Hawki Pierce
Member
Hey all,
I'm new here and a 1 year newbie to quads. I originally built a Roboacat as my very first project from one of the $100 Chinese kits. It stood up to its fair share of hard crashes and other sorted mishaps ... but, it was always difficult to fly LOS because it was completely black and orientation was always an issue.
Ten months later (a little slow to react), I finally decided to change out the canopy to an orange one for better visibility. When I checked the prices, I found I could get a new, complete frame kit for $21.
So here we go, this build will be a rebuild using many of the existing components from the existing build, supplementing some new pieces redo the majority of the harnessing and have a new "Cat" when done. Only God knows just how long that's going to take.
Hope you enjoy my follies;
dave
Changes made to stock kit;
I'm new here and a 1 year newbie to quads. I originally built a Roboacat as my very first project from one of the $100 Chinese kits. It stood up to its fair share of hard crashes and other sorted mishaps ... but, it was always difficult to fly LOS because it was completely black and orientation was always an issue.
Ten months later (a little slow to react), I finally decided to change out the canopy to an orange one for better visibility. When I checked the prices, I found I could get a new, complete frame kit for $21.
So here we go, this build will be a rebuild using many of the existing components from the existing build, supplementing some new pieces redo the majority of the harnessing and have a new "Cat" when done. Only God knows just how long that's going to take.
Hope you enjoy my follies;
dave
Changes made to stock kit;
- Replaced all visible hardware to stainless steel cap screws.
- Applied Sharpie oil based orange paint to carbon fiber plate edges
- Will use only the canopy and not the side cover wings. This provides better access for battery loading and FC usb connector. It also greatly aids handling in strong wind conditions.
- 4x Emax RS2205 2300kv motors
- 4x DYS 30a BLHeli_s ESCs
- Matek PDB/BEC v3
- Naze32 Rev6c 10dof FC
- LemonRX DSMX Satellite
- Rear LED light bar w\buzzer (naze32 controlled)
- Front spot light(s)
- FPV camera, TX & OSD
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