Project 399 Super G - STG 1 (EVOLVED)

By gvngoheavy on Dec 26, 2020

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Picked up a Diatone GT M530 from a friend. Idea would be to see how the GTM frame runs then probably move to a Project 399 Super G frame as a better filming rig.

Update 9-13-20:
This is underway! Ive setup the GT M530 and am just waiting for the smoke to clear to give it a fly as stock before I tear it down to frame swap with the Super G frame thats currently in the mail. Ive also torn down and parted out my 4in MLR to scavange the gps, buzzer, and rx off of that build for this one. Eventually Ill build up Dave_C's new 5in MiniLongRange in lieu of the 4inMLR. While everyone is all about the 6s builds this one will remain 4s for now, since I have the motors and batteries to do so. At 2550kv and it being a Diatone motor I will be experimenting with props to see what kind of effeciency I can get, but so far Ive picked up a huge smattering of different props to try, some 5in, some 5.1in, and even a couple 5.5in options. The new semester is upon us though so getting this complete anytime soon might be impossible, unless I squeeze a little bit of tinkering here and there between grading :)

Update 12-13-20
Been a bit and lots has happened. Ended up never flying the GT-M530 and just went straight to the SuperG build. One issue I had was motor clearances on the SuperG arms. Nothing a carbon specific bevel bit cant fix though. Flew the Runcam Swift one time and have since gone to a Ratel since the Swift was PAL only. Still have to get GPS straightened out or rather confirm that its working properly, but Ive swapped over to the 1W+ TBS vtx and will be running a different buzzer setup since the stock diatone vtx setup is a combo buzzer+vtx 30x30 board. Not sure what Im going to do with that extra tbs unify vtx I now have, maybe that will live on a #MiniLongRange build? For now Im jsut waiting for the weather to clear up to go fly. Ive got GPS to confirm, 5.5in props to try again, and 2000mah batteries to try.

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Part List

Frame

Super G (21 builds)
Project399.com
$75.00

Flight Controller

Mamba F405 Flight Controller MK2 (8 builds)
Diatone.us
$42.99

ESCs

Diatone Mamba F40 40A 3-6S 30x30 4in1 ESC (38 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$38.99

Motors

4 x Diatone Mamba 2306 2450KV FPV Motor
Helidirect.com
See Site

Propellers

DAL Foldable F5 5147 Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Hub & Blade ColorFluorescent Green / Crystal Grey
Racedayquads.com
$3.99

Propellers

Gemfan Durable 5552 Tri-Blade 5.5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your ColorClear (20 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.85

Propellers

HQ Prop 5.5X3.5X3 Durable Tri-blade 5.5" Prop 4 Pack - Green (3 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.59

Propellers

HQ Prop ETHIX S5 5x4x3 Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Light Grey (79 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.49

Propellers

HQ Prop Ethix S4 5x3.7x3 Lemon Lime Propellers - (2CW+2CCW) (7 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$3.49

Propellers

HQ Prop ETHIX S3 Watermelon Props (4 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$3.49

Propellers

Gemfan Floppy Proppy 5135 Foldable Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your ColorClear Black (4 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.29

Propellers

Gemfan Hurricane 51433 Durable Tri-Blade 5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (34 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.29

FPV Camera

CaddxFPV Ratel 2 Starlight Low Latency Micro Size Freestyle FPV Camera (80 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$30.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro 5G8 HV (SMA) (596 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Antenna

TrueRC Matchstick Singularity 5.8GHz Long SMA Antenna - RHCP or LHCP
Racedayquads.com
$24.99

Receiver

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

Batteries

2 x Auline 14.8V 4S 2000mAh 120C LiPo Battery - XT60Default Title
Racedayquads.com
$67.98

Batteries

6 x TATTU 1300mAh 4s 75c Lipo Battery (57 builds)
Getfpv.com
$149.94

Radio

RadioMaster Boxer EdgeTX RC Radio Transmitter - Choose Version (20 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$139.99

Goggles

ORQA FPV.One OLED FPV Goggles + Free Bonus (FPV.PRO Antenna Set, FPV.Connect, FPV.Battery) (4 builds)
Getfpv.com
$649.99

Goggles

FPV Drone Parts for – FPV Quad Drone Shop – Drone Racing Store (129 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$15.99

HD Camera

Insta360 GO - 180° 1080P 20g Action Camera (12 builds)
Getfpv.com
$199.99

HD Camera

2 x ONE R - Innovative action cams from Insta360 - Insta360 Store
Store.insta360.com
See Site

Video Receiver

ImmersionRC rapidFIRE w/ Analog PLUS Goggle Receiver Module (179 builds)
Getfpv.com
$159.99

Radio Module

HappyModel ES24TX Slim Pro ELRS 2.4GHz RC Transmitter Module (7 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$47.99

Battery Charger

2 x ToolkitRC M8S 400W 18A 1-8S DC Smart Charger & Diagnostic Tool
Pyrodrone.com
$99.98

Battery Charger

HGLRC Thor 6 Pro Lipo Battery Parallel Charging Board
Pyrodrone.com
$37.99

Battery Charger

2 x ViFly WhoopStor 1S LiPo/LiHV 6 Channel DC/USB-C Battery Charger & Discharger for BT2.0 & PH2.0 (2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$59.98

Soldering Iron

MINI TS80 Digital OLED USB Type-C Programable Soldering Iron Station Solder Tool Built-in STM32 Chip (5 builds)
Banggood.com
$72.99

Soldering Iron

Hakko FX888D-23BY, 599B-02 Soldering Station with 599B Tip Cleaner, Blue/Gold (25 builds)
Amazon.ca
See Site

Tools

Mayatech Multifunctional Aluminum Alloy Shock Shaft Pliers Tool Wrench For RC Airplane RC Car RC Models Toys
Banggood.com
$12.99

Accessories

AOKoda Lipo to USB Power Converter QC3.0 Adapter Quick Charger for Smartphone Tablet PC
Banggood.com
$6.99

Accessories

BlitzWolf® BW-P9 10000mAh 18W QC3.0 PD3.0 Type-c + USB Ports Power Bank with Fast Charging Dual Input and Output for iPhone X X
Banggood.com
$13.99
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Discussion

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klnycfpv   Mar 16, 2021  

I want to get this frame. I have the Mamba F405 50A stacks.

techguy1623   Feb 03, 2021  

Nice Quad! Question any issues with SA 2.1 and that VTX in regards to pit mode etc not working correctly in Beta Flight

gvngoheavy   Feb 03, 2021 

For a while now Ive been only buying TBS vtx's, because I wire them directly to the nano rx and use my tango 2 to set the vtx up. I gave up trying to learn+figure out betaflight vtx tables

techguy1623   Feb 03, 2021 

Ok Gotcha! I have a nano it works great, but the Unified Pro HV v1 is a pain. I was able to get SA 2.1 working -kinda I have pit mode on a switch, but its so weird the quad powers up in pit mode (as set on vtx) even when armed. Then when I flip the switch to pit mode nothing happens of corse, but when I switch to normal mode it triggers the VTX to power up so I can get out of pit mode by via the aux channel, but cant put it back in pit unless i reboot.

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