Little Green Machine

By mstrsplntr on Apr 11, 2019

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This is my first semi-premium build. The only real compromise I made was the vTX and that was because RDQ had all the parts in stock and I didn't want to wait to order a Unify from somewhere else.

Other Parts Required for build:

  • QTY 4 x 20mm M3 cap head screws for stack
  • QTY 16 x 7mm M3 cap head screws for motors
  • QTY 4 x 5mm Female-Female nylon black standoff
  • QTY 1 x XT60 Male connector
  • Misc 14 & 24 AWG Silicone Wire
  • Misc: Scotch Extreme mounting tape, zip ties, heat shrink tube, electrical tape.

Other Misc notes: Will be getting 3D printed mounts for GoPro and possibly for antennas.

3/15/2019: Completed assembly and programming. Maiden flight was a success. More pictures to come.

Photos

Part List

Frame

Armattan Chameleon TI 5" Freestyle Frame (54 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$99.99

Flight Controller

RDQ Bardwell 30x30 Stack/Combo (AIO F4 FC and 32Bit 30A 3-6S 4in1 ESC)Default Title (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$84.98

Motors

4 x Hypetrain Motors by Rotor Riot (5 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$103.96

Propellers

HQ Prop 5x4.3x3 V1S Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your ColorBlue (354 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.69

FPV Camera

Foxeer Predator Standard/Mini V3 1000TVL CMOS 16:9/4:3 PAL/NTSC Super WDR FPV Camera w/OSD (1.8 or 2.5mm) - Choose Your Color & (106 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$41.99

FPV Transmitter

RDQ Mach 3 Video Transmitter 25-1000mW 5.8GHz VTX - U.FL or MMCX (146 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$24.99

Antenna

Lumenier AXII 2 5.8GHz 90° MMCX Antenna - Choose Your Polarization (20 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.99

Receiver

FrSky R9MM OTA 900MHz Micro Receiver - ACCESS (87 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$23.49

Radio

FrSky 2.4G ACCST Taranis Q X7 16 Channels Transmitter Remote Controller Black for RC Drone (263 builds)
Amazon.com
$124.39

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator V3 FPV Goggles (63 builds)
Getfpv.com
$299.99

HD Camera

GoPro Hero7 Black Video Camera GPCHDHX-701 (102 builds)
Phaserfpv.com.au
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Misc Parts

RDQ 3/8'' x 2ft. Braided Mesh Wire Wrap for ESC and Motor WiresCarbon (45 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$1.99

Video Receiver

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

Radio Module

FrSky R9M Transmitter Module (69 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$34.99

Battery Charger

ISDT Q6 Plus 300W 14A MINI Pocket Battery Balance Charger (62 builds)
Banggood.com
$59.99

Tools

Hakko FX888D-23BY Digital Soldering Station FX-888D FX-888 (blue & yellow) (34 builds)
Amazon.com
$115.00
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Discussion

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RAHFPV   Apr 11, 2019  

sweet rig!

mstrsplntr   Apr 12, 2019 

Thanks man!

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