Of the two Chameleon frames I've owned, this is the first one I bought, the most abused and the only one remaining. The second one met an untimely end in a creek on its maiden flight. Ol' faithful deserved an upgrade and I also wanted to put it on a diet to try to get closer to 600g of AUW. Thanks to some modern bits and pieces, achievement unlocked. She clocks in at a svelt 604g compared to the original 650g or so. This is largely thanks to the awesome new MB Primo motors and moving from individual ESCs to a 4in1.
AirbladeUAV has done it again and this time they've brought long range to the 5" class! Based on the popular Transformer Mini, the new Transformer 5" Ultralight adopts a lot of the same design philosophies with larger props and more payload capacity. It can fly upwards of 20 minutes on a 4 cell Li-Ion battery pack and in ideal conditions it's got a range of over 4 to 5 miles. In this guide I'll walk..
Read moreWith the release of the DJI FPV Drone cinematic FPV has become a lot more accessible, but you certainly don't want to crash a $750 drone! The QAV-CINE Freybott is a compact, lightweight cinematic FPV drone that can take a hit and keep going. It's a lot safer to fly indoors and around people. With a naked GoPro or the SMO 4k you can capture some great stabilized footage. In this guide I'll show you..
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Nice build, thinking about those motors, debating on the Kv - 2450 or 2550 - any thoughts ?
What is dry weight of the build ?