Mountain Surfer Epic Cinematic 7"

By Jeffmhopkins on Feb 18, 2019

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This is my second Epic Cinematic 7" build, this time with 2208 2150kv Primos.

Rear antenna is a custom sleeved dipole, front horizontal antenna is an Frsky dipole.

Running FCC 180329 firmware.

Photos

Part List

Frame

Cinematic 7 (10 builds)
Multicopterbuilders.com
$85.00

Flight Controller

RDQ Bardwell F4 3-6S 30x30 Flight Controller V2 - JBF4 AIO FC w/OSD (159 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$34.99

ESCs

4 x Spedix ES30 HV 3-6S 30A ESCDefault Title (154 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$47.80

Motors

4 x MB Primo 2208 2150kv (10 builds)
Multicopterbuilders.com
$75.96

Propellers

DAL Cyclone 7056C Propeller (Set of 4 - Clear) (14 builds)
Getfpv.com
$3.79

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 Long Range SMA Antenna - RHCP or LHCP (53 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.99

Receiver

FrSky R9 Slim+ OTA 915MHz Long Range Receiver w/ 2pcs Dipole T Antennas (17 builds)
Getfpv.com
$27.99

Batteries

RDQ Series 18.5V 5S 2200mAh 80C Long Range LiPo Battery - XT60 (27 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$38.49

Radio

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

Goggles

FXT VIPER V2 5.8GHz Diversity FPV Goggles w/ DVR (14 builds)
Getfpv.com
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HD Camera

GoPro HERO5 Session (303 builds)
Getfpv.com
$199.99

HD Camera

Runcam 5 - 4K Action Camera - Choose Color (21 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$109.99

Hardware

8 x Tools for FPV (57 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$55.60

Hardware

4 x M3 x 25mm Titanium Bolt (1PC) (5 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.00

Misc Parts

Buzzers & Alarms (9 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$6.99

Misc Parts

RDQ Micro M8N GLONASS GPS Module (72 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$15.99

Misc Parts

4 x Panasonic 1000uF 35V (FC-Series) Low-ESR Capacitor for ESC Noise Reduction (121 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$6.20

Misc Parts

2 x RDQ 30x30 Flight Controller Mount and Protector - FC Mount Cover (17 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$1.98

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

Soldering Iron

Weller WESD51 Digital Soldering Station (3 builds)
Amazon.com
$305.38

Tools

RDQ 9 Piece Drone Racing Tool Kit (8 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.99

Accessories

TrueRC X2-Air 5.8GHz SMA Receiver Antenna - Choose Your Polarization
Racedayquads.com
$59.99

Accessories

MenaceRC 5.8GHz SMA VTX & Receiver Antenna Pack - RHCP (3 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$35.99

Accessories

TrueRC True-MoX 915 915MHz RC Antenna for R9 - RP-SMA (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$14.99
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Discussion

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KuriOSS   May 28, 2019  
1

It's so good! I have also got this frame couple of days ago and i also using R9 Slim+. I can't see where you placed RX. Did you place the RX bottom of FC? Thanks for sharing build!

Jeffmhopkins   May 28, 2019 

Underneath the captain's chair behind the session ;)

iJaaay   Apr 25, 2019  

thats an awesome build! if i may, how did you wire the hellgate to the fc? i have the same fc and buzzer but i cant get it to work other than just a constant single beep. i currently have it as bz- to bz-, bz+ to bz+, gnd to g pad next to led.

Jeffmhopkins   May 04, 2019 

You can see the wires in the second pic, but basically +/- 5V and then buzzer -

Flashstar   Mar 10, 2019  

Great work! What kind of range and flight time are you looking at acheiving?

Jeffmhopkins   Mar 11, 2019 

with a 2200 5S, 60mph cruise 2 miles out and back. Much further if I put on 7035 props and flew 35mph..... But that's boring ;)

Jeffmhopkins   Apr 06, 2019 
1

Here's a 10 minutes flight, shows what's possible if you're easy on your thumbs:

Flashstar   Apr 06, 2019 

amazing! definitely on my radar to build.

CitralFPV   Mar 07, 2019  
1

great build

miromir237   Feb 19, 2019  
1

There is really something special about the Epic.

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