If your not familiar with my Tinyhawk stuff.. quick backstory. My wife is a middle school science teacher and uses Tinyhawks in her classroom. So that means Im the dedicated Tinyhawk repair man....
As much as I love the TH RTF kits, the EZ pilot Pro being the best.. they still have shortcomings that I do not care for...
First off, with these little whoops your locked into the EMax eco-system. Meaning you can only use TH props (short shaft so others wont work well), and they can only be used as "pusher". You can flip the motors and the whoop will fly, but not very good the prop profile is for a pusher style. The Flight controller is also not the greatest, they dont hold up well, the VTX and Rx is intergraded, hard to get, and EXPENSIVE... you may as well buy another Tinyhawk. Then your stuck with a set of motors with nothing to do with them...
Some have used a 3d printed "adapter" to use a standard whoop board..motor wire length, USB location can be difficult to work around. I have used one on my TH Freestyle, I fly it in 3s and its a blast...thats another thread. I am here to save dead Tinyhawks that have been pushed to the side...
The frame can be decent, but it positions the motors very low, this is not good with even the softest landings because the props hit the ground FIRST, causing them to crack, then fly off. yes you can glue them but why....
So here is my "solution" to tiny hawk problems....
First, if your FC is toast, like i said you are limited, with that frame...unless you change it. Yeah, I know I said the motors are "pusher" design with the props... so what i did was flip a whoop frame. Namely the Beta75X Frame V1 and V2(the v2 is for 2s). Both are very robust frames, they accept the TH motors and a whoop fc. The best part is the motors sit "higher" in the frame, eliminating hard hits to the props and motors. I have found the props my contact the sides, this is easily fixed with heat. Just heat the side motor mount arms as u push the base.
Next is the FC, I found the Happy model Diamond F4 1s AIO to fit well, access to the usb, it has a very good vtx and its reasonable...Yes, it does come with a SPI D8 RX but (I havnt gon ELRS yet)...
Finally the camera, you will need to either swap wires or a plug, i designed a camera mount for the older TH cameras. but if u have a TH II it mounts no problem...
I’m sending one with her, and see how well it holds up..
I’m using rubber bands for the battery as I am working on a bottom plate to protect the fc and allow different size 1s lipos from 300-650..
As much as I love the TH RTF kits, the EZ pilot Pro being the best.. they still have shortcomings that I do not care for...
First off, with these little whoops your locked into the EMax eco-system. Meaning you can only use TH props (short shaft so others wont work well), and they can only be used as "pusher". You can flip the motors and the whoop will fly, but not very good the prop profile is for a pusher style. The Flight controller is also not the greatest, they dont hold up well, the VTX and Rx is intergraded, hard to get, and EXPENSIVE... you may as well buy another Tinyhawk. Then your stuck with a set of motors with nothing to do with them...
Some have used a 3d printed "adapter" to use a standard whoop board..motor wire length, USB location can be difficult to work around. I have used one on my TH Freestyle, I fly it in 3s and its a blast...thats another thread. I am here to save dead Tinyhawks that have been pushed to the side...
The frame can be decent, but it positions the motors very low, this is not good with even the softest landings because the props hit the ground FIRST, causing them to crack, then fly off. yes you can glue them but why....
So here is my "solution" to tiny hawk problems....
First, if your FC is toast, like i said you are limited, with that frame...unless you change it. Yeah, I know I said the motors are "pusher" design with the props... so what i did was flip a whoop frame. Namely the Beta75X Frame V1 and V2(the v2 is for 2s). Both are very robust frames, they accept the TH motors and a whoop fc. The best part is the motors sit "higher" in the frame, eliminating hard hits to the props and motors. I have found the props my contact the sides, this is easily fixed with heat. Just heat the side motor mount arms as u push the base.
Next is the FC, I found the Happy model Diamond F4 1s AIO to fit well, access to the usb, it has a very good vtx and its reasonable...Yes, it does come with a SPI D8 RX but (I havnt gon ELRS yet)...
Finally the camera, you will need to either swap wires or a plug, i designed a camera mount for the older TH cameras. but if u have a TH II it mounts no problem...
I’m sending one with her, and see how well it holds up..
I’m using rubber bands for the battery as I am working on a bottom plate to protect the fc and allow different size 1s lipos from 300-650..