So, I am an RC pilot flying mostly LOS airplanes for several years - good AMA member - flying at the club field - following all the safety rules - putting my trust in the AMA - etc, etc....  Then along comes the FAA.  OK, I am NOT starting a discussion about the politics of all that! (Please don't make such posts!)  I only mention it, because that is what lead me to discover FPV racing, and this forum - AND what lead me to build my first FPV racer, AND why I set a goal of keeping it under 250 grams flying weight.

I had dabbled with FPV and AP with planes, and had even built a 450 size quad, so I dove in.

I knew I couldn't build a 250 size racer that light so I started looking at 180s.  I found one 180 build that turned out light enough, but only with a 500mAh battery (OK if I wanted only 1 or 2 minutes flight time).  I really didn't want to go micro (for some reason, I wanted 4" props), so I found a nice, sturdy, light frame from Force 2 Frames that could handle 4" props:  the F2 Micro 160 (Gen 2).  It had a 3mm bottom plate, a 1.5mm top plate and weighed in at 50 grams!

Here is the final result:



Parts list:

• F2 Micro 160 G2 frame
  
• DYS 1306 3100kV motors
  
• 20A NakedBee ESCs
  
• PowerOSD Pro PDB
  
• Flip32 flight controller
  
• LemonRX DSMX Satellite receiver
  
• 4x4.5 props (Gemfan CF w/nuts, or HQ Bullnose for 1g penalty)
  
• Foxeer HS1177 camera (XAT600M)
  
• Eachine ET200 200mW VTx
  
• Stubby 5.8gHz antenna
  
• NanoTech 950mAh lipos
  
• XT30 battery connectors
  
• Battery strap
  
• M3x8, M3x10 aluminum screws
  
• Wire, pins, solder, heat-shrink, double-sided tape, velcro, zip ties
  
• Custom 3D-printed camera and VTx mounts
  

(The photo doesn't show the camera or VTx, and I didn't use the APP connector to save weight but that's most of the parts.)

And here is the whole thing:





(Still have to replace the connector on that battery).

More to follow....

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More to come - stay tuned. 

Nice Build! Like the looks of it, and I bet it will be a blast to fly!

Here are more photos of my F2 160.  I am posting this as a test of different ways to insert images in posts.  I will be posting more later, but I want to get this worked out.

        

Because this is on Google photos, I'm not sure if I can see it because I'm logged in to Google on my computer or if it works for everyone.  Someone comment?

See it just fine. That is how I add my photos also.