Australian Drone Nationals 2026

What the grid is flying

The most popular gear in pilots' Australian Drone Nationals 2026 builds

  • 74% Flying HDZero 83 of 112 entries
  • 2100KV Typical 5" motor median · most 2040–2150
  • 270g Typical 5" dry weight median, without battery
  • 9 in 10 On ExpressLRS Crossfire & Tracer are rare

Frames

B-Line Compressor leads · 15 pilots

Frames — how many pilots run each, of 61 who listed one
B-Line Compressor 15
BMS JS-4 8
BMS JS-3 6
Foxeer Caesar 6
IQ0 Neuron 5

+24 more in the tail

Motors

Axisflying DSpec leads · 18 pilots

Motors — how many pilots run each, of 59 who listed one
Axisflying DSpec 18
F50 (T-Motor / T-Hobby) 16
VCI Yuki 6
iFlight Xing 5
MAD Motors 4

+22 more in the tail

Flight controllers

HDZero Halo leads · 23 pilots

Flight controllers — how many pilots run each, of 58 who listed one
HDZero Halo 23
Foxeer 16
iFlight Borg 7
CrustCore 5
JHEMCU 5

+14 more in the tail

Props

Gemfan Yuki leads · 17 pilots

Props — how many pilots run each, of 53 who listed one
Gemfan Yuki 17
HQ FlowerPig / R29 13
Gemfan Hurricane 6
Gemfan 51377 5
Gemfan Minjae 4

+6 more in the tail

The typical 5" buildmost common parts

FRAME
B-Line Compressor
MOTORS
Axisflying DSpec · ~2100KV
STACK
HDZero Halo
PROPS
Gemfan Yuki
VIDEO
HDZero Race V3
  • Top video transmitterHDZero Race V3 · 48 pilots
  • Deep hangars44 pilots list 3+ quads

Based on the 5" build sheets of 63 registered pilots, from 118 entries. Each part is counted once per pilot. Video share is from the registration check.