there is an end of rigidity, arms will break xD being proud about is the only way to get pleasured about xD

spares can make a difference; screws, nuts, standoffs, tapes, zipties, shrinktube, arms.... a small bench to go... there are a lot guides.
i will describe a few things on the build itself, can improve flighttime per crashes, additons are highly appreciated. corrections about my poor language and understanding would be appreciated too



- use quality screws and locknuts, use locktite for screws and even more important retighten them after maidenflight and frequently after afew crashes


- tpu as force apsorbers, flexibel matirial can make a huge difference. a nice tpu fin and some arm guards, cam protection can keep you flying. as more hard the playground as more importance, highly suggested for parkhouse as example, a heavy lipo protector out of tpu can be usefull, there are some usable as angled launchpads next to the lipo protection.





- strap down everything: most importance to the lipoin wires on the esc, give them some room to move and tape them to the frame: i use glasfiber tape mostly, sometimes an additional ziptie. alot use zipties only, i dont like it without tape; zipties can be sharp on the edge and cut the silicon wire. a ripped off lipoin pad is a gameover.
counter lock your motorwires, twice; next to the motor and next to the frame, where the rotor would strike.
an old trick is to add a blade of a broken rotor protect against propstrikes. extended motorwires mounted in a propstrike-save area is another option, under the arm or on the side depending on the rotordirection.



-griptape for the lipo, it provides a tighter fit from the flexibel material and the grip stops any movement of the battery until the strap brake. ummagrip is the state of art :-)



- spread the legs of the xt30/60, spread them gently. when it is a mess to disconnect, its perfect to fly home with a hanging lipo ;-)


- get a good and durable lipostrap, some have some grippy material but the most important is the quality, quality needs some weight. there are others, but the "fuck normal life"-straps are a good example.


-decrease the electronics to your true need, any addition: led, buzzer, gps,.... can stop you by failure, sometimes it would be just to plug out a connector or cut a wire and go on with out it functionality, but the main issue there is infield troubleshooting, figure out the source.


-i will update the list, hopefully you can add something ;-)

- next to lock the cables to the frame, some spare cable -no force on the cable- can save solder pads;