First 5" build

By xxLagtastic on Apr 22, 2019

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Started this build in Feb 2018 and it started with F40 motors but those got toasted due to learning to fly and these F80 motors are the V2 of the drone, everything else has stayed the same and boy how far I've come, lots of crashes and this frame finally broke an arm on 4/20/19. So now to find a new frame to build into!!

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Part List

Frame

GEPRC GEP-KX5 Elegant 243mm FPV Racing RC Drone X Frame Kit 4mm Arm w/ PDB 5V & 12V (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$59.90

Flight Controller

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

ESCs

Anniversary Special Edition Racerstar REV35 35A BLheli_S 3-6S 4 In 1 ESC Built-in Current Sensor for RC Drone (112 builds)
Banggood.com
$34.05

Motors

4 x (11 builds)
Banggood.com
See Site

Propellers

4 x Dal Prop Cyclone T5046C PRO Propellers CW/CCW 1 Pack (4 Pieces) (391 builds)
Phaserfpv.com.au
See Site

FPV Camera

RunCam Swift 2 Rotor Riot Special Edition 4:3 600TVL 2.5mm SWIFT2-RR3H (93 builds)
Phaserfpv.com.au
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FPV Transmitter

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

Antenna

TBS Triumph 5.8GHz RHCP FPV Antenna Set (SMA Male) (191 builds)
Getfpv.com
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Receiver

FrSky R-XSR 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title (937 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$21.99

Batteries

Tattu Funfly Series 1550mAh 14.8V 100C 4S1P Lipo Battery Pack with XT-60 Plug (8 builds)
Gensace.de
See Site

Radio

FrSky X-Lite 2.4GHz RC Transmitter w/ 18650 Battery Caps - Black or Red (64 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$121.99

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator HD3 Core FPV Goggles (87 builds)
Getfpv.com
$399.99

Battery Charger

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

Soldering Iron

TS100 Portable Programmable Smart Soldering Iron (265 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$58.99

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
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