Hyphy 7

By MattS on Nov 28, 2018

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I've been told size doesn't matter... Having had a LOT of experience with 5" and 6", I figured why not test the waters and see how comfortable a 7" could be? Could I go longer with a 7"? Could I get there faster with a 7"? Would I be able to hit spots previously out of reach using anything smaller than 7"? After a long and exhaustive search for a 7" which could satisfy all my wants and needs, I decided upon a healthy 7" wielded by the legendary FPV god, HyphPV. He has an immaculate 7", but contrary to popular belief, it's not orange...
I went full Hobbywing with this build - Xrotor FC/ESC (45A) stack and their new 2306 1600kv motors. Including HQ 7x3.5x3 V1S props and that ridiculously long AXii antenna, the build comes in at 330g - not bad for a LR 7"... looking forward to the maiden!!

12/21/18 - UPDATE - whipped up a GoPro Session Couch and figured why not add a GPS... so, I did.
12/24/18 - Maiden video added [

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Part List

Frame	HyphyLite 7" LR Frame by Adam Kobitz Hyphymultirotors.com	$64.99
Flight Controller	XRotor Micro F4 G2 Flight Controller with OSD (8 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
ESCs	Hobbywing XRotor Micro 45A 6S 4-in-1 ESC Dshot1200 (61 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
Motors	4 x Hobbywing XRotor Race Pro 2306 1600Kv Motor (2 builds) Getfpv.com	$99.96
Propellers	HQ Long Range 7x3.5x3 V1S PC Prop (18 builds) Pirofliprc.com	$3.99
FPV Camera	RunCam Micro Eagle 800TVL WDR 16:9/4:3 CMOS FPV Camera (323 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
FPV Transmitter	FX2-ultimate VTX (International Version) (25 builds) Akktek.com	$26.99
Antenna	Lumenier AXII Long Range 5.8GHz Antenna (LHCP) (4 builds) Getfpv.com	$14.99
Receiver	TBS Crossfire Nano Rx (SE) w/ Immortal T V2 Antenna (29 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
Batteries	Pyro-Drone Graphene 1600mAh 6S 22.2V 75C By Who Cares! Pirofliprc.com	$31.99
Radio	DX6 6-Channel DSMX Transmitter Gen 3 with AR6600T (SPM6755) Horizonhobby.com	$259.99
Goggles	FATSHARK HDO FPV GOGGLES (136 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$399.00
HD Camera	GoPro HERO5 Session (6 builds) Bhphotovideo.com	See Site
Video Receiver	ImmersionRC rapidFIRE w/ Analog PLUS Goggle Receiver Module (178 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$149.99
Radio Module	TBS Crossfire Transmitter Fpvheadquarters.com	$208.95
Battery Charger	2 x ISDT Q6 Pro BattGo 300W 14A Battery Balance Charger (62 builds) Racedayquads.com	$119.98
Soldering Iron	TS100 Portable Programmable Smart Soldering Iron (265 builds) Racedayquads.com	$58.99
Backpack	Lowepro QuadGuard BP X3 - Drone Backpack for 4 FPV Quad Racing Drones and 15" Laptop w/Exterior Mounts (Black) (24 builds) Amazon.com	$286.00

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MrPistachios Aug 08, 2019

Looks great! I just got a long singularity antenna and was wondering where did you get that printed mount?

MattS Aug 08, 2019

I whipped it up. It keeps the antenna out of the props, but its not that great of a mount. I need to devote some time to making a proper one.

benjo Dec 12, 2018

have you experimented with the TBS antenna position? how do you find the position it's in atm?
really sweet build btw

MattS Dec 12, 2018

THANKS!! I have somewhat. The current antenna position is not ideal, but easy... I'd rather have it mounted vertically, but haven't taken the time to design a vertical mount for this frame (yet).

benjo Dec 13, 2018

it's just so awkward to mount them vertically. i was curious how much of a difference it actually made or if people were just talking it up.
i did some testing with my FrSky setup using the low power setting. im sure you could do a similar test with tbs if you were curious yourself.

Milk510 Nov 29, 2018

what kind of flight time did you get on your maiden? was there jello?

MattS Nov 30, 2018

So... the weather went to crap about the time I got this wrapped up. That combined with the early sunset have kept me from the maiden. I'll put a link to video up as soon as I can. I've hover tested with a 6S 1300 lipo - the 1600mah pack should arrive this weekend.

Jodie Froster Nov 28, 2018

She looks so GOOOOOOD

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