This build is actually a few months old but didn't get a chance to post it until now. This thing is an absolute tank....if a tank was also nimble. Most days that I'm in the city I'm still flying my MicroApex but when I get a chance to get out of town I love flying this thing.
The Brother Hobby Avenger 2507 (1700kv) motors are the biggest motors I've used and I was surprised with the fact that they don't actually murder my lipos like I expected. With a 6S 1350mAh Lipo I can actually get 4-5 minutes of flying, 3-4 if I'm hammering the throttle.
The frame itself is brilliantly designed. I can't honestly say I've crash 'tested' it as much as some of my other builds but I did slam it into a lamppost at a decent speed and it shrugged it off with little incident.
Catalyst Machineworks have released a lighter version of this frame and I'm looking forward to trying that one out but I'm still really happy with how this one turned out.
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Part List
Frame |
BangGOD 5 Inch
(22 builds)
Catalystmachineworks.com
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$79.99 |
ESCs |
Diatone Mamba F722 MK1 APP F50Pro 3-6S 30x30 Stack/Combo w/ Bluetooth and Wifi (F722 FC / 50A 32Bit ESC)
(3 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$103.99 |
Motors |
BrotherHobby Avenger 2507 1500KV/1750KV Motor
(3 builds)
Phaserfpv.com.au
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See Site |
Propellers |
Gemfan Hurricane Durable 51433 3-Blade Propeller (Set of 4)
(5 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Nebula Pro Vista Kit 720p/120fps low latency HD digital FPV
(164 builds)
Rotorgeeks.com
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$217.80 |
Antenna |
OCP 5.8 - TrueRC Canada
(14 builds)
Truerc.ca
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$12.99 |
Receiver |
TBS Crossfire Nano Rx Special Edition FPV Long Range Drone Receiver
(160 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$44.95 |
Batteries |
GNB 1350mAh 6S 100C LiPo XT60
(6 builds)
Rotorvillage.ca
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$38.99 |
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