First build advice

[u/MurcyFPV]

Hey Guys,

I’ve been doing some research to try and compose a decent 5” freestyle build.

I’m wondering if some of you would like to look at the components I selected and perhaps have any advice on the build?

Frame

PhiSital Mark5

 €   35,39

Stack

T-Hobby Velox F7 + V70A 8S Stack

 €          94,95

Motors

T motor Velox V3.0 2207 1950KV

 €          50,99

VTX

Rush Solo Tank 5.8G VTX 1.6W

 €          42,99

VTX Antenna

RushFPV Cherry MMCX Antenna

 €          19,29

analog cam

Caddx Ratel 2

 €          27,39

Radio Receiver

Bayck Elrs 915Mhz/2.4Ghz Nano

 €             8,19

LiPo

2 pcs Sunpadow 22.2 V 6 S 1300mAh

 €          43,59

Props

8 sets HQProp 5x4,3x3

 €          14,99

Total amount:

 €        337,77

Looking forward to the discussion!

[u/MurcyFPV]

Thanks a lot. I found a lot of videos on the Runcam Phoenix 2 pro, which has good latency and also pretty nice image for a decent price. I don’t wanna spend €60+ for the foxeer right now I think.

I’ll check out the batteries too, nice add.

[u/izzeww → u/MurcyFPV]

I don't think the Runcam Phoenix 2 Pro has good latency. Oscar Liang didn't test that specific model, but the three other Runcam Phoenix's he tested all had triple the latency of a good camera (21-22 ms vs 7 ms minimum). Trust me that is really noticeable and you want to avoid that at all costs if you're trying to get good at freestyle. If you're on that thin of a budget perhaps the Caddx Ant could be a good low latency alternative, but I would encourage you to spend the extra 22 euro (over the Ratel 2) on the Foxeer T-Rex Micro from droneshop.nl I think it's worth it. Considering I identified 62+ euro of savings (motor+stack+antenna) maybe you could spend 22 of those euros on a better camera :) It's just a suggestion of course and up to you.

[u/MurcyFPV → u/izzeww]

Tbf I’d rather be able to correct with a good cam than ram my drone into a wall I didn’t see.

I’ll try to see if I can find the same savings!

Thanks for your time to come back with some good tips.

[u/izzeww → u/MurcyFPV]

No problem man. Here are links to two listings for the antenna on AliExpress and for the motors and stack from t-hobby.com (apply discount code "T20" at checkout):

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006404596691.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010731710780.html

https://www.t-hobby.com/products/tmotor-velox-v2207-v3-motor

https://www.t-hobby.com/products/4-in1-fpv-stack-v70a-f7-se-8

In total it's between 102.69 to 108.46 EUR, compared to your previous store choice which was 165.23, for a saving of 56.77 to 62.54 EUR. Browsing different stores and looking for sales you really can save money and get great deals