Going for a lightweight long-range 5-inch. Originally mocked up with AOS Supernovas but I could not fit an appropriately sized ESC into this frame. Switched the motors to Emax Eco II 2004 1600kv, which seem to be a much better match for the project. I'm going to fit Gemfan 5" lightweight bi-blades (LR 5126-2).
The build came together nicely once the motors and stack arrived. The Flywoo stack was wonderful to work with and I took full advantage of the plugs on the FC to connect the GPS and RX. This was my first experience with AM32 - no issues so far. It's interesting hearing totally different startup sounds as I have only ever had BLHeli before!
GPS is mounted at the front to avoid interference from the O3. I remixed a 3D model that allows the GPS to be mounted to the horizontal standoff at the top of the camera cage. This works perfectly, and I get 12+ satellites right away.
As I got near the end of the build, I decided to mount the battery in the 'toilet tank' fashion just for variety. It turns out this orientation was a better way to mount the bigger 18650 pack.
Here's the maiden flight:
It flies very smooth with Chris Rosser's tune for this frame.
Update: switched battery strap to normal. I got a 25 minute flight with a 6s1p 3000mah li-ion pack.
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Chris wants a word about that antenna 😉. nice build!