Indoor Mini Owl

By tracer on Nov 12, 2017

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Tired of replacing brushed motors, build the ultimate durable indoor QuadCopter. Irony is that it's so powerful than I spend more time outdoors with it.

Originally I was going to use the PicoBLX Stack with Inova VTX (Clone, not original). I ended up frying my entire stack . So now am trying the Eachine Omnibus F3 and the Eachine ATX03.

Have a test video. No VTX hardware installed when this was taken. Quad can pull a RunCam 2 no problem.

I used the DYS 7000KV Motors with 2s. More than enough power.
Originally I had FuriosFPV Props, they were garbage, the new GemFan ones are far better.
The flight controllers build in BEC is not powerful enough to drive the XSR, camera and ATX03, so I had to use an external BEC for the VTX + Camera. The FC is also very susceptible to vibration so I had to use rubber o-rings to dampen them.

FPV in the house

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Part List

Frame	Mini Owl - Smallest Indoor Proximity FPV Racing Drone Frame (5 builds) Flexrc.com	$45.00
Flight Controller	Eachine Minicube F3 6DOF Flight Controller V1.1 w/ Betaflight OSD 2-3S 20*20mm For Aurora 68 90 100 Lizard95 (12 builds) Banggood.com	$21.99
ESCs	Racerstar Dark18A 18A 2-4S 4 In 1 BLHeli_S 20x20mm DSHOT600 ONESHOT FPV Racing Brushless ESC (5 builds) Banggood.com	$26.99
Motors	4 x DYS BE1104 1104 Brushless Motor 5400KV 6500KV 7000KV 2-3S for 100 120 150 RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor (48 builds) Banggood.com	See Site
Propellers	4 Pairs Gemfan Hulkie 1940 1.9x4.0 PC 3-blade Propeller CW CCW for 1104-1105 Motor (9 builds) Banggood.com	$3.00
FPV Camera	600TVL 1/4 CMOS 2.8mm 90 Degree FPV Camera PAL/NTSC 3.7-5V (6 builds) Banggood.com	$8.89
FPV Transmitter	Banggood.com (37 builds) Banggood.com	See Site
Receiver	FrSKY XSR Micro Receiver (480 builds) Rotorgeeks.com	$20.24
Batteries	4 x Tattu 450mAh 7.4V 75C 2S1P Lipo Battery Pack with XT30 plug - Long Size (8 builds) Flexrc.com	$28.88
Misc Parts	Matek WS2812B LED Board With 5V Buzzer For Naze 32 Skyline 32 Flight Controller for RC Drone FPV Racing (7 builds) Banggood.com	$4.29
Misc Parts	Diatone Mini 2A BEC V2.0 Version 3.3V 5V 12V For RC Multirotor (4 builds) Banggood.com	$2.69
Misc Parts	Mini Owl Adjustable Mini Camera Mount Flexrc.com	$2.00
Misc Parts	Suleve™ M2SW1 50pcs Black Rubber O Rings Anti Slip Aluminum Darts Washers (6 builds) Banggood.com	$1.99
Misc Parts	1Pair XT30 2mm Golden Male Female Non-slip Plug Interface Connector (8 builds) Banggood.com	$1.45

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Discussion

GixxerJasen Sep 15, 2018

Any updates?

mika Nov 13, 2017

Hello How much autonomy do you have in flight?

tracer Nov 13, 2017

None. This Flight Controller (and all micro flight controllers) lacks a GPS, compass and barometer. It would weigh more and consume more power (shorter flight time) if it did.

ferrmium Apr 24, 2017

How do you like the FC? Are there any issues you ran to?

tracer Apr 24, 2017

I have yet to get this into the air. I fried my XM receiver last night. This is my first Quad build (though I've been into RC for decades). I'll report back when I've had some air time with it.

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