My buddy and I were talking about it... It could be cool! Wouldn't be hard to swap them and adjust Betaflight config. I'll keep you updated if we do ;)

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My 2 cents:
If you only care about looks, it's fine. But it defeats the purpose of placing them on different levels. The intent is for the rear props to get "clean" air instead of fighting turbulent winds from the front motors. This is especially evident when doing sharp corners. Clean air for all motors = better/smoother/faster flight.

Actually its been proven that there is actually a small thrust increase when using inverted motors...therefore leading to more efficiency

Was that really proven? I thought it was just a theory. And there are a few factors to the theory of that "small thrust increase" which causes me to doubt that it applies to this frame.

A quote by John Arne Birkeland on the diydrones forums:

"The effect is very similar to how a brushless camera gimbal works. The gimbal motors are fast but have have very little torque, so even if the CG is just slightly off they are unable to stabilize out all movements.
The same goes for multicopters. When they are balanced it takes less energy to start and stop a rotation. Meaning it also takes less energy (and is quicker) to maintain a still state."

The "still state" He's referring to justmeans stability. This frame requires that the battery be underslung, which means the CoG and thrust-line will be (more) in-line when the front and rear motors are on different levels. That equates to better stability and performance. When you combine that with the fact that this setup also eliminates propwash from the front motors, I can only conclude that (on this frame) there is much to lose and nothing to gain by going inverted.

Unfortunately not, I got the basics first, waiting on my next paycheck :)

I'm planning on a Foxeer monster camera with Eachine 840x480 goggles and a 25/200/600mW Eachine VTX, but I'm very much open to suggestions. Ideally budget for Fpv below $200, which I know is hella low budget.

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The Eachine EV800 is on sale for $55 for the next several hours. You won't do better than that for a cheap starter headset.

Awesome, I'll check it out, thanks!

I'm having trouble fitting everything in de TX5 Chimp frame, so choose your parts carefully :) I'm still waiting on the Foxeer Monster V2 camera to arrive, that's when I'll know it will fit or not. I had to de-case the TGY-iA6C receiver because it's to bulky. If it wont fit I probably also have to de-pin it to save space. Will keep you updated and add photo's to my build soon!

Totally! It's definitely cramped. I was warned it's not the most ideal beginner build but it looked too cool to pass up :)

Yeah I was told the receiver was gonna need to be de-cased and de-pinned because those two take up a LOT of valuable space. With the VTX and camera taking up space, I'm still not sure where I'm gonna permanently place the receiver... Maybe heatshrink it and stack over another PCB somewhere, we'll see!

Definitely keep me updated, I'm interested to see how yours turns out!

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What do you think about the FuriBee VR01? It's diversity and on sale for $44.99 on Gearbest.com. Is there a reason you would prefer the EV800 over them?
http://www.gearbest.com/fpv-system/pp_551253.html?wid=21

It's only got a 480x272px resolution and I don't believe it's true diversity. The EV800 has a much higher resolution and includes a battery. You'd probably be fine with it, but I think the better resolution is worth $10 more.

Yeah it has pretty low resolution. The diversity is a plus for sure, but it also doesn't come with a battery.

I'll add it to my wishlist still, thanks for showing me!

I'd research the diversity because I don't believe it's true diversity.

From the "click here for more details" link in the product description: "it is not the Diversity circle, but has similar function, and improved 5.8Ghz RX performance"

So not diversity

You're both right. It's the same as the Eachine VR008. I just heard so much buzz about it at the beginning of the year that I was wondering why Whiffles recommended something else. Research FTW!

It flies so smooth! I've flown a Dshot150 F3, stretched-X frame with 2300kV 2205's and this thing is like butter in comparison.

I really think the elevated rear props helps with prop wash in different movements.

The center of gravity is still right at the center, about at the height of the second stacked PCB.

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