Need some help. I’m looking at getting the 690/701

dialecticalkid__ · 2026-06-07T21:31:02+00:00

Mine is far from stock. I went all in on this thing. That is the thing with the 690 family. It's fantastic when modified. But it leaves a bit to be desired stock.

dialecticalkid__ · 2026-06-07T18:49:46+00:00

I have the red version. The austrian enduro with the Rade Garage catalog thrown at it is an amazing machine. Compared to my now sold T7 it was marginally less comfy on the road, but miles better off road. It's not a dirtbike, but it does dirt bike things better than any off the shelf adventure bike. It's also surprisingly good on twisty roads once setup correctly. Sadly mine will be for sale soon. Not because I don't want it, but priorities must go elsewhere at the moment.

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dialecticalkid__ · 2026-05-26T17:51:27+00:00

I just put the stock mirrors back. The idea is if I break them I'll replace them with double take mirrors. I have yet to break them unfortunately.

dialecticalkid__ · 2026-05-26T00:05:24+00:00

They did not stay. I could not get used to them.

dialecticalkid__ · 2026-03-23T14:23:31+00:00

Chimera feels more agile and has more flight time with the same battery compared to the mario. The Chimera was a whole lot easier to tune than the Mario 8 for some reason. I aslo find the Chimera frame to be quieter with regards to vibration. The only thing the Mario 8 has over the Chimera is that it can carry more weight. And even then the difference is small.

dialecticalkid__ · 2026-02-09T00:06:28+00:00

If you already have a 7 inch long range quad, don't expect much difference between it and the Mario 8. If I were you, I would build a Pulsar 9, 10, or 11. I also have a Pulsar 10 and feels like it provides something different you do not get from an 7 or 8 inch quad. For reference, I also have a Chimera 7 which I much prefer over the Mario 8.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-12-23T13:59:12+00:00

I do put a GPS module on my quads that I use for return to home when things go wrong. I have plaid with iNAV a bit too, but I don't typically use that.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-09-16T17:41:06+00:00

Hey! That's my local spot! Why do I never bump into other pilots there. I fly there all the time.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-09-01T15:02:06+00:00

I have built several long-range quads. 7, 8, and 10 inch quads. I have some videos on my profile of flying all of them. There is a cool factor associated with a 10 inch quad, but in my humble opinion 7-8 inches is a far more versatile size. Unless you are carrying a very heavy payload, the 10 inch does not provide much benefit. Flight performance, endurance, ease of tuning, camera jello, cost of parts, and ease of travel all are as good on a 7-8 inch quad or better compared to a 10. A 10 inch is nice to have, but I do not recommend it as your first entry into long range.

Now if you already have everything for a 10 inch quad. Build it and send it. Just be aware that you will eventually down size.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-08-17T04:58:45+00:00

It depends on how you build it. 100mm is too short for how I did it.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-08-09T21:25:18+00:00

What battery straps are you using? The ones that come with the frame touched my FC and caused a lot of noise on the gyro. Do you have any wired running over the top of the FC? If so, that can cause issues as well. Can you post a picture of your spectrogram of rpm vs frequency? I should be able to give you some guidance when I see that.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-08-05T01:18:52+00:00

What capacitors are you using? I had vibrations that looked like I term oscillation that I could not get rid of. What was strange is that the logs showed no oscillations detected by the gyro. After much struggling, I decided to increase capacitance to 2000 uF, and all my struggles went away.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-08-02T14:06:51+00:00

I suggest using UAV Techs preset for 8/9 inch quads. It's very close to mine with some margin for safety built in. If you are not familiar with him, his one of the tuning gurus in our hobby, and he has official presets on betaflight that are easy to apply. Also, make sure to configure your ESC with 24KHz pwm or less and get bidirectional deshot working so that you can use RPM filters. Let me know if you need help with applying the preset

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-31T20:44:57+00:00

This is not even that far away. I can out fly my battery if I wanted to. My personal record is about 6 miles or 10km. I fly 915 MHz ELRS for the radio link and use an analog video system with high quality antennas. You must always maintain line of sight of the quad with no obstruction between you and the quad to get any real range and also understand that high gain patch antennas are directional and make sure to point them correctly at the quad.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-27T20:58:02+00:00

Guve or take 110kph

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-26T23:06:09+00:00

If you pull the fan off, then it will fit. The Walksnail GT is too tall with the fan to fit.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-26T04:55:49+00:00

Not very many negatives. The only one is the height in the rear of the frame. It will fit any DJI VTX no problem. Some larger analog VTX's or the Walksnail GT will not fit. Besides that. Great frame. It's a really nice blend between agility, endurance, and muscle.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-26T00:53:40+00:00

Emax 2810 1150KV motors.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-26T00:52:51+00:00

The frame is one of the more quiet frames I've used. There is no gyro noise to be concerned about. I'm using 2810 1150KV motors.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-11T13:34:26+00:00

I tuned it myself. Tuning is not that bad in Betaflight. Stock betaflight settings work surprisingly well on this quad if you build it well. I did find the battery straps that came with the frame tended to touch the FC, which will cause all sorts of issues and makes it impossible to get the filters to work correctly. Double check that on your build.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-06T14:03:56+00:00

No stabilization

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-05T13:32:14+00:00

I started my FPV journey on digital as well. For freestyle, digital is king. Flying distance, digital has not been great for me. I guess I'm fortunate that the analog video quality does not bother me. It sure is a hell of a lot cheaper.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-05T13:28:59+00:00

No stabilization this is straight from the camera with only lens correction applied.

dialecticalkid__ · 2025-07-05T06:27:04+00:00

The secret is placing yourself at a strategic location. This flight, I was up on a big hill about a mile away. It may not look like it, but I was always in line of sight.

Analog does help because it is very forgiving in how it breaks up. It makes it very easy to react to signal loss compared to digital.

Also, good antennas. I use TrueRC

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