Dragon HX5

By myklobe on Feb 25, 2020

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My first quad build. Wanted something cheapish but still good to train on. Turned out good, frame is small, FC works great with BetaFlight 4.1 and RPM filters!

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Part List

Frame

Dragon HX5 X5 220mm 5 inch FPV Racing Frame Kit RC Drone 4mm Arm Carbon Fiber (7 builds)
Banggood.com
$34.89

Flight Controller

Racerstar StarF4S 30A Blheli_S Dshot 4 in 1 ESC AIO F4 OSD Flight Controller w/ BEC Current Sensor (19 builds)
Banggood.com
$56.99

Motors

4pcs Combo Set EMAX RS2205 2300KV Cooling Brushless Motor CW CCW (2pcs x CW, 2pcs x CWW) for QAV250 QAV280 QAV300 FPV Racing Edi
Amazon.com
$49.99

Propellers

2 Pairs Dalprop Cyclone T5040C 5 Inch 3-blade Propeller CW CCW for RC FPV Racing Drone (79 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.34

FPV Camera

RunCam Eagle 2 Pro Global WDR OSD Audio 800TVL CMOS FOV 170 Degree 16:9/4:3 Switchable FPV Camera (43 builds)
Banggood.com
$51.90

FPV Transmitter

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

Antenna

Lumenier AXII 2 5.8GHz Stubby SMA Antenna - Choose Your Polarization (6 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.99

Receiver

Spektrum DSMX FPV Quad Race Serial RC Receiver Rx with Telemetry
Amazon.com
$49.99

Batteries

GOLDBAT 1500mAh 4S 100C 14.8V Lipo Battery Softcase Pack with XT60 Plug for RC Boat Heli Airplane UAV Drone FPV - 2 Pack (7 builds)
Amazon.com
$31.99

Radio

DX8 8-Channel DSMX Transmitter Only Gen 2 (SPMR8000)
Horizonhobby.com
$329.99

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 HERO Session Waterproof Digital Action Camera (42 builds)
Amazon.com
$392.99

Tools

Hakko FX888D-23BY Digital Soldering Station FX-888D FX-888 (blue & yellow) (34 builds)
Amazon.com
$115.00

Backpack

Ethix Think Tank Backpack (6 builds)
Getfpv.com
$149.99
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