6" Apex Li-Ion Cruiser

By jdmkramer on Mar 06, 2021

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Finally put a Radix 2 in something pretty :)

This flight was on 6" Gate Breakers and the 6S VTC6 pictured above. 13 minutes of steady cruising with juice to spare.

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Part List

Frame	ImpulseRC APEX 5" Base Freestyle Frame KitClassic Black (42 builds) Racedayquads.com	$95.99
Frame	4 x ImpulseRC Apex 6" Arm (1PC) Racedayquads.com	$31.48
Flight Controller	RADIX 2 Flight Controller - brainfpv (11 builds) Brainfpv.com	$99.00
Flight Controller	BrainFPV Radix 2 V1.2 30x30 Flight Controller - Made In USA (11 builds) Racedayquads.com	$84.99
ESCs	Rush FPV Rush Blade 32Bit 60A 3-6S 30x30 4in1 ESC - Super Edition (3 builds) Racedayquads.com	$82.99
Motors	4 x BrotherHobby Avenger V2 2507 1850Kv MotorDefault Title (19 builds) Racedayquads.com	$95.96
Propellers	Azure Power 6145 BSP (Big Smooth Props) Tri-Blade 6" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your Color (4 builds) Racedayquads.com	$3.49
FPV Camera	Foxeer Arrow Mini Pro 600TVL CCD 4:3/16:9 PAL/NTSC FPV Camera (2.5mm or 1.8mm) - Choose Your Color and Lens (19 builds) Racedayquads.com	$21.90
FPV Transmitter	RUSHFPV Tank Solo 25-1000mW+ 5.8GHz VTX - MMCX (25 builds) Racedayquads.com	$55.99
Antenna	TrueRC Matchstick 5.8GHz SMA Antenna - RHCP (4 builds) Racedayquads.com	$24.99
Receiver	TBS Crossfire Diversity Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER (96 builds) Team-blacksheep.com	$49.95
Batteries	3 x Sony VTC6 3000mAh 18650 Li-Ion Battery 2 Pack for X-Lite, Goggles, Vaping & DIY Packs (20 builds) Racedayquads.com	$35.97

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Discussion

Jeroen Jegerings May 15, 2021

I see you have the gopro mount from ImpulseRC. Are you able to fit loose ND filters like the TBS ones?

dentex Mar 15, 2021

How is the VTX mounted like this? I have the frame and I think I "need" that VTX :) And that's the only way to mount it.

jdmkramer Mar 22, 2021

Just Aluminum to VHB to CF. 3M VHB Tape is enough for a cruiser like this. If I planned on smacking it around I might want something a bit more robust.

Whiffles Mar 07, 2021

Nice looking rig! What sort of flight times do you get on it? Are you running 3S Li-Ion?

jdmkramer Mar 22, 2021

Thanks! It's a good question actually! I have been doing so many up and down camera tests with it that I don't really know. 6S Liion and Lipo. That 18650 thing is almost the same size as the rdq 1800 so it works out nicely. I really should compare them cruising.

miromir237 Mar 14, 2021

Sweet quad. I am also looking into 6" Apex.

jdmkramer Mar 22, 2021

Thanks! I've only just started flying it this week :)

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