As I've stated before, I fully expected Krieger, Mitsuko, and other symmetrical X quads to make H quads obsolete. Yet the one request I get more than any other was a 5" Tweaker. Having experienced the perfect flight characteristics and vastly higher speed of an X, why would anyone want to go back to an H?

As best as I can gather, when someone asks for a 5" Tweaker they're saying they want a worry-free basher, something that can land on any surface without damaging the battery. They're looking for something fun to fly, good enough to just hang in races but a blast to fly acro.

Now, I can whip up a 5" H quad no problem, but I refuse to make a 'land grab', staking out a piece of territory in a sea of lookalike frames to make a buck. There are already plenty of excellent 5" H's, so I stewed on the idea 'til I could come up with a concept that would actually improve the category.

While drawing up the (still unreleased) Odonata the thought hit me. Why not do the same for the GoPro Session? See, the problem with many H's, with the exception of Superbeast-style setups, is that they have weight distribution all backwards. The heavy stuff – HD cam, battery – ride on top at the extremities, while the light stuff – fpv gear, fc, pdb – ride in the middle, in line with the props, right at the COG. This makes the quad unbalanced and unresponsive. So let's reverse this and get it right, and see if we can make a basher 5" quad that protects its gear while also being more nimble and snappy.

So the first thing to do is redistribute the components. Jam the two heaviest things, the Session and the battery, up against each other, as close to the COG as possible. The fc and pdb will be in tandem fore/aft instead of stacked, and they'll sit between the two lower plates. Like the Odonata, the fpv cam will ride up top, but instead of using a Krieger/Mitsuko style pod, the whole upper section will be two vertical plates that'll house the fpv parts up high. I started drawing and came up with this.