I have been playing with the idea of building a Cinawhoops style kwad for some time now. Finally decided to do the Geyser last year but could decide on components for a while. This has been a long drawn out build for me but it flies so great.
Frame |
Geyser
(3 builds)
Shendrones.myshopify.com
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$45.00 |
Flight Controller |
XRotor Micro Combo - F4 G2 FC - 45A 4-in-1 ESC
(7 builds)
Getfpv.com
|
$89.99 |
Motors |
4 x T-Motor F80 PRO - 2200KV Motor
(3 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$107.60 |
FPV Camera |
Foxeer Arrow Micro Pro 600TVL FPV Camera with OSD (2.1 lens)
(2 builds)
Kwadgarage.net
|
$10.00 |
FPV Transmitter |
TBS Unify Pro32 HV (MMCX) VTx Video Transmitter
(120 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$49.95 |
Antenna |
Lumenier Micro AXII Stubby MMCX 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$19.99 |
Receiver |
TBS Crossfire Nano Rx Special Edition FPV Long Range Drone Receiver
(160 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$44.95 |
Batteries |
CNHL Black Series 1100mAh 22.2V 6S 100C Lipo Battery
(32 builds)
Chinahobbyline.com
|
$27.99 |
So you don't mind the weight of those big a$$ motors on those teensy props? The battery too, she on that "Oh lawd, she comin'" weight class. Does she slide wide in turns? I guess my real question is: Have you flown it indoors?
I have flown a little indoors still feeling it out and getting rates dialled. It can turn on a dime zero slide out unless thats what Im trying to do with it. The batteries dont seem to mind so far. I get around 3:50 with a hero6 on a 1100 6S battery. The larger motors or Big A$$ Motors as you call them help with throttle managment and keeping a solid elevation since they have so much inertia they also help give back the yaw athoriy you loose from ducts.
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Have you tried making it into a cheater quad?
If you would have to rebuild it, would you use the same parts?