I bought a BNF of this frame from iFlight, arrived yesterday. This thing is out of this world, used the Chris Rosser's preset on betaflight. It flies so well, i had never flown anything bigger than a 3.5". Very eazy to fly, so locked on. Just perfect! And very lightweight! 600g with o3 air unit
Hey dude, im thinking of buying the same bnf but I cant find any reviews out there to know how it is. If you could make a flying video without stabalization I would really appreciate it.
Love what Chris is bringing to the hobby, I'd recommend the hq 7x4.5x3r glass fibre nylon props and definitely a better stack than Mamba if you can Ian I certainly wouldn't be sending my 7inch up a mountain with a Mamba stack in it
Mamba stacks are fine they are very solid. I have used about 6 different mamba esc's in the last year and I beat the hell out of them and they hold up great, unlike my Iflight SucceX 50amp ESC which failed on me after not many packs.
@@jhughes2286 that’s interesting, I bought recently the same esc ( iflight succex 50) , that I saw on a lot of builds on YT , and it gave me only problems until yesterday where it abandoned me in the middle of the flight ( cruising ) so that esc banned for life for me …
Hey Ian, I just finished my Chimera 7 build with the HDZero 1W last week (needed a 250mm mipi cable btw) and I also used the Mamba f722Mk3 stack, ECOII motors (except 1500kv), and those HQ Props. - I had a strange issue with the Current (Amp) reading jumping all over the place, and I’ll be interested to hear if you have the same issue. Let me know because I found a solution. - Beyond that it needed a bit of PID tuning to go properly but it’s flying well now, just need some proper weather up here in Norway, cheers!
That’s a nice build. I will for sure let you know. Iv not ordered the bits yet as I was hit by my EOY tax bill for the channel so I’m going to have to wait a month. I still am looking panning the 1W HDZero build for this but as that’s not out yet I have a bit of flexibility on time. Im looking forward to seeing how you get on with that for sure.
@@MadRC Absolutely, no rush, we’re all looking forward to spring and summer anyway… Time, weather, and daylight are all very tricky this time of year. I’ll watch for updates from you, and in the meantime try to finish editing some of my own videos!
What makes this frame "Long Range"? In my opinion it is specifically not a typical long range frame. It was designed to reduce resonance above all else. Just being a 7" bird does not mean long range. Fully built this frame is 230g. It is a great frame. I would not say it's a great long range frame.
Agreed. What is even LR (1km/2km/10km) ? I would rather put some badass 2808 or even 2810 motors with some proper kv (+1500kv) and haul ass on 6s with it. Partly because closest mountains are one hour drive and crusing over fields is not fun. Low ground speeding on the other hand that's where my heart is.
@@MPQuads237 That what I have in the works. 2810 motors (1350kv though) with the capacity to go smooth & fast with a big heavy new GoPro. Who am I kidding, I'll slap some 6s2p batteries on there and go for distance too. Starting with a 230g frame, this is never going to be a standard "long range" build.
The arm-hole is not just for saving weight. So motors have a bit that protrudes down there. The plate has a specific function (resisting particular stress) The effectiveness of which would be reduced with a hole in the middle of it.
It well known that carbon fiber is made up of many many layers, and this "weave" you and Chris Rosser talk about is only cosmetic. It's the outermost layer. So regardless of which way the "weave" is, it will not affect the strength, so he could have made a better, stronger, 1 peice arm.
I have built and flown numerous 7 inch builds and this is by far my favorite one, no noise in the blackbox, clean a switch back build. It audible sounds so much smoother as well: ua-cam.com/video/IBvcBiQI-HQ/v-deo.html
I bought a BNF of this frame from iFlight, arrived yesterday. This thing is out of this world, used the Chris Rosser's preset on betaflight. It flies so well, i had never flown anything bigger than a 3.5". Very eazy to fly, so locked on. Just perfect! And very lightweight! 600g with o3 air unit
Hey dude, im thinking of buying the same bnf but I cant find any reviews out there to know how it is. If you could make a flying video without stabalization I would really appreciate it.
I have one of each of his frames and really enjoy them,
only built the 5 and 5.5 so far. 3.5 and 7" next...
oh and just ordered the T3"
Got the 5 and flies amazing on X2208s
Any idea how it holds up against the AOS falcon? Especially for LR?
Hey Mads Tech. Have you completed a build with this frame? Could you make a video about it?
@17:42 Come on Ian. We are waiting for you to build it already :)
Love what Chris is bringing to the hobby, I'd recommend the hq 7x4.5x3r glass fibre nylon props and definitely a better stack than Mamba if you can Ian I certainly wouldn't be sending my 7inch up a mountain with a Mamba stack in it
Why don't you trust a mamba stack? Feelings or evidence?
I hope that hqprop in fibre nylon material is better balanced than the standard version, I trashed all the ones I bought because totally unbalanced
Mamba stacks are fine they are very solid. I have used about 6 different mamba esc's in the last year and I beat the hell out of them and they hold up great, unlike my Iflight SucceX 50amp ESC which failed on me after not many packs.
@@jhughes2286 that’s interesting, I bought recently the same esc ( iflight succex 50) , that I saw on a lot of builds on YT , and it gave me only problems until yesterday where it abandoned me in the middle of the flight ( cruising ) so that esc banned for life for me …
Excellent
Hey Ian, I just finished my Chimera 7 build with the HDZero 1W last week (needed a 250mm mipi cable btw) and I also used the Mamba f722Mk3 stack, ECOII motors (except 1500kv), and those HQ Props.
- I had a strange issue with the Current (Amp) reading jumping all over the place, and I’ll be interested to hear if you have the same issue. Let me know because I found a solution.
- Beyond that it needed a bit of PID tuning to go properly but it’s flying well now, just need some proper weather up here in Norway, cheers!
That’s a nice build. I will for sure let you know. Iv not ordered the bits yet as I was hit by my EOY tax bill for the channel so I’m going to have to wait a month. I still am looking panning the 1W HDZero build for this but as that’s not out yet I have a bit of flexibility on time. Im looking forward to seeing how you get on with that for sure.
@@MadRC Absolutely, no rush, we’re all looking forward to spring and summer anyway… Time, weather, and daylight are all very tricky this time of year. I’ll watch for updates from you, and in the meantime try to finish editing some of my own videos!
omg so nice.. i want to do a iFlight DC10 10" with HDZero 1w
@@divingfalconfpv4602 yup, it’s going to be a great LR quad, excited for nicer weather!
Hello, iNav or Betaflight, why not a f405 to run ardupilot aswel? A head to head challenge would be great, see you in the next video, good luck.
I have one but I'm struggling to find ways to lower the weight. The frame is pretty good but too heavy in my view.
What makes this frame "Long Range"? In my opinion it is specifically not a typical long range frame. It was designed to reduce resonance above all else. Just being a 7" bird does not mean long range. Fully built this frame is 230g. It is a great frame. I would not say it's a great long range frame.
I class anything 7 inch as long range. Possibly Cine but realty is this size frame is usually longer flights.
Agreed. What is even LR (1km/2km/10km) ? I would rather put some badass 2808 or even 2810 motors with some proper kv (+1500kv) and haul ass on 6s with it. Partly because closest mountains are one hour drive and crusing over fields is not fun. Low ground speeding on the other hand that's where my heart is.
@@MPQuads237 That what I have in the works. 2810 motors (1350kv though) with the capacity to go smooth & fast with a big heavy new GoPro. Who am I kidding, I'll slap some 6s2p batteries on there and go for distance too. Starting with a 230g frame, this is never going to be a standard "long range" build.
@@alexanderfpv6655 Looking forward your footage with this bird. I will be epic.
@@alexanderfpv6655 just check motor mount 25mm or 19mm, Mantis has only 19mm!
Ordered this frame, but i would like to put 2808 1300kv motors. Any issues with resonance?
Why make a hole in the middle of the arms for the motor screw (for the motor bell) but not in the plate that holds the arm together ?
The arm-hole is not just for saving weight. So motors have a bit that protrudes down there. The plate has a specific function (resisting particular stress) The effectiveness of which would be reduced with a hole in the middle of it.
cant help thinking the motor mounts need another carbon brace and glued together somehow
It well known that carbon fiber is made up of many many layers, and this "weave" you and Chris Rosser talk about is only cosmetic. It's the outermost layer. So regardless of which way the "weave" is, it will not affect the strength, so he could have made a better, stronger, 1 peice arm.
What about the 'falcon' edition ??? ¶ ; - )
It's lost up a mountain 😂🤣😂
@@gmivisualsjason3729 I saw a new flight of him yesterday! ¶ ; - )
Is it props in view?:)
I have built and flown numerous 7 inch builds and this is by far my favorite one, no noise in the blackbox, clean a switch back build. It audible sounds so much smoother as well: ua-cam.com/video/IBvcBiQI-HQ/v-deo.html
First lol but cool vid
so what happened with this build?
It’s a big frame…
Nice build…::there is space for a lion fullsend 8000mah? Lenght is 150mm. Thanks