DucktileMedia
Drone Enthusiast
I have 3 beta frames that work great, they just don't have some of the additions the newer revisions have. As I will not be selling these new I figured I can sell them at a reduced cost. This is just the folding quad frame and landing gear. I have 3 units I will sell each for $50.
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The 2 left pictures are the styles for sale. The 2 pics on the right show the complete unit in its case(sold separately).
A little history of the Fold-N-Fly. On a recent trip to Hawaii I looked at my heli's and decided to not bring them as they were just too large and costly to travel with for fun. When I returned I spent countless hours trying to figure out a way to get everything needed to fit in a carry-on sized case. There are certainly small quads out there but the ones that come close to being this small all use proprietary components and are very fragile and cant really lift a gopro with fpv gear. The TBS disco is great but when you pack up everything needed it is still a fairly large box. As simple as this looks, there were many little adjustments to make this fit in its case by fractions of an inch. It can swing a 10" prop but I recommend the apc SF 9" on 4s. Graupner props are great but they have little surface area. An 8" APC SF has about the same surface area a 9" Graupner. Spinning smaller props faster is always better when trying to eliminate the infamous gopro jello. it also helps flying in wind. If anyone who purchases these units wants, I do have the custom cases available. I am working out exact pricing but for a little more than the cost of a Pelican case you can have the fold-n-fly and a case! Our cases are sold with a bezel specifically designed for a 7-8" monitor. The beauty of this package is that you can use over the counter parts to make this work. i realize the demographic for this product are people like you and me who most likely have a desk full of spare parts. Well, this is the perfect home for those parts.
As for flying characteristics? I was honestly concerned that the arms flex would be an issue, but it actually seems to help. They are very strong and rigid enough to not flex under normal flight. But,if it comes down hard the arms will fold in saving a break in most cases. It flies very smoothly and is so simple it makes me want to fly this over my more expensive helis when I dont need to lift a heavier camera. The provisions for a video transmitter and fpv cam on top of a gopro mount are all integrated in the design. The following is a list of the parts I used to complete the kit.
Tiger 2216 900kv
Turnigy Plush 30amp
APC SF 9"
Hoverfly Sport/Pro or NAZA flight controller.
any fpv cam
any gopro
power distribution wire.
A note on power distribution: Since the ESC's have to go on the arms for space, the wires that come off a standard ESC will not reach the center of the heli. I recommend simply extending these wires by soldering on a few inches to a battery connector. The proto we used had a voltair board but it honestly was just as much work installing and fitting wires than it would be to just solder 4 wires together for +/-.
Thanks
Yuri
IrisAerial
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The 2 left pictures are the styles for sale. The 2 pics on the right show the complete unit in its case(sold separately).
A little history of the Fold-N-Fly. On a recent trip to Hawaii I looked at my heli's and decided to not bring them as they were just too large and costly to travel with for fun. When I returned I spent countless hours trying to figure out a way to get everything needed to fit in a carry-on sized case. There are certainly small quads out there but the ones that come close to being this small all use proprietary components and are very fragile and cant really lift a gopro with fpv gear. The TBS disco is great but when you pack up everything needed it is still a fairly large box. As simple as this looks, there were many little adjustments to make this fit in its case by fractions of an inch. It can swing a 10" prop but I recommend the apc SF 9" on 4s. Graupner props are great but they have little surface area. An 8" APC SF has about the same surface area a 9" Graupner. Spinning smaller props faster is always better when trying to eliminate the infamous gopro jello. it also helps flying in wind. If anyone who purchases these units wants, I do have the custom cases available. I am working out exact pricing but for a little more than the cost of a Pelican case you can have the fold-n-fly and a case! Our cases are sold with a bezel specifically designed for a 7-8" monitor. The beauty of this package is that you can use over the counter parts to make this work. i realize the demographic for this product are people like you and me who most likely have a desk full of spare parts. Well, this is the perfect home for those parts.
As for flying characteristics? I was honestly concerned that the arms flex would be an issue, but it actually seems to help. They are very strong and rigid enough to not flex under normal flight. But,if it comes down hard the arms will fold in saving a break in most cases. It flies very smoothly and is so simple it makes me want to fly this over my more expensive helis when I dont need to lift a heavier camera. The provisions for a video transmitter and fpv cam on top of a gopro mount are all integrated in the design. The following is a list of the parts I used to complete the kit.
Tiger 2216 900kv
Turnigy Plush 30amp
APC SF 9"
Hoverfly Sport/Pro or NAZA flight controller.
any fpv cam
any gopro
power distribution wire.
A note on power distribution: Since the ESC's have to go on the arms for space, the wires that come off a standard ESC will not reach the center of the heli. I recommend simply extending these wires by soldering on a few inches to a battery connector. The proto we used had a voltair board but it honestly was just as much work installing and fitting wires than it would be to just solder 4 wires together for +/-.
Thanks
Yuri
IrisAerial
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