Been wanting something to carry around an Insta360 for a little while now. Saw this HappyModel Cine8 and figured for the price I'd give it a shot. Build is really straight forward and super easy since there's no soldering required. The included assembly instructions leave quite a bit to be desired, but it's simple enough to figure out how it all goes together.
The flight controller arrives configured for props out, so if you assemble it with the motors with the red dots on the connectors as motors two, and three then you won't have to change motor directions in BLHeli. The Whoop feels really solid once assembly is complete. The 1202.5 8000kv motors are also quite smooth and on the included 3s Tattu battery there is plenty of power on tap.
I've only had a chance to get a couple quick flights on it so far, but I'm pretty impressed with how well it flies. It doesn't feel quite as heavy in the air as I was expecting, and I'm confident that it will be able to get some great footage with the Insta360 on it. I'll update this after I've spent more time flying it.
I posted below the individual parts the kit is comprised of, and then posted the entire kit in the Misc Parts section. You can see that it is much more cost effective to purchase the full kit rather than the individual parts, however I'm sure there are folks that would prefer different motors, camera, or vTX etc.
Frame |
Happymodel CINE8 85mm Cinewhoop Frame Kit
Getfpv.com
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$16.99 |
Flight Controller |
Happymodel Crazybee F4 V3.1 2-4S 4-in-1 12A AIO Flight Controller - SPI Frsky
(3 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Motors |
4 x Happymodel EX1202.5 Motor - 6400KV/8000KV/11500KV
(8 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Propellers |
Gemfan D51 (2020-4) Ducted Durable 4 Blade Prop
Newbeedrone.com
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$2.96 |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Ant Nano 1200TVL CMOS PAL/NTSC FPV Camera (1.8mm) - Choose Color & Aspect RatioSilver / 16:9
(134 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$17.89 |
FPV Transmitter |
Happymodel Cine8 Spare Part 5.8G 40CH 25/400mW VTX FPV Transmitter for RC Drone FPV Racing
(2 builds)
Usa.banggood.com
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$17.50 |
Batteries |
Tattu 11.1V 3S 450mAh 75C LiPo Battery Pack with XT30 Plug for Multirotor FPV 90 to 150 Size
(8 builds)
Amazon.com
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$13.32 |
Misc Parts |
Happymodel CINE8 85mm Brushless CineWhoop DIY Kit w/ Caddx Ant Nano FPV Camera
Getfpv.com
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$110.99 |
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