This thing is a riot! On the maiden flight I just sat there and laughed at the speed and agility, it's unbelievable.
I'm getting about 3:30min on a GNB 300mAh 2s HV pack if I fly super aggressively. I could probably stretch it out to 4:00-5:00min if I flew slow and steady but that's not going to happen with this one.
The frame was cut by CNCMadness, highly recommended if you need a custom CF frame cut in the US. They got it to me in 5 days from the time of the first email and they were super friendly and helpful.
The motors are incredibly smooth and the motor wires are nice soft silicone. I've heard bad things about Eaglepower motors before but these motors they've made for Airblade UAV are top notch.
The 5V regulator on the flight controller didn't make it past the first flight (kind of an issue with this FC it seems) so I installed a Pololu 5V regulator per Albert Kim's YouTube video. It worked great and I'm back in business. The Pololu part is super tiny and weighs nearly nothing even with the wires. It's shown in my last picture in the album, installed with a small piece of 3M VHB tape.
I'm holding the batteries in with a Velcro 'One Wrap' wire tie that I've cut down to size, and two very small pieces of Ummagrip. Credit to Mr Shutterbug for this one. It's a great lightweight solution and it's very secure. I've crashed this pretty hard a few times and the batteries haven't slid around at all. I also like that I can run nearly any size battery, unlike 3D printed TPU battery holders which kind of lock you into one size if you want a nice secure fit, and even then they still slide around on hard crashes.
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That doesnt look like a pickle mini frame but nice build!
Edit: Guess there are two revisions! Ive only seen the thinner lighter weight one my bad!
Yeah this is an older version of the Pickle Mini, it was designed for moving the guts of the BetaFPV 75X over and still being able to use the motor plugs, with the plugs pointing down. I originally intended to move my 75X parts over to it but I returned the 75X and had already ordered the frame custom cut, so I just used the frame with my new DIY parts.