FPV Drone Build And Flight // Walksnail Avatar 3.5” Freestyle
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9 ай бұрын3.5” Freestyle drone Build Using the Caddx Walksnail avatar HD video system. Im new to this system coming from DJI using the DJI Goggles v2 and the O3 air unit. Im very happy with the Walksnail system so far. I hope this build video helps or inspires a build idea for you. More videos to come!
Here is a breakdown of parts and prices.
(Parts below from Pyrodrone)
HQ Prop T3.5X2.2X2 Bi- Blade 3.5" Prop Grey (2CW+2CCW) - Poly Carbonate $2.79 X3= ($8.37)
HQ Prop T3.5X2.5X3 Tri-Blade 3.5" 1.5mm T-Mount Prop Grey (2CW/+2CCW) - Poly Carbonate $2.79 X3= ($8.37)
FlyFishRC Flash 1804 Brushless FPV Freestyle Motor - 3500KV (4s) $15.90 X5 = ($79.50)
Happymodel 2.4G ExpressLRS EP1 Dual TCXO RX True Diversity Receiver Module ($24.99)
GEPRC GEP-F722-35A AIO F722 FC 35A 2-6S 8bit BLHeli_S ESC - 25.5×25.5mm ($89.99)
FlyfishRC Volador VX3.5 03 3.5" Freestyle Frame Kit - Tropical Mix TPU ($32.90)
Subtotal ($250.27)
Shipping (UPS Next Day Air Saver®) ($39.61)
( TAX 6.5%) ($18.83)
( TAX 2.5%). ($7.24)
Total ($315.95 USD)
(Parts Below From Race Day Quads)
Walksnail Avatar PRO HD V2 VTX Kit - 32GB with Gyroflow ($158.99)
Walksnail Avatar HD Goggle RP-SMA Antenna 2 Pack - LHCP ($15.89)
Fat Shark Dominator HD FPV Goggles. ($479.99)
Subtotal $654.87
Shipping $17.90
TAX $60.54
Total $733.31
Total Price ($1,048.00 USD)
#caddx #fpv #drone #fpvdrone #DJI #walksnail #walksnailavatar #flyfishrc
@tomshaa391 6 ай бұрын
I love FlyFush frame, very beautiful.
@drelephanttube 8 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot for the video, exactly what I'm looking for at the moment.
@andrewmedia3568 8 ай бұрын
No problem 🤘
@hobbyhowiefpv219 9 ай бұрын
i like the Flyfish 3.5 inch frame. Made 2 one with Walksnail & one DJI Vista Pro an both fly pretty good. Both get great flight time an are super quiet. Fly both in front of the house to get a lil stick time. Kind of a fan of HappyModel so I used there Crazy F411 20A AIO with HappyModel EX1404-3500KV MOTORS. That black battery pad you got with that Flyfish frame kit is one of the best I ever used, pert near dont need a battery strap. Happy flying. Thumbs up👍
@AxxieFPV 9 ай бұрын
Good stuff! I love my Walksnail builds! Definitely looking forward to their 4K camera coming soon.
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
thanks! yes the 4k cam should be awesome🤘
@MJC_Drones 8 ай бұрын
Great video and explanation of everything. Greatly appreciate the detail. Great video set up also. Well done. New subscriber here now.
@andrewmedia3568 8 ай бұрын
I appreciate it 😁
@tobyupson6184 9 ай бұрын
Nice build.
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@lisabethschrader4942 2 ай бұрын
Nice job man, I'm getting ready to build one Mamba wifi AIO and DJI 03 ,I like those motors you got.
@andrewmedia3568 2 ай бұрын
Nice even better with the O3. Yeah these motors are solid, still flying them after many crashes with no issues.
@mlentsch 8 ай бұрын
The range and pen are just as good on walksnail as they are on DJI - match your antennas - know their center freq and set you channel accordingly.
@DronePH-2024 9 ай бұрын
GREAT 3.5 INCH I BUILD ALSO ANALOG WITH THIS VOLADOR FLYFISH FRAME 👍
@jayskrilla421 6 ай бұрын
would be really cool to see you review the new moonlight 4k on this quad too.
@alfrugo 5 ай бұрын
thank you thank you!
@Maxim_Nub 9 ай бұрын
nice looking one, i built the same frame-motors build this summer. just had speedybee f7 mini and vista system. love that thing, but its harder to be as smooth as on 5 inch rig. also idk if its only my frame but i had to file a bit the bottom frame to place the standoffs cuz they didnt want to get into the spots lol
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
Yeah the lighter weight quads are definitely not as smooth as 750gram 5" quad. I didn't have any issues with the standoffs but the screws for the arms were a little hard to screw in. 🤷♂. This night cam is amazing ill have some videos posted soon.
@raymondnaylor8506 7 ай бұрын
Love your build videos. I just bought that Volador 3.5 inch and I'm wondering what preset to use in Betaflight?
@andrewmedia3568 7 ай бұрын
Thanks! I Appreciate it. I think im using a supafly 2-4 inch freestyle preset. But I usually make some tweaks to the tune based on how its flying. supafly has presets for 3-5 inch freestlye quads for BF 4.3 and 4.4. Im using just the pids though rates are my own preference.
@Jo-mi5nm 4 ай бұрын
Nice Build! How is the Noise Level compared to a 5 inch?
@TribeOfSkate 12 күн бұрын
Kind reminder to use and mention importance of flux when soldering please. A lot of people screw up joints not prepping/ cleaning them properly .
@andrewmedia3568 12 күн бұрын
I have built 10 plus drones of all sizes and types, and to be honest I have never used flux. I use a thin strand of solder and it makes you feed alot of solder so the flux in the solder is enough for me. 🤷♂
@dronefilmsgermany 2 ай бұрын
quick question, as its an x frame - Are the props visible in the DJI o3 recording? or only during flying in the googles.
@andrewmedia3568 2 ай бұрын
Im not sure because this is the walksnail vtx not the dji O3, the first flight section in this video is the vtx recording not the goggle dvr and it has props in view. I think this frame would have props in view with the O3.
@nikitafriesen3778 8 ай бұрын
Does it make sense to upgrade it to 6s, or is that overkill. I mean even with 6s motors you would still be able to use 4s batteries (and 6s for more power, the components (except the motors) seem to support 6s. Just starting out and kinda want my first drone to be perfect :) ?
@andrewmedia3568 8 ай бұрын
I already have lots of 4s packs so that’s part of it and weight. This thing at its size already has tons of power. 6s packs are more expensive. But it’s up to you. More people run 6s than 4s across all sizes from what I’ve seen. And like you said 6s can run both so..
@DaywalkerFPV 9 ай бұрын
Did you have issues having the VTX and RX both being hooked up to UART2?
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
The VTX is on UART 1 and the RX is on UART 2. sorry if i didn't explain that very well in the video. the plug for the VTX on the board is VBAT, Ground, T1,R1, Ground and R2. but the last ground and R2 are only for DJI If you are using SBUS and the DJI radio. I only used 4 wires in that plug excluding the second ground and R2. Hopefully this makes sense.
@arthurgarzon200 3 ай бұрын
Hey, nice video! I had a quick question. What batteries do you recommend for this build? Additionally, do the goggles require extra batteries? (I want to get the goggles x but don’t yet know if I need extra batteries to make them work).
@andrewmedia3568 3 ай бұрын
Definitely 4s 850mah. And yes you need a battery for the goggles. It comes with an xt60 to barrel plug but not a battery.
@arthurgarzon200 3 ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568Great! Thank you. I found the ones you purchased on amazon. Additionally, is there a reason why you got 5 motors instead of 4?
@andrewmedia3568 3 ай бұрын
@@arthurgarzon200sometimes I buy 5 in case i immediately crash and need a new motor🤣. Thats why.
@arthurgarzon200 3 ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568I see, what battery would you recommend to get?
@andrewmedia3568 3 ай бұрын
@@arthurgarzon200 I don’t worry too much about brands. I buy cheap batteries off Amazon like ovonic and zee. They end up smashed into the ground anyway😅.
@xinhood Ай бұрын
Total beginner here, so the chance of me being wrong is quite high, but both ELRS antenna's are in the same orientation, and 1 is really close to the vtx antenna. Wouldn't it be better to do them allong the front arms? That way they are in a nice angle, preventing a situation where the blind spot of the two antenna's overlap. Or will the motor wires interfere to much in that orientation?
@andrewmedia3568 Ай бұрын
🤷♂ Eh yes and no. running them on the arms would work great. I just dont like the look of that and since this quad is never going further than maybe 2-3k feet away max, I dont have to worry much about antenna null. I have my 7" long range quad that has the antenna set up the exact same way and they are actually crossfire 915mhz antenna running elrs 2.4ghz 🤣. Lots of people told me I cant do it and it wont work but I have flown some miles on that set up. Never had an issue. I like to experiment and test things out especially when people say I cant. Always stay curious.
@xinhood Ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 i appreciate the response! Good to know that the problem I invented is mostly theoretical. I’m flying a mob6 and looking to upgrade to a mob8. But this video really inspired me to start looking into building a 3.5 inch myself later on!
@ToastMaster553_ Ай бұрын
I hope I'm not bothering you, but just one more thing, what c-rating would you suggest for a 4s 850mah battery? I'm making a similar build to yours, it has the same frame and motors.
@andrewmedia3568 Ай бұрын
No your good. The C rating thing is kinda BS, Its somewhat made up by manufacturer as a sales gimmick. But as long as the battery is "rated" around 90-120c they will work fine. C rating matters more when looking at batteries from the same manufacturer as they rate their own batteries differently. When looking at two different company's and one says 100c and the other says 120c thats just marketing BS.
@ToastMaster553_ Ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 Oh, I see now, I thought that it needed to be a specific amount based on how much power a drone used. Thanks for clarifying
@ToastMaster553_ Ай бұрын
with the frame you used, can I use any analog VTX and camera, or is it designed for the walk snail system. Also what battery are you running and how is the flight time?
@andrewmedia3568 Ай бұрын
you can use any analog vtx that will mount up in this frame. the mounting holes are 20x20 and 25x25. Or you can always use 3M double sided tape to mount the vtx too. And the camera spacing is 19mm or 20mm so your standard micro sized 19/20mm camera will work fine. For batteries I used ovonic 850mAh 4s lipos and flight time was 5-7 minutes.
@ToastMaster553_ Ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 Thank you so much! I'm just working on some researching for my quad. Got to save up some money though because right now I'm in grade seven so I'm trying to find some odd jobs to do. Once again thanks, and I will 100% be coming back to this channel.
@andrewmedia3568 Ай бұрын
@@ToastMaster553_ No problem happy to help.
@J_Madison 29 күн бұрын
Wish they'd come out with a camera that had less fish eye.
@andrewmedia3568 29 күн бұрын
I agree it seems too wide.
@TOTZHD 8 ай бұрын
I’m pretty sure they are only capable of 100fps. But advertised as being 1080/120 compatible. Either way the image of dvr looks great. I’m excited to be switching from DJI
@andrewmedia3568 8 ай бұрын
Yeah I think I fly my o3 quads at 60fps that’s plenty enough for me. I think walksnail is only 1080 120 with the new goggles x. But I’m happy with how WS looks. 🤘
@drone_fpv 9 ай бұрын
Hi man! Nice build! What battery size are you using?
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
Thanks. I’m running 850mah 4s and a 1300mah 4s
@drone_fpv 9 ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 Nice man. I am building this frame with a 6s 550mah and 6s 660mah. Let's see if it works great.. haha
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
@@drone_fpv I think that will rip. 💪It’s a great mini quad.
@drone_fpv 9 ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 nice! I'm anxiously waiting for the pieces! Thank you man! :)
@freshtomatoes3655 9 күн бұрын
How the hell did you get the camera in there !?! I’ve been trying for a few days now to get my runcam wasp into the frame’s soft mounts and it won’t work
@andrewmedia3568 8 күн бұрын
I believe it came with 2 different soft mounts, one is for 19mm standard size camera and the other is 20mm for the slightly wider O3 camera.
@Fpvnoob387 4 ай бұрын
Did you use screws for mounting vtx? Are they fit ? I see only 3m tape
@andrewmedia3568 4 ай бұрын
No I didn’t use screws just the 3M tape.
@Fpvnoob387 4 ай бұрын
screws not fit ? or vtx is to big ? cuz i want build almost this same build, thats why im asking @@andrewmedia3568
@Fpvnoob387 4 ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 ok, but screws are not fit ? its 20x20 or vtx is to big for this frame ?
@andrewmedia3568 4 ай бұрын
@@Fpvnoob387the frame does have 20x20 and 25x25. So you could screw the vtx down I’m just lazy I guess 😂. I have the vtx screwed down on my speedybee master 5 build.
@Fpvnoob387 4 ай бұрын
that's what I wanted to hear xD so i can order my build now ;) @@andrewmedia3568
@luceedfpv Ай бұрын
Will I have props in the view while using dji o3 air unit?
@andrewmedia3568 Ай бұрын
Yes with this frame you will.
@itsgonetoofar 6 ай бұрын
do you think it will fly good on 650mah?
@andrewmedia3568 6 ай бұрын
yes 650mah will do fine might have slightly less flight time than an 850 mAh, but it will still fly great.
@usernamenotavailable4072 5 ай бұрын
will this frame fit the new ws moonlight 4k?
@andrewmedia3568 5 ай бұрын
Honestly I don’t know. I think it works with O3 so maybe moonlight would work too. 🤷♂️
@Nenenaman 4 ай бұрын
It does! I have it, it’s a tight fit, but works
@Kevinfpv2009 2 ай бұрын
which fpv camera do you use?
@andrewmedia3568 2 ай бұрын
This is the “pro” version vtx with the Sony night camera.
@rockfordian23 9 ай бұрын
When are ypu reviewing the goggles x?
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
When you get yours in the mail we can review them. That would be a great video. compare them to the V1 fatsharks I have. 🤙
@rockfordian23 3 ай бұрын
That's a nice build, but do it 3d?
@andrewmedia3568 3 ай бұрын
Ill try 3D after you do it first 🤣🤘
@rockfordian23 3 ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 bet
@ayronleandro 5 ай бұрын
Hello bro, can you send the PID and retention of this drone?
@andrewmedia3568 5 ай бұрын
retention?
@thedude5344 4 ай бұрын
I got much better range and penetration with patch antennas on the front ,get rid of the stubbies .
@mlentsch 8 ай бұрын
p.s. The problem you're having with the SD card is that you have to power off the goggles AFTER you power off the drone.
@andrewmedia3568 8 ай бұрын
Gotcha ok thanks ill try that. 👍
@miksul8253 3 ай бұрын
How much weight is this drone?
@andrewmedia3568 3 ай бұрын
195 grams without a battery. It’s over 250 with a battery.
@miksul8253 3 ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 can I put moonlight in this frame?
@andrewmedia3568 3 ай бұрын
@@miksul8253 I’m pretty sure you can, the DJI O3 will fit fine so the moonlight should work too.
@scottmilano2940 9 ай бұрын
What’s the weight? With and without battery?
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
Not sure of the top of my head. I’ll let you know later. I know it’s under 250g without battery and over 250g with the battery for sure. Probably with a different frame and 1404 motors would get you under 250g with a battery.
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
195g without battery and 287g with an 850mah 4s
@mateuszpachulski6211 7 ай бұрын
What is the weight?
@andrewmedia3568 7 ай бұрын
195g without battery and 287g with an 850mah 4s
@DoktorSkill 4 ай бұрын
whahts the top horizontal speed?
@andrewmedia3568 4 ай бұрын
Not sure I don’t have a gps on this so I can’t tell. But based on my other quads that have a gps I’d guess between 50-70 mph.
@DoktorSkill 4 ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 im wondering if its worth it to switch to those motors…im using 1404 3800kv on my 3,5inch with 25pitched props
@andrewmedia3568 4 ай бұрын
@@DoktorSkill the 1804 3500kv will definitely make more thrust. The quad has plenty of power. Thats why I went with 18 and not 14. These motors were on the flyfishrc 3.5” bind and fly so I figured they would work well.
@DoktorSkill 4 ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568 yeah but they are 50% heavier than my 1404 version so im definitly loosing my sub250g….
@andrewmedia3568 4 ай бұрын
@@DoktorSkill yes you will lose the sub250. I was a little disappointed when I finished the build and weighed it. If you wanna stay sub250 keep the 14mm motors.
@petermckeown1033 6 ай бұрын
Wtf? I'm just getting back into the hobby after 7 years and just bought the whole DJI 03 set up. But after seeing this, I'm actually a bit upset that ive spemt so much on the system when i could have bought this one!
@andrewmedia3568 6 ай бұрын
DJI and O3 are still the top of the line best performance across all areas. But you pay a premium for it. If you have the money for lots of O3 quads and the goggles 2, nothing beats if for 3" and larger quads. Walksnail beats dji in price and variety of vtx, like there 1s boards for micros or toothpick builds.
@efelton2699 2 ай бұрын
You will be really happy with the 03 don’t worry.
@staceyengland2198 Ай бұрын
@@andrewmedia3568A1😂😂🎉😅😢🎉
@rainsquadfpv 5 ай бұрын
Should add a tune
@salviaaable 8 ай бұрын
13:28 too much solder on the motor pads. and in my opinion the power cables are too close to each with that solder "nose"
@andrewmedia3568 8 ай бұрын
yeah I had some trouble soldering this one. not my best soldering job😅
@allanfolkes6019 9 ай бұрын
Like vistas ain't valid no more and the price is around the same price as what your using in this build.
@andrewmedia3568 9 ай бұрын
Vista would probably give better overall performance but since I have the goggles v2 I would have to downgrade firmware to use it and then upgrade again to fly my O3 quads. Or buy the 700$ DJI goggles 2 that will connect to both on newest firmware.
@allanfolkes6019 9 ай бұрын
Caddix nebula and polar has good night time ability 🤔 o3 night time terable only shines at day 😔
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