PocketRocket

By lePatsy on Sep 27, 2020

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Heavily inspired by the GEPRC Sparrow v2, this build comes with very similiar specs and a few extras on top, like Smartaudio and onboard SD-recording.

The VTX antenna-setup is owed to the total take-off weight of 246g including a 4s 650 mAh (Tattu R-Line, ~80g). In case the magic 250g won't matter, the Kwad is prefit for a more sturdy SMA setup.

It can carry a Gopro Session 5, of course with some limitations in maneuverability.

Update: Managed to get a SMA antenna in at 249g incl. 650 mAh battery

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Part List

Frame

GEP-MX3 Frame - GEPRC (4 builds)
Geprc.com
$35.00

Flight Controller

MAMBA F405US MK3 Mini F35 3-6S Flight Controller Stack (3 builds)
Diatone.us
$59.99

ESCs

MAMBA F405US MK3 Mini F35 3-6S Flight Controller Stack (3 builds)
Diatone.us
$59.99

Motors

4 x F20Ⅱ KV3750_Motors_FPV_T-MOTOR Store-Official Store for T-motor drone motor,ESC,Propeller
Store-en.tmotor.com
See Site

Propellers

Flash 3052-3 (2 builds)
Gemfanhobby.com
See Site

FPV Camera

RunCam Micro Swift (12 builds)
Shop.runcam.com
$29.99

FPV Transmitter

FX3-Ultimate-DVR VTX
Akktek.com
$23.99

Antenna

MY CART
Foxeer.com
$19.00

Receiver

R-XSR - FrSky - Lets you set the limits (5 builds)
Frsky-rc.com
See Site

Batteries

Tattu 650mAh 4s 14.8V 95C R-Line Lipo Battery Pack with XT30 Plug (4 builds)
Genstattu.com
$16.49

Power Distribution

MAMBA F405US MK3 Mini F35 3-6S Flight Controller Stack (3 builds)
Diatone.us
$59.99

Radio

FrSky Transmitter Taranis X-Lite 2.4GHz Radio Controller
Frsky-rc.com
See Site

Goggles

HDO2 FPV Drone Racing Goggles - FSV1123 | Fat Shark
Fatshark.com
See Site

3D Printed

FPV RTX-Holder (20x20mm Mounting) by lePatsy
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Misc Parts

3 Anhänger - Textil - Remove Before Flight - Mini-Format
Rbf-originals.de
See Site

Video Receiver

rapidFIRE 5.8GHz Goggle Module (2 builds)
Immersionrc.com
See Site

Battery Charger

D2 - ISDT
Isdt.co
See Site

Soldering Iron

TS80P Smart Soldering Iron (More , US Plug) - Guangzhou e-Design Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd
Miniware.com.cn
See Site

Tools

ETHIX TOOL CASE
Ethixltd.com
See Site
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FrankyFPV   Oct 17, 2020  

where i can buy the "remove before flight" thing

HK-AERIAL VTOL   Oct 17, 2020  
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So... I built this same frame\motor\prop combo almost a couple years ago. It is one of my absolute favorite rigs to fly. The thing is: I actually built mine because I saw someone else's (I am guessing that is why I didn't post it to RB. I can't remember)! This is just one of those builds that "comes together organically" it seems.

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