Firefly (Micro/Mini)

By Apex on Mar 13, 2018

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I'm just getting into the scene and I was looking to build a smallish quad from the ground up. Any feedback on the build would be greatly appreciated but this is my first one. Be kind :)

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Part List

Frame

iX2 V2 Tiny Carbon Fiber Material 90mm Micro FPV Racing Frame Kit (3 builds)
Iflight-rc.com
$16.99

Flight Controller

Heli-Nation Talon F4 20x20 FC Flight Controller (5 builds)
Rccrazed.com
$29.99

ESCs

20x20mm Racerstar Mini RS12Ax4 12A Blheli_S BB2 2-4S 4 in 1 Brushless ESC D-Shot Ready (19 builds)
Banggood.com
$32.99

Motors

4pcs Gemfan 1105 7500KV Brushless Motors for Micro FPV Racing Drone Mini Quadcopter Multirotors (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$46.99

Propellers

16pcs Gemfan 2040 3-Blade Propellers 2.0 Inch Triblade Props Compatible with 0804 0806 1103 1104 1105 6200-10000KV Brushless Mot
Amazon.com
$7.99

FPV Camera

RunCam Micro Sparrow 700TVL FPV Camera 16:9 CMOS Wide Voltage DC 5-36V WDR NTSC/PAL Switchable for Quad Racing Drone
Amazon.com
$29.99

FPV Transmitter

RunCam FPV Transmitter 5.8Ghz 1S 3.5-5.5v 48CH 25mW/200mW Video Transmitter (3 builds)
Amazon.com
$14.99

Antenna

10cm 2dBi 5.8Ghz IPX FPV Antenna Bendable Flexible For RC Drone (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$1.99

Receiver

FrSky XM Plus Mini Receiver up to 16CH 1.6g Full Range fit for Micro Drone XM (28 builds)
Amazon.com
$18.00

Radio

RadioMaster TX16S Master Fire Combo
Defiancerc.com
$269.99

Goggles

Fat Shark Dominator V3 FPV Goggles (63 builds)
Getfpv.com
$299.99

Misc Parts

5cm XT30U XT30 Male Female Plug 18AWG Cable for Section Board Soldering ESC 2S Lipo Battery (3 builds)
Banggood.com
$1.57

Misc Parts

Suleve™ M3AR2 M3 Aluminum Alloy Standoff Studs 8-35mm Black Round PCB Board Spacers Standoffs 10pcs (5 builds)
Banggood.com
See Site

Misc Parts

Runcam micro for iflight 90mm by jasonlau1128
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Video Receiver

TBS Fusion (44 builds)
Team-blacksheep.com
$129.95
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Discussion

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ghostface   Nov 02, 2018  

What do you think of these motors?

Apex   Nov 02, 2018 

I haven't had an issue with them and they've performed well. I get a little over 3 minutes on a 600mah battery with this build and it moves.

SIGHKOTIK   Mar 13, 2018  

Looks good for your first, much nicer than my first! I'm curious to know what kind of battery and flight times you get/ expect from it?

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Flyhigher   Mar 15, 2018 
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I built this same frame and run 450mah 3s on 1103b Racerstar 8000kv. so much power

FeedMe   Apr 21, 2018 

running the same packs and getting like two minutes of runtime. It does rip, but what's your flight time generally?

Apex   May 30, 2018 

I get around 3 minutes of flight time

silkysmooth3215   Apr 04, 2018  

Great job! I have two of these with plans. Your build gave me the credentials I was looking for, 3d print for the Runcam Micro Cam. Thanks for the link!!!!
Nice clean build. The only way to build. That way when going back fixing, redoing, whatever, you will never regret a clean build. Makes life much easier indeed!

Wflynn   Mar 20, 2018  

Love it im no expert but looking for ideals of building a 3inch i have a Loki 3 and and love it and needing a back up ! Great Job!

7uvoK   Mar 13, 2018  

Nice first build, very clean. I can't give you any constructive feedback as I'm a noob and have never built a micro

Apex   Mar 15, 2018 

Thanks! You should give it a try. They're frustrating and awesome to build... all at the same time! (at least this one was lol)

RicksterDude   Mar 15, 2018  

Nice. I just built the slightly larger 140mm IFlight Frame. Looks like you may have a bit of room inside. You think the RunCam split would fit? Good Job!

Apex   Mar 15, 2018 
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The Split Mini might fit, but I'd have to switch back to 25mm standoff's for sure. I dropped the stock standoff for 20mm to get it as tight as I could.

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