My first quadcopter build and still learning to fly with this frame. Really like it and in combination with the props a great combination that can handle some of my rookie crashes... :-)
Build the Quad pretty standard and tried to keep the wires as short as possible and removed some of the wires (like ESC ground signal wires) to make it a bit cleaner inside of the quad. Didn't use the headers on the flight-controller and soldered all wires directly to the board. Is my first real quad so started out with some smaller 4" props and 3S 1300mAh batteries.
Update: 2017-02-18 - Added some new and more photo's.
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Nice rig! Stylish!
What is the side plates?
How are performing those F40s, can you tell us something about weight/flying time/battery? Thanks