5" 220mm Racing Rig

By shutupshake on Mar 09, 2017

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Aimed for an entry-level scratch-built 5" quad. I wanted to run the latest BetaFlight and use DShot ESC protocols. I will probably upgrade to tri-blades once I get a feel for it. I used Testors enamel paint to seal the edge of the arms.

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VazUbik   Mar 12, 2017  
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whats the capacitor for at the PDB?
and check out my build, just maidened it today ;)

Tristan "Harsitul" Kraft   Mar 11, 2017  

How does it fly ?

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