I needed a small quad for indoor and backyard flying, and I really liked the style of the Hoverbot. The biggest problem during the build was the brittle wires of the motors had a tendency to snap off at the tiny soldering points - it's definitely a good exercise in precise soldering. The stack is also a little higher than I would have liked, and because of the way the Micro Lux/4-in-1 ESC is oriented, it makes the most sense for the battery lead to stick out the front. I could have oriented it slightly differently, but it's a small cosmetic thing that I can live with.
It flies fantastically - tons of thrust with 2S. Eventually I'll go for 3S but I'm very happy for now.
6/13 Update
I've replaced the motors as first pictured. It turns out that running propellers on a friction-fit motor is a horrible, horrible idea. No amount of dental floss or superglue is going to create a perfect fit. I dumped the Racerstars and went for the AirbladeUAV 1103s which I can't recommend enough - they have mounts for screwing in props, and also use flexible silicone wires which are super easy to work with. I've also dumped the original Lumenier AIO Cam/VTX and opted for a smaller, hopefully-more-durable VM275 variant. I had two Lumenier AIO Cam/VTX die on me for mysterious reasons; and will not give them another chance. The smaller VM275 mounts nicer anyhow, with the Hoverbot cam mount.
Frame |
Hoverbot Nano Frame
(13 builds)
Hoverbot.io
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$14.99 |
Flight Controller |
Lumenier MICRO LUX F4 Flight Controller + FrSky SBUS Receiver
(6 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$24.99 |
ESCs |
Lumenier Mini BLHeli_S 10A 4-in-1 OPTO ESC DSHOT
(5 builds)
Getfpv.com
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$34.99 |
Motors |
4 x AirBlade AB 1103 8000kV 2S-3S Brushless Racing Motors (flexible wires)
(6 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
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$39.96 |
Propellers |
DYS XT20303, 2" Tri-Blade Props (8)
(3 builds)
Newbeedrone.com
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$1.75 |
FPV Camera |
Crazepony FPV Micro AIO Camera 5.8G 48CH 25mW Transmitter with Y Splitter for FPV Drone like Blade Inductrix etc
(23 builds)
Amazon.com
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$21.98 |
Batteries |
AirBlade Basic 500mAh 2S 7.4V 75C XT30 by Tattu
(7 builds)
Airbladeuav.com
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$8.99 |
Misc Parts |
HoverBot Nano TX01 TX02 Mount by adamweld
(3 builds)
Thingiverse.com
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How's the range on the micro lux?
I fly a smaller field with this one, so I've never really gone past 100 meters, but it hasn't dropped signal yet.