DarkSonic - Talon v2

By fly.615 on Aug 04, 2020

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Have been looking to do a new build for myself, but too many frames looked the same or didn't interest me.
When I saw UAVFutures post a video of this frame, I immediately bought one from DefianceRC and decided to fill in the rest after getting my hands on it. Finding an F7 20x20 stack proved to be a bit difficult to source, but looking forward to the challenge and 6s rippage!

Build Update -- Passed Hover Test! I really can't get over the look of this thing. Such a beauty.
I'm finding the frame to be a bear to work with at times, however. 20x20 really makes threading a battery strap a chore with motor wires overtop of where the slots are for it. Pod mounting could be improved as the standoff only barely stays in place horizontally by friction when going to screw it in. I may carve a bit of the front and back out to allow space for zip ties that are securing the antenna and pigtail.
I'm also not impressed with the solder pads on the Flywoo FC and the mounting holes shouldn't actually be allowed for M3 as some components are too close to the holes, but it's truly insane how many features they've managed to pack into this tiny thing.

Overall though it was a fun build as every component needs to be carefully thought out and how they will be placed. No buzzer now but I may try to find space for one in the future.

Initial weigh-in 340g dry / 576g with CNHL Black 1300mAh 6S

Future plans after first packs are to soft mount the motors and potentialy find a better way to soft mount the stack than the rubber grommet system I'm using now.

Flight Test -- Man this thing is fast! Not sure if it's 6s, or the frame, but this rig seems to just slice through the air and track amazingly stable. Lots of fun doing fast freestyle and darting through trees. Minor bit of propwash/tuning needed, but already 9/10 on stock PIDs and recommended 4.2 features for "Race/Fast Freestyle."

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Part List

Frame

RD-075 TALON V2 SVX 210 (5inch Props) | kareareadrone (7 builds)
Kareareadrone.com
$58.00

Flight Controller

Flywoo Goku F722 Mini 20x20 Flight Controller - Choose Your Version (10 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$34.88

ESCs

Hobbywing XRotor Micro 32bit 40A 4-6S 20x20 4in1 ESC (38 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$74.99

Motors

4 x iFlight Cyber XING 2306.5 1777KV/1999KV/2555KV FPV Motor (10 builds)
Getfpv.com
$91.96

Propellers

HQ Prop V2S Freestyle 5x4.3x3 Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (29 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

Foxeer Toothless 2 Micro Starlight 1200TVL CMOS 4:3/16:9 PAL/NTSC FPV Camera (1.7mm) - Choose Your Color (17 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$39.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro 5G8 HV - Race 2 (MMCX) (3 builds)
Getfpv.com
$29.99

Antenna

TrueRC Singularity 5.8GHz Stubby SMA Antenna - RHCP (4 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.99

Receiver

Happymodel 2.4g ExpressLRS EP2 RX Receiver module (69 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$13.49

Batteries

3 x CNHL Black Series 1300mAh 22.2V 6S 100C Lipo Battery (7 builds)
Chinahobbyline.com
$89.97

Radio

FrSky R9M Transmitter Module (69 builds)
Alofthobbies.com
$48.75

Radio

RadioMaster TX16S Multi-Protocol RF Module OpenTX 2.4GHz RC Transmitter w/ V3 Hall Gimbals (96 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$199.99

Radio

FrSky X-Lite 2.4GHz RC Transmitter w/ R9M Lite Combo - Black or Red (64 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$164.99

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator V3 FPV Goggles (63 builds)
Getfpv.com
$299.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO8 Black
Bhphotovideo.com
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Hardware

8 x M3 Knurled Stack Standoff (1PC) - Choose Your Color & SizeRed / 4.5+6.5mm (4 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.20

Misc Parts

Diatone Mamba Interferance Isolation Board V2 - 20x20 and 30x30Default Title (3 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$1.99

Misc Parts

STRAIGHT MMCX TO SMA EXTENSION CABLE SOFT RG178 (2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$1.95

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

Battery Charger

Hitech RCD 44245 RDX1 AC/DC Battery Charger/Discharger
Amazon.com
$71.99

Soldering Iron

UY CHAN Upgraded Original TS100 Digital OLED Programmable Pocket-size Smart Mini Outdoor Portable Soldering Iron Station Kit Emb (265 builds)
Amazon.com
$72.98

Accessories

FrSKY 900MHz Super 8 Antenna for R9M and R9M Lite Module - FCC Version
Rotorgeeks.com
$20.24
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Jodie Froster   Aug 04, 2020  
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Looks SIIIICK. Build is clean.
Why the soft mounting? Jitters, or just propwash?
Any chance your rx antenna is slappidy-slappin the frame, causin a ruckus?

fly.615   Aug 04, 2020 

Thanks! I always prefer to soft mount and get as much of inherent vibrations out that way before they reach the gyro. UAV Tech always recommends physical before more filtering so thats my MO as well.

Haven't seen any slappity-slaps yet, backyard isn't big enough for punch outs. Hopefully don't have to worry about it too much!

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