This is my third quadrocopter and second Lumenier frame (came from the QAV400 down to this). As with all my builds I have a great focus on aesthetics and durability. Everything is soldered on or has solid connections. Loctite whereever feasible. Liquid tape covering screws as there is danger of damaging the cables or the GoPro. Cables run as short as possible and each component is necessary (for example the VTx powers both the camera and the Naze32 and receiver). No OSD because a battery alarm via telemetry (Futaba system external voltage sensoring) is enough for me.
Photos
Part List
Show stores (7)Guides & Reviews
This guide will walk you through the process of building your first FPV quad. The goal with this design was to build a low-cost, lightweight quad, yet powerful enough to safely carry a GoPro in close proximity areas. I chose these parts to minimize the amount of soldering at no cost to the quality. A typical build requires around 30 solders while this only needs 25. It's not a huge difference, but..
Read more
In late 2019 DJI made inroads into the FPV scene with their remarkable low-latency digital system. It gave us a 720p video feed with latency on-par with the status quo, analog video. Traditionally we've used analog video systems for low-latency video, but the video quality is far from ideal. It's a trade-off we've been willing to accept for the control. Now we've got the best of both worlds and what..
Read more
Very clean. What do those motor mounts do for you?
Can't say at the moment, haven't flown outside with this yet.
What's the advertised function? I'm just curious because I normally see the motors attached directly to the arms.
You can mount 6" props instead of 5" and the motors are tilted 10° forward, which reduces air drag as the main body is tilted less in fast forward flight.
Oh great! Hopefully the larger props allow for longer flight times.
Now that I'm in front of my computer I can take a closer look at this. What did you use to cover your standoffs over your Aero Guard? Is that just black tape? Why not leave them exposed?
It's matte black gaffa tape (removable), I didn't like to have the aluminium standoffs poking through so to create a uniformly black aero guard I covered them.
Black aluminium threaded standoffs are a pain to find. A few months ago I once saw them and I can't find it again...
That works! It seems builds lately are just as much about aesthetics than performance.
In my case I will need to swap out the ESCs for KISS 12A ones to get Oneshot and active breaking. Then the fun will begin.
I saw some talk about the KISS ECSs on this build saying they catch fire. I don't know how true that is, but it's something to look into.