Volador 3.5"

By norialfpv on May 28, 2025

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Finally made it here to share one of my favorite drones that has survived so many crushes. Built from scratch with custom tune. It flies amazing, with minimal propwash. Can easily carry Runcam Thumb 2 for moderate freestyle.

I was a little skeptical about whether it would be worth taking the larger 1604 motors, but in practice, the 1404 motors are completely enough for me.

And the most incredible thing is that the cruise time on the Lava 850mAh battery is ~14 minutes

  • Frame: Volador 3”
  • Motors: Xing 1404 3800KV
  • Stack: SpeedyBee Mini Stack 35A
  • VTX: SpeedyBee TX800
  • Camera: Caddx Ratel 2
  • Antenna: RushFPV Cherry II
  • RX: SpeedyBee ELRS 2.4
  • Weight: ~270g with 4S 850mAh

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Frame

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Flight Controller

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Motors

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FPV Camera

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