Inspired by people like RCAddict and quadmovr, I decided that after a few months of flying FPV I also wanted to dip my toes into the waters of line of sight flying (not because I think it will necessarily make me a better FPV pilot but because I think it looks like a shitload of fun).
This is my "trainer build" specifically for that purpose.
I'm calling it the Blind Pig because, well, it's blind because it has no camera, and pig because it's built on the Warpig frame by Quad66.
My goals were:
With every new build, I try to make sure that something is different and that I'm at least learning something new and not just building slight variations of the same things. This build is different because it obviously has no camera. What was new here for me:
I'm using a 2x1S adapter with BetaFPV 1S batteries with BT2.0 connector (for no reason other than that's what I have lying around and I didn't want to buy 2S batteries -- they are pretty light though, about 12g each, which brings this build to a total AUW of about 70g).
Frame |
WarPig 120 (.dxf file) - Quad66's Ko-fi Shop
(2 builds)
Ko-fi.com
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$6.00 |
Flight Controller |
FLYWOO GOKU GN413S F411 F4 Flight Controller AIO OSD BEC & 13A BL_S 2-4S 4In1 ESC 25.5*25.5mm for Toothpick RC Drone FPV Racing
Banggood.com
|
$54.14 |
Motors |
4 x APEX RACING 1202.6 6666KV - Choose Color
(2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$47.96 |
Propellers |
HQProp Durable Prop T3x2 Propeller - Set of 4
(4 builds)
Getfpv.com
|
$1.89 |
Receiver |
Original FrSky New Version R-XSR Receiver Antenna 95mm 2400~2480MHz 1 PC
(2 builds)
Banggood.com
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$2.59 |
Batteries |
BT2.0 450mAh 1S 30C Battery (4PCS)
(5 builds)
Betafpv.com
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$25.99 |
Misc Parts |
4PCS HGLRC 2-6S Frame Arm LED Light Board C232B for Brushless ESC RC Drone FPV Racing
Banggood.com
|
$8.89 |
Misc Parts |
URNAV V1/V2/V3/V4 Multi-function Flight Controller Conversion Board for FPV Racing Drone 30.5mm 20mm 25.5mm 16mm
Banggood.com
|
$4.23 |
Misc Parts |
2S Whoop Cable Pigtail (BT2.0)
Betafpv.com
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$3.99 |
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