The goal of this build was to find a good middle ground between a 3" Squirt and Naked Cinewhoop. I found the Squirt to be too big and too loud for close proximity to people flying. I also wanted to avoid the complexity of cutting down props to fit into ducts. I like how light and small the 2"ish Naked Cinewhoops are but I don't want to rip my Hero8 apart to cut weight. I used the Hero8 on my 5" freestyle rigs and it's also under warranty. Finally, I wanted to get about 3mins of flight time. With a 4s 450mah I get about 3.5mins of flight time and it weights in at about 265 grams. GoPro is powered off the balance leads using the TBS USB-C adaptor and 5v step down which saves about 25 grams.
AirbladeUAV has done it again and this time they've brought long range to the 5" class! Based on the popular Transformer Mini, the new Transformer 5" Ultralight adopts a lot of the same design philosophies with larger props and more payload capacity. It can fly upwards of 20 minutes on a 4 cell Li-Ion battery pack and in ideal conditions it's got a range of over 4 to 5 miles. In this guide I'll walk..
Read moreWith the release of the DJI FPV Drone cinematic FPV has become a lot more accessible, but you certainly don't want to crash a $750 drone! The QAV-CINE Freybott is a compact, lightweight cinematic FPV drone that can take a hit and keep going. It's a lot safer to fly indoors and around people. With a naked GoPro or the SMO 4k you can capture some great stabilized footage. In this guide I'll show you..
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"With a 4s 450mah I get about 3.5mins of flight time and it weights in at about 265 grams."
I find it hard to believe that this build flies for 3.5min with a 4s 450mah lipo. The reason I am saying this is because I have a 2.5" build which weights 162g including a 4s 450mah lipo and it flies for 3.5min-4min. Do you mind posting a DVR recording?
The video "Little People" is 3:20 single take and I didn't land until the first low voltage warning so I could have easily gotten more than another 10 seconds. I don't have any dvr footage laying around. When I get to it I share it with you but I can assure you I get 3.5mins no problem on a 450mah 4s.