Well, hello there
So, I posted about this monster a while back and I just wanted to show you guys how I've turned it into a proper Freestyle build that's enjoyable to fly (Spoiler: I've done that by replacing every last bit).
FC
First of all I used a different Flight controller (the SPRacing F3 Neo), which is a lot easier to build with its integrated PDB and neat layout.
It's utterly useless without soft mounting as I found out later, didn't know it was 100% mandatory, but not a big deal after I found that out.
I can tell you it does perform really well, even though it doesn't seem to be a popular choice and has 'only' an F3 processor. Also the SD Blackbox is just amazing for tuning and stick overlay and figuring out current draw... very useful!
Motors
Then I got me some good motors.
Okay, not high end, but for this price I'm very satisfied since none arrived damaged or unbalanced and they do have quite some punch (kinda limited by my 20A ESCs).
I chose 2207, because I heard from Kabab FPV (Bob) and Joshua Bardwell they both prefer 2207 over 2306 and since those guys' opinion means quite a lot to me I chose that.
Then 2600kv, because my first quad is a Vortex 230 with way slower motors and I really hate flying low pitch props on that one. In the sim I figured out the setup I like best is (pretty standard) about 550-650g, 2500+kv (also Bob's recommendation), 4S, 5" on 5x4.3x3 HQ Props.
ESCs
One of my ESCs died, aw. After some research (I admit it, I asked on reddit) I figured I could just replace it with one of those. Works fine.
After seeing some thrust tests, 20A is a bit low, I recommend something more like 30A, but it didn't explode yet.
Cam
I've got myself a Foxeer Predator Micro V3, because 1000TVL seemed pretty good, and it had an integrated OSD (the FC doesn't, so this is what I use for now), low latency, couple of settings and most importantly the blue fits the motor color. (Also micro size = low weight = good)
VTX
Bob recommended a VTX03.
It works just fine, I'm getting pretty good reception, 200mW is nice and it's light and small.
Note to self: Don't ever again get anything with a UFL.
wanna see it fly?
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