I decided to take some glamour Impulse RC Helix photos before I go and beat the crap out of it. I just finished the build today.
Yes, I got in early in the blind pre-order. I got on the hype train. However, the Impulse RC Helix ZX5 Mini Quad so far lives up to the hype. I say so far because I haven’t flown it yet. However, the build itself, the quality of the design and the overall impression of it is what I expected, yet more.
I did the Impulse RC Helix ZX5 build exactly like Krazy FPV shows in the official build video. It’s the first time I’ve followed a mini quad build using a video from start to finish. I added a few extras… such as wrapping the ESC wires that connect to the PDB/FC with electrical tape. I feel that will help in crashes not to rip any wires off.
The build carries racing pedigree with Gulf Gasoline racing colors.
I’m into cars, my main blog is the RallyWays car enthusiast blog, so I decided to go with a well known car racing theme — Gulf Gasoline racing colors. That’s the reason why I chose to put a combination of blue and orange fairings. The ZMX Fusion 2206/2300KV motors are also blue. The orange HQ 5040×3 props add to the Gulf racing effect. To finish it off, I added blue mesh to the TBS Triumph antenna.
I also just picked up a GoPro Session 5 specifically for this frame. Yeah, you can put a GoPro Hero 4 Black or Hero 4 Silver on it, but the Session 5 just fits it like a glove.
Impulse RC Helix Specs
The specs are as follow:
- Frame: Impulse RC Helix ZX5
- Motors: ZMX Fusion 2206/2300kv
- ESCs: Aikon 30A BLHeli_S
- FPV Camera: Foxeer HS1177 – Lens 2.5
- HD Camera: GoPro Hero Session 5
- Props: HQ 5040×3 (5x4x3)
- VTX Antenna: Team Black Sheep Triumph
GoPro Session 5 ready.
The quad will be flying Betaflight 3.xx until Boris B has a new update — which should be in about 3 minutes. 😉
Anyway, below are the rest of the Impulse RC Helix photos. These were shot with the usual camera setup I use to shoot cars — Canon 6D with a 24-105L Series lens and a B+W Kaesemann Circular Polarizer.
Impulse RC Helix Photos – Gallery
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Ready for the maiden!
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Very clean build
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ZMX Fusion 2206 2300kv motors
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Check out the tied antennas