4" Custom Cinewhoop

By JasonFPV0 on May 24, 2025

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I tried using some spare parts to build a cinewhoop on a frame I designed myself. It sucks. Don't build this. The motors are mismatched and I CNC milled the top plate from alum because when it was milled from plastic it would vibrate and then runaway from I windup. It also has one of the most garbage stacks in existence.

However, it does fly, and I now have a quad that can safely be hand launched and recovered while continuously shooting video on a full size gopro, so all is not lost.

608g dry, its heavy

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Part List

Flight Controller

SpeedyBee F405 V3 BLS 50A 30x30 FC&ESC Stack (20 builds)
Speedybee.com
$59.99

Motors

2 x Emax ECO Series 2306 6S 1700KV 4S 2400KV Brushless Motor for RC Drone FPV Racing (2 builds)
Emaxmodel.com
$43.08

Propellers

Gemfan D4-5 4" Ducted Durable 5 Blade Propeller (2CW+2CCW) - Choose Color
Pyrodrone.com
$4.99

FPV Camera

RunCam Phoenix 2 Joshua Bardwell Edition Micro Camera - Silver (2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$42.99

FPV Transmitter

RDQ Mach 3 Video Transmitter 25-1000mW 5.8GHz VTX - Choose Version (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$32.49

Antenna

Lumenier AXII 2 Long Range Right-Angle 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP) - 188mm
Pyrodrone.com
$25.99

Receiver

Sequre ELRS 2.4GHz Single RX Single Antenna TCXO High Refresh Rate Low Latency Receiver w/ UFL AntennaDefault Title (3 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$15.99

Batteries

CNHL 1200mAh 14.8V 4S 120C Speedy Pizza V2.0 Lipo Battery - XT60 (2 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$22.99

Radio

Jumper T15 ELRS 1W 2.4GHz VS-M HALL Sensor Gimbals 3.5" HD Touch Color Screen EdgeTX RC Transmitter - Choose Color
Pyrodrone.com
$159.99

Goggles

Skyzone SKY04X PRO OLED 5.8GHz FPV Goggles w/ SteadyView Diversity Rx - Choose Color
Pyrodrone.com
$519.00

Goggles

Walksnail Avatar HD Goggles X (5 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$458.99

HD Camera

GoPro Hero 11 Black
Bluewaterphotostore.com
$299.99

Battery Charger

ToolkitRC M6D Dual Channel 500W 25A DC Battery Charger (7 builds)
Pyrodrone.com
$69.99

Battery Charger

ToolkitRC M8 DC 300W 15A Battery Balance Charger Discharger for 2-8S Lipo Battery (17 builds)
Banggood.com
$36.99

Soldering Iron

SEQURE Mini SQ-001 65W Digital OLED Programmable Interface DC5525 Soldering Iron
Getfpv.com
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Tools

Ethix Prop Tool
Pyrodrone.com
$14.99

Backpack

DroneGuard BP 400
Lowepro.com
$149.95
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