5in Drone Parts list ADVICE | Drone Community | Page 1

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 7:52 PM

#

Hi all, I come from a lil 65mm analog drone and I now would like to build a digital, 5in drone. My goals with this will be to eventually add in some autonomy, but for now I just need the barebones functionality of the drone - especially since this'll be my first experience with such a large drone, as well as first time using digital. Attached, is my parts list - any swaps i can make, please let me know! I'd like anywhere between 5-10min of decent flight, with pretty decent range to just be able to enjoyyyy the flight haha.

#

I have a RM Pocket which i was planning to use for this drone, also.

#

Also to my understanding from the research i did on Walksnail - I side/upgrade cameras and as long as i stay within the walksnail ecosystem, compatibility shouldnt be an issue right? Whereas dji, you have to buy each generation if you want to upgrade at all?

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 7:53 PM

#

walksnail is a dead system

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 7:53 PM

#

Also i saw mixed answers regarding Walksnail goggles functionality with analog as well? If anyone has any input on this, would be greatly appreciated

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 7:53 PM

#

abondoned my caddx

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 7:53 PM

#

oh?

#

so is my only other option for the quality and range just dji?

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 7:54 PM

#

pretty much

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 7:54 PM

#

oh dang really

#

dji is so hard to find 😭

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 7:56 PM

#

hdzero my goat

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 7:56 PM

#

in terms of everything aside from my video system, then - looks fine enough?

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 7:56 PM

#

drowsy tiger hdzero my goat

do they do digital too?

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 7:57 PM

#

yeah

#

that was sarcasam since its a completely different style of system btw

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 7:58 PM

#

wait wdym 😭 is walksnail dead still

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 7:58 PM

#

yes

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 7:58 PM

#

oh okok so that part still applies lol

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 8:29 PM

#

How's this look now? No dead system 😄

#

Cant say the same about the wallet, if I end up getting all this though 😨

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 8:30 PM

#

hdzero is very different than walksnail/dji btw

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 8:31 PM

#

in terms of video quality?

#

yeah im reading now about its analogue-esque ness. from the videos ive seen - totally something im willing to accept

#

in your opinion and experience, is the difference in dji vs hdzero really worth the ecosystem situation?

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 8:40 PM

#

round ridge in your opinion and experience, is the difference in dji vs hdzero really worth ...

what

#

the pick is entirely up to preference

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 8:40 PM

#

yeah i totally get it thats why i asked about your opinion and all - just outta curiousity

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 8:41 PM

#

i prefer hdzero because of visual breakup

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 8:41 PM

#

however i think i decided to just go with hdzero

#

yes i like how it pixelates to indicate youre starting to go out of range

#

could i get a final a-okay on this please before i work on purchasing? Prayge

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 8:49 PM

#

round ridge could i get a final a-okay on this please before i work on purchasing? <:Prayge:...

id use the nano90 instead

#

the lumineer axii is very overpriced

#

those batteries are very meh

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 8:50 PM

#

drowsy tiger id use the nano90 instead

oh? good to hear lemme check that out

#

yea battery and charger im still looking into. primarily for charger - just need to see if my lab at uni has one, i think they do - i could just borrow that and that'd save me a decent bit lol

#

oh nano90 is a camera?

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 8:52 PM

#

i mean no offfense to your uni but those are often not great

#

do you have a laptop charger? or some usb power supply?

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 8:52 PM

#

nono totally fair. i meant specifically in a lab where we have various chargers and connecters, its a pretty tech heavy club in our EE department

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 8:52 PM

#

drowsy tiger do you have a laptop charger? or some usb power supply?

yea i have both - those should be fine?

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 8:53 PM

#

id get the hota T6 then

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 8:54 PM

#

ah okay appreciate it

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 8:54 PM

#

drowsy tiger id use the nano90 instead

swap the micro v3 for this camera, you mean? and is there an alternative to the video antenna then or do i just accept the overpriced-ness

drifting sable Apr 20, 2026, 9:02 PM

#

round ridge could i get a final a-okay on this please before i work on purchasing? <:Prayge:...

don't purchase from getfpv is pretty much the biggest suggestion here

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 9:05 PM

#

local pickup

drifting sable Apr 20, 2026, 9:05 PM

#

drowsy tiger local pickup

doesn't really matter

#

it's so much extra money they're spending

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 9:06 PM

#

I was mainly just trying to buy things from as few different sources as possible

#

What are some other recommended sources yall use?

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 9:07 PM

#

pyrodrone!!!!

drifting sable Apr 20, 2026, 9:07 PM

#

it's mainly the goggles

drowsy tiger Apr 20, 2026, 9:07 PM

#

<3

drifting sable Apr 20, 2026, 9:07 PM

#

paying the price for boxpro+ and getting normal boxpro

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 9:08 PM

#

oh dang is it really that off

drifting sable Apr 20, 2026, 9:08 PM

#

50 dollars

#

i didn't check the rest

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 9:08 PM

#

drowsy tiger pyrodrone!!!!

i'll check these dudes out when im back on the research and see if i can get enough stuff from them

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 9:08 PM

#

drifting sable 50 dollars

yikes

#

yeah fair enough from that alone

round ridge Apr 20, 2026, 11:57 PM

#

so i was able to save a few bucks & swapped out some stuff here and there - and most importantly managed to get everything on pyrodrone thankfully

#

goated source rec ❤️

#

this is what i think i'm going to go for?

#

frame price is wrong, forgot to update - it's about $42 on pyrodrone**

#

Threw in short stopper since better i burn up 20$ rather than 200$ 🔥

drifting sable Apr 21, 2026, 12:09 AM

#

for that price there's also the sequre am32 stack right?

#

and you might be able to find a cheaper or same-price-but-more-capable receiver

#

https://discord.com/channels/536623076796923924/1349519213026611306

round ridge Apr 21, 2026, 12:11 AM

#

oo let me see

#5in Drone Parts list ADVICE