Low budget Cheater Quad

By dafunk on Apr 16, 2020

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After I used the components of my wizard in the wizzatone Bastard+ I was left with an empty frame.
I decided to convert it into a low profile low cost cheater kwad. The real cost of the quad is under 120$ with promotions.

A cheap cheater quad is made possible with the vifly dual camera switch

Notes

  1. Credit card is used as a soft mounting solution for the gopro. This makes the 'Reelsteady Go' magic possible
  2. Double nuts on the bottom of the quad helps keep the gopro attached to quad in case of crash
  3. Red electronic is a half stack VTX, the other half is the cheater camera electronic
    4. Motors are absolute crap... stay away and get emax eco motors or e-xing instead.
    • one of the 4 motors came with a factory issue and needed more then 4 emails with pics and videos to get warranty
    • another motor lost a 'C' clip in the middle of a flight and the bell popped off. a bearing was lost
    • 2 bells were displaced after a crash
    • a magnet slipped

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