Here is a kick in the nuts!!! A few weeks after ording this frame, they came out with the new EVO version. I am fine with having older versions of a frame, but not when I just paid retail at a store. If I knew a new one was going to be relased, I would be happen to wait a few weeks.
This weight of AOS CINE35 frame is 123 grams as you see in the picture to the right. It comes standard with M3/M2 steel screws and 25mm M3/M2 aluminum standoffs. M3 hardware is used for the main parts of the frame in the middles and M2 on the rings of the props guards.
Here I switched out all the M3 steel screws to titanium and reduced the weight by 4 grams. In the past, I would have switched out the M2 screws too, but it is not worth the cost, because the weight difference is barely noticeable.
I thought the 25mm standoff was taller than necessary, so I switched them out to 20mm. With that change I was able to reduce the weight to about 3g.
Here I gained some weight because I replaced the carbon fiber FPV camera mounting plates with a 3D printed version that has a custom vibration dampener on it. Because I am using a DJI O3 air unit, I want to reduce any unwanted vibration to the super sensitive gyro located in the FPV camera.
Two months later, I finally started to work on this build again. Everything went quickly because I removed all the electronics from the GEPRC Cinelog 35 and moved them to the new frame. For the most part, the only thing I had to do was extend the length of the wires for 2 motors.
Instead of using the caddx vista I will be switching to a DJI O3 air unit. To mount it to the frame, NewBeeDrone made it simple with their aluminum mount that lets you mount the air unit to a 20x20 holes.
Here you can see that I still have lot space even though I switched out the original 25mm standoff to 20mm. That is why I called this setup semi-slammed with the 5mm shorter stanoffs.
My initial intention was to use a GoPro 11 mini with a custom clam shell mount. But after doing a few tests, I felt it is not necessary to use a full GoPro. Plus, I already have a Naked GoPro 10 and Gopro Bones, why not use them so I can reduce the AUW to gain more flight time.
By switching to the GoPro bones, I would save around 80 grams because of the smaller camera mount and the camera.
During the test flight I tried a lot of different props......
• Gemfan D90MMX3
• Gemfan D90MMX5
• HQ D90MMX4
• HQ D90MMX5
• HQ 85MMX6
• HQ 89MMX8
• iFlight Nazgul Cine 3535 3-Blade
In the end, my favorite props are the HQ D90MMX5
This is still works in progress...
GoPro Bones
DVR
DJI O3 - with EIS ON
Frame |
AOS Cine35 O3
(2 builds)
Cncdrones.com
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$89.00 |
Flight Controller |
BETAFPV F722 AIO V1 - F722 FC + 35A 2-6S BLHeli_S ESC
(3 builds)
Getfpv.com
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See Site |
Motors |
4 x Rcinpower GTS V3 2105 Plus 1850KV/2950KV/3600KV M5-Mount Motor
(3 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
|
$83.96 |
Propellers |
HQProp D90MMX5 for Cinewhoop Grey (2CW+2CCW)-Poly Carbonate
Pyrodrone.com
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$2.79 |
FPV Camera |
DJI O3 Air Unit
(46 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$228.99 |
Receiver |
TBS Crossfire Nano Rx Special Edition FPV Long Range Drone Receiver
(159 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$29.95 |
Batteries |
CNHL 6s Lipo Battery for FPV Drone/RC Cars/Trucks/Boats/AirplanesUS / 6S 1100mAh 100C XT60
(2 builds)
Chinahobbyline.com
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$18.99 |
3D Printed |
AOS CINE35 - FPV Camera - Antenna - GoPro Mini 11 - by wrong17
Thingiverse.com
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See Site |
Hardware |
NewBeeDrone DJI O3 AirUnit 20x20 adapter mount
(2 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
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$6.99 |
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