First quadcopter (2016)

By duckson on May 21, 2019

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My first ever FPV quadcopter built in 2016 (super cheapo parts). Went through many many revisions and uses few parts from the original anymore.
Martian II 220 + racerstar

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Part List

Frame

MartianⅡ 250 250mm 4mm Arm Thickness Carbon Fiber Frame Kit w/ PDB for RC Drone (18 builds)
Banggood.com
$32.14

Flight Controller

Matek F405-OSD BetaFlight STM32F405 Flight Controller Built-in OSD Inverter for SBUS Input (102 builds)
Banggood.com
$27.99

ESCs

4X Racerstar RS30A V2 30A Blheli_S ESC OPTO 2-4S Support Oneshot42 Multishot 16.5 Dshot600 for RC Drone (89 builds)
Banggood.com
$53.57

Motors

4X Racerstar Racing Edition 2205 BR2205 2300KV 2-4S Brushless Motor For QAV250 ZMR250 RC Drone FPV Racing (76 builds)
Banggood.com
$33.59

Propellers

10 Pairs Kingkong / LDARC 5x4.5x3 5045 5 Inch 3-Blade Propeller CW CCW for RC FPV Racing Drone (26 builds)
Banggood.com
$7.89

FPV Camera

RunCam Swift 2 (200 builds)
Shop.runcam.com
$44.99

FPV Transmitter

ImmersionRC Tramp HV 5.8GHz Video Tx - (International Version) (141 builds)
Getfpv.com
$29.99

Antenna

2x Realacc 5.8Ghz 5dbi 50w RHCP 4 Leaf FPV Antenna SMA/RP-SMA Red (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$8.35

Receiver

Flysky 2.4G 6CH FS-iA6B Receiver PPM Output With iBus Port (63 builds)
Banggood.com
$10.59

Batteries

Turnigy Nano-tech 1300mAh 3S 45~90C Lipo Pack (7 builds)
Amazon.com
$16.73

Power Distribution

Matek Systems PDB-XT60 W/ BEC 5V & 12V 2oz Copper for RC Drone FPV Racing Multi Rotor (139 builds)
Banggood.com
$4.69

Radio

FrSky ACCST Taranis Q X7 Transmitter 2.4G 16CH Mode 2 White Black International Version for RC Drone (263 builds)
Banggood.com
$154.04

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator V3 FPV Goggles (63 builds)
Getfpv.com
$299.99

HD Camera

EKEN H9 WiFi Sport Action Camera DV Car DVR SPCA6350 4K 25fps 1080p 60fps 720P 120fps New Version (4 builds)
Banggood.com
$45.99

Misc Parts

Flysky i6S FS-i6S 2.4G 10CH AFHDS 2A Transmitter With FS-iA6B Receiver for FPV RC Drone (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$66.20

Misc Parts

Eachine EV800 5 Inches 800x480 FPV Goggles 5.8G 40CH Raceband Auto-Searching Build In Battery (26 builds)
Banggood.com
$57.99

Misc Parts

EKEN H9 WiFi Sport Action Camera DV Car DVR 4K Ultra HD SPCA6350 HDMI 2 Inch LCD
Banggood.com
$49.99

Misc Parts

Turnigy Accucel-6 80W 10A Balancer/Charger LiHV Capable (3 builds)
Hobbyking.com
$31.68

Misc Parts

Model Lipo-batterij Verhoog Explosion-Proof Bag 23X30cm
Banggood.com
$23.00

Misc Parts

KINGKONG / LDARC Universele motordekbescherming voor 22-serie motoren M3 * 8 voor RC Drone FPV Racing (5 builds)
Banggood.com
$2.55

Misc Parts

5 PCS Eachine Tie batterij naar beneden riem 22.3cm
Banggood.com
$1.69

Video Receiver

Furious True-D V3.5 Diversity Receiver System Firmware 3.8A (FatShark Attitude Version)SKU: FPV-RX-TRUD3.8A (27 builds)
Furiousfpv.com
$68.00

Battery Charger

SkyRC Q200 QUATTRO AC/DC 2X100W 2X50W Lipo Battery Balance Charger Discharger
Banggood.com
$225.57

Soldering Iron

TS100 Portable Programmable Smart Soldering Iron (263 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$58.99

Backpack

Torvol Quad PITSTOP Backpack Pro (21 builds)
Getfpv.com
$199.99
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Discussion

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duckson   May 22, 2019  

Haha, for sure. :D I kept breaking antennas all the time.

IcarusIX   May 21, 2019  

lol, all that antenna experimenting, though. That initial miniquad experience of tweaking and learning was so fun (still is ig)

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