GepRC Sparrow Upgrade

By Lincoln on Jan 15, 2018

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Started by wanting to upgrade the FPV experience on my 3" drone. I originally had an Eachine TX03 all in one FPV camera and VTX. I first built this drone a year ago before the new micro cameras existed, so the TX03 really was my only option for this frame, which is the Bonzai 130 from myrcmart.

I had slammed the Bonzai 130 with 15mm standoffs, so the 19mm micro swift would not fit. I decided to buy a new frame that would accommodate the micro swift, but then the challenge became, most of the new 3" frames on the market only use 20x20 stacks. I didn't want to have to purchase a new 20x20 stack because my 30x30 was working fine and I don't like to replace parts that are working.

I researched 3" frames and came up with the GepRC Sparrow, which fit the bill. It fit my 30x30 stack and the micro swift, plus by design it would protect the camera, which is important to me because I crash a lot.

Here's a video of the upgrade process

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