After about five years away from FPV, and a bit more spare time on my hands I thought I'd give building another quad a shot. FPV was always fun, but years ago I grew frustrated with having to spend quite a long time actually finding a space that was big enough and didn't have anyone around to fly, only to break something in the first couple flights. I was immediately interested in toothpicks as soon as I saw some on here, being small and light means I can fly them in smaller spots, all while disturbing less people and breaking less parts.
I decided to go with 5000kv and 3s because it appears to have the most ideal flight performance, and while I'm not a dedicated racer by any stretch, I want to have something that can keep up with some bigger quads when I do attend the occasional race. However, I'm VERY rusty on the sticks (see flying footage below), so I'm currently flying this rig on 2s to keep the speeds more manageable. Once I feel like I can handle the extra zest of more volts I'll upgrade :)
Maiden footage:
Frame |
BeeBrain V2 Camera Mount and Canopy
(38 builds)
Fpvcycle.com
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$2.99 |
Frame |
ToothPick 3 Frame - TP3
(35 builds)
Fpvcycle.com
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$14.99 |
Flight Controller |
Poly F405 2S-4S AIO - TUNERC
(12 builds)
Tunerc.com
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$63.50 |
Motors |
4 x FPVCycle 13mm 5000kv, 6350kv Motor - 2mm prop shaft
(43 builds)
Fpvcycle.com
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$39.96 |
Propellers |
Gemfan Hurricane 3018 Durable Bi-Blade 3" Prop 8 Pack (2mm) - Choose Your Color - For At RaceDayQuads
(31 builds)
Racedayquads.com
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$4.99 |
FPV Camera |
Caddx Ant Lite Nano 1200TVL CMOS PAL/NTSC FPV Camera - Choose Your Aspect Ratio
(11 builds)
Racedayquads.com
|
$15.89 |
FPV Transmitter |
NAMELESSRC D400 VTX+DVR AIO 25-400MW 720P RECORDING
(4 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
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$26.90 |
Receiver |
FrSky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Mini RC Receiver Up to 16CH for RC FPV Racing Drone
(42 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$19.99 |
Batteries |
CNHL MiniStar 7.6V 2S 450mAh 70C LiPo Micro Battery (3 Pack) - XT30
Racedayquads.com
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$17.99 |
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