I was after a small quad (2-3") running a 3S battery that was able to remain agile while carrying an Insta360 GO camera. After looking around, I put together this quad which was also my first build from scratch.
Dry weight with the Insta360 GO camera is around 115g, and all-up weight around 160g using a 450mAh 3S. I'm getting 4min fly time doing the sort of thing shown in the video below:
Frame |
2019 GT-R 239/249/249+/349 inch Frame Kit
(3 builds)
Diatone.us
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$4.99 |
Flight Controller |
Diatone Mamba F405 Mini Mk2 F30 Mini 2-5S 20x20 Stack/Combo (F4 FC / 30A ESC)
(22 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$68.00 |
Motors |
4 x Happymodel EX1203 1203 5500KV 2-4S / 6200KV 2-3S Brushless Motor for Larva X HD FPV Racing Drone
(4 builds)
Banggood.com
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$50.28 |
Propellers |
HQ Prop 2.5x2.5x3 Tri-Blade 2.5" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color
(21 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$1.60 |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Baby Ratel Starlight Nano 1200TVL CMOS 4:3/16:9 PAL/NTSC FPV Camera (1.8mm) - Choose Color
(25 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$30.99 |
FPV Transmitter |
TBS Unify Pro32 Nano 5G8 V1.1 500mW Video Transmitter
(400 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Receiver |
FrSky XM+ SBUS Mini Receiver
(1149 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Batteries |
3S Drone Batteries for - RaceDayQuads
(44 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$11.74 |
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