PCB Review Request - PDB for a Micro Drone

Hi everyone! I am part of an team designing autonomous drones. Although not expert circuit designers, we intend to make our custom power distribution board for a micro drone. I made the design in KiCad and would love to hear your thoughts on it!

The board is supposed to supply :

20A at 17.4V to a 4in1 ESC (powering 4 BLDC motors) max.
5.3V to flight controller at 2.5A max.
12V to video transmission system at 1A max.

Before buying the components, requesting a review of the work.

Unfortunately the site only allows me to upload one embedded file, so I am putting everything into a google drive folder. Sorry for the inconvenience :frowning:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NSVEcKNh81dtwc6OaHOM0u1X2NSF9f_m?usp=drive_link
The folder has -
Schematic Files:
PCB design:
3D VIEWS:

For the prototype and testing stage I plan to run it at low currents and use 1oz copper on all four layers as it’s cheaper.

Some of the things that I am eager to have reviews on:

  1. Buck converter layouts on front cu.
  2. Current sensor layout on front cu.
  3. Effectiveness of the 330uF electrolytic capacitor against hot plugging and motor disturbances.

Thank you!

This forum on this site is specifically for discussing Kicad issues.
suggest go to EEVBLOG.com -
the forums there will assist you-
EEVblog Electronics Community Forum - Index
try : Projects, Designs, and Technical Stuff - Page 1

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