Sparky

By DustinTheWind on Dec 23, 2018

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Long time in the making. Started with all budget parts, and through a lot of trial and error (A LOT of errors!) From a clone Chameleon frame and a Wolfwhoop FC/VTX with racerstar motors, to what is now I think is my ultimate freestyle build. The Helio Spring with Starbuck 1.1.0 FU handles like none of the other FCs I tried. The Airbots v1's were very susceptible to prop strikes and damage, so the esc protectors do their job. F40 Pro II 2600kv's paired with the HQ 5x4.3 is smooth but still "pop" on demand. And I've flown out about a mile with this setup surfing some drainage's by Sand Mountain, NV thanks to crossfire. Long live the GoPro Session 5!!

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Part List

Frame

Chameleon Ti 5 inch (54 builds)
Armattanquads.com
$105.00

Flight Controller

SPRING AIO (17 builds)
Heliorc.com
$46.55

ESCs

4 x Airbot Wraith32 V2.1 32bit DShot1200 35A ESC (15 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$67.96

Motors

4 x TMotor F40 PRO II - 2600KV (10 builds)
Getfpv.com
$99.60

Propellers

HQProp DP 5x4.3x3V1S Light Orange Propeller - 3 Blade (2CW+2CCW/Bag) (354 builds)
Getfpv.com
$3.60

FPV Camera

RunCam Swift 2 Full Size 600TVL CCD FPV Camera w/ OSD (2.1, 2.3 or 2.5mm) - Choose Color & Lens (412 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$34.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro 5G8 HV (SMA) (596 builds)
Getfpv.com
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Antenna

Foxeer Lollipop V2 5.8GHz Stubby SMA Antenna 2 Pack - RHCP or LHCP - Choose Your Color (14 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.99

Receiver

TBS CROSSFIRE NANO RX (SE) - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (412 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$29.95

Batteries

TATTU R-Line 1550mAh 4s 95c Lipo Battery (81 builds)
Getfpv.com
$37.99

Radio

iX12 DSMX12-Channel Transmitter
Getfpv.com
$629.99

Goggles

Eachine EV200D 1280*720 5.8G 72CH True Diversity FPV Goggles HD Port in 2D/3D Built-in DVR (26 builds)
Banggood.com
$269.90

HD Camera

GoPro HERO7 Black Action Camera (102 builds)
Getfpv.com
$399.99

Misc Parts

Unify Pro Mounting Board V2 (27 builds)
Whitenoisefpv.com
$4.95

Misc Parts

Armattan Chameleon Ti Accessory Kit (5 builds)
Brain3d.co
$29.00

Misc Parts

Panasonic 1000uF 35V (FC-Series) Low-ESR Capacitor for ESC Noise Reduction (121 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$1.55

Radio Module

TBS Crossfire TX LITE (6 builds)
Getfpv.com
$149.99

Battery Charger

HOTA D6 PRO Dual Charger 1-6S AC200W/DC650W 15A w/ Wireless Cellphone Charging - Black (14 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$117.98

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

Accessories

TBS Diamond Antenna (37 builds)
Getfpv.com
$24.95
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