Project: ghost

By Helmetface on Dec 16, 2018

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The sky is grey and the trees stripped of all their decoration. The ground is littered with season's passed. Winter is upon us.

Honoring the gloom, I present to you, "Ghost".

Edgy, right?

After losing my KiSS'd Martian II, I really wanted to experiment with Butterflight on a Martian. This being my second Butter build, I think this is going to be a trend for myself. Otherwise, the components are pretty standard. I am experimenting with much more expensive motors than I'm accustomed to- but only time will tell in that regard.

White paint is a "farm truck" grade paint (not two part). Three coats applied, 24hr between coats and light sanding. The clear is basic Rustoleum. Three coats, 15 minutes appart. 24hr rest, light sand, final coat. We'll see how well it stands up to me!

It isn't quite "slammed", but I am using 25mm standoffs. IIRC, stock standoffs are 35mm.

You'll notice Ghost is not 100%, as of yet. But soon! And I'll some pictures, as well.

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Part List

Frame	220mm FPV Racing Drone Frame 5 inch Carbon Fiber Quadcopter Frame Kit with 5030 Propellers+Lipo Battery Strap (10 builds) Amazon.com	$26.99
Flight Controller	HelioRC SPRING V2 IMU-F Flight Controller (36 builds) Racedayquads.com	$39.55
ESCs	Holybro Tekko32 35A 4-in-1 BLHeli32 3-6s ESC (105 builds) Getfpv.com	$56.99
Motors	TBS Ethix Mr Steele 2306 2345kv Silk V2 Motor (11 builds) Getfpv.com	$21.99
FPV Camera	RunCam Micro Eagle - Lumenier Edition (White) (14 builds) Getfpv.com	$46.99
FPV Transmitter	TBS Unify Pro 5G8 HV (SMA) (596 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
Antenna	TBS Triumph-STUB SMA (RHCP 2PCS) (143 builds) Getfpv.com	$39.99
Receiver	Team BlackSheep TBS Crossfire Nano RX - Heli-Nation (1498 builds) Heli-nation.com	$24.99
Batteries	CNHL 14.8V 4S 1300mAh 100C G+ Plus LiPo Battery - XT60 (141 builds) Racedayquads.com	$15.49
HD Camera	GoPro HERO5 Session (303 builds) Getfpv.com	$199.99

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TheDronanaut Dec 19, 2018

White ... is ... right! Good job man!

EzRacerツ Dec 18, 2018

It looks glorious...

Rice_Bowl Dec 18, 2018

dudeeeee the white is LIT!!! be careful tho hahaha snow might confuse ya when you crash in snow haha. Looks great dude!

Nabla Dec 17, 2018

Have you had any issues with EMI - running on 5s or 6s?

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Nabla Dec 17, 2018

Well, I have been trying to raise awareness at Helio because I believe I found a pretty simple solution (replacing the gyro power supply voltage regulator to one with a different power supply rejection ratio), but I have not go anywhere with them.

Helmetface Dec 17, 2018

That's unfortunate. On the outside, the guys at Helio seemed to be pretty receptive to feedback. I hope that's not changing.

Nabla Dec 17, 2018

Actually, the people Helio seem really receptive... but I guess one person saying, "Hey this might be a solution to your issue," in their see of Slack comments might get over looked because the comment is esoteric.

FrenchB Dec 17, 2018

lots of work

Helmetface Dec 17, 2018

Pft, you're telling me!

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