Hello,

I bought a cheap kit on amazon. I was surprised that it had good quality parts. I have been busy building it and wanted to share it with you.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0778M...UTF8&psc=1

The parts were:
Airbot Wraith32 35A esc(v 1.1 with a cool LED)
Airbot omnibus AIO F3 V1.1 but I upgraded this version to an Airbot Omnibus AIO F4 V5
Matek 2-4S PDB w/ 5&12v BEC
LHI branded 2306 2600KV motors(They have a hex screw instead of a c-clip which I like a lot)
EWRF e708TM3 5.8G 48CH 25mW/200mW/600mW VTX
Xhover Stingy clone (Puda D240)(Real nice carbon fiber surprisingly)
I bought a FlyskyA8S for the receiver. 

With the Tattu 3S 1300MAH batteries I bought its real zippy with lots of punchout. I rather enjoy it. I have been flying indoor micros my whole life but the big guys are super duper fun. I can't wait to go to the 4S the PDB can handle. 

It was real fun setting up the VTX control through the OSD and getting it to work. I have the ESC telemetry setup and transmitting data to the FC. Its neat to see my motor stats. 



Please enjoy these few photos. I was too focused on the quad and didnt take many. But I will upload a video soon. I named it StingyPete

That looks quite nice man! I was a little concerned about the ESC's... At first I didn't notice that you have put insulating tape between them and the arms!

Just a heads up about the FlySky A8S RX, it can behave weirdly, I used it on a few (micro brushed) builds last year and found that at full throttle the model would tip to the rear right, there have been mentions of brownouts from others too...

On a 5" I would recommend the FlySky X6B RX and on smaller models the Flit 10 - I have one of the new Flit 14's on its way to me now so I will post if I find any problems with that...

Hope your having fun flying it!?

(09-Jul-2018, 07:55 AM)Tom BD Bad Wrote: That looks quite nice man! I was a little concerned about the ESC's... At first I didn't notice that you have put insulating tape between them and the arms!

Just a heads up about the FlySky A8S RX, it can behave weirdly, I used it on a few (micro brushed) builds last year and found that at full throttle the model would tip to the rear right, there have been mentions of brownouts from others too...

On a 5" I would recommend the FlySky X6B RX and on smaller models the Flit 10 - I have one of the new Flit 14's on its way to me now so I will post if I find any problems with that...

Hope your having fun flying it!?

Hello,

Thank you so much for your reply, I heeded your warning and would like to thank you and I appreciate you telling me this fault with my hardware. 

My nephew and I were flying this thing at the park at altitudes of 23meters and distances of around 180-200 meters. Zero TX/RX issues. 

Today in a more dense area(Bricks/Concrete/Some trees) I did a low and slow flight test only to brown out about 100 meters away  1 foot above the side walk.

Thank you once again, I will be ordering the FlySky X6B and only utilizing this A8 on my 85mm micro.  They dont call it a brown out because it comes back real fast, they call it a brown out because of your underwear afterwards.

YES I AM HAVING A TOTAL BLAST!

Side note:
Thank your for noticing my protection scheme . Once I confirmed it was actual conductive carbon I put tape on straight away. Its a triple layer wrapped counter clockwise on each arm so the forward facing flaps are always against the wind.

Here is the video of the brownout.

Glad there was no traffic around when it lost its signal. A lot of chances flying on or over public streets where random folks might venture without considering the presence of likely non authorized RC activity.

Onto the issue, RX loss could be from radio interference like the vehicle sensing systems at many intersections. It could be shadowing caused by the frame or a bad antenna. I am not too familiar with FlySky equipment to know of its limits.

(09-Jul-2018, 07:55 AM)Tom BD Bad Wrote: That looks quite nice man! I was a little concerned about the ESC's... At first I didn't notice that you have put insulating tape between them and the arms!

Just a heads up about the FlySky A8S RX, it can behave weirdly, I used it on a few (micro brushed) builds last year and found that at full throttle the model would tip to the rear right, there have been mentions of brownouts from others too...

On a 5" I would recommend the FlySky X6B RX and on smaller models the Flit 10 - I have one of the new Flit 14's on its way to me now so I will post if I find any problems with that...

Hope your having fun flying it!?

(10-Jul-2018, 03:04 AM)kaitylynn Wrote: Glad there was no traffic around when it lost its signal.  A lot of chances flying on or over public streets where random folks might venture without considering the presence of likely non authorized RC activity.

Onto the issue, RX loss could be from radio interference like the vehicle sensing systems at many intersections.  It could be shadowing caused by the frame or a bad antenna.  I am not too familiar with FlySky equipment to know of its limits.

Hello,

That street is a dead end with no traffic(would never fly in dangerous situation). I really like it because its a mix of grass and dirt near cows. 

The brownout did happen twice(scary) I think it was a combination of a few things, my antenna position, the height of the quad, and the weird curve around the wall it was on. But I still ordered the diversity receiver and cant wait to test it out!

(09-Jul-2018, 07:55 AM)Tom BD Bad Wrote: That looks quite nice man! I was a little concerned about the ESC's... At first I didn't notice that you have put insulating tape between them and the arms!

Just a heads up about the FlySky A8S RX, it can behave weirdly, I used it on a few (micro brushed) builds last year and found that at full throttle the model would tip to the rear right, there have been mentions of brownouts from others too...

On a 5" I would recommend the FlySky X6B RX and on smaller models the Flit 10 - I have one of the new Flit 14's on its way to me now so I will post if I find any problems with that...

Hope your having fun flying it!?

Hello,

I had received my receiver 1 day early! 

The install was effortless. I really do like this unit because it has built in RSSI for my OSD and transmitter. Very very awesome. 

Thank you for suggesting this RX.

You may want to reorient the antennas to be at more of a 90 degree angle or close to it. That will help prevent failsafes. The way they are now when your quad is sideways toward you the signal will be weak. Your RX placement would be perfect for antenna placement on the arms like this.

http://intofpv.com/attachment.php?aid=1909

(13-Jul-2018, 01:06 PM)Hypurr Wrote: You may want to reorient the antennas to be at more of a 90 degree angle or close to it.  That will help prevent failsafes.  The way they are now when your quad is sideways toward you the signal will be weak.  Your RX placement would be perfect for antenna placement on the arms like this.

http://intofpv.com/attachment.php?aid=1909

Hello,

When the quad is right side up and in the air the antennae hangs downward forming a 90 degree right angle. The zip ties are loose but not just flapping around. 

I do believe this should cover all receiving radii. 


Is there any known adverse side effect to a downward pointing receiving node as opposed to an upwardly pointing node?