Indoor 3" Hector

By Gutster on Jul 06, 2021

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My first build, I learnt a lot and spent a lot of money too. Ive enjoyed building this and am midway through another currently. I originally learnt to solder 20 years ago so this was quite nerve racking as I didnt want to brick my new expensive toy.
My main aim was to build something that was under 250 grams and that was cheap and easy to fly. Sadly the weight has crept up due to the prop gaurds so I use this to fly indoors to build my flying skills up before I take my next quad outdoors. I could remove the gaurds and drop to under 250 grams and fly outdoor but then I wouldnt be able to fly indoors in the rain. The video quality is recorded off the Attitude V6 which is low quality and not ideal so a DVR or a Shark Byte upgrade would be a good solution and something I'm planning in the future.
I used 25mm shorter standoffs too save some weight and reduce the distance from the top and bottom plate. I could shave off another couple of millimeters and move the vtx to the rear frame holes but the weight is evenly distributed over the centre.
i was originally using a Li-Ion battery to fly but after a few minutes the quad would lose so much power that it wouldnt fly above 1 inch. These motors are super powerful and this quad flies for 5 minutes on a Tattu 850mAh 3S. I think I will change the frame to something more race worthy once it gets wrecked.

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Part List

Frame

HGLRC Sector150 Freestyle Frame Kit with 3 inch propeller guard (3 builds)
Hglrc.com
$29.99

Flight Controller

Diatone Mamba F722APP Stack FPV FC et ESC 50A kaufen | FPV24.com (2 builds)
Fpv24.com
See Site

Motors

4 x iFlight 4pcs XING 1408 3600KV 2-4S Brushless Motor for 130-180mm FPV Racing Drone Micro Quadcopter (Unibell) (7 builds)
Amazon.com
$4.00

Propellers

Gemfan Ducted 75mm Tri-Blade 3" Prop 4 Pack - Choose Your ColorBlack (12 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$2.69

FPV Camera

RunCam Nano 2 1/3" 700TVL 1.8mm/2.1mm FOV 155/170 Degree CMOS FPV Camera for FPV RC Drone (184 builds)
Banggood.com
$24.48

FPV Transmitter

AKK FX3-ultimat 5.8G 40CH 25/200/400/600mW Switchable Smart Audio FPV Transmitter Support OSD (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$25.49

Antenna

Foxeer Lollipop V3 5.8GHz Stubby SMA Antenna 2 Pack - Choose Your Polarization and ColorRed / RHCP (60 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$19.90

Receiver

TBS Crossfire Nano Receiver (1504 builds)
Hobbyrc.co.uk
See Site

Batteries

TATTU 11.1V 850mAh 75C 3S LiPo Battery Pack with XT30 Plug for 150 &180 Size Quadcopters (5 builds)
Amazon.com
$19.00

Radio

TBS Tango 2 Pro Crossfire R/C Controller (105 builds)
Unmannedtechshop.co.uk
See Site

Goggles

Attitude V6 FPV Drone Racing Goggles - FSV1124 | Fat Shark
Fatshark.com
See Site

Misc Parts

Hobbypark 10PCS Aluminum M3x25mm Standoff Spacer Female-Female Round Column RC Drone Parts DIY Black (3 builds)
Amazon.com
$7.99

Misc Parts

Beitian Smallest Mini Dual GLONASS+GPS BN-180 Micro Double GPS Antenna Module UART TTL For CC3D F3 RC Drone Airplane (2 builds)
Banggood.com
$13.39
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OptimaZe   Jul 06, 2021  
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Nicely done! Welcome to rotorbuilds and your new addiction :)

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