com (5 builds)
Newegg.com
$277.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO5 Session (303 builds)
Getfpv.com
$199.99

Misc Parts

WhitenoiseFPV Race Wire (6 pcs.) (14 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$7.00
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Discussion

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Jodie Froster   Oct 31, 2018  

I have a QAV-R that I have flown every day for almost 2yrs. It's great. (It's a clone, I feel no shame)

QuadStar Drones   Oct 30, 2018  

Classic bad ass is spot on. I'm starting to wonder if we will see a revival of some classics, even classic electronics: https://rotorbuilds.com/build/14819

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