Zen Bee

By Blammo on Jun 04, 2025

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My second build! I have put my Tadpole thru the ringer. Broken arm, poorly functioning VTX. It has lived a good life. But now that some friends have joined the hobby it was time to think again about the switch to HD. Peer pressure is a bitch. This build was because I thoiught I should hurry up and do something before nothing can be bought from China any more. It was definately a lot of work trying to learn new things. ELRS, DJI firmware matching....Betaflight upgrades. The easy part about this bulid was assembling and soldering. The rest, took me much longer. And I really do think it came out SUPER nice and clean. It flies well, but is not too much of a beast. Still, I think I will want to build a 2.5 for the backyard and keep this one for ripping it up where there is more space.

DJI O4 Air Unit Pro for FPV Drone, Digital Transmission System, 15ms Low Latency, 15km Max Range, 4K/120fps Video Recording, 1080p/100fps Live View, 155° FOV, 1/1.3-inch CMOS Sensor --$243

TATTU R-Line 850mAh 14.8V 95C 4S LiPo Battery Pack with XT30 Plug(2 Pcs) --$42

Volador VX3 3inch RC FPV Racing Drone Quad T700 High-strength Carbon Fiber HD O4 PRO Air Unit Squashed-X Quadcopter Frame Kit DIY Parts CNC Aluminum Alloy Yellow --$40

Gemfan Hurricane 3020 3-Blade Props 2mm 3 Holes for Brushless Motor RC Drone FPV Racing Toothpick 16pcs 8CW 8CCW --$15

SpeedyBee F405 Mini Flight Controller Stack board 3-6S 20x20mm Built-in Bluetooth with 35A BLHeli_S 4in1 --$65

HGLRC Specter 1804-3500KV 4S Brushless Motor for 3-3.5Inch FPV Freestyle Racing Drones X4 --$17

HGLRC ELRS 2.4GHz ExpressLRS RX Nano Module High Refresh Rate --$15

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