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By Pie on Mar 27, 2022

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Decided to try my hand at 6s.
3D printed frame, Vista bungled in there, what could go wrong.
It does all barely fit, despite Thingiverse saying otherwise. Make sure you clamp down the FC/ESC fairly tight to avoid them hitting each other.
Had to do some trimming around the motors to get them to fit, the Ecos have this large bit that intersects otherwise.
I don't even want to think about how this might come apart in a crash.
Build notes:
This FC with 4.3 needs its loop time and dshot decreasing from their stock 8K/600 to 4K/300. Had high (80%) usage and erratic behaviour and blackbox logs (mostly pitch and pitch Dterm issues) before changing them. Might have also been variable PWM on the ESC but not sure.
Loaded with the "noisy RPM filters" BF4.3 preset for now, hover test OK, fairly cool motors.

Photos

Part List

Frame

5" FPV Racing Frame "Rainbow Frame" by SajedDosenbach
Thingiverse.com
See Site

Flight Controller

Diatone MAMBA STACK F405 MK2 DJI 50A Pro 32bit Stack - Quad Junkie
Quadjunkie.co.nz
$154.00

Motors

6 x Emax ECO II Series 2207 3-6S 1700KV 1900KV 2400KV Brushless Motor for FPV Racing - Quad Junkie
Quadjunkie.co.nz
$131.40

Propellers

3 x Gemfan Hurricane 51433 Propellers (6 Colours) - KiwiQuads
Kiwiquads.co.nz
$16.47

Receiver

Happymodel 2.4G ExpressLRS ELRS EP1 Nano High Refresh Rate Ultra-small Long Range RC Receiver - Quad Junkie
Quadjunkie.co.nz
$28.00

Batteries

3 x CNHL Black Series 1100mAh 22.2V 6S 100C Lipo Battery - Quad Junkie
Quadjunkie.co.nz
$132.00

Radio

Jumper T-Lite 16CH Hall Sensor Gimbals CC2500/JP4IN1 Multi-protocol RF System OpenTX Mode2 Transmitter Support Jumper 915 R900/C (23 builds)
Banggood.com
$69.99

Goggles

DJI FPV Goggles HD Digital 5.8Ghz 1440*810 720p/120fps Low Latency with DVR Compatible With Caddx Vista for FPV Racing Drone RC (146 builds)
Banggood.com
$534.29

Misc Parts

Diatone Mamba Flashbang SW601 Motor LED Board (4 Pcs) - KiwiQuads
Kiwiquads.co.nz
$9.99

Video Receiver

Eachine PRO58 RX Diversity 40CH 5.8G OLED SCAN VRX FPV Receiver for FatShark Goggles (37 builds)
Banggood.com
$31.50

Radio Module

Happymodel ExpressLRS 2.4GHz Slim ES24TX-Lite TX Module (Jumper T-Lite) (2 builds)
Getfpv.com
$36.99

Battery Charger

ISDT Q6 Nano BattGo 200W 8A Lipo Battery Charger Colorful Pocket for 1-6S Lipo Battery (4 builds)
Banggood.com
$32.99

Tools

Ethix Prop Tool - KiwiQuads (2 builds)
Kiwiquads.co.nz
$25.99

Accessories

Menace Digital HD Antenna Pack (DigiPack) DJI FPV - Quad Junkie
Quadjunkie.co.nz
$69.00

Accessories

BDI DJI Digidapter Plug & Play Analog Adapter for The DJI Digital FPV System
Newbeedrone.com
$59.99

Accessories

HGLRC Lipo Battery Balance Charger Board Pro 40A XT60 XT30 Plug 2-6S Integrated with Lipo Discharger for IMAX B6 ISDT Q6 Nano HO
Banggood.com
$29.99

Accessories

Whoop Juice Transfer Station – 1S Balance Charging Board (2 builds)
Store.fractalengineering.net
$12.99

Accessories

CellMeter-7 Battery Capacity Checker Tester LiPo LiFe Li-ion NiMH NiCd (2 builds)
Banggood.com
$11.99

Misc Supplies

GNB Battery 11.1V 120C 1550mAh 3S - KiwiQuads
Kiwiquads.co.nz
$34.99

Misc Supplies

Ethix Goggle Strap HD Black Logo - Quad Junkie
Quadjunkie.co.nz
$27.90
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Discussion

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Jodie Froster   Mar 29, 2022  

I love that frame design! Would love to hear any updates on durability/tuning!
I fear for your vista, they are so expensive >.< I hope it has a long and use full life

Pie   Apr 04, 2022 

Durability testing is in after a flyaway, its pretty good! Not sure if it was designed that way but the central pillars seem to act as a roll cage, while the arms snapped and twisted with PETG, but motors are OK. Great thing about this design is that 10 minutes of doing bolts, and 4 hours of printing later the frame is as good as new.

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