I love flying micros, and my basher 3" quad is an ImpulseRC Micro Alien, for which I have a dozen spare arms.
When I switched froma nalog to HDZero, no problemo, the single PCB VTX would fit in place.
Then I witched to DJI... and the Vista definitely doesn't fit. It could, but with an AIO AND naked. I don't want to go naked...
Why wouldn't you buy a Micro Apex then ? Well, first I have those spare arms, then there is the weight...
The OG Micro Alien is a 33g frame, and the Micro Apex is 58g ! that's 25g more of carbon, then you add the difference of weight between an analog VTC and the Vista...
The plan was to keep as much parts as possible so I flipped the central plate (with threaded inserts) to get the stack to the front, some new bottom and top plates.
A friend 3D printed them so I could validate the design with every parts, and then I sent the .dxf to a guy who cut carbon plates.
The result is a sturdy light basher, and weights just 20g more than its Analog equivalent.
Autonomy is nealy the same, and as a bonus props are not in sight anymore !
Frame |
Micro Alien FPV Frame
(2 builds)
Impulserc.com
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See Site |
Flight Controller |
Diatone Mamba F405 Mini Mk2 F30 Mini 2-5S 20x20 Stack/Combo (F4 FC / 30A ESC)
(22 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$68.00 |
Motors |
4 x MAMBA 1408 4000KV 3-4S Brushless Motor For Diatone GT R349 FPV Racing RC Drone
(2 builds)
Diatoneusa.com
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$64.00 |
Propellers |
HQProp DP 3x3x3 PC Propeller (Set of 4)
(10 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$2.89 |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Nebula Pro Nano Digital Camera
(16 builds)
Caddxfpv.com
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See Site |
FPV Transmitter |
Caddx Vista Unit for DJI Digital HD FPV (No Camera)
(92 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Antenna |
Caddx Vista Antenna - Choose Your Length
(17 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$7.99 |
Receiver |
TBS Crossfire Nano Rx - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER
(1499 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
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$24.95 |
Batteries |
Tattu 14.8V 4S 650mAh 75C LiPo Micro Battery - XT30
(26 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$16.59 |
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