okay so ive been flying whoops and prebuilts for about a year and finally want to do my first proper 5inch freestyle build. ive been lurking here for a while and i think i have a decent idea of what im doing but honestly not 100% sure everything is compatible or if im just wasting money on stuff that doesnt play nice together.

heres what ive been looking at: iFlight Succex-E F7 stack, Emax eco2 2306 motors, some random carbon frame off aliexpress that looked decent, and i was going to run a Caddx Ratel 2 for the camera. for the receiver im thinking a crossfire nano since i already have a TX16S. total VTX situation im still confused about ? was just going to grab a rush tank but idk if thats overkill for just bashing around my local park.

is there anything obviously wrong with this? the F7 stack thing is what im most unsure about, i keep reading that F7 had some issues but i also see people still recommending them so i dont really know what to believe

the parts list is mostly fine honestly. F7 had issues a few years back with certain firmware builds but its largely sorted out, the Succex-E stack specifically is pretty solid and ive seen a lot of people run it without problems. the one thing id flag is that random aliexpress frame ? not saying its definitely garbage but youre going to want to know what the arm thickness is and whether spare arms are actually available because you WILL break one eventually. ive been burned by this before, bought a frame that looked identical to a popular one and then snapped an arm first week and couldnt find replacements anywhere.

rush tank is not overkill, its just good. if you can get it at a reasonable price dont second guess it. and yeah crossfire with the TX16S is a great combo, you probably already knew that.

similar boat to you like 6 months ago lol. one thing nobody told me when i started was to budget for the soft mounting stuff, standoffs, heat shrink, spare screws and connectors ? all that boring stuff adds up and you always need it mid build at like 11pm when everywhere is closed. also the eco2 motors are decent but make sure your esc is rated for what youre planning to run, if youre going 4s you should be fine but just double check.