Five33 Switchback Pro

By granola on Jan 26, 2021

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New race build! 20x20 Five33 Switchback Pro with TBS Tracer. I love the way this quad handles. Originally built with SFGs, I'm now rocking front braces for camera protection and durability. Currently running the 533 HeadsUp 1960Kv motors, and racewire for easier motor swaps. This build is 30g lighter than my previous race quads, weighing in at ~270g.

Rocking the standard parts list of the 2020 MultiGP Champs.

The antenna mount from 533 and the camera mount from NulliFieD are awesome!

Now that the Talon FCs appear to be discontinued, I'll probably move to the Hobbywing F7 stack (or a TMotor FC). Also considering when to make the jump to HDZero, and if I'll move to a new airframe as well (e.g. the Typhon) or keep running the Switchback Pro.

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Part List

Frame

Front or Side Brace (SFG Arms)
Flyfive33.com
$6.50

Frame

Switchback PRO Frame Kit (4 builds)
Flyfive33.com
$49.00

Flight Controller

Talon F7 Fusion 20X20 Flight Controller (7 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$54.99

ESCs

Hobbywing XRotor Micro 40A 3-6S 4-in-1 BLHeli_32 ESC (38 builds)
Getfpv.com
$74.99

Motors

Headsup | FIVE33 2207 Motor (9 builds)
Flyfive33.com
$22.99

Propellers

HQ Prop HeadsUp Racing Prop R38 - Blue (5 builds)
Taco-rc.com
$3.39

FPV Camera

Foxeer Nano Predator 5 Racing FPV Camera 4ms Latency Super WDR (23 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$36.90

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro32 Nano 5G8 V1.1 VTx Video Transmitter (395 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$29.95

Antenna

Lumenier AXII 2 U.FL 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP) (4 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$19.99

Receiver

TBS Tracer Nano Rx - FPV Racing Drone Receiver (40 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$29.95

Batteries

Tattu R-Line Version 4.0 1300mAh 6S1P 130C Lipo Battery (19 builds)
Getfpv.com
$39.99

Radio

RadioMaster TX16S MAX Pyrodrone Edition - Carbon Face Plate, Blue/Orange CNC parts, Black Leather Grips & 5000mAh 2S Li-Ion Batt (2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$309.00

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator HDO FPV Goggles (137 builds)
Getfpv.com
$449.99

3D Printed

Five33 Switchback PRO TPU parts by FlyFive33 (3 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

3D Printed

Five33 Switchback Cam Mount by NulliFieD_FPV
Thingiverse.com
See Site

HD Camera

Insta360 Go 2 180° 3K Action CameraDefault Title
Racedayquads.com
$299.99

HD Camera

GoPro HERO6 Black
Bhphotovideo.com
See Site

Hardware

4 x RDQ PCB Wire by Joshua Bardwell and RaceDayQuads - Choose Your Size35mm (6 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.16

Misc Parts

Ummagawd UMMAGRIP LITE Universal Super Sticky Battery PadDefault Title (28 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$4.59

Misc Parts

RDQ 220mm Kevlar Battery Strap w/ Woven Rubber Grip & Metal Buckle
Racedayquads.com
$2.79

Video Receiver

ImmersionRC RapidFIRE w/ Analog PLUS Goggle Receiver Module (2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$149.99

Radio Module

Team Blacksheep TBS Tracer Micro 2.4GHz TX (9 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$69.95

Battery Charger

HOTA D6 Pro 325W 15A 1-6S Dual Channel AC/DC Smart Charger w/ Wireless Cellphone Charging - Choose Your Color (52 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$117.99

Soldering Iron

TS100 Digital OLED Programmable Interface Mini Soldering Iron (264 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Tools

RDQ All-In-One Driver Tool (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$29.99

Backpack

RDQ FPV Backpack w/ Optional Rain Fly (17 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$79.99

Accessories

DinDrones
Dindrones.com
See Site
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