How to build a 5″ HD freestyle quad with MEPS components
Here’s a run-through of building my latest 5″ quad. I chose MEPS motors, ESC and FC mounted on an Armattan Marmotte frame with Caddx Walksnail digital VTX
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Refitting an Armattan Marmotte frame with Walksnail Avatar
My experience of converting an Armattan Marmotte analog VTX to Walksnail Avatar digital VTX system
Adding a Runcam Split S 4 to an Armattan Gecko frame
The Armattan Gecko 3″ frame has a 20 x 20 mm mounting pattern, and the Runcam Split S 4 has a 25.5 x 25.5 mm mounting pattern, so by default they don’t fit.
Shadowfax ☠️
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Operational: November 2020 – May 2022 I lost my Cragon 5″ drone in the mountains, so I wanted my new 5″ drone to be reliable for operation. No jello for… Read more »
It’s 3″ time
Time for a new drone build … enter the Hornet build, based upon the Armattan Gecko 3″ frame. Capable of running on 4S LIPOs but supporting a RunCam Split 4 4K instead of a GoPro.
Hornet
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Operational: October 2020 – active The design brief for this drone is a drone that is reasonably light-weight, quiet and fun for practising with, yet still supporting the XT60 4S… Read more »
Cragon v2 ☠️
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Operational: September 2018 – September 2020 (death by loss in the mountains) There were two iterations of the Cragon. Cloud … Dragon … Cragon .. well, that was the reason… Read more »
Cragon v1 ☠️
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Operational: August 2018 – August 2018 (death by drowning in a river) Cloud … Dragon … Cragon .. well, that was the reason for the name. Check out the Cragon… Read more »
GoldPaw
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Operational: April 2019 – active GoldPaw … named due to the gold bling motors. I wanted to build a new drone to improve upon some aesthetic and functional design issues… Read more »
Armattan Marmotte MMCX and UBLOX GPS Holder
Winter months … time to enhance parts of the drone. I’ve integrated a MMCX holder and GPS holder into one, making the rear of the drone a little more attractive…. Read more »