MICRO FPV 3 INCH QUADCOPTER BUILD! A couple videos ago, we asked the question which frame we should use to build our 3-Inch Micro FPV Quadcopter, the FlexRC Ascent 3 HD or the HGLRC Arrow 3 Hybrid. Your results are in and the People’s Choice goes to the FlexRC Ascent 3 HD! So, in this video we’ll build it out and take it on its first flight to see what it can do! We’ll show simultaneous flight videos from both the transmitted FPV video feed to the goggle’s DVR as well as the video from the onboard Runcam Mini DVR. The camera which is used to provide the video to both systems is the new Caddx Ratel! We’ve included links below where you can grab both our 2nd Edition Micro FPV Motors Chart and the Complete Wiring Diagram to the Flight Control Stack we used in this build. Whether or not you use this exact stack, both the Motors Chart and the Wiring Diagram you may find useful for your own Micro FPV Race Drone build. We hope you find this short video entertaining, informative and fun! Thanks for Watching!
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BUILD COMPONENTS:
FlexRC Ascent 3 HD: https://flexrc.com/product/ascent-x-3-hd-frame/
GEPRC Speedx 1408 3750Kv Motors: https://www.banggood.com/GEPRC-SPEEDX-GR1408-3500KV-3750KV-4100KV-FPV-Racing-Brushelss-Motor-p-1186010.html?p=3F201911077692015010
Airbot Omnibus F4 Nano V6 Flight Controller: https://www.racedayquads.com/products/omnibus-f4-nano-v5-20×20-fc-with-lc-filter-by-airbot
ORI32 4 in 1 25A ESC: https://www.racedayquads.com/products/ori32-4-in-1-esc-4x25a-2020
Caddx Ratel 1.6mm Lens Camera: https://caddxfpv.com/products/11
EWRF e708TM3 Pro VTX: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/e708TM3-Pro-US-Version-5-8G-FPV-video-transmitter-800mW-adjustable-with-all-legal-frequency-consistent/32966666826.html?src=ibdm_d03p0558e02r02&sk=&aff_platform=&aff_trace_key=&af=&cv=&cn=&dp=
FrSky R-XSR Receiver: https://www.racedayquads.com/products/frsky-r-xsr-s-bus-micro-receiver
Runcam Mini DVR: https://www.racedayquads.com/products/runcam-mini-fpv-dvr
FullspeedRC Lucky Box Buzzer: http://www.fullspeedrc.com/full-speed-lucky-box-buzzer_p0174.html
MAX4466 Audio Adjustable Gain Amplifier/Microphone: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K9M6S1O?tag=rotor-builds-20
Actuna GEM RHCP VTX Antenna: https://www.actuna.com/en/antenna/9-actuna-gem-fpv-58ghz-rhcp.html
▼ MY FPV GEAR
Goggles – Aomway Commander V1: https://bit.ly/2OBTWM8
Radio – Taranis QX7: https://www.horusrc.com/en/new-frsky-2-4g-accst-taranis-q-x7-16-channels-transmitter-white-and-black-color.html?acc=13396
Charger – Keenstone C1-XR Intelligent Charger: https://amzn.to/2LV5qs6
SQ 13 1080P HD Mini Camera: https://amzn.to/2M3WDWs
Hawkeye Firefly HD 1080P Micro Action Camera: https://amzn.to/2DtMJg6 OR https://bit.ly/2xQXVxb
Firefly & SQ13 3D Mounts: pandemicfpv.com
Linnse Digital HD Video Camera: https://amzn.to/2QNAlcv
DROGRACE Action Camera WP 350: https://amzn.to/2RJgeNY
Motorola Moto G6 Play Unlocked: https://amzn.to/2M5FtYG
Quads – FlexRC Ascent X 2.5, Diatone GT R90, Custom Eachine Wizard X220, QX-65
▼ BUILD MUSIC
Epic Chase Music – Drive (Copyright & Royalty Free), Ross Bugden – Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZdZiPnsGs
▼ FLIGHT MUSIC
Title: Dragon Castle Artist: Makai Symphony Genre: Epic battle
“Makai Symphony – Dragon Castle” is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 3.0). Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/9gBTKiVqprE
▼ OUTRO MUSIC
Forged By Fire: A Celtic Battle Theme. Royalty/Copyright Free
An Epic, Celtic Battle theme inspired by the story of Willam Wallace. Composed by Moustro 2015
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk05gJAc7YXgviNkmvG6n1w
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Feelin’ Good ‘Bout this One! Need to tell you a little story though . . . started out with a brand new GNB 4S 850. Only brought my 3S battery strap with me. No problem, right?! After a phenomenal acrobatic, precision (for me) long flight filming with the Runcam DVR, came out of a maneuver and went head-on into the line of thorn trees outside the park fence. OUCH! Battery ejected! Only way I found the Quad was because of the Lucky Box Buzzer which has its own internal battery and I programmed earlier to go off every 30 seconds for 12 hours if needed to find the quad. Lucky Indeed! Found the Quad and the battery! Bad news was the VTX ground wire had been cut (by thorns of tree?). So, had to re-solder. Flight footage lost from Runcam DVR because battery ejected and it lost power before I could push the little button on the DVR to save it. Re-flew with a 3S. Not nearly as good, but not bad overall I think. Your thoughts? Thanks for watching!??
This came together nicely. And right on time for my planning of a 3inch build.
Great Video TMac, This FlexRC Ascent 3 HD frame is not suitable for HD if you want to keep the props out of the video, I prefer the iFlight iH3 frame with no props in the video :-