This is my third Vista build and I continue to be blown away by the exerperience! For this one, I wanted to create a super light aircraft in the 150-160g AUW range. I had originally planned to retro one of my TP3's with a Naked Vista however I consulted Bob Roogi and others and they thought the additional 20grams on the 1303 FPVcycle motors might be too much for my flying style. So I started from scratch with a little inspiration from the TorqueFPV Hornet.

I decided on a LeDrone frame by my friend Alex and he helped make a few modifications to suit my needs. I then had Nick Heppner at CNCmadness do a premium cut with chamfers. I chose the Flywoo David Cledon motors in the high KV version for a quick and light 3S setup.

The tricky part of this build was decasing the Vista unit. I had never done that before and it took a bit to figure out. As most know, when you make a choice to decase the Vista, your void your warranty so this was a $150 camera/ vtx risk. After lots of consulting on how best to do this operation, I removed the case, cleaned the thermal paste, and wired the two Vista boards together. I used 3-4 layers of liquid tape to keep the camera cable plug on the board. I also had to drill out the outside holes of the two 'naked' Vista boards to be able to accommodate the m2 FC mounting screws.

Bottom Line: This thing is amazing! I'm so happy with the flight characteristics and have zero issues with overheating on 500mW. (50 flights so far) Flying a micro on HD is the best!

UPDATE 10.30.20: I now have over 100 flights on the naked Vista with no issue. I almost think it stays cooler without the case. I also decided to change out the stock DJI Lens with a RunCam RC18G FPV Super FOV Lens. It's a wider FOV and gives me a more natural feel for freestyle. I heated the lens with a heat gun and then used a hobby knife to seperate the glue from the lens and housing. It was not easy but I really like the results. Pictures included below. The only other change was settling on the HQ T3x2.5x3 props that brought a new level of performance. Very happy with this build!