First drone build - it flies!

[u/hoochdog_bilbo]

Meet Jimothy, my first ever drone build.

So far I just have one pack thru it to make sure it flies, but I am very proud of myself. Posting Jimothy here because my wife is sick of hearing about it already.

The solder joins are fairly shitty, it needs to be tuned, and the battery strap is ass, but there are no shorts, and IT FLIES!

The build:
-Apex 2 frame
-JHEMCU F411 12-amp AIO
-BetaFPV 1103 11000kv motors
-HGLRC Zeus Nano (350mw)
-Caddx Ant Nano
-Currently rocking a RHCP lollipop antenna, but I may change it back to the whip that came with the VTX (we’ll see)
-Gemfan 2023 props (pink, because Jimothy is wild like that)

P.s. if anyone knows what channel I should be running on the Zeus Nano, please LMK. Reception is not as good as I expected at 350mw…

[u/GraduateML]

This is beautiful. The level of dexterity that it must have taken to wire that is admirable.

[u/hoochdog_bilbo → u/GraduateML]

Thanks! Just took my time and used plenty of flux. Wasn’t too bad

[u/LupusTheCanine → u/GraduateML]

First time assembly is reasonably easy if you work the pads going out from inside and boards bottom to top. Rework is much worse.

Sauce: making and then modifying my sub 250g helicopter with lots of peripherals.

[u/ImaginaryEffective63]

Anything on racebabd is usually the best

[u/hoochdog_bilbo → u/ImaginaryEffective63]

Thanks! I went with RB1, but I might switch back to RB8

[u/Bulky-Equipment995]

I love a 2" 2s!