The first time I flew with other pilots was about a year ago and this high school kid (Michael Saalwaechter) was there showing off his crazy tricks. Michael and I have flown together many times since then over the past year, and although both our skills have increased he has always been in another league. This was shown most recently with his performance at the MultiGP 5A Pacific Northwest Regional Finals hosted by DieHard RC. He did not have the cumulative highest score (partly due to the fact his battery didn’t have enough juice to finish the 2 gates on his 8th lap on round 2), but he did get the fastest lap and fastest 8 lap run out of anyone in the nation.
Check it out: http://www.multigp.com/page/the-list-2016
I’m super proud of this kid! I asked him if I could share his part list here, so here it is:
Goby Frame
http://www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5004
or
https://www.amazon.com/Goby-210mm-Drone-Racing-Frame/dp/B01B6FBP8S
Kiss FC
http://www.RaceDayQuads.com/products/kiss-flight-controller-v1-03
or
https://www.amazon.com/ProgressiveRC-AC-KISSFC-Flyduino-Flight-Controller/dp/B01FYKYFLU
Kiss 24A ESCs
http://www.RaceDayQuads.com/products/kiss-24a-race-edition-esc
or
https://www.amazon.com/Flyduino-KISS-2-5S-Race-32bit/dp/B01JPTK9WA
ZMX Motors
http://silver-drone.com/collections/motors/products/zmx-v3-motor-2206-2600kv-blue-cap
X4R RX
http://www.banggood.com/FrSky-X4RSB-316-Channel-Telemetry-Receiver-p-955643.html
or
https://www.amazon.com/FrSky-X4RSB-Channel-Telemetry-Receiver/dp/B016Q3F6UI
FPV Camera
https://www.amazon.com/600TVL-1-8mm-Degree-Angle-Camera/dp/B01CNMQKAG
Lumenier VTX
http://www.getfpv.com/fpv/video-transmitters/lumenier-tx5gpro-mini-200mw-5-8ghz-fpv-transmitter-with-power-switch.html
or
https://www.amazon.com/Lumenier-TX5GPro-200-5-8GHz-Transmitter-Supply/dp/B01CX4TWKO
VTX Antenna
http://www.RaceDayQuads.com/products/tbs-triumph-antenna-sma
or
https://www.amazon.com/Team-BlackSheep-TBS-Triumph-2pcs/dp/B01BJ7FARA
Battery
http://www.RaceDayQuads.com/products/thunder-power-adrenaline-1300mah-4s-80c-lipo-fpv-racing-battery
or
http://www.store.revolectrix.com/Products/Blend435-DIAMOND-Label-60C-LiPO-Batteries/Revolectrix-1500mAh-4S-Lipo-70C-Silver-Label-GP-KO-JST-XH-Balance-Connector
Props
http://www.RaceDayQuads.com/products/racekraft-5-5040-tri-blade-race-props-coming-soon
PDB
http://www.getfpv.com/lumenier-4power-mini-pdb.html
or
https://www.amazon.com/Lumenier-M-PDB-4Power-Power-Distribution/dp/B00VV6Y0SK
Voltage Regulator
http://www.getfpv.com/5v-step-down-voltage-regulator.html
or
https://www.amazon.com/Pololu-Step-Down-Voltage-Regulator-D24V6F5/dp/B016VG8XI2
Battery Strap
https://www.quadrysteria.com/products/484
Pictures:
Videos:
He’s making some changes to the build for nationals, but he asked me not to share them until after the competition.
Michael said he would be willing to help me answer questions, so ask away!