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By BUDLoNG on Oct 18, 2020

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smart audio is not working, its very possible i fried something, this transmitter has been soldered sooo many times :)
very fast 2s 1103 /11000 motors. super stable on stock bf tune
59g dry /87g with 2s 450
about 3 min of moderate to heavy agressive flying.
I used another armattan cf whoop adapter, and then a sanded down piece of plastic over that to stick my vtx to, as well as to diffuse the led light.
There is an led on the top, and one on the bottom under the xm+.

I am having issues with my smart audio, i need to swap uarts.
after two days of fun, i have cracked two of the ducts. Im gonna see if some superglue will remedy the situation. This frame is fairly rigid plastic (unlike the cockroach frame). i can see this happening often :(
after 4 days, all four ducts are cracked. Superglue does not like this plastic either... looking for a different frame. I would not recommend this frame.
v2 coming soon

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Jodie Froster   Oct 19, 2020  

This is one of the best intersections of performance and convenience. You can take this so many places, but it's legit quick. Good handling and cheap parts. I am thinking about making one like this for the winter, it seems like it SHOULD be flyable indoors. Where do you fly it?

BUDLoNG   Oct 19, 2020 

I fly above my house mostly. I have flown it indoors for a short period just being very careful with the throttle :) You could scale the throttle for indoor use, but it's still heavy enough to knock over and break stuff (or put a hole in the wall).

Jodie Froster   Oct 19, 2020 

Real talk? Hole in the wall?

BUDLoNG   Oct 19, 2020 

its fast and has some weight and hard parts, i wouldn't be surprised if a full speed crash resulted in wall repair of some sort :)

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