As we will be away OS on a photoshoot - orders lodged after 9th June - will not ship during 10th-22nd June inclusive, but will be processed in sequence, and resume shipping out from 24th June. Good news is Lots of new items are coming soon ! Thanks for your understanding and patience." Fly smooth and balance your props - Q and S
Monday 24th June 9am (AEST)
Scarab QUAD X Stealth-FPV Reconn - Electronica - Quadcopter
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This is the Famous FPV QUAD STEALTH RECONN that all the Pro-Pilots rave about for FPV TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY - Reconn worlds FIRST ever purpose-built FPV Travel Quad and pre-dates TBS - Yes we have had this airframe in the hands of our Pro-Pilots in 2011 under going real-world event filming - its been improved by customerfeedback - but remains very similar to its original form - an ARF Electronicait requires assembly - What is a reconnaissance version ? - The idea being a small and quite quad with the Full 1080p GoProHeroHD2 out-front - clear of props in the HD FOV - and the battery offset to the rear to keep the CofG centred. We also decided to run our own tried and tested FPV cameras to give the very best aperture control and low light ability equal to or better than the human eye for low light ops as per the improvements in the V2 GoPros. The lens is also the 2.8mm factory fitted for the best FOV for judging depth and height on FPV - Then combined this with our own special hand made Aussie Video cloverleaf antennas for 5.8Ghz - these give an easy 750m Ops radius with 1.5km clear 5.8 vision when cruising at height - The Stealth is a total package and the motors/ESC/Props and and Airframe are the perfect combination - add PARIS Sirius IMU control system = Hero ship. The main difference between RECONN and ARMOUR versions is the wattage output of the motors and the mission weight. Armour is a lighter ship 700g with smaller motors - Reconn sits at 1kg and runs the bigger 775kv motors at a high voltage and wattage.
(above) FilmMaker GLambert7777 travelled to the Argentia-Brazil border Iguazu Falls - with his Scarab Reconnin his backpack and while all the other photographers stood on the ground - GLambert7777 recruited a few Spotters - trained them on location - and flew his Reconn out tru the tree canopy on this high-Risk-high-Gain mission. In describing the flight Greg recalls " the wind buffeted me and the sound roared to the point I could hear nothing from the Scarab Reconn" and "So I relied on my spotter a lot - I felt confident as the live vision was so stable from the Scarab itself"
Note: Props do not appear in the Video if the GoPro mount ≥ 115mm is used (this movie was shot on a shortened GoPromount)
Short super strong carbon booms and good stability with the PARIS gyro, Acc , MAG and BARO
Composite CNC aluminium engine cooler/mounts and Carbon fibre construction
Long flight times - 10-12mins depending on LiPo - must be 4S2250
Good stability in all indoor or outdoor conditions
Quite - Stealth - When operating the stealth outdoors - its so quite people dont even know its there - 5 Star neighbourhood rating - perfect for night flying or public parks
Small size for transport to work :) - 320x320mm - so it will fit in a box 320x320x250mm - props off. Everything else on and ready to fly.
Weight fully assembled with - 920g WITHOUT LiPo main cell
NOTE : Cannot be flown witha 3s - With 4S it flies responsively - accelerates well - this 4S2250 45C-90C LiPo for longer flight times
NOTE 2 : It important not to fly LiPos which are too heavy - Quads fly well up to a certain weight per cm squared of Prop area then reach a tipping point and are hard to keep super-smooth and stable - thats why TBS discovery sux - disc loading is too high
NOTE 3 : If you have never flown an RC aircraft or a RCHeli/RC multicopter - then this aircraft is too advanced for you - > you will first need a SIMULATOR and an ARMOUR trainer first HERE
Includes (selection dependable - click to add options)
now INCLUDES 8-balls video-gello killer VRS system (from 01 May 2013)
2 sets of 4 x 12mm tubular booms - 170mm long 12/10mm double-strength 6 layer Carbon weave
Motors - 4 x CarbonBird® 775kva motors - 59g with NMB high end bearings and long wires installed
Prop Adapters - 4 x Red/Silver Prop adapters 3.17mm/5mm shaft
Props - 8x4.5 tough props CW and CCW (plus 2 spares) = total 6 props
ESC - 4 x mighty 18Amp CarbonBird® ESC - these ESCs are by HobbyWing to out CarbonBird Specs - Dont be fooled into over-sizing your ESC - double heatsinks and full EMI shielding
ESC Program card to set ESC parameters - (this is different and separate to ESC throttle learning curve procedure)
Airframe - CNC 2mm 100% Carbon fibre plates with hardpoints precut for addition GoPro holder to added down the track when you are ready fro them
2 x1.5mm full Carbon fibre battery trays - If not flying the GoProHDv2 - then the battery can be moved to the belly point and the flight time will be extended for pure FPV style practice runs - prior to the main shoot with the GoProHeroHD2 installed - note GoPro/Housing/mount/boom = 230g - GoProCamera is NOT included
DuPont Delrin™ boomholders - black
CNC engine holders/coolers - Red anodised
Andromeda v2 Pilot orientation board - Red/White and Blue LEDs indicate the front.sides and rear - day or night
4 x CarbonFiber curved landing gear - see photos
Various M2 and M3 bolts
Nylon standoffs for mounting th PARIS board and the Andomeda LED board
140mm circumference Velcro strap for recommend LiPo size (2200Mah 4S)
Adhesive Velcro for LiPo postioning
4 x Zip-tie ropes
1 x 1.57mm (1/16th ") Scarab Pro tool - for tightening the boom holders in pairs - Wiha - German toolsteel
Control board - like the PARIS Sirius v4 r6 IMU- flight control board with FTDi USB - legendary Aerial Photography class of HD video stability that made PARIS the best selling MultiWiiCopter controller worldwide - works with any brand of RC Radio PPM
Excludes FPV Gear unless selected as an option - 5.8Ghz Transmitter & Receiver, plus CarbonBird FPV Camera ONLY - Custom 3 bladed Tx antenna - 4 Bladed Rx antenna - 1.5km ultimate range - 750m safe Ops Radius LOS - Some countries mandate shorter distances equating to the pilot visually seeing the aircraft. 5.8Ghz Ch1 -Ch8 - (1)5705;(2)5685;(3)5665;(4)5645;(5)5885;(6)5905;(7)5925;(8)5945 - Specify PAL(50fps) or NTSC(60fps)
Requires assembly - this is not a TOY - Requires the ability to use tools skillfully and patiently - total assembly and testing time = approx 3-5 hours
Requires prop balancing - Props and motors can be balanced to run silky smooth by the owner - this is an important skill you must learn - its easy - but takes 3-10 mins per prop to do well - its a matter of adding blade tape to balance the props when running at speed - trial and error process called dynamic balancing - props are spun up and balanced while turning/spinning. Pilots who say they did not balance their props are just short changing themselves - The entire IMU will fly better and the bearings will last longer when everything is balanced dynamicaly - Use the Forums and YouTube to search for Prop balancing videos. AP requires very smooth props for smooth video.
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Information on assembling a kit can be gained by looking at the photos on the product page itself. If you stuck on an advanced kit
then first read the Quad Noobs guide
MultiCopters should hover at 50% throttle and fly for 10-15 mins.
Balance all props - vibration causes junk sensors data and gello in video - remove the SOURCE of the vibration by balancing
Use a quality prop balancer(Du-Bro 499 Tru-Spin Prop Balancer)
statically; then run them individually to check they are centred true and the tipshave the same path; any vibration will reduce the
effectiveness of the Wii gyro or anyother gyro.
Attach any IMU or sensors such as Sirius™, NAZA or WookM with vibration isolation gel - Board with sensors solder to directly
are just cheapo clones - commercial quality IMU use isolation vibration materials
Keep your PROPS OFF - not installed - until
you are fully conversant/understand in full the functions of your Tx in full including TRAV (end Points), the arm and disarm procedures
- realise that for a noob skiping or out-of-order set-up steps or moving sticks, or even static -
PROPS may start at anytime without warning. Never install props
prior to calibration of the ESC and testing the gyro orientation, and arm/disarm testing of the board - YOU are responsible - make
sure your actions and your Copter is safe - remove the prop -remove the risk.
Always maiden on default PIDs' - If the copter is not almost perfect on default PID's then DO NOT go straight to altering
the PID's! Most of the problems you will face as a noob will be caused by making wild assumptions or following myths from forums
- fly on default PIDs first - balance your props - make sure your ESC are calibrated and synchronized.
Dont be fooled by forum claims of kirby flashed ESCs - this software will melt your ESCs and give short flights - there is a lot
of bad info on forums
Safety in Australian Skies
Keep more than 30m from persons,choose an empty sports field for your first flights
Do not fly near pets, houses or cars
Never fly within 3nm of an airfield or above 400ft
Never install your props until after the Multicopter is fully tested and 100% correct without props. Engines can start
suddenly and without warning IF YOU FAIL to understand how they work or skip any steps.
Set your Tx/Rx binding to low throttle 1/4 position so that if the link is lost the copter will descend slowly.
Always keep your Copter in line of sight for one pilot ops - FPV is only legal in AU with a buddy on a buddybox -
2 person FPV is 100% legal using the buddybox system below 400'. See CASA Part 101 Regs
RC Flying is a privilege - please enjoy it. Don't show off and don't get over confident
Home movies are fine, but in Australia professional paid photography or videos from an RC aircraft requires
CASA Part 101 compliance, including exams and approved ops manuals and pilot competency tests by CASA official
which will cost several thousand up front.
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