Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

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I can't quite decide which way to go getting back into this. Big plane with FPV kit, or a multicopter with FPV kit.

Obviously this is the multicopter thread, but what made you guys get into multicopters? Racing, being able to do it in smaller spaces, that kinda stuff?
 
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I fly rc planes and normal helis. This is a whole new ball game. Mulitrotor for me offers a bigger stable platform for FPV or AP. A new toy and challenge.

Have had a camera on my plane before but only to view after flying.

Also the GPS control options make it fun.
 
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What would you need to complete that set? I see you need a control and charger, but what else? It seems like a good price, but once you start to purchase the rest would it not be better to purchase it all new?
 
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You will need a transmitter, a GoPro, and a battery charger by the looks of things. It appears to have a SPektrum receiver in it which would limit you to Spektrum transmitters, but there's no reason why you couldn't just remove it and replace with something from Futuba or FrSky.
 
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£51 plus a couple of quid delivery from MakeItBuildIt. UK stock and the owner is a true multirotor head and gentleman, or £48 delivered from Banggood, whenever they feel like shipping ;)

Cheers for that, and the heads up about the lenses. Will be ordering tomoz.

Rebuilt my old f330 clone last night with a Naze on it, ancient HK blue series esc's flashed with simonk, my semi destroyed d4rii (One antenna missing) and a crappy old 2200mah battery and the thing flies lovely on stock settings, much better than my mini H. I need to investigate this further!
 
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It's preference. The wide angle is really fisheyed, check out YouTube videos for reference. The normal lens has a wide mode (in msetup.exe) which reduces the resolution/quality a bit for a wide fov.

Tbh on a 250 the lag is a little annoying but on a bigger craft flying higher its ok. Nothing beats the reliability of a CCD cam though, the mobius is liable to turn itself off for no apparent reason very occasionally!
 

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Hi guys. Never had one of these and want to start of with something small and cheerful. Is the The Hubsan X4 Micro Quadcopter worth £25?

Any suggestions? Maybe spend a little more for something much better? :p
 
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A friend of a friend mentioned that they are taking some kind of heli/quad copter with them skiing in a few weeks. It tracks them via GPS while filming from the air via a GoPro.

Is that kind of thing available?!?
 
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Hi guys. Never had one of these and want to start of with something small and cheerful. Is the The Hubsan X4 Micro Quadcopter worth £25?

Any suggestions? Maybe spend a little more for something much better? :p

Yes, it's great for £25. I prefer the Syma X4 that's the same price. It's easier to fly and more stable.
 
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A friend of a friend mentioned that they are taking some kind of heli/quad copter with them skiing in a few weeks. It tracks them via GPS while filming from the air via a GoPro.

Is that kind of thing available?!?

Not autonomously no - you must have someone operating it etc. You can't just send a quad in the air on it's own, you are responsible for it etc, therefore must be in control of it.
 
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