Found a F450 Frame

I was going through a local hobby shop, and to my delight, I found that they had a F450 Frame on sale. They said it's the last one in their current stock (but they said more stock is on the way). I'm still waiting for the F550 frame I ordered from eBay. Although the F450 wasn't exactly the one I was looking for, I decided to buy it and give it a try also.

For those who aren't familiar, the F550 is a Hexacopter frame, while the F450 is a Quadcopter frame.

The F450 Fame I found

The F450 I bought didn't have the DJI branding, so I'm guessing it's a clone. But I can say, it's quite a good quality one.

The F450 Top Plate

The plates appear to be gold plated (at least, 'some shiny metal' plated). All the connection points are clean and solder padded.

The arms are made with a sturdy material, which should be able to take on a few crashes. And they are very well made.

The arms of F450

I really like the fact that the threads for screws in the arms are metal instead of plastic. That should make reassembling the frame multiple times much easier.

The metal threads for screws

Overall, I'm extremely happy of the purchase. Hoping the F550 frame, which is on the way, is also of the same quality.

Now, I need to make a decision of which Transmitter I should buy for my multicopter. I have a choice between the FlySky FS-i6S and the RadioLink AT9S.

I'll be doing some research into those two Transmitter models next.

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