"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 (1507 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) (25 builds) Getfpv.com	$199.99
Goggles	DJI Digital HD FPV Goggles (148 builds) Getfpv.com	$299.00
3D Printed	4 x [BOMBA] Arm bumper - Chameleon Ti / Marmotte by BOMBA_FPV Thingiverse.com	See Site
3D Printed	Armattan Marmotte TBS immortal t + SMA mount by JoeStanFPV Thingiverse.com	See Site
Misc Parts	CLRacing Race LED/PCB Wire 4 Pack - Choose Your Color and Size (59 builds) Racedayquads.com	$4.99
Misc Parts	RDQ 3/8'' x 2ft. Braided Mesh Wire Wrap for ESC and Motor Wires (45 builds) Racedayquads.com	$2.49
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	TBS Crossfire Immortal T Antenna V2 - Extended (14 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
Radio Module	Team BlackSheep Crossfire Micro TX Module (153 builds) Airbladeuav.com	$69.99

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Discussion

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

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!