After finishing my 3.5" build, I also wanted a 4" build with pancake motors simply to see the difference and have another smaller quad in my collection.
I wasn't really a fan of the Apex frames due to their high price. The Micro 4" was somewhere inbetween my "okayish" price-range so I gave it a shot. I must say: it's awesome. The amount of screws and extra parts you get is super nice. One big downside: finding a proper guide on how to put it together wasn't really easy to find. It worked out eventually.
Beside the antenna placement for the vista, everything worked out just fine. I may turn the Vista upside down to release some tension on the UFL connector.
The stack was also turned by 180° to have enough space for the cap on the ESC pads and the antenna's tube has been shortened as well to add a little more slack to the antenna cable for less tension.
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Part List
Frame |
Micro Apex 4" Frame Kit
(23 builds)
Impulserc.com
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$82.40 |
Flight Controller |
MAMBA F722 Mini DJI HD 40A Pro 20x20 Stack
(2 builds)
N-factory.de
|
See Site |
Motors |
4 x MAMBA TOKA 2004 1700KV/2900KV Racing Motor Green
(5 builds)
Diatone.us
|
$67.96 |
Propellers |
GemFan Hurricane 4023 3-Blade
(30 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
|
$2.99 |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Polar Micro Digital FPV Vista Camera Kit - Silver
(27 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$139.00 |
Antenna |
Caddx Antenna for Vista
(3 builds)
Caddxfpv.com
|
$8.00 |
Receiver |
TBS Crossfire Nano Rx Special Edition FPV Long Range Drone Receiver
(160 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
|
$29.95 |
3D Printed |
Official ImpulseRC Apex Printable Files by ImpulseRC
Thingiverse.com
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See Site |
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What batteries do you like most on it, and what flight-time do you get?
I found it really tough to get a good ratio of time/power on 4" quads, especially heavier ones like the apex 4" or gecko 4".
Tbh, I haven't flown it yet. Weather's been quite bad in the past weeks. I'll be happy if it carries 4S 850mAh well, since I am using them on another 3" quad as well.