Building an inexpensive micro brushless.
9/23/17 - I put my motors on and props to see how the build will look. Waiting on my Flytower clone from Banggood.
10/16/17
I finally received the FC and ESC stack. This frame actually accepts a 20x20 mount hole M3 hardware stack. I had to drill holes for my 16x16 to fit.
Installed with the bootleg A8S as my RX. I rubber banded the VTX/Cam combo to the baseplate and soldered a Rubber Ducky dipole so it fit through the top plate. RX antenna shrink wrapped to a zip off a rear arm. Powered up and flashed Betaflight 3.2.1. This thing flies beautifully in straight lines and has decent punch. It does not recover from flips at all.
03/12/18 - I have added Avan Props and higher rates on this build to make acro a more pleasant experience. Staying on the throttle through maneuvers is a must but it's quite a nimble little flyer now.
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Part List
Frame |
X2 ELF 88mm Micro Brushless FPV Racing Frame Kit RC Drone 3K Carbon Fiber
(31 builds)
Banggood.com
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$7.80 |
Flight Controller |
Guide Betaflight 3.1.0 Micro F3 Flight Controller 16x16mm 1.8g Built-in 5V/1A BEC for FPV Racing
Banggood.com
|
$8.00 |
ESCs |
Guide 4 In 1 6A 6amp BLHeli_S ESC 2S Dshot600 Ready BB2 16x16mm 3g Support Oneshot Multishot Dshot
Banggood.com
|
$10.00 |
Motors |
2 x GForce 1104-7500KV Brushless Outrunner Multicopter Motor (2pcs)
(2 builds)
Valuehobby.com
|
$24.60 |
Propellers |
10 Pairs Racerstar 2035 50mm 4 Blade ABS Propeller 1.5mm Mounting Hole For 80-110 FPV Racing Frame
(7 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$6.69 |
FPV Camera |
AKK A1 Mini 5.8Ghz 25mW VTX Raceband 600TVL 1/4 Cmos FPV AIO Camera with Clover Antenna for FPV Racing Drone
(3 builds)
Amazon.com
|
$15.29 |
Receiver |
8/18CH Mini Receiver With PPM iBus SBUS Output for Flysky i6 i6x AFHDS 2A Transmitter
(30 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$6.48 |
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"It does not recover from flips at all."
Meaning it's not good for acro?
I changed out props and rates and it's a lot better now than it was a year ago. Avans make a difference.