AOS 7

By RedFrog on Aug 19, 2024

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Continuing my discovery journey - this is my first 7inch - I wanted an acro-capable quad, pretty much scaling up my 5" to see what all the fuss about those bigger quads was all about (I am still eye-ing an X-Class build in the near future).

I started with the standard 2806.5 (F90 T-Motor) but soon realised those did not provide the thrust I was after. I settled on the 3008's - which really improve the thrust/weight ratio. Flight time is in the acro range as expected (5mn or energetic flying with 2 x 1200 mAh) and behavior is now very close to my 5inch - you just need loads more space to play around ;)

I did a few flights with a Moonlight VTX/Camera - and while the scenic quality picture is undeniable, it is very sensitive to vibration and light level changes - as I do most of my flying doing acrobatics at sunset - I decided to switch to the Walksnail Pro as better suited (running the Pro on my 5inch too). I am planning a long range 7inch soon so will likely put the Moonlight in there instead - alongside those 2806 motors I have now sitting on the bench :D

Added those LED strips as I did on my 5inch - as usual Lee @ 3d-aqua (ebay UK) did a sterling job with those arm guards :)

AUW - 1.220 kg (with 2 x 1200 mAh)

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