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Minibyte 2.5" — T700 carbon freestyle frame

A 2.5" freestyle frame cut from T700 carbon — chamfered edges, 3 mm bottom plate, 2 mm top. The bare frame weighs 24 g; my standard build comes in at 108 g.

I'm Václav Fischer; I fly and film as SkylineDrones. Minibyte is the frame I drew because you couldn't buy a Kayoumini — and this is where I sell it.

Minibyte 2.5 carbon FPV freestyle frame at a three-quarter angle, showing the X-shaped carbon plate, yellow TPU arm guards and the yellow TPU camera cage with its lens opening.
STATUS: In stock · 20 in stock
Class
2.5"
Wheelbase
112mm
Frame weight
24g
Motor mount
9 × 9mm

// 01 · Origin

Why this frame exists

The Kayoumini has been unavailable for a long time. If you could still buy one, I'd never have drawn anything — but you can't, so I borrowed a friend's frame, measured the hole patterns and made my own design. I'm not hiding where it comes from; there isn't much left to invent about a 2.5" frame. I kept the basic geometry and layout and changed what I'd been missing: the arms are half a millimetre wider, sit at roughly a 3° tighter angle and are a millimetre shorter — that opens up room between the front props for the wider Flywoo camera with the wide lens, without making the frame any longer. Two extra holes at the front take the camera cage, and the top plate is reworked for a battery strap as well as TPU mounts. The screw and standoff spacing is unchanged, though, so Kayoumini prints fit the Minibyte — nothing you already own goes to waste.

“Some people call it a copy. What isn't a copy these days? And what is there left to invent about a 2.5" frame? If you could buy a Kayoumini, it would never have crossed my mind to draw my own.”

— from my build video on YouTube

// 02 · Construction

What the frame is made of

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  1. 1TPU camera cage — front, not included
  2. 2TPU battery mount — sits on the top plate
  3. 3Top plate — 2 mm, 3K weave — three cut-outs: battery mount + strap
  4. 44× aluminium standoff M2×15
  5. 5Bottom plate + arms — 3 mm, T700 1.5K — milled logo filled with resin
  6. 622× M2×5 · 5× M2×8 · 4× M2×16 · 4× nuts

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Minibyte 2.5 frame seen from above: carbon plate with battery strap slots, yellow TPU battery pad and octagonal TPU guards at the motor mounts.Close-up of the Minibyte 2.5 centre carbon plate, showing the carbon weave, mounting holes and arm thickness.

The box holds both plates and the full hardware kit — no battery strap and no TPU parts. The diagram is an illustration, not a drawing.

// 03 · Diff against the original

What's different

// 04 · Hardware check

Will my electronics fit?

Board

20 × 20 · AIO 25.5 × 25.5

Both fit. But the USB port has to face down rather than sideways, or you cannot reach it once the quad is together. Add a capacitor too; a small 330 µF / 25 V is plenty.

Camera and VTX

O4 Lite · Avatar Nano V3 · analog

A DJI O4 Lite fits, wide lens included — practically anything that fits the space does. Run the DJI cable upwards: the camera cannot be flipped in software, so otherwise the picture comes out upside down.

Battery

2S ~560 mAh · 3S fits

The mount takes up to 63 mm in length. The 21 mm width suits a Dogcom 560; a wider pack is fine — in theory even a 3S goes in. A longer pack sticks out the back and shifts your CG.

// 05 · Datasheet

Specs

Class
2.5" freestyle
Material
T700 carbon
Edge finish
chamfered
Logo
milled into the carbon, resin-filled (faces down)
Top plate
2 mm, 3K weave (on frames in stock; the next batch moves to 1.5K)
Bottom plate
3 mm, T700 1.5K (one piece with the arms)
Wheelbase
112 mm (diagonal, motor centre to motor centre)
Motor mounting pattern
9 × 9 mm (hole spacing in the arm, not the frame's wheelbase)
Arms
0.5 mm wider · 3° tighter angle · 1 mm shorter (versus the Kayoumini; overall frame length unchanged)
Bare frame weight
24 g (including every screw, motor screws too; no TPU parts)
Electronics — stack
20 × 20 mm
Electronics — AIO
25.5 × 25.5 mm (ideally with the USB port facing down)
Battery mount
for Dogcom 560 mAh 2S (a same-size Tattu fits too; three cut-outs in the top plate)
Battery max
63 mm long · 21 mm wide (a wider pack is fine; in theory even a 3S fits)
Video systems
DJI O4 Lite (wide lens included), Walksnail Avatar Nano V3, analog
In the box
both plates · 22× M2×5 · 5× M2×8 · 4× M2×16 for the stack · 4× M2 nut · 4× M2×15 aluminium standoff (no battery strap, no TPU parts)
TPU prints
not included (sold separately as the TPU set)

// 06 · Build list

Recommended components

A frame is just a frame — these are the three builds I run on it, lightest to strongest. None of it is sold here; the links go to Rotorama and HobbyDrone, two Czech shops, and for the Flywoo board straight to the maker. An item without a link is one you'll have to search for yourself for now. The radio is your call — just don't end up like UAVfutures, where the daily driver is whichever radio arrived in the mail this week.

12A · 2S

the basic build

The simplest and lightest route. 1202.5 motors at 10,000–11,500 KV, or 1203/1204 at 8,000 KV — the KV number matters less than thrust: aim for at least 200 g per motor. Motors like that stay under 12 A, so a 12 A AIO board is enough. USB facing down, not sideways, and add a small capacitor.

20A · 2S

for the O4 with the wide lens

More punch for the heavier camera. 1303 or 1304 motors around 8,000 KV — they suit 2S better and nothing needs limiting. The 11,500 KV version can pull up to 27 A on 2S, so you have to cap the throttle at about 70 % in Betaflight; I don't make it the main recommendation. The Flywoo GOKU 20A board is listed as 3–4S, but it runs on 2S — I have that confirmed by the maker, and it's what I fly myself.

20A · 3S

the strongest build

For those who want still more. 1204 motors at 6,000 KV, the Flywoo GOKU 20A board and a 3S pack — the mount is made for the Dogcom 2S, but a wider pack is fine and the Dogcom 560 3S (62 mm) goes in.

Buzzer

Worth it — specifically the MATEK Lost Model Beeper in the version without a battery; the one with a battery doesn't fit. I skipped it at first and relied on motor beeps — slightly tall grass and the quad is gone.

Eight TPU camera cages for the Minibyte 2.5 frame lined up in blue, orange, green, yellow, red, light blue, orange and black.

// 07 · TPU prints

They aren't in the box, and that's deliberate — everyone runs a different pack, a different camera, and some want snap-on arm guards while others want screw-on. Every file is free on MakerWorld and Thingiverse, including a storage box (about 3 cm wide) that takes the assembled frame and fits in a backpack. And because the hole pattern matches, the community TPU collection for the Kayoumini on Printables fits too. If you don't have a printer, buy the TPU set or the box right here.

Thumbnail of the Minibyte 2.5 build tutorial on YouTube

// 08 · Build tutorial

An hour and a half of building in real time — soldering, Betaflight, ELRS, camera setup. It isn't a sped-up highlight reel; you can build along with it. Czech audio.

Watch on YouTube ↗

// 09 · Betaflight

Betaflight setup

The PIDs and filters I fly — separately for the 12A and 20A builds — plus the ESC setup in Bluejay. Not a universal recipe: other motors and props want other numbers, but as a starting point it saves you the first hour of tuning.

12A · 2S build

PID — 12A build
PID — 12A build
Filters — 12A build
Filters — 12A build

20A build

PID — 20A build
PID — 20A build
Filters — 20A build
Filters — 20A build

ESC · Bluejay

ESC setup in Bluejay
ESC setup in Bluejay

Screenshots from the Betaflight Configurator, exactly as I have it set. And as Joshua Bardwell says: you're going to learn something today.

Download as PDF ↓

// 11 · Checkout

Order

Minibyte 2.5" Freestyle FrameIn stock

A 2.5" freestyle frame cut from T700 carbon. 3 mm bottom plate, 2 mm top, chamfered edges.

€35
TPU set for the frame (printed by the builder)In stock

Five arm guards, a camera mount, a buzzer-and-antenna mount and two battery holders. The files are free on MakerWorld — this is for people without a printer, or who would rather not print them.

€5
Minibyte storage boxIn stock

A printed case for the finished quad, so it travels safely in a backpack.

€9
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