Kwadkarl PunkD reload

By daich on Jun 29, 2022

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while fixing up my original original PunkD after a nice bashing at a bando, I went ahead and made it digital.
One big concrete hit broke an arm (delaminated and splintered a few layers) and also splintered the connecting plate.
The motors just needed some dusting off.

DJI digital fpv is just such a clean build. one antenna.

Still on 4.2 and avoiding 4.3 for now. I did try it on a couple birds and yeah, it's pretty good stuff but I did experience some issues with it so being one of my few 5" quads, I really don't want to get caught in a rare outing and not be able to fly.

All flights on this frame
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZO-KyA5iVKlIK9bioWLCd6vEMaYoAGal

first shakedown flight to make sure all is working

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Part List

Flight Controller	HGLRC Zeus35 AIO 3-6S F4 Flight Control 35A BLS 4in1 ESC 20X20 (2 builds) Hglrc.com	$68.99
Motors	4 x T-motor Official store Store-en.tmotor.com	See Site
Propellers	Gemfan Hurricane 51477 3 Blade Prop (14 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$2.99
FPV Camera	Caddx DJI Digital HD FPV Camera (164 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
FPV Transmitter	Caddx Vista Unit for DJI Digital HD FPV (No Camera) (92 builds) Getfpv.com	See Site
Antenna	BetaFPV Air 5.8GHz Digital VTX Antenna LHCP - 2PCS (3 builds) Pyrodrone.com	$15.99
Batteries	Thunder Power 1300mAh 4s 80c Adrenaline Series Lipo Battery (12 builds) Getfpv.com	$34.99
Misc Parts	Insta360 Store: The Official Store for Insta360 Cameras, Accessories and Services Store.insta360.com	See Site

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Discussion

Madcatmike3d Jul 02, 2022

I agree about 4.3. I know a lot of people say it flies much better than 4.2, but Not 1 single quad that I've flashed to 4.3 flies that great. Even with the presets. It feels like it's got a brick hanging from it by a rope. I also feel like I'm stuck in angle mode. 4.2 was less finicky.

daich Jul 04, 2022

to be honest, I've only tried a release candidate. It flew very good so I tried it on my X8 for tuning purposes (offline sliders yay!) and that was when I found it had massive issues with the PWM outputs as they completely changed the way they addressed them from DMA to bitbang timers.
then after the 4.3 final release, Ive heard of people having some issues so I feel like I need to have a proper sit down to read through everything before trying it out....just haven't found the time yet.

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