Built Because It
Needed to Exist
The PZ5 started because of a problem most beginners know all too well: you buy a cheap starter frame, crash it once, and watch it crack, split, or flex in ways that make you question every build decision you made.
Pinkyzup set out to fix that.
The goal was never to build an overpriced race-spec frame that costs more than the components it holds. The goal was to build something durable enough to survive the learning curve without punishing your wallet every time it hits the ground.
This frame started as a personal project with the homie Max of @maxx_frames — a designer I trust and someone who is genuinely skilled at what he does.
There was no market research. No big profit plan. I just wanted to build a frame that felt like mine. Something I was excited to fly, crash, rebuild, and fly again. A frame made purely because I cared enough to obsess over the details.
meant to be public.
Like most pilots, I have flown a lot of what is already out there. Some frames I loved, some annoyed me, and some made me think — “this could be better.” The PZ5 is the result of that mindset. It is inspired by what already works, but intentionally refined: keeping the good parts, fixing the weak spots, and improving the details that actually matter when you are the one flying it.
The result is the PZ5 — a 5-inch freestyle frame built for real-world flying. Squished X layout. 6mm arms. 2.5mm bottom plates. Thick where it matters. Designed by people who actually fly, not just someone designing to a spec sheet.
I had the ability, the resources, and the people around me to take this frame all the way — so I did. And once people started asking for it, it didn’t feel right to keep it to myself. If I was going to build something I truly believed in, I figured I might as well share it with anyone who wants to experience it the same way I do.
Make it yours.