So like a lot of builders out there I was looking to achieve a few specific goals with this build.

Goal 1 was to start with a frame that was affordable and not going to break the bank. The martian II seemed to fit the bill. I own an alien 6" frame and they are near identical in more ways than one. Yes the carbon is cheap, Yes its a ripoff of Impulses hard work, yes it needs some tweeks to be perfect. With that said I liked the idea of being able to have a few spare frames around for cheap. My goal is to spend more time flying and less time waiting for usps, shipping, and so on.

Goal 2 was to pack the frame full of tested and reliable gear for Motors, esc's and FC. I chose kiss as my FC and Esc's for a lot of reasons but the main reason is flight characteristics and ease of tuning. I wanted to streamline everything for consistencies sake. Don't get me wrong. I love betaflight and am running it on several "fun" builds but streamlining was really important for me to become a better pilot. I wanted to spend less time fiddling and more time flying. I choose emax rs2205's for motors because they put out good power and frankly I have had a great experience with them thus far. Also I was able to bulk order the fc, esc's and motors from RotorRiot.com which saved me on shipping.

Goal 3 was to keep it under 400grams without battery and camera, I came in just over at 404g. If I was to change the hardware and a few other small components I could have achieved my weight goal.

After pasting my rates in from another build and then some in field tuning I have to say this is my favorite freestyle flying rig. it performs so well its just insane. This quad is a blast to fly. Once you’ve gotten it tuned and gotten used to how aggressively it flies, you won’t want to fly anything else.

This is a great quad for the performance and the price point.

A FEW NOTES: You may notice in my parts list I am running the BeeRotor 5.8G 20-600mW Tunable Transmitter. Its garbage! I regret not going with a tbs unify or immersion Tramp. The vtx gets really hot, the channels are aligned completely nonsensically, and I have had one fail already. I have some tramps and a wand on the way. Take my advise and steer clear of this transmitter.