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Thumby's ideal build

By thumbtwiddler on Sep 13, 2017

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so I've been working on what my favorite parts to date are, so I Figured i should make a little build just showing all the parts that i like

Frame

I've never flown an actual alien, but i absolutely love the design and features of it. What you see here is my own sort of butter quad with other screws n stuff. however, i can say i love having 6 inch arms on longer quads as they seem to toss the quad around but somehow make the quad seem more gentle.

Motors

I'm absolutely in love with the T-motor 2450 KV F60's, their very floaty but still pack a punch, so this makes em great for freestyle, cine, and chasing. three birds, one high intensity laser

Props

If your wondering why i have two props, i find them both very good for certain flying areas and uses
-Racekraft 5051 tri's are great for close proximity freestyle as they have great grip with throttle and are very responsive, yet their still a little rough. they are really sweet for backyard flying
-The pc HQ 5030 v1 tri's (the Steeley special) are incredibly drift and fast as blue fuck which makes them great for fast cine, field or park freestyle, and chasing however i can't say the same for close proximity
however
-The butter-cutters are a cross of the two as they have the punch of the 5051's but have the buttery feel of and speed of the 5030's. I find they excel in close proxy cinematic flying and chasing

Part List

Frame

Alien 5" Body Kit (5 builds)
Impulserc.com
$60.00

Frame

Alien 6" Skin - Arms (Colour Bomb)
Impulserc.com
$6.50

Frame

Alien 5" & 6" Full Screw Pack - Blue
Impulserc.com
$49.00

Frame

Alien 6" Arm Set - (4 Pack) (4 builds)
Impulserc.com
$45.93

Flight Controller

Upgrade DYS 30.5x30.5mm F4 Pro V2 Flight Controller AIO OSD & 5V 9V 3.3V BEC & Current Sensor (140 builds)
Banggood.com
$39.00

ESCs

Racerstar RS20Ax4 20A 4 in 1 Blheli_S Opto ESC 2-4S Support Dshot150 Dshot300 for RC FPV Racing Drone (67 builds)
Banggood.com
$27.56

Motors

4 x T-Motor F60 2450Kv FPV Series Motor [2915] - $25.90 : Atmospheric Adventures - Get FPV Drone Racing Equipment (23 builds)
Atmosphericadventures.com
$100.00

Propellers

RaceKraft 5051 Tri-Blade (Set of 4 - New Special) (123 builds)
Getfpv.com
$3.99

Propellers

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

Propellers

Lumenier 5x5x3 - Butter Cutter Propeller (Set of 4 - Transparent Blue) (13 builds)
Getfpv.com
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FPV Camera

Rotor Riot Special Edition RunCam Swift (144 builds)
Store.rotorriot.com
$39.99

FPV Transmitter

Eachine TS5828L Micro 5.8G 600mW 40CH Mini FPV Transmitter with Digital Display For RC Drone (18 builds)
Banggood.com
$8.55

Antenna

Spedix Pagoda 5.8ghz RHCP Antenna (SMA) (33 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
$5.99

Receiver

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

Batteries

TATTU 1800mAh 4s 75c Lipo Battery (5 builds)
Getfpv.com
$32.99
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Discussion

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nitram509   Mar 05, 2018  

Hi, he F60 power horses easily suck 25A while start spinning ... depending on the props even more. To avoid running your ESCs at or beyond the safe specs, I recommend a 30A ESC.

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