Extraterrestrial

By LowkeyCamo on Oct 10, 2017

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Frame:
When I started planning out this build there were several features I wanted in a FPV frame. A true X layout, fits 5 inch propellers, replaceable arms, compact body, top mounted battery, available frame fitted 3D parts, Runcam Swift mount and a reasonable price. The IQ Sport from FPV- Depot marks all of those check boxes.

FPV System:
The FPV System is what makes this hobby so unique so I wanted hardware I thought was going to give me the best experience. That's why I went with the Rotor Riot Runcam Swift 2 for my FPV cam and the TBS Unify Pro for my vtx.
The RR Swift 2 has AMAZING exposure handling, comes with a wide angle lense and the settings are already tuned for FPV.
The TBS Unify Pro is arguably the best vtx on the market and with features like SmartAudio it's a must have.

Flight System:
For the flight controller I went with the Betaflight F3 so I can run all of the latest Betaflight features.
For the ECS’s I'm running 25A TBS Bulletproof's. I got these from Kwadbox and I really like that they are made to run Dshot, no need to remove capacitors.
This is a freestyle build so it doesn't get much better then the efficiency and smoothness of the TBS Mr. Steele motors, plus they finally dropped in price.
The durability and efficiency of the HQ 4.3 V1S props pair up great with the Mr. Steele motors.

Software:
Betaflight 3.2
Blheli_s 16.7

Flight Video:

Photos

Part List

Frame

30% OFF MOST PROPS (minimum order of $15)Coupon: prop30
Fpv-depot.com
$6.00

Flight Controller

BetaflightF3 Flight Controller (134 builds)
Fpvmodel.com
$29.66

ESCs

4 x TBS BulletProof 25A DSHOT600 ESC BLOWOUT (31 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$23.80

Motors

4 x TBS Mr Steele 2345kv SILK (45 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$87.80

Propellers

HQ 5x4.3x3 V1S (2CW+2CCW) PC **Choose Color** (355 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$3.69

FPV Camera

Camera (93 builds)
Rotorriot.com
$26.99

FPV Transmitter

TBS Unify Pro 5G8 HV (SMA) (596 builds)
Getfpv.com
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Antenna

Pagoda-2 Rev B Combat Edition RHCP (14 builds)
Farvew.com
$10.49

Receiver

FrSky X4R-SB - 3/16 Channel Receiver with SBUS and CPPM without pins (128 builds)
Getfpv.com
$22.49

Batteries

Infinity Graphene LiPo Battery 1300mAh 90C 4S 14.8V SY60 Plug Compatible with XT60 for Racing Drone Multirotors (4 builds)
Smile.amazon.com
$26.99

Radio

FrSky Taranis QX7 ACCESS 2.4GHz RC Transmitter - Choose Your Color (263 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$129.99

Misc Parts

ESC Protectors (17 builds)
Brain3d.co
$5.00

Misc Parts

Flight Controller TPU Soft Mounts qty 5
Attacusmultirotors.com
$4.50

Misc Parts

TPU Motor Mount - 1MM - Black
Readymaderc.com
$3.99

Misc Parts

Suleve™ M3AR5 10Pcs M3 30mm Knurled Standoff Aluminum Alloy Multicolor (10 builds)
Banggood.com
$3.29

Misc Parts

Forever Tubes (Black Caps Included) (18 builds)
Brain3d.co
$3.00

Misc Parts

IQ Sport/Sport-R/Sport-XL; GoPro and Antenna Hub 3d Printed Parts
Attacusmultirotors.com
$13.00

Radio Module

FrSky R9M Transmitter Module (69 builds)
Getfpv.com
$49.99

Accessories

FrSky 900MHz Super 8 Antenna for R9M and R9M Lite Module (6 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$9.90

Accessories

FrSky R9 900MHz Dipole T Antenna - IPEX4 (R9 Mini / R9MM) (5 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$3.49

Accessories

FrSky M7 Hall Sensor Gimbal for Taranis Q X7
Racedayquads.com
$20.49

Accessories

TrueRC True-MoX 915 915MHz RC Antenna for R9 - RP-SMA (2 builds)
Racedayquads.com
$14.99
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