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    Yet another newbie build thread!

    Any suggestions on clamps to attach straight CF legs on the arms? 14mm tubing, googling is coming up short. Thinking about having some 3D printed, anyone seen anything like that?
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    Yet another newbie build thread!

    Flew it officially today, but had to remove the gimbal (sans Gopro already) because it is so far out of balance. Plan is to have aluminum or CF legs at the extremities for stability. Hovers at just below 50%, very happy with that. PROGRESS!
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    Yet another newbie build thread!

    It's taken me much longer than planned, which I pretty much expected. It still hasn't flown other than hover testing, hoping to change that this weekend. Ignore the landing gear, it's temporary only... Busch Light can for scale: Main chassis Second platform 3rd platform, sans props...
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    Yet another newbie build thread!

    Thanks all for your comments and suggestions! I decided to stick with the motors (SunnySky X3508-580) and work around the 4S limit. Decent numbers on both 13 and 14" props, definitely the way to go. 13" 14" (edit) I don't even know if I can mount 14" props. This thing is going to big...
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    Yet another newbie build thread!

    Wow, I hadn't even seen that the SS motors limit was 14.8... Thanks. Also, you are correct, with a 4S battery, eCalc likes a 13x4 better, slightly higher estimated flight time, but less estimate hover time. However, this brings my hover throttle up to 59%. Any suggestions as to whether I...
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    Yet another newbie build thread!

    Hey guys and gals, newbie here. I'm Matt, currently building my first quad after being absolutely blown away by the video footage on youtube. I intend to use this almost solely for video/FPV, and probably not much at all for acrobatic, etc. I intend to turn this into a commercial venture...
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