Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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This is the fourth video in the iNav 5.0 build series for beginners. In this series we will start from the ground up, building the plane, installing the hardware, and installing iNav. We will discuss all the important things along the way, to give you a good start in the hobby. At the end we will go through a pre-maiden checklist, just to make sure that everything is as ready as can be. Then we will fly the plane. The plan is to have a new video every other week until the first flight.
The full iNav 5.0 Beginner's Build Academy can be found at youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtuty5zAsZ_aKbk9h9hbVG-TySq1W4C14
In this video we get our flight controller soldered up. This includes all the pins that we want to use, the main battery power, and the ESC. We install the flight controller in to the AtomRC Dolphin. Then we start thinking about CG and more importantly, where to put all the components to balance the plane on the CG. The prepares us nicely for the next video, which will be setting up the FPV components.
✈️ Contents ✈️
00:00 Introduction
01:31 Where we are going to connect components to on the flight controller
03:56 The direction to install the flight controller in the model
06:02 Checking out the power distribution board
07:12 Where to change the servo voltage, if you can
07:59 Soldering on the pins
17:32 Bridging the Vsw power pads
21:43 Cleaning up the solder work
22:29 Soldering on the higher power connections
23:25 Bridging the servo rail power configuration pads
24:25 Making a rough decision on where our components are going. This is to decide the position of the power cable
26:38 Getting the length of the power cable
27:48 Soldering on the XT60 plug
32:55 Soldering the power lead to the flight controller
37:39 Connecting the cables to join the flight controller board together
40:10 Making a guide in the plane for installing the flight controller later
40:50 Soldering the ESC to the flight controller
44:07 Installing the PDB plate in to the plane
47:04 Soldering the ESC signal and telemetry wires to the flight controller
48:29 Joining the top and bottom boards
50:31 Confirming that the wires are connected correctly and there is no dead shorts
53:18 Recap of what we have done
54:33 Planning out the FPV and transmission equipment. Testing our components to hit the CG
58:26 Conclusion
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This is the fourth video in the iNav 5.0 build series for beginners. In this series we will start from the ground up, building the plane, installing the hardware, and installing iNav. We will discuss all the important things along the way, to give you a good start in the hobby. At the end we will go through a pre-maiden checklist, just to make sure that everything is as ready as can be. Then we will fly the plane. The plan is to have a new video every other week until the first flight.
The full iNav 5.0 Beginner's Build Academy can be found at youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtuty5zAsZ_aKbk9h9hbVG-TySq1W4C14
In this video we get our flight controller soldered up. This includes all the pins that we want to use, the main battery power, and the ESC. We install the flight controller in to the AtomRC Dolphin. Then we start thinking about CG and more importantly, where to put all the components to balance the plane on the CG. The prepares us nicely for the next video, which will be setting up the FPV components.
✈️ Contents ✈️
00:00 Introduction
01:31 Where we are going to connect components to on the flight controller
03:56 The direction to install the flight controller in the model
06:02 Checking out the power distribution board
07:12 Where to change the servo voltage, if you can
07:59 Soldering on the pins
17:32 Bridging the Vsw power pads
21:43 Cleaning up the solder work
22:29 Soldering on the higher power connections
23:25 Bridging the servo rail power configuration pads
24:25 Making a rough decision on where our components are going. This is to decide the position of the power cable
26:38 Getting the length of the power cable
27:48 Soldering on the XT60 plug
32:55 Soldering the power lead to the flight controller
37:39 Connecting the cables to join the flight controller board together
40:10 Making a guide in the plane for installing the flight controller later
40:50 Soldering the ESC to the flight controller
44:07 Installing the PDB plate in to the plane
47:04 Soldering the ESC signal and telemetry wires to the flight controller
48:29 Joining the top and bottom boards
50:31 Confirming that the wires are connected correctly and there is no dead shorts
53:18 Recap of what we have done
54:33 Planning out the FPV and transmission equipment. Testing our components to hit the CG
58:26 Conclusion
Thank you for watching this video. Time is precious, so I hope that you got some benefit from this video. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and I'll do my best to answer. Please try to keep questions relevant to the video in, as they may also help others who have the same question.
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🔗
⚙️
✈️ Help other RC pilots find this video ✈️
If you found the video useful, I'd appreciate a thumbs up. This will help YouTube share this video with other RC pilots who may find it helpful. If you would like to get more videos when they become available, please subscribe and click the notifications bell icon. If there are links above, they may be affiliate links. If you click them, it will help me and my channel at no additional cost to you.
✈️ Supporting me and other resources ✈️
🛩 There are more tutorials on my web site at https://www.MrD-RC.com.
🛩 You can also join like-minded people at the Fixed Wing RC Rebels group and INAV Fixed Wing Group on Facebook.
🛩 Join the channel's discord server at discord.gg/HMvrgZX6su
🛩 Liking the video, subscribing, and clicking the bell icon can help greatly. This shows YouTube that the video is helpful, so it will be shown to more people, who may have the problem dealt with here.
🛩 If you found my video useful, you can become a Patreon at patreon.com/MrD_RC
🛩 If you prefer, you could always buy me a Coffee at mrd-rc.com/go/ko-fi
🛩 I also have merch at mrd-rc.creator-spring.com This include branded items as well as general fixed wing RC apparel.
Thank you for your time, and don't forget to fly it like you stole it!
