u/Famous-Mission-9970

▲ 4 r/fpv

Hello there, need a little help for my 3 inch 1s 18650 analog elrs toothpick cruiser build. For a bit of context, i fly fpv for about 3 years, converted the cetus x to a carbon frame, exchanged parts, still fly this rig, built a custom 5 incher and a cinewhoop.
The goal for this build is a longrange long-flighttime cruiser with good video range and picture quality, so clean feed and good cam specs and a gps.

parts I chose so far:

- crux3 frame (no canopy yet)

- JHEMCU G474ELRS AIO (15A)

- Beitian BE122 (gps, I dont know if it gets any lighter than ~4g? + cheap)

- caddx baby ratel (for good cam specs, as it has a bigger censor for 14mm, are there better ones? I only experienced caddx ant as 14mm cam)

- RUSH tiny tank (has pretty good signal quality, best for weight and size?)

- HappyModel EX1202.5 1202.5 6400KV  (for now in my shopping cart)

- FOXEER Lollipop U.FL Antenna 5.8G

- Molicel INR18650-P30B 30A 3000mah

my main questions:

- which motorsize, KV for efficient cruising, is 6400KV too low? How far should I go for efficiency

- is xt30 smart in this case or is bt2.0 enough? I see a lot of examples that use bt2.0

- should i switch to the 5in1 matrix for the weight? Or how much would video range/quality decrease

thanks for answers, maybe you have experience in this type of build and can help me... : )

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u/Famous-Mission-9970 — 7 days ago