Decided to go with the frame because it was able to accomidate a size DJI Airunit and I had one laying around from an older build. I got this frame a few months ago anticipating the new release of the Fpvcycle 25mm motors. I wanted something different with this build and my goal was not to build another 5in that had similar flight characteristics to all my other ones. In doing so the 25mm FPVcycle motors did the trick! My smoothest feeling quad was my Reverb build with Xingcyber King 2306.5 motors which also has a 10mm bearing and these new 25mm motors bring smooth to a whole new level. I feel that I gained more confidence with low altitude recoveries close to the ground as the lower end of the throttle is very linear. There are a few downsides to this build, due to the weight of this quad I am limited to using 1000mah 6s packs which yield about 3.5min of flight time, which isn't that bad. I flew it with a 212g 1300 6s pack which put me at a AUW of 771g and it felt sluggish and lost its pep. Kabab was right to keep it under 745g AUW. Other than that, I've been enjoying flying this quad and the motors fit my flying style.
Frame |
Lumenier QAV-S JohnnyFPV Special Edition 5" FPV Freestyle Drone Airframe
(8 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Flight Controller |
HGLRC Zeus Mini F722 M3 2-6S F7 Flight Controller MPU6000 20x20mm FC Built-in OSD BEC Black Box for Betaflight Emuflight FPV Rac
(2 builds)
Amazon.com
|
$1.00 |
ESCs |
iFlight Succex-D Mini 32Bit 45A 2-6S 20x20 4in1 ESC
Racedayquads.com
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$72.99 |
Motors |
FPVCycle 25mm Motor - The Extra Smooth One
(22 builds)
Fpvcycle.com
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$10.99 |
Propellers |
Gemfan Freestyle 5226 3 Blade Propeller
(3 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
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$2.99 |
FPV Camera |
Caddx DJI Digital HD FPV Air Unit Kit
(293 builds)
Getfpv.com
|
See Site |
Receiver |
TBS Crossfire Nano Rx Special Edition FPV Long Range Drone Receiver
(160 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$29.95 |
3D Printed |
Lumenier JohnnyFPV QAV S Arm Guard by ikuiku
Thingiverse.com
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See Site |
3D Printed |
DJI Air unit mount 20x20 by RyanGraham
Thingiverse.com
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See Site |
3D Printed |
Some ImpulseRC Apex HD parts by M490fpv
Thingiverse.com
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See Site |
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