Hey Folks!
I have been thinking of getting into this hobby. I have flown fixed and collective pitch helicopters, and was kinda getting the hang of it till my wallet ran dry.
Any suggestions on brands etc? I was thinking around 300-450 U.S. cost. I would like the ability to take reasonable quality video eventually with it.
Any suggestions or feedback greatly appreciated.
I've had really good luck with the WLToys models. You can get them (much cheaper than $300) at banggood.com.
You can see some of my quad-copter videos on my youtube channel, e.g.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F4DymMARdA
I haven't resolved the jello-effect yet.
Hey Folks!
I have been thinking of getting into this hobby. I have flown fixed and collective pitch helicopters, and was kinda getting the hang of it till my wallet ran dry.
Any suggestions on brands etc? I was thinking around 300-450 U.S. cost. I wo like the ability to take reasonable quality video eventually with it.
Any suggestions or feedback greatly appreciated.
For 300-450 you can can build your own quad, camera and all, I have a great sized quad that I run a Mobius cam on with a video downlink, I use Multuwii as the flight controller with 4x 30 amp esc, and 4x 800kv motors, got the fr on Amazon for 15 dollars and and the motors, batteries, esc, all on Hobbykin and have around $300.00 sunk into all of it. placed rubber dampeners on the mobius to kill the jello effect. still cannot use mobius or go-pro for true because of the latency, but it helps. I'd rather fly LOS anyway. if you need any help or a parts list or anything, feel free to ask. First day back in th BBS world in about 10 years and realize that DoveNet has many quality messag boards for the hobbies I'm now into :)
Thanks for this Tim. I appreciate the offer of help. I have not bought anyth yet, and I'm stll looking on-line. There are very few hobby shops where I li and the choices are slim-pickings at best. I have a friend who spent 1800.00 dollars on his and the resulting video is fantastic, don't expect much for 400-500 but we'll see :-)
Re: Quads/Drones
By: kk4qbn to Mickey on Thu Apr 30 2015 08:30 pm
For 300-450 you can can build your own quad, camera and all, I have a great sized quad that I run a Mobius cam on with a video downlink, I use Multuwii as the flight controller with 4x 30 amp esc, and 4x 800kv motors, got the fr on Amazon for 15 dollars and and the motors, batteries, esc, all on Hobbykin and have around $300.00 sunk into all of it. placed rubber dampeners on the mobius to kill the jello effect.
still cannot use mobius or go-pro for true because of the latency, but
it helps. I'd rather fly LOS anyway. if you need any help or a parts
list or anything, feel free to ask. First day back in th BBS world in about 10 years and realize that DoveNet has many quality messag boards for the hobbies I'm now into :)
what i'm worried about is the govt regulations that my pop up in regards to unmanned aircraft / drones and how this affects RC
what i'm worried about is the govt regulations that my pop up in regards to unmanned aircraft / drones and how this affects RC
The rules are still relaxed here in Canada. Privacy issues are the most discussed, and a little common sense would go a long way in this regard. hmmm... guess we'll see. Stay away from condo bedroom windows, and the airspace around the White House, and we'll be ok. LOL :-)
what i'm worried about is the govt regulations that my pop up in regards to unmanned aircraft / drones and how this affects RC
I would'nt worry too much about that here in the us. people are doing some idiotic stuff, but there are already proposed rules out there for hobbyist which are almost the same as what we have now. I multirotors are here to stay and truthfully there is not much that can be done by the government
Re: Quads/Drones
> idiotic stuff, but there are already proposed rules out there for hobbyist
> which are almost the same as what we have now. I multirotors are here to
> stay and truthfully there is not much that can be done by the government
well obama is talking about drones a lot, that gets me worried.
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On 5/3/2015 2:09 PM, Mro wrote:
Re: Quads/Drones
> idiotic stuff, but there are already proposed rules out there for hobb
> which are almost the same as what we have now. I multirotors are here
> stay and truthfully there is not much that can be done by the governme
well obama is talking about drones a lot, that gets me worried.
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Its ok, he is just referring to the american people. ;P
-Mindless Automaton
I'd be afraid Obama would send their much bigger drones after my little drone. Hmmm, sounds like drone envy to me.
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