UPDATE: DO NOT BUY THIS FRAME. don't do it. trust me. on maybe my 4th or 5th pack , I was cruising about 3-4 feet above the ground, and I realized my battery was at like 3.2 a cell and I hadn't noticed. I immediatly killed the motors figuring that a drop from that height onto gravel wouldn't do anything, but I snapped an arm and the plastic canopy cracked. Do not buy this frame. I built this out into a tadpole, and even with the 2mm carbon it has survived much tougher crashes. also, don't waste your time with 2 inch. the jump to 2.5 is worth it. If you dial it back to the speed and feel of a two inch, the flight times are way longer. medium freestyle with 2.5x1.9x3 I was getting nearly 7 minutes.

after spending a lot fo time with 5 inches, I decided I wanted to get into more of the micro scene. After my acrobrat build, https://rotorbuilds.com/build/23969 I wanted something new

After flying a TinyHawk 2 and tinywhooping around my backyard for a while, I wanted something that was a little faster, but still was able to fit through the tiny gaps that make tinywhoops fun. I decided that a 2" would work well.

The frame is a diatone gt-r249 frame. Its light, has enough room for 3 boards, and can fit up to a 19x19 camera. I considered the driblet for this build, but it was just to heavy, and I couldn't justify the weight. For the stack, I went with a succex-e stack from iflight. It supports 35a continuously, so its huuuuge overkill for this build, since on 2x1.9x3 props on 3s i draw a max of about 5.5 amps. The reason I did it was because I had it laying around and I didnt want to pay for an AIO board when I didn't have to. I didn't have plans for it anytime soon, so this was a fine build for an inexpensive stack. Running at only 50 bucks, I dont really trust the 35a rating, so on a low draw build like this, its totally fine.

For the camera, I wanted to use a caddx ratel I had, since it's my favorite camera, but it didn't quite fit in the canopy, so I ended up using a caddx ant with a 19x19 adapter. I might try to cram the ratel in there later, but i was anxious to fly it so I just used what I had lol. Honestly, the caddx ant image quality is pretty good, especially for a 15 dollar camera. It was all frosty when I went for my first flight, and I was all mad bc I thought the camera was crappy, but turns out I left the clear plastic lens protector on lol. smooth move right?

I honestly don't know what Vtx i am using, It is just one I had, goes up to 200 mw, has a little dipole direct soldered on the back, nothing fancy.

For motors, I am using betafpvs 1105 5000kv. I really like these motors, they seem smooth, punchy enough so I am not disappointed, but tame enough to get decent flight times. they were like 10 bucks each too, so I didn't break the bank.

Receiver is an XM+, since I use a qx7 it was either that or an rxsr. and xm+ was cheaper, so thats what i went with.

Now on to the actual build process. The build itself was pretty tough. this frame is roomy, but not THAT roomy. I had some troubles finding places to mount the vtx. I could have mounted the XM+ underneath the camera on the part of the frame, But then the antennas were suuuper long. I mounted the receiver up on a plate above the FC, which left no room for the vtx. I ended up just electric taping it to the top of the plastic canopy. Eventually I plan to add a rush tiny tank, and when I do I'll remount the xm+ lower by the camera and then I wouldnt have the put the vtx on the canopy, but on the stack. In the pictures you can see the really crappy way I mounted the rx antennas. It's just because I ran out of heat shrink and I am waiting for it, but I didn't want to leave them flopping around during my test flights.

I am started with some 2x1.9x3 avan prop, and honestly I dont really like them. I think I need steeper pitch props, or maybe even go up to 4 blade. I have got some others to try, and Ill record the results in this post later.

the 3s 550s Im using work good, it would probably fly a little better with a 450, but the 550s are nothing to complain about.

dry weight : 81 grams
FLIGHT TIMES:
2x1.9x3

• hard freestyle on 3s 550 / 3-3:30 to 3.5 volts
• medium freestyle on 3s 550 / 4-4:30 to 3.5 volts
• gentle cruising on 3s 550 / 5:30 to 3.5 volts

Any questions, comments, or suggestions feel free to drop them below! I always try to answer