TP3 - 3" 2s/3s

By nf4000 on May 27, 2024

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This is the first drone I built completely from scratch.

I wanted a lightweight drone with long run time, to fly for fun, around sunset, cruising over the trees and lakes in my neighborhood. I am very happy with how this came out.

It feels effortless to fly, so light and nimble. This is one of my favorite drones. I run it on 2s 450mah and 3s 450mah batteries.

77g without battery.

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Part List

Frame

FPV Cycle Toothpick 3 (TP3) 3" Micro Frame Kit (3 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$17.99

Flight Controller

GEPRC F411 2-6S AIO Toothpick / Whoop Flight Controller w/ 35A 4in1 ESC (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$74.99

Motors

4 x FPV Cycle 13mm 5000Kv Micro MotorDefault Title
Racedayquads.com
$59.96

Propellers

Gemfan Hurricane 3018 Durable Bi-Blade 3" Prop 8 Pack (2mm) - Choose Your Color (30 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.29

FPV Transmitter

Walksnail Avatar HD Mini 1S V3 VTX Kit VTX w/ Nano Camera (13 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$108.99

Receiver

RadioMaster RP1 V2 2.4GHz ELRS Nano ReceiverDefault Title (6 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$18.99

Radio

RadioMaster Pocket EdgeTX RC Transmitter - Choose VersionELRS / Transparent (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$54.99

Radio

LiteRadio 3 Radio Transmitter
Betafpv.com
$32.99

Radio

RadioMaster Zorro Max Lumenier Edition Radio Controller - 4-in-1 Multi-Protocol/ELRS 2.GHz
Getfpv.com
See Site

Goggles

Walksnail Avatar HD Goggles
Caddxfpv.com
See Site

HD Camera

RunCam Thumb Pro 4k V2 HD Action Camera - Gyroflow Compatible (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$89.99

Hardware

HappyModel Larva X Whoop Canopy (4 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$2.99

Battery Charger

LiPo Battery Charger Dual RC LiPo AC150W DC240W 10A C240 Balance Battery Chargers Discharger for 1-6S LiPo Li-ion Life LiHV 1-15
Amazon.com
$85.00

Battery Charger

SkyRC B6 Neo 200w 10A 1-6S DC Smart Charger XT60 - Choose Color
Racedayquads.com
$39.99

Battery Charger

1-6S Lipo Battery Charger 150W Balance Charger 10A RC Car Charger Fast Charge Discharge DC 7-28V Smart Charger for LiPo/Li-Hv/Li
Amazon.com
$1,399.00

Battery Charger

2 x HOTA D6 Pro 325W 15A 1-6S Dual Channel AC/DC Smart Charger w/ Wireless Cellphone Charging - Choose Your Color (56 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$249.98

Soldering Iron

HGLRC RC2 Smart Soldering Iron - Transparent Case & Purple PCB
Racedayquads.com
$46.99

Accessories

Insta360Go Cases (V1 and V2 and V3 and Peanut and Runcam Thumb Pro) (2 builds)
Flyhighfpv.com
$5.00
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Discussion

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Alurpal   Jun 04, 2024  

what flight times are you getting?

nf4000   Jun 05, 2024 

I checked some of my saved videos from this drone and the longest was about 9 1/2 min with a 450mah 3s battery.

For 2s, looks like I am getting around 6 min with a 2s 450mah battery.

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