WEIGHT -
Lots of people are asking about the weight.. well got around to doing it today..
Looks like there is about 70 Grams weight loss. Note the full Tarantula has the prop guards on where the FrankenSpider has no guards. That's a few grams right there but the build is still a decent Weight Watchers Approved savings!
FLIGHT TIME -
OK, today I got just over 8 minutes flight time. Now this may not seem great but, the thing is built with older motors and bearings which have had MANY flights and crashes. Also the Batteries I have are getting old and have a rather large number of flights/recharges on them.
Also carrying the RunCam HD.
Note the same setup right now (cam, battery and such) I'm only getting a little over 5 minute with my completely stock Tarantula..(which is just as worn out) so the 8 minutes is rather good!
I'm guessing with New motors, bearings, gears and a newer battery I'd say well over 10 minutes and likely up to 12 is possible!
thanks for sharing your mods. Is you 240g stock weight without a battery (Im guessing yes)? Im trying to get one under the faa 250g registration limit.Any suggestions? Thanks.
ReplyDeletedon't worry about the FAA's limits, just go register.. I don't get the anti registering idea.. what the government is going to get info on you?? oh? you have a home? register a car? have a drivers License? pay taxes? They already have WAY more so I just don't see the point in fighting it. It's just like a waste of breath and time trying to avoid it. If you do it now, it costs nothing so people can't complain about it being a money thing.. so why bother.. just do it. And if some self righteous turkey bothers you about it you can just say you are reg'ed and tell them to blow off...
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