Shrike Stylin'

By abella on Feb 26, 2017

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My first Shrike! Wanted something top-mount battery and Session capable. Originally built a Corgette but broke the frame on the maiden flight due to an ESC problem.

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Part List

Frame

Shrike-Style (16 builds)
Xlabs.myshopify.com
$89.99

Flight Controller

FLIP 32 - F4 - OMNIBUS V3 PRO (61 builds)
Readytoflyquads.com
$34.99

ESCs

4 x Emax Bullet 35A BLHeli_S ESC
Helipal.com
$71.60

Motors

4 x RTF TS2207 - 2300KV BRUSHLESS MOTOR (19 builds)
Readytoflyquads.com
$64.00

Propellers

Team RaceKraft 5045 V2 TriBlade Race Prop (Purple Clear)
Readytoflyquads.com
$2.99

FPV Camera

Crazepony FPV Camera Foxeer HS1177 600TVL NTSC FPV Camera Sony Super Had II CCD 2.8mm Lens Support OSD and Audio 5-22V 2D DNR fo (7 builds)
Amazon.com
$32.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro 5.8 GHz HV RACE Video Transmitter (555 builds)
Fpvheadquarters.com
$24.95

Antenna

TBS Triumph 5.8 GHz Antenna - SMA (367 builds)
Fpvheadquarters.com
$39.95

Receiver

FrSky XM+ SBUS Mini Receiver (1149 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

Batteries

Tattu R-Line 4S 1300 mAh 95C Lipo Battery (92 builds)
Fpvheadquarters.com
$27.19

Misc Parts

Session 4 & 5 Mount (14 builds)
Creativedex.com
$15.00

Misc Parts

2 x FPVHQ Battery Strap (2 builds)
Fpvheadquarters.com
$3.98
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Discussion

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TopJimmyCooks   Mar 03, 2017  

You already know this, but about half of your fpv camera view will be blocked by the session mount.

QuadX   Feb 27, 2017  

Hey...very nice build. How do you like the motors? Do you think they'd handle 6" props?

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