MicroLR 4"

By LawnDart on May 30, 2020

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Wanted to build something a bit smaller but still with an Air Unit or Vista. Had a hard time finding something I like that was also in stock, so I found this frame browsing other Vista builds and had it cut by CNCmadness. Ordered it on Monday and had it in hand on Saturday. Very fast turn around for something that gets cuts on demand and shipped over an international border.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4054381

Parts are a bit of a jumble because I used what I already had on hand for a different build.

Weight without a battery is 157g.

Photos

Part List

Frame

Project #MicroLongRange by Dave_C_FPV (11 builds)
Thingiverse.com
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Flight Controller

BrainFPV RADIX Li F4 Flight Controller 20x20 (3 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
$49.99

ESCs

Spedix IS25 25A 5S 4-in-1 ESC (3 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
$34.99

Motors

4 x iFlight Xing 1404 Toothpick Ultralight Brushless Motor (9 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
$63.96

Propellers

HQ Prop T4X2.5 Durable Prop (13 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

CADDX Vista Air Unit for DJI HD System (202 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
$159.00

Antenna

SINGULARITY 5.8 MMCX90 - TrueRC Canada (3 builds)
Truerc.ca
$19.99

Receiver

TBS Crossfire Nano Rx FPV Long Range Drone Receiver (1488 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$24.95

Radio

TBS Tango 2 Pro - FPV RC Radio Drone Controller (103 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$199.95

Goggles

FPV Drone Parts for – FPV Quad Drone Shop – Drone Racing Store (127 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$59.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO8 Black - Waterproof Action Camera with Touch Screen 4K Ultra HD Video 12MP Photos 1080p Live Streaming Stabilization (37 builds)
Amazon.com
$2.00

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (302 builds)
Amazon.com
$1.00

Misc Parts

JHE20B Quad Finder LED Buzzer Beacon w/ Internal Battery (3 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$6.99

Misc Parts

TrueRC AirBlade Tuffpole 900 MHz (2 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
$12.99

Misc Parts

Beitian Smallest Mini Dual GLONASS+GPS BN-180 Micro Double GPS Antenna Module UART TTL For CC3D F3 RC Drone Airplane (22 builds)
Banggood.com
$12.19

Battery Charger

ISDT Q6 Plus 300W 14A MINI Pocket Battery Balance Charger (62 builds)
Banggood.com
$59.99

Soldering Iron

Weller WESD51 Digital Soldering Station
Amazon.com
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Backpack

Lowepro QuadGuard BP X3 - Drone Backpack for 4 FPV Quad Racing Drones and 15" Laptop w/Exterior Mounts (Black) (24 builds)
Amazon.com
$286.00
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Discussion

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ahamade   Aug 18, 2020  

Hey there, were you able to fit a 20x20 FC even though the notes about the frame state it will only fit a 16x16 FC?

LawnDart   Aug 19, 2020 

The company that cut the frame, CNCmadness, has a revision available with dual 20x20 mounts instead of the stock 16x16 and 20x20.

ahamade   Aug 19, 2020 

Perfect! Thank you!

Badgerigar   Jun 29, 2020  

hey mate, got a link for that gps mount? just finishing my build now, but i am not too happy with how my vtx antenna is mounted.

LawnDart   Jun 29, 2020 

I threw it together myself, so it's not pretty. Just uploaded it to Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4509369

Badgerigar   Jun 29, 2020 

legend, thanks mate

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