3 Inch Nidici XF3 with Mamba And Ratel

By Buttered Croissant on Jul 23, 2019

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I'm building a 3" what you guys think? I am building this quad so i can fly pretty much anywhere in my country and legally. the parts i bought are hopefully good for the price.

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Part List

Frame

IFlight R1 XF3 V2 135mm Wheelbase 3mm Arm Thickness 3K Carbon Fiber Frame Kit for RC Drone FPV Racing (2 builds)
Banggood.com
$23.50

Flight Controller

MAMBA F405 Mini MK2 Betaflight Flight Controller & F25 20A 3-4S DSHOT600 FPV Racing Brushless ESC (110 builds)
Banggood.com
$39.99

Motors

4 x GEPRC SPEEDX GR1408 3500KV 3750KV 4100KV Brushless Motor for RC Drone FPV Racing (11 builds)
Banggood.com
$51.96

Propellers

2 Pairs Gemfan Flash 3052 PC 3-blade Propeller 5mm Mounting Hole for 1306-1806 Motor RC FPV Racing Drone (28 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.47

FPV Camera

Caddx Ratel 1/1.8'' Starlight HDR OSD 1200TVL NTSC/PAL 16:9/4:3 Switchable 1.66mm/2.1mm Lens FPV camera For RC Drone
Banggood.com
$28.48

FPV Transmitter

Speedy Bee TX500 5.8G 48CH 25/200/500mW Switchable Video Transmitter Built-in MIC for FPV RC Airplane
Banggood.com
$13.90

Antenna

Speedy Bee 5.8GHz 2dBi FPV Antenna MMCX RHCP/LHCP for RC Drone Aircraft FPV Goggles Monitor Video Trandmitter Receiver (6 builds)
Banggood.com
$7.45

Receiver

FrSky XM+ SBUS Mini Receiver (1149 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Batteries

Acehe 650mAh 4S 75C (3 builds)
Rotorama.com
$17.59

Radio

FrSky 2.4G 16CH Taranis X9D Plus Transmitter SPECIAL EDITION w/ M9 Gimbals (48 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Goggles

SKYZONE SKY02C 5.8Ghz 48CH Diversity FPV Goggles Support DVR HDMI With Head Tracker Fan For RC Racing Drone (22 builds)
Banggood.com
$265.99

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session Waterproof 4K Video Camera (302 builds)
Phaserfpv.com.au
$208.57

Hardware

4 Pieces Racerstar M5 Motor Screw Nut CW/CCW Screw Thread For BR2205 Brushless Motors RC Drone FPV Racing (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$2.74

Misc Parts

DANIU 127pcs 7Sizes Polyolefin Halogen-Free Heat Shrink Tubing Tube Sleeving Kit (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.08

Soldering Iron

MINI TS100 Digital OLED Programmable Interface DC5525 Soldering Iron Station Built-in STM32 Chip (264 builds)
Banggood.com
$53.99

Tools

Drillpro 4pcs 1.5/2.0/2.5/3.0mm Hex Screwdriver Bit HSS Titanium Coated Repair Tool Set (16 builds)
Banggood.com
$10.29
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MikaG   Feb 27, 2020  

How does it perform? What is its weight and flight times?

Whiffles   Jul 24, 2019  

The price is right but just keep in mind that the Mamba Mini has really tiny pads and requires some soldering skill.

Buttered Croissant   Jul 25, 2019 

ill try my best. i think ill also buy some soldering practice kits swell

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