I was looking for something that felt like a five inch, had some respectable speed, and was smoother than astroglide. The Reverb frame is amazing its pretty solid and new arms are only like 10$ for four which is awesome I've already cracked 2 of em because they delaminated after I crashed into concrete a couple times; fresh arms are solid though. I love the stack its cheap and gets the job done better than I expected. After I put a tune on it it feels locked in and I'm not getting an weird oscillations. The motors are very powerful and they aren't out of control the throttle is pretty linear and i like the torque they give I think 4100kv would be better for racing but the 3600kv is great for freestyle the battery life is a little better. I'm getting around 3-4 minutes of hard flying with the Pyrodrone 700mah packs. The AKK Nano is okay I wouldn't recommend it because it honestly had a 2 week lifespan. As soon as it gets hot its done and the range gets super short. Brand new the thing gets great range but for the lifespan you are better off getting the TBS Unify Pro32 Nano which goes up to 400mw and is smaller. The Camera is great I have no complaints about it, love the resolution and I can see pretty much every detail in the video. The AUW with battery is around 230g which gives plenty of float.
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Frame |
ImpulseRC Micro Reverb 3" FPV Frame
(5 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$39.99 |
Flight Controller |
Diatone F4 MK2 Flight Controller Mini 20x20 Power Tower with F25 4in1 ESC
(2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$37.99 |
Motors |
4 x Brotherhobby Tornado T1 1407 3600KV
(193 builds)
Getfpv.com
|
$63.96 |
Propellers |
12pcs Gemfan 3052 3-Blade Propellers 3-inch Tri Blades Props 5mm Mounting Hole for 1306-1806 Motor FPV Quadcopter Drone
Amazon.com
|
$9.99 |
FPV Camera |
Foxeer Micro Predator V4 FPV Racing Camera 1.7mm Lens (Choose Color)
(5 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$28.80 |
FPV Transmitter |
AKK Nano 3 5.8GHz 25mW/200mW VTX Support OSD Configuring with Mounting Hole for Runcam Micro and Foxeer Micro
Amazon.com
|
$13.99 |
Receiver |
FrSky XM+ SBUS 2.4GHz Mini Receiver
(55 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$15.99 |
Batteries |
4 x Pyrodrone Graphene 700mAh 4S 14.8V 75C - XT30
(8 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$63.96 |
Misc Parts |
XT60 to XT30 Adapter (1PC) - Choose Type
Pyrodrone.com
|
$1.99 |
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how have the 1407 motors been treating you? are they still enough motor?
Let me just say that hese motors are insane the 3600 kv on 4s are perfect power to weight ratio. They sound like a turbocharger, so much fun. I have burnt out 3 motors since june which sucks because they are insanely durable and can really take a hit. I reccomend them they are more motor than you need for this kind of build. I will be reposting this drone with new changes I made soon.