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« on: October 11, 2014, 07:34:40 PM »
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So I finally pulled the trigger and treated myself to the Tbs Discovery. Many thanks to Chintal who saved me the hassle of importing it myself.
I decided to get the frame and arms only for the time being and maybe upgrade slowly later. 
I enjoyed flying my Tarot 650 clone but due to  limited flying area, transporting a 650 size quad with tall landing gear requires a car at least. I need some thing I could strap to my back get on my bike and go fly. I practicing FPV and loving it so the Disco seemed a good choice. 


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« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2014, 07:54:01 PM »
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Anytime sir most welcome
I hope u will enjoy  flying it
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« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2014, 08:26:41 PM »
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I decided to transplant the electronics from the 650 frame, the Tarot clone was a tad heavy but the motors had sufficient thrust. So for the electronics:

Sunnysky 980kv motors,
40amp Simonized ESC,
Trusty Naza Lite,
4S with 9x5 props,

The Quality of the Top & Bottom plates are top notch which should be expected. The provided hardware could have been better. The red anodized spacers are very good but the Hex screws are hit and miss. Iv tried different allan keys, Hex drivers, Imperial, Metric, no matter what, some screws are good where as others just slip.
The build is pretty straight forward with no unexpected surprises. 


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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2014, 09:48:00 PM »
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what is the cost of top & bottom plates?
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« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2014, 10:16:02 PM »
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₹6500 + shipping
Available on backorder  @ rcmumbai.com
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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2014, 11:58:12 PM »
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How can i order this? How long will it take to be delivered? I also want to know wat the supporting electronics needed. Thanks for help.
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« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2014, 12:02:36 AM »
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700 to 900 kV motors, 30 amp escs, for the FC you can use NAZA or Naze32, APM or what ever you like.
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All done. Build time was about 2 hrs. Weight without battery is under 1000g, with Mobius and Vtx. Did some hover tests and got 10mins on a 4s 2200, so pretty happy with that.
will post some video when the weather improves.

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« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2014, 01:48:42 PM »
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Nice.Can we use a 3S lipo instead of 4S with this motor-prop combo?
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« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2014, 06:33:15 PM »
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Sunnysky 980kv on 3s would be better with bigger props, like 10 or 11".
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« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2014, 07:04:45 PM »
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hey! nice build. i too am about to order a TBS Disco frame and plan to use it with sunnysky motors. first post here i think on the tbs disco!

so, what hassles might i undergo in shipping this thing if i order it from the tbs store directly? also Chintal sir, i searched for this frame on rcmumbai.com, but i could not find it anywhere on the site.  Head Scratching

do give a review of how it flies soon! video if possible!!!1
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« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2014, 07:17:33 PM »
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I cant say for sure if you will face any problems with shipping, but I decided to let Chintal import since he was ordering the Discovery Pro for himself.(Lucky Bugger)
She flies nice on stock gains(naza) I am still fine tuning and will post some video soon.
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also where did you get the 9x5 props? looks nice. I would like to try those on my quad....
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« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2014, 07:30:24 PM »
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Chintal again, drop him a pm.
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« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2014, 07:37:45 PM »
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will do soon. thanks for the quick replies. enjoy flying!
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« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2014, 08:24:00 PM »
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Nice. Nice to see discovery fliers. We(3 of us) too fly discos, has very fast forward speed, looks too good but it's a little tricky to tune correctly, go easy on gains, I modified mine to a more square motor layout as the disco flew well only on naza and I wanted to use kk2.
My Disco videos are there at pravesh736 in youtube if someone is interested.
My setup
SS 2212 980kv- Simonk- 4s- 8prop-Kk2.0(much betr than 2.1)
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« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2014, 09:12:35 PM »
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Wow. Pravesh, you're in Bangalore too! Do you think I might be able to come visit you someone to take a look at your gear? I stay in yelahanka. Do you fly fpv too?
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« Reply #17 on: October 13, 2014, 09:27:37 PM »
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I also have the reptile frame (clone of tbs disco ) with naze 32
IT FLIPS!!!!! 😀
Naze 32 is the best flight controller for newbies

Ashimda you should also write about naze 32
You are good at reviews

As soon as my tbs is ready will post videos (waiting for one motor)
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« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2014, 09:31:04 PM »
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@shreeyak- I am in hoskote most Sundays. U can go there to fly and can have a look at stuffs.
@chintal- naze 32 did not work so well with disco. Yes, it's the best flight controller. But Its not the easiest to operate and tune. All acro fc flips.
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Its easy according to me
Was a piece  of cake to tune
It is very stable
Will make a post with a video
With the pids
So u can tune yours accordingly
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Personally I found the Naze32 way better than the KK board. It flew respectably with the stock settings on my mini quad. As far as setup, the Baseflight configurator software makes tuning a breeze.
The Disco is a pain to tune due the asymmetrical arms. People are flying it with KK's, naze32, Apm etc. From what I have read and experienced, the best gain settings require the pitch gain to be more than the roll gain.  
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With disco best solution I found and did was to change layout to square motor layout and recut another fibre sheet plates.
Or shift to naza. Which is not good in acro
 No matter what I did on flight controller settings it never improved to the extent I wanted. Naze32 is the best, It's a multiwi on steroids. But not for this frame. Tuning pids for hover is easy.
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What about vibrations, how is your experience?
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Hover lol
i fly it as if driving a sports bike

What escs are you using ?
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« Reply #24 on: October 13, 2014, 11:55:47 PM »
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@ashimda- No problems if
1)Use Dji arms, they are stiffer than fake ones.
2) mount fc with double side tape. Hd cam also.
3) balance motor props.
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