"Thorondor" - DJI 6s Midrange Marmotte w/Vista

By Rose FPV on Aug 24, 2020

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Thorondor, king of the Eagles
My First 5", 6s build. Meant to be a midrange acro flyer with Gopro Compatibility. Might push it long range if I find the right place.
Going to replace my 3" "Gwaihir" for longer range, and to convert it to a cinewhoop.
My first build I actually consider pretty.
Comes in w/ battery at around 650g, so not light by any means, but it's hella durable and can still punch out super well.

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Part List

Frame

Marmotte DJI Edition (12 builds)
Armattanquads.com
$114.00

Flight Controller

MAMBA STACK F405DJI F50PRO 3-6S Flight Controller Stack (7 builds)
Diatone.us
$76.99

Motors

4 x iFlight XING X2207 1700KV 1800KV 2450KV 2750KV 2-6S Brushless Motor for RC FPV Racing Drone (57 builds)
Banggood.com
$79.96

Propellers

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

FPV Camera

Caddx Vista Digital HD System for DJI HD FPV (98 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$164.99

Antenna

Foxeer Lollipop V3 5.8GHz Stubby SMA Antenna 2 Pack - Choose Your Polarization and ColorRed / RHCP (60 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.90

Receiver

TBS Crossfire Nano Rx (1498 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Batteries

CNHL Black Series 1300MAH 22.2V 6S 100C Lipo Battery - XT60 (56 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$29.99

Radio

FrSky Taranis X-Lite Pro ACCESS 2.4GHz Radio Controller (Deep Sea Blue) (26 builds)
Getfpv.com
$199.99

Goggles

DJI Digital HD FPV Goggles (145 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

3D Printed

4 x [BOMBA] Arm bumper - Chameleon Ti / Marmotte by BOMBA_FPV
Thingiverse.com
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3D Printed

Armattan Marmotte TBS immortal t + SMA mount by JoeStanFPV
Thingiverse.com
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Misc Parts

CLRacing Race LED/PCB Wire 4 Pack - Choose Your Color and Size (59 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$4.99

Misc Parts

RDQ Micro M8N GLONASS GPS Module (72 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$15.99

Misc Parts

ViFly Finder 2 Buzzer - Lost Drone Finder/Locater/Alarm (174 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$14.99

Misc Parts

RDQ 3/8'' x 2ft. Braided Mesh Wire Wrap for ESC and Motor WiresCarbon (45 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$1.99

Misc Parts

TBS Crossfire Immortal T Antenna V2 - Extended (14 builds)
Getfpv.com
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Radio Module

Team BlackSheep Crossfire Micro TX Module (154 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
$69.99
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Discussion

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8x8   Oct 03, 2020  

Nice one! I really like this build!
Did you test the range with GoPro on? How far can it go on this battery and fully equipped? And what is the avg flight time?

Rose FPV   Oct 04, 2020 

Afraid I dont have all the answers yet! I haven't been pushing much range until I get more used to it. Fully equiped and flying freestyle, it usually goes about 5 minutes. But with just cruising I belive I could take it up to 7. Prolly almost 9 without the Gopro

SquishinStix   Sep 14, 2020  

Looks awesome - very unique way to route and mount the battery cable, would love to see a picture with the pack attached.

QCumberCool   Aug 25, 2020  

what do you use the gps for? does it record in dvr?

Rose FPV   Aug 25, 2020 

This is my first time using GPS, I mainly wanted stuff like airspeed, and distance from home, and altitude. I haven't actually tried DVR recording with it yet, as I have used my GoPro.

QCumberCool   Aug 25, 2020 

ah cool. i haven't used one before. once you have exported your video to the computer, is there a separate gps file that you can overlay it with to get speed, etc?

Rose FPV   Aug 25, 2020 
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To my knowledge, the only way to get a log like that is to use DVR, although you may be able to do something with Betaflight logs. I am not the best person to consult with GPS as I am learning also! If I find any more info I'll let you know!

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