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250mm FPV Quadcopter

A 250mm freestyle FPV quadcopter built from the frame up: motors, flight stack, FPV system, and radio link assembled and tuned by hand. Built, flying, and dialed in.

250mm FPV Quadcopter feature photo

// OVERVIEW

A 250mm freestyle FPV quadcopter built entirely from individual components: frame, motors, flight stack, FPV camera, and radio link all assembled, soldered, and configured by hand. It runs a SoloGood F405 flight stack on a Readytosky frame with RS2205 motors and a Caddx Ratel 2 camera, flown over an ExpressLRS link from a RadioMaster Pocket. The build covered the full process: motor and ESC wiring, flight-controller soldering, Betaflight configuration and PID tuning, and resolving UART/receiver setup. First flight completed successfully, with ongoing tuning for freestyle performance.

// HIGHLIGHTS

  • Built from scratch: every component (frame, motors, ESC/flight stack, FPV system, and radio) assembled and soldered by hand, not a bind-and-fly kit.
  • Flight stack & tuning: SoloGood F405 running Betaflight, with PID tuning and rates dialed in for freestyle flight; resolved UART/CRSF receiver configuration.
  • FPV & control: Caddx Ratel 2 camera over an analog FPV link, controlled via ExpressLRS from a RadioMaster Pocket for low-latency long-range control.
  • Status: built, maidened, and flying. Actively refining tune.

// GALLERY

250mm FPV Quadcopter — drone image standing
250mm FPV Quadcopter — drone img 2
250mm FPV Quadcopter — drone solder