(21-Jul-2016, 01:10 AM)BigglesFPV Wrote: Love the detailed progress reports.. Keep them coming.

Thanks Biggles. I should be done by tonight. once it's complete I'll start posting some flight video. oh by the way I had to order your props, they'll be here this weekend. I'll get them in the mail as soon as I get them.

(21-Jul-2016, 02:10 AM)JimmyLe813 Wrote: Thanks Biggles. I should be done by tonight. once it's complete I'll start posting some flight video. oh by the way I had to order your props, they'll be here this weekend. I'll get them in the mail as soon as I get them.

Thanks Jimmy.  I will be doing a mail run myself today or tomorrow.

ok now that I have the FC soldered up with all the pins


these pins are for the VBAT


these are for the buzzer

and the pdb is completed. 



what I have found in the pass with this Matek pdb is that the pads for the camera and vtx are not filtered very well, it seems like theyre not not filtered at all. 


so what I do is use the 12v pads on the other side of the board which seems to have a better filter. I use this to power both my camera and vtx.

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these are the pads I use to plug into the vbat of the flight controller


and this is where I get my 5v power for my flight controller.

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for the cam, I'm using a runcam board cam which has the same specs as the runcam swift. initially it's a swift without the housing. the reason why I like using this board cam is because the camera mounting plate is fixed to the frame. I usually fly with a 30 degree uptilt anyways, which is what most quads with fixed camera plates come as. so I prefer using a board cam that screws to the plate cause I crash a lot, and I mean a whole lot, and with cams that have housings that mount on the side plates, they tend to move after a crash and it's annoying to me to have to find just right angle again.

So this is why nobody's heard from you... It all makes since now. I think we need to have an intervention and send you to quad builders anonymous (QBA) haha

(21-Jul-2016, 05:28 PM)Trollhammered Wrote: So this is why nobody's heard from you... It all makes since now. I think we need to have an intervention and send you to quad builders anonymous (QBA) haha

no my daughter lost my phone. lol but I should be getting a new one today, you would think they would have my phone in stock.

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so after double checking all my solder joints to make sure I got my wires correct, I mount the FC and plug everything in, except the cam and vtx. I do that at the very end after I'm done flashing and calibrating and all that good stuff, just in case I did do something wrong I don't fry the fpv stuff, and no need for the vtx to be plugged in getting hot while it's on the bench. so I close the door, cross my fingers, say a little prayer and plug in a battery. and this is why you always keep your props off, as you can see in the picture, two of the motors spun up after they beeped.

so now after flashing Betaflight 2.9, checking all my esc's, setting up all my ports, aux channels, switches...etc...etc. I assemble the whole quad. check to make sure the cam and vtx are working. 





install my props, and now it's time to hit the field. I will be posting videos soon.

Those props are awesome. What are they?

(21-Jul-2016, 08:38 PM)jamesw Wrote: Those props are awesome.  What are they?

they are RK 5045's. I have yet to break a prop, I'll bend them beyond recognition and have to change them, but haven't broke a set yet.

well here is the video of the maiden flight. this is with the default PIDs, all I did was raise my yaw rate to .85 and my roll and pitch rate to .75 as you can see in the video it needs a little tuning but all in this is a great frame. and sorry for the poor quality of the video, it's from my fatshark's DVR, I'm still waiting for the GoPro mount I ordered. 

Have to say Jimmy, great build log from start to finish, plenty of detail and the maiden flight is the icing on the cake.  I am sure you will get to love this frame and once you get the carbon fibre gopro mount you are set.. Great job

Thanks Biggles, it's a great frame, easy to put together, plenty of room for everything. feels nice and strong. I just wish the top plate was a 2mm plate, but maybe with the 8 standoffs instead of just 6 it'll hold up better. I will be posting more videos, and a final thought in a few days. Thanks again Biggles.

well hopefully this will help someone out that's new to building, or that is thinking about building a quad. there are many different ways of going about building a quad, there is no one fool proof way. I myself am still learning, and trying to pick up little tricks from others, and always open for suggestions. but I'm pretty sure there's one thing that anyone that has ever built a quad from beginner to pro, will agree with me on. ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK YOUR WORK. it's better to catch an error on the bench than find out in the air.

Great build thread Jimmy!  Nice way to share your big win the the rest of us   !

Nice build, the maiden flight went really well.

Very nicely done Jimmy and based on the flight video, great results!! Thanks for sharing with the rest of us!

thanks fellas. sorry about the poor quality on the video. once I get the GoPro mount I will be posting some better videos. it really is a great frame. I think once I get it dialed in it'll probably fly just as good as my high end qav-r frame.