Quadraptor

By jstoltz on May 01, 2017

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Latest build is courtesy of a really hard crash on the Canis M5 V1. Direct hit on 3/4" PVC broke the roll cage a bit but with Flynocerous' lifetime warranty, no issue! I sent in the old dog and 1 week later I had the Canis M5 Version 3 in hand and wow, what a difference a year makes. The new V3 is a true X frame, slightly bigger with the updated wide roll cage, and takes the same hoods as the Cerberus. I had been itching to print off the mohawk hood in green and this was the perfect opportunity. Oh and did I mention this frame came with beautiful chamfers on the edges?? No more sanding on these :)

I painted and sealed the edges of the carbon like I usually do and threw most of the old parts back on the frame. This time I went with a Revolt to run Raceflight 1 since all my other builds have switched over to Revolts. Hovers smooth in the yard and hoping to run some packs through it soon!

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Part List

Flight Controller

RaceFlight Flight Controller (11 builds)
Raceflight.net
$41.88

ESCs

4 x 30A Super RACERBee BLHELI_S (MUILTSHOT) V3 (w/ D-shot Ready Option) (19 builds)
Readytoflyquads.com
$51.96

Motors

4 x SunnySky R2305 2300Kv Motor
Getfpv.com
$62.96

Propellers

Ideal Prop 5048 Tri Blade Propeller (Blue Clear) (5 builds)
Readytoflyquads.com
$2.75

FPV Camera

Foxeer Arrow V3 2.5mm Lens FPV Camera with Built-in OSD - Blue, Silver, Black, Orange (131 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$29.99

FPV Transmitter

Hawkeye 200mw Race Band 32ch Video Transmitter (62 builds)
Multirotormania.com
$35.00

Antenna

TBS Triumph 5.8 GHz Antenna - SMA (368 builds)
Fpvheadquarters.com
$39.95

Receiver

RC Receivers (5 builds)
Quadrocopter.com
$164.99

Batteries

Tattu R-Line 1550mAh 95C 4S1P lipo battery pack with XT60 – MultiRotorMania (49 builds)
Multirotormania.com
$36.99

Power Distribution

CloverLeaf PDB Pro V5
Theflynoshop.com
$8.00

HD Camera

GoPro Hero5 Session, 1080p (302 builds)
Amazon.com
$1.00

Misc Parts

10pcs Panasonic FC 1000uF 35v 105c Radial Electrolytic Capacitor Low ESR, 5000 hours @ 105C (9 builds)
Amazon.com
$8.72

Misc Parts

Flyno Lightbar
Theflynoshop.com
$3.99
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