Frustrations with AxisFlying Manta 3.6: Too Powerful for Frame?

I have an AxisFlying Manta 3.6 and it drives me crazy. It’s like it’s too powerful for the frame. I’ve broken it every time I’ve flown it. Every single time. Messing up my batteries, destroying motors, burned up a FC. This drone might get parted out.

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AurilFPV

4sem. (modifié 4sem.)

Genuinely thank you for sharing this. A lot of new people are starting and thinking they should get a 3"-5", not realizing how steep a learning curve/risky it is flying something that heavy/powerful vs a 15g-50g whoop. Or how different it is in sim vs real life, let alone real life and in goggle. Not saying you aren't experienced, just that it's good for people to hear this kind of thing.

If you do want some advice: slow down, lower the camera angle, use horizon/angle mode, limit the throttle and/or motors. Changing prop pitch and blade numbers can also make it easier to control depending on how youre flying. Also, if the motors support multiple battery cells/voltages, go with the least powerful. Like if it's a 4s-6s motor, fly it on 4s until youre used to it.

Just looked at a listing and it's recommending 6s, I'd interpret that and the "professional" designation to mean the drone intended for pretty experienced pilots. I love my voldador 3.5" on 6s, but they are very powerful and fly as such, I would 100% wreck them if I was starting out. I still wrecked one of them when I first built them and that was with a decent amount of experience. It's kind of a niche size/power combo.

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DonnyBRAVO

4sem.

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Truly Thank you for the insight. I’m no Mr. Steele or Joshua B. I’d like to I think I’m experienced because I’ve been flying for 6-7years now. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have beginner moments. Just frustrating that I want to like this drone, but it’s been nothing but damage & repairs. it’s this one particular drone I can’t get a grasp on. Guess I’ll go back to my almost indestructible tiny whoops Or 5in.

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AurilFPV

4sem.

@DonnyBRAVO It probably is the drone then to be honest. Ciotti has had some decent rants about 3"/3.5" 6s builds and ratios and whatnot. I think 3-3.5 is a great frame size, but as you've probably noticed, its also getting a lot of experimentation right now because of interest in sub 250g builds and not everything is a banger.

It could also help to change the battery mah, lower is obviously less amps, but also less weight. I cant fully rip the 550mah 6s batteries because the amps are too low now, but they did help me get used to the power in the smaller frame size. 1300mah is the max ive been able to freestyle on them and thats also how I crashed. my motors do 4s-6s, so switching to an 850 mah 4s on the 3.5s seems to be the current sweet spot for my park flying.

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