SNOW-STYLE

By dirtdiver on Jan 02, 2017

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Built for the air. Ready for snow. Waterproofed, KISSed, Shrike Style FPV quadjumacopter. It just doesn't get any better than this.

All seriousness though, this is probably the best handling quad I've ever flown. Not sure if it's the top-mount frame, the all-KISS setup or what, but damn she flies great.

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Part List

Frame	Shrike-Style (16 builds) Xlabs.myshopify.com	$89.99
Flight Controller	Kiss Flight Controller - V1.03 (latest version) (4 builds) Racedayquads.com	$39.99
ESCs	4 x Kiss 24A Race Edition ESC - V1.08 (latest version) (14 builds) Racedayquads.com	$99.96
Motors	4 x T-Motor F60 2450Kv FPV Series Motor [2915] - $25.90 : Atmospheric Adventures - Get FPV Drone Racing Equipment (23 builds) Atmosphericadventures.com	$100.00
Propellers	RaceKraft 5051 5" Tri-Blade Prop - Smoke, Blue, Clear, Emerald (123 builds) Racedayquads.com	$3.99
FPV Camera	Foxeer HS1177 V2 - IR Block - Black (5 builds) Fpvheadquarters.com	$35.99
FPV Transmitter	TBS Unify Pro 5.8 GHz HV RACE Video Transmitter (555 builds) Fpvheadquarters.com	$24.95
Antenna	Foxeer 5.8 GHz RHCP Antenna - Black (16 builds) Fpvheadquarters.com	$9.99
Receiver	FRSKY X4R-SB Receiver (176 builds) Racedayquads.com	$24.99
HD Camera	GoPro Session (62 builds) Getfpv.com	$149.99

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Discussion

TinysLEDs Jan 28, 2017

Don't hit your battery on that tight frame. :)

drmrb Jan 11, 2017

Looking great! What product did you use for waterproofing the FC?

dirtdiver Jan 15, 2017

Thanks Markusu!

I used the silicone based conformal coating. Seems to work perfectly. It's kinda like clear nail polish that you can solder through later.

I've wrecked this thing into snow like 20 times now, and I just blow off the snow and get back in the air. So far so good!

GAPiTfpv Jan 04, 2017

Would bang.

dirtdiver Jan 04, 2017

Did bang.

GAPiTfpv Jan 09, 2017

Co-bang?

dirtdiver Jan 10, 2017

Not a chance! She's a one TX at a time kinda gal.

Whiffles Jan 02, 2017

You must have been very careful to set it down in the snow like that :) It does make for a nice backdrop though.

dirtdiver Jan 04, 2017

It's made for the snow buddy! These pics were taken after an afternoon of bashing this thing into snow piles and trees

Whiffles Jan 04, 2017

Looking pretty pristine for a post-bashing session.

dirtdiver Jan 05, 2017

Not so many full-on tree strikes. More like hitting little ghost branches and falling out of the sky. Luckily, snow is soft and clean :)

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