SwitchBACK 2020 Racing Rig 3/3

By Briefly Flying FPV on May 25, 2020

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Always wanted to try a box frame design, but they all seemed too cumbersome to build or repair. This Switchback frame from FlyFive33 seemed the perfect compromise between a more traditional frame design and the flight characteristics of a box frame people keep talking about. Was really surprised about the weight too even with BFG's. I'm waiting on some XNova Lite 2207 1800 motors which I initially intended to use instead of the Tmotor's but couldn't get a hold of.

Using a full FETtec stack that made a very clean build and has that awesome KISS FW stick feel.

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Part List

Frame	Switchback Classic Frame Kit (10 builds) Flyfive33.com	See Site
Flight Controller	FETTEC KISS F7 FC V1.2 20x20mm-30x30mm (33 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$71.99
ESCs	FETTEC ESC 4IN1 - 6S 35A 20x20mm (9 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$59.95
Motors	Banggood.com (2 builds) Banggood.com	See Site
Propellers	HQ Prop HEADSUP FPV R38 5138 Racing Propeller (2CCW+2CW) (24 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$3.39
FPV Camera	Foxeer Predator V4 Nano FPV Camera (Black) (6 builds) Hobbyrc.co.uk	See Site
FPV Transmitter	TBS Unify Pro32 Nano 5G8 V1.1 500mW Video Transmitter (400 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
Antenna	Team BlackSheep TBS UNIFY PRO 5G8 Linear 5.8GHz Video TX/RX Antenna - Heli-Nation (92 builds) Heli-nation.com	$6.95
Receiver	TBS Crossfire Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (1499 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$24.95

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Discussion

granola Oct 19, 2020

Another question — do you find you give up video clarity with the linear whip vs. running a circular polarized antenna?

Briefly Flying FPV Oct 19, 2020

Not at all. Up to 4 pilots and on a small to medium track I can't notice a difference TBH. With more pilots I do notice a slight difference especially If there's people with very noisy/cheap VTXs, also I guess it's a by-product of losing that LH/RH separation too... Nonetheless I do run a Singularity if race directors require different polarization for pilots and/or conditions are a bit more challenging video wise. It's about the same weight but the whip wins on durability and ease of mount. It's pretty much indestructible so great for practice and just overall use.

granola Oct 11, 2020

How much more black could this be? The answer is none. None more black.

Briefly Flying FPV Oct 11, 2020

The ESC could definitely be morrreeee black! Well, sometimes you have to compromise... 😂

granola Oct 12, 2020

Ah yes, the ESC was a major oversight!

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