FlexRC Owl 2" Prototype Frame

By Portland_Pilot_88 on Dec 31, 2018

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This is a prototype build for Dmitry from FlexRC. This will be a 2" fully enclosed prop quad running Betaflight 3.5 and DShot600 on 2 and 3S. Excited to build and test this quad!

The link is for the 3" Owl. This 2" frame will have a wheel base of 90-100 mm.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDDHHck8uF52kPGYFPpiJ8g?view_as=subscriber

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Part List

Frame

Mini Owl - Smallest Indoor Proximity FPV Racing Drone Frame (5 builds)
Flexrc.com
$45.00

Flight Controller

HGLRC F4.V2 Flight Controller for XJB F413 F428 F438 F440 (22 builds)
Hglrc.com
$29.99

ESCs

HGLRC 28A BLheli_S BB2 2-4S 4In1 Dshot600 ESC for F428 (11 builds)
Hglrc.com
$34.99

Motors

4 x Gemfan 1105-7500KV 2-4S Brushless Motor for Gemfan 1940 2040 2035 Propeller for RC Multirotor FPV Racing Drone (5 builds)
Banggood.com
$50.16

Propellers

2 Pairs Gemfan 2035 2X3.5X4 4 Blade 1.5mm Mounting Hole CW CCW FPV Racing Propeller for RC Drone (31 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.92

FPV Camera

RunCam Micro Swift 600TVL 2.1mm IR Blocked 1/3 CCD FPV Camera PAL/NTSC 5.6g (192 builds)
Banggood.com
$29.99

FPV Transmitter

Dragonfly 200mw VTX with pigtail
1080aerial.com
$19.49

Antenna

Video Aerial Systems VAS MinION MMCX 5.8GHz Antenna - RHCP or LHCP (28 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$14.99

Receiver

Frsky XSR-E XSR-M D16 OPENTX 2.4G 16CH Dual Telemetry Mini Receiver SBUS CPPM Output (20 builds)
Banggood.com
$25.99

Radio

Jumper T12 2.4G 12-CH OpenTX Multi-Protocol Transmitter Hall Gimbal w/ 4-in-1 Module 1.7 inch LCD - Mode 2 (White)
Amazon.com
$119.90

Goggles

Fatshark Dominator HD3 Core 3D FPV Goggles with HDMI DVR Support Head Tracker (87 builds)
Banggood.com
$399.00

Video Receiver

Eachine PRO58 RX Diversity 40CH 5.8G OLED SCAN VRX FPV Receiver for FatShark Goggles (37 builds)
Banggood.com
$31.50

Battery Charger

HOBBYMATE 300W 15A Lipo Battery Charger, Cell Checker, Servo Tester
Amazon.com
$39.90

Soldering Iron

HOBBYMATE TS100 Portable Soldering Iron, Pocket-size Programmable Solder Iron Support AC/DC Input, Fast Heating (BC2)
Amazon.com
See Site

Misc Supplies

How to upload AchilleΣ Plus on Eachine Pro58 / RealAcc RX5808 Pro Plus OSD | AchilleΣ FPV
Achillesfpv.eu
See Site
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TaterrsFPV   Jan 03, 2019  
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I like your use of the zip ties in the front!!

Portland_Pilot_88   Jan 08, 2019 
1

Thanks! Ended up moving them back for some protection of the battery, They are my protectors for the RX antennas.

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