Tadpole Instagram special

By Jawsromerow on Oct 24, 2020

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This is my 2nd build. I wanted something versatile that I could just whip out anywhere if I was traveling and wanted to get some sick shots. I bet you'd want me to whip it out huh? 3 inch Armattan Tadpole. I saw this guy add these prop gaurds on youtube [GhstRdr] and wanted to make a build like that. I should have gone with bigger motors though. It's running 1204 5000kv Rcinpower and they're great I run them on all the micros I have so i can just buy a bunch and replace them easy. Acros in 2s 450 but you can feel the weight. Feels pretty good on 3s, have not tried 4s. I made this because I wanted something small enough to fit through small gaps with ease and strong enough to dive buildings and acro with full insta360 and prop gaurds without scaring the shit out of everyone like a 6s dragon slayer would. This does a pretty good job. Love the Tiny Tank Vtx and I get awesome range with crossfire nano rx. For what I use it for its good. If you don't care for indoor flying or close proximity to people & cars, I'd lose the prop guard weight. Fun build though. The Prop Gaurds are 3 inch Geprc, honestly they were a pain in the axx to fit. I cut down screws to fit the motor and gaurds. Had a matek buzzer but couldn't get it to work right, there's plenty of space for it though. Soldering the whoop board to the tiny tank was a pain in the axx if you're a newb like me. I'm surprised it even worked. 2nd build Ladies and Gentlemen there you have it. Ghetto buildz. I wrote this half asleep so you get what u get. feel free to ask Q's

Update:

  1. Get bigger motors. Xing1404 maybe.
  2. Your tune will help it fly better and more precise indoors. Still testing tunes
  3. Really short flight times. On 3s 450.
  4. Acros Ok on 1204.

Update2:

  1. New 1404 Xing 4600kv
  2. Running it on 4 RDQ525mah and 650mah
  3. I should've done this from the start, this thing is a beast.
  4. Getting a Gopro hero 5 session.

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