This build was conceptualised and brought to life mostly for the purpose of my 2022 Korea Trip to Jeju, where I felt the 5" simply wouldn't cut it for mid/long range mountain cruising, fighting strong winds and maintaining a good cruise speed. Some of the highlights of this 6" Apex are:
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i've got the same build but on 2208 motors and i m a bit dissapointed with the flight time.
Although i could fly 12 mins on a 5s 21700 on a standard 5" build. I can do only north of 9 mins 6s21700 on 6s.
Flight time is better for freestyle style though, would consider swapping to these motors.
I think your motors are not suitable. 2208 is quite powerful and inefficient, not the best choice for long range. With these 2505 flat motors which are way more efficient you can probably do 1.5x of this
moved everything on a 5.5 with 2505 motors and i get even less flight time that a 5" with a 2207
That's interesting...
you need to stay very light on the throttle to get any range on it