222mm Princess Bubblegum

By italiangeis on Aug 17, 2016

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This is my first 5" prop'ed quadcopter.
The flight controller is a KKNGF4 running Raceflight with Blheli_s ESC's.
Weight is 315g without battery.

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Part List

Frame	Princess Bubblegum Armattanproductions.com	$35.00
Flight Controller	Images Rcgroups.com	See Site
ESCs	4 x CA$12.95 9% Racerstar RS30A 30A Blheli_S OPTO 2-4S ESC Support 16.5 Dshot150 Dshot300 for FPV Racing RC Toys & Hobbies from (10 builds) Banggood.com	$51.80
Motors	4 x ZMX V2 Motor 2205-2633KV (Purple cap) Silver-drone.com	$71.16
Propellers	2 x DAL (A.K.A Indestructible) TJ5045 TriBlade Props (Black) Readytoflyquads.com	$5.60
FPV Camera	RunCam Owl Plus 700TVL Mini FPV Camera - Orange (PAL Version) Hobbyking.com	$42.42
FPV Transmitter	TBS™ Unify Pro V2 5.8ghz VTX (154 builds) Hobbyking.com	$39.95
Antenna	TBS™ Triumph RP-SMA (2pcs) (2 builds) Hobbyking.com	$21.68
Receiver	OrangeRx R615X DSM2/DSMX Compatible 6Ch 2.4GHz Receiver w/CPPM (3 builds) Hobbyking.com	$12.14
Batteries	True Spec 1300mAh 14.8V 37A Smc-racing.net	$24.95
Misc Parts	Buzzer (5V / Φ9*6mm / Long Bi...) (3 builds) Myrcmart.com	$0.50

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$305.20

Gear

Goggles

Eachine VR-007 VR007 5.8G 40CH HD FPV Goggles Video Glasses 4.3 Inch With 7.4V 1600mAh Battery

Banggood.com

$49.99

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Discussion

skjb93 Aug 18, 2016

Just ordered this frame for my first quad, what are your thoughts on it? Anything I should be aware of?
Also is your battery top or bottom mounted, doesn't look there's much room on top.

italiangeis Aug 26, 2016

I'm loving this build. Everything came together so much easier than my smaller 3" build. There really seems to be a place for everything. The owl mount fit perfectly into the provided space.
I've been running with the battery on the bottom mostly because I intend to put a Runcam HD on the top once I get a decent mount for it. I also like to keep the battery on the bottom just to limit the chance of any battery damage from the props in a crash.
I would also recommend the placement of the Vtx antenna under the arm as I have done in this build. I've crashed into a number of gates and have had zero damage to antennas, nor anything other than props with this setup. It also seems to give you just a bit more head room on close calls

Good luck. Let me know if you have any more questions.

italiangeis Aug 18, 2016

I'm experimenting with safer locations for the antenna, hence the underbelly / arm mount. I used to mount the antenna at the back of the top plate on my other quads, but kept breaking the antenna at the base where the stem attached to the RP-SMA connector.
This is also my first time using Triumph antennas as it's my understanding that they are quite resilient.

Whiffles Aug 17, 2016

Why the tape around the back? Looks a little curled up. Otherwise it looks nice.

italiangeis Aug 18, 2016

It's probably unnecessary. Mostly a paranoid attempt to guarantee any longer signal wires stay in place.

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