Long Range TBS Source One 7" 6s

By flyinjw on Apr 28, 2020

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Went with the deadcat configuration to keep props out of the gopro footage.

Betaflight 4.1 on a Mamba F722S F50PRO Stack. Stock PIDs with slightly lower filtering. Love using SpeedyBee iPhone app over bluetooth for configuration.

The Avenger V2 2507 1500Kv's seem about perfect for a balance of speed and efficiency on 6s for the elevation at which I fly in CO (6000').

Seeing 10+minutes of flight time at conservative throttle settings on 6s 2000MAh PyroDrone packs, which is acceptable enough for the medium-long range flying that I do. It could certainly lift a much larger pack, but I'd probably have to under-sling it.

AUW (with GoPro and props): 644g

  • 367g 6s 2200 LiPo

So far, reception on the Mach 3 VTX and R9mm has been fine out to a few miles - will try further out once I've fully tested GPS Rescue mode.

Was going to sleeve the motor wires, but decided to make some more protective TPU wire guards for this frame instead.

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Part List

Frame

RDQ Source One V3 Long Range 7" Frame Kit - 6mm V0.2 DeadCat Arms (15 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$37.24

Flight Controller

Diatone Mamba F722S F50PRO 3-6S 30x30 Stack/Combo w/Bluetooth (F7 FC / 50A 32Bit ESC) (28 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$79.99

Motors

4 x BrotherHobby Avenger V2 2507 1500Kv (4 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$99.96

Propellers

Gemfan Flash 7040 Tri-Blade 7" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (11 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.99

FPV Camera

RunCam Phoenix 2 - WDR 1000TVL FPV Camera (4 builds)
Costruzionedroni.it
See Site

FPV Transmitter

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

Antenna

Foxeer Lollipop V3 5.8GHz 10CM Long Range SMA Antenna 2 Pack - RHCP - Choose Your Color (11 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.90

Receiver

FrSky R9MM Long Range 915MHz RC Receiver - Get Yours Today! - RMRC (114 builds)
Readymaderc.com
$20.80

Batteries

Pyrodrone Graphene 2200mAh 6S 22.25V 75C (9 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$44.99

Radio

FrSky Taranis Q X7 ACCESS 2.4GHz 24CH Radio Transmitter
Getfpv.com
See Site

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator HD3 Core FPV Goggles (87 builds)
Getfpv.com
$399.99

3D Printed

TBS Source One V3 Gopro Hero 5/6/7 Reelsteady Mount by yani-yano
Thingiverse.com
See Site

3D Printed

TBS Source One V0.2 BN-180 & BN-220 & BN-880 + HGLRC-M8N GPS + Matek M8Q-5883 Sma Mount by w4ters (2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

3D Printed

TBS Source One Parts by Audaxxx (2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

HD Camera

GoPro HERO7 Black Action Camera (102 builds)
Getfpv.com
$399.99

Misc Parts

Matek M8Q-5883 GPS Module w/ Compass (53 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$33.99

Misc Parts

ViFly Finder 2 Buzzer - Lost Drone Finder/Locater/Alarm (174 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$14.99

Video Receiver

Furious True-D Diversity Receiver Module 5.8GHz System V3 Firmware 3.9 (30 builds)
Getfpv.com
$62.99

Radio Module

FrSky R9M Module (69 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$49.99

Soldering Iron

MINI TS100 Digital OLED Programmable Interface DC5525 Soldering Iron Station Built-in STM32 Chip (265 builds)
Banggood.com
$53.99
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Discussion

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STRAPP   Oct 21, 2020  

I recently bought the same frame and was browsing Rotorbuilds for inspiration. I really like the clean look of yours and am considering using the same motors/battery size. I moved last year from basically sea-level to CO and have been in the process of adapting my builds to the elevation. I really appreaciate the info!

RocketBurn   Aug 24, 2020  

Do you run your VTX at 1000mW from the 9v pad on the flight controller? I have the same FC and VTX and noticed it said not to run more than 800mW without external power. Not sure if it's worth wiring it straight to battery voltage or not.

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