Rekon 5 economy build

By ToddF on Mar 30, 2021

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I wanted this quad to be lightweight, and also not expensive. It's not necessarily built for long range, but for flying for fun. No buzzer, GPS, Crossfire, or GoPro mount. Weight with no battery: 191gm. Flight time with 1500mAh 4S lipo (auw 374gm): 19m30s.

Note that the arms that come with the frame are cut wrong and have excess slop. There is a big gap between the arms I needed to shim to get the arms tight.

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Part List

Frame	Rekon FPV Rekon5 5" Long Range Frame Getfpv.com	$47.99
Flight Controller	HIFIONRC F7 2-4S AIO Toothpick/Whoop Flight Controller w/ 25A 4in1 ESC (7 builds) Racedayquads.com	$42.99
Motors	4 x NewBeeDrone FLOW 2004 Motor Newbeedrone.com	$67.96
Propellers	Gemfan Hurricane SL 5125-3 Blade 5 inch Ultralite Racing Prop (13 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$3.29
FPV Transmitter	Caddx Nebula Pro Digital HD VTX Air Unit Kit for DJI - Choose Color and Cable Length (37 builds) Racedayquads.com	$165.00
Batteries	Tattu R-Line 14.8V 4S 850mAh 95C LiPo Micro Battery - XT30 (38 builds) Racedayquads.com	$19.99
3D Printed	Rekon 5 stock Vista antenna mount by ToddF Thingiverse.com	See Site
3D Printed	Rekon 5 FPV camera mount with XT30 clamp by ToddF Thingiverse.com	See Site
3D Printed	Rekon 5 All In One Flight Controller adapter (AIO) by ToddF Thingiverse.com	See Site

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Discussion

AVGVSTVS 3 days ago

I have the same frame but not cut by Rekon/HGLRC and didn't have any slop in my arms. Sounds like a cutting error, I would have that warrantied.

upioneer 12 days ago

like the lakers color scheme

Madcatmike3d 14 days ago

Thats odd. My arms on my Rekon 5" feel really flexible too. They stiffen up by 100% with the arm braces though.

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