Rekon 5 (5" cruiser/freestyle)

By dispi on Oct 07, 2021

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It flies nice in freestyle but if you touchdown, you will replace parts of the frame ...
Get light props for easier tuning.

Can fly 6S freestyle or 30min+ on LiOn 4S ~3000-4000mah.

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Part List

Frame

RekonFPV Rekon5 5 Inch Long Range Frame Kit (3 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$43.99

Flight Controller

Diatone MAMBA F722 Mini MK3/F40 Mini Pro BLHELI-32 6S Flight Controller Stack 20*20mm (6 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$95.99

Motors

4 x T-Motor F2203.5 FPV Race 20g Brushless Motor 1500kv (4 builds)
Premium-modellbau.de
See Site

Propellers

T-Motor T5143s Ultralight Propeller Clear Gray
N-factory.de
See Site

FPV Camera

Caddx Polar Micro Digital FPV Vista Camera Kit - Coffee (14 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$139.00

Antenna

Caddx Vista 150mm Antenne (2 builds)
N-factory.de
See Site

Batteries

AuLine VTC6 3000mAh 4S 14.8V 30A XT60 18650 Li-Ion Battery (2 builds)
Unmannedtechshop.co.uk
See Site

Batteries

CNHL Black Series 1300MAH 22.2V 6S 100C Lipo Battery - XT60 (56 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$29.99

Radio

DJI Digital FPV 5.8GHz 7ms Ultra Low Latency Remote Controller Transmitter for RC Drone (61 builds)
Banggood.com
$299.99

Goggles

iFlight Crystal HD Patch 5.8GHz RP-SMA Antenna for DJI - LHCP - Choose Your Design (4 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$44.99

Goggles

DJI Digital HD FPV Goggles (145 builds)
Getfpv.com
See Site

3D Printed

Rekon FPV 5/6 Lower Deck/Frame by darken
Thingiverse.com
See Site

3D Printed

"Discovery" 4" long-range frame by eyefly
Thingiverse.com
See Site

3D Printed

Rekon 5 Vifly Finder 2 Case by Nenco (2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

3D Printed

12mm motor skids for fpv quad, multiple options by Redeque (2 builds)
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Misc Parts

ViFly Finder 2 Buzzer - Lost Drone Finder/Locater/Alarm (174 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$14.99

Misc Parts

Smallest Mini Dual GLONASS+GPS BN-180 Micro Double GPS Antenna Module UART TTL For CC3D F3 RC Drone Airplane (35 builds)
Banggood.com
$11.32

Misc Parts

2 x 2812 LED STRIP, 2812-8Slim – Matek Systems (6 builds)
Mateksys.com
See Site

Backpack

Amazon Basics Backpack for SLR Cameras and Accessories-Black
Amazon.de
See Site

Accessories

ISDT BG-8S Smart Battery Checker (6 builds)
Getfpv.com
$39.99
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Discussion

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yves1984   Sep 19, 2023  

Hi there
like a similar build that i have. instead of the stack i got a AIO from Jhemcu.
Have u the 30min flight time with the t-motors? because i saw u got 2 build with different motors
thx

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dispi   Sep 20, 2023 
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Ah okay, those are the motors from this build, but I'm not using them anymore, they had horrible performance, tried it on 3 different builds.
https://rotorbuilds.com/build/28294

yves1984   Sep 20, 2023 

with a 6S 1100mAh CNHL Black, will i fly only about 4-5min max.
my Parts are Rekon5, T-Motor F2203.5 1500Kv, Vista, Jhemcu GHF722AIO

is there any spezific BF config to do?
thx for your Help an Feedbacks :-)

dispi   Sep 20, 2023 

Not really, how many amps do you draw in hover?

Junnicutt   Oct 16, 2021  

which parts were breaking so easily? any benefit or reason for e switch from the original style camera mount to the more rounded type one?

dispi   Oct 16, 2021 

which parts were breaking so easily?

The front brace on which the camera mount sits. It's only a ~1mm plate. I replaced it with a ~2mm 3D printed part now, seems ok, have not crashed again yet.

any benefit or reason for e switch from the original style camera mount to the more rounded type one?

The different mount helped a bit with vibrations in the video feed I had, and the props are no longer in view. And I didn't want/needed the GoPro mount option.

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