Went to my first race a couple of months ago and got bit hard from the racing Bug! After my freestyle rig took a good beat down from the first race, I had to build a race quad that was meant for racing and the abuse it comes with.
Decided on the Hyperlite Floss 3.0 Lite, since it was designed for a 20 x 20 stack and parts were readily available. The frame is super light, but I ended up designing some TPU parts for some initial protection while I learned to run gates.
The 20 x 20 boards are small, but it was still a tight squeeze fitting everything under the canopy.
Since I knew I was going to get passed often, I wanted others to be able to see me as much as possible, so I added LED's to bottom of the arms.
Built it with the hybrid rear arms and got it running on a 6S 1100 mah battery that is small and lighter. The bird flies great, rails corners, and can definitely take a beating!
Frame |
Hyperlite Floss 3.0 LITE Race Frame "5 INCH"
(8 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$44.99 |
Flight Controller |
AIKON 20*20 F4 AK32 Stack Combo
(6 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$79.00 |
Motors |
4 x T-Motor MCK Edition 2207 1800kv Motor
Getfpv.com
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$115.96 |
Propellers |
Gemfan 51466x3 Hurricane Durable (4pcs) MCK
(71 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$3.29 |
FPV Camera |
RunCam Racer 3 1000TVL 4:3 NTSC/PAL CMOS Micro FPV Camera
(10 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$37.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
TBS Unify Pro32 Nano 5G8 V1.1 VTx Video Transmitter
(400 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$29.95 |
Antenna |
Lumenier AXII 2 Stubby 5.8GHz Antenna (LHCP)
(3 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$19.99 |
Receiver |
FrSky R-XSR 2.4GHz Micro ReceiverDefault Title
(937 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$21.99 |
Batteries |
PyroDrone Graphene 1100mAh 6S 22.2V 75C
(8 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$26.99 |
Glorious in all regards. And so, so tidy. Dear me that's neat.
1st of all, this rig looks SICK. It's amazing how small parts have gotten for racing, your vtx antenna looks HUGE. Just a year ago (maybe a year and a half) that was the smallest circular polarised antenna on the market... now it's like you strapped a refrigerator on your back. Your color coordination, and wire routing are on point.
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A beautiful build! I strongly recommend that you get the front arm brace, because it is a lifesaver. It can also look good if you color it well. ;)