Ares Mini 2.5 on 2s-3s - 107mm

By dickflys on Aug 25, 2017

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I got this frame as a bonus from Atmospheric Adventures. Decided to make an inexpensive build capable of 3s. I should have make my XT30 pigtail a little longer. The Flight stack is ok for an F3 controller on a budget. Cam is hot-glued in the pod. The VTX rides up on the top of the stack, and the Flysky receiver is vertical behind the camera.

59g dry weight
86g AUW

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ukalele94   Aug 29, 2017  

Sick build! Do you happen to have any flight footage with this?

dickflys   Aug 29, 2017 

I don't have DVR. I can tell you that it flies great, very stable. And it's faster that I can pilot it. I haven't been over 60% throttle yet.

ukalele94   Aug 30, 2017 

Are you using 8k or 10k 1103?

dickflys   Aug 31, 2017 

i went with 8k for 2.5 props.

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