Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

If you want to get in the air as simply as possible get a Naza Lite + GPS combo. It's £140 but well worth it.

You could always buy the KK now, learn to fly, have fun and then move up to a GPS flight controller later.
 
I bought all the bits and pieces to build an Arducopter quad. Trying on and off for a wee while I can't get it to be stable in flight. I actually have a system set up to allow it to be controlled in flight via an xbox Kinect. If I could get it to lift off and hover, I think it'd be fun to flap my arms around and control it. The only trouble is as soon as it's in the air the air it's all over the place.... anyone able to advise? Can supply more info as needed.

All the bits were bought from unmanned tech and built around an F450 frame and an ardupilot APM.
 
looks like i might need to just put up and pay the dosh for delivery.

My basket looks like this at the moment. Need to replace the parts on back order. Any suggestions? this will just be a basic learner one. Might stick a raspberry pi with a camera on it at some point.

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Looks similar to what I am considering Elrasho, except you've got higher kv motors. Guessing you wanted more agility? Although I notice you have the same props as the guide.
Nice looking frame, going to personally stick with the one from the guide I linked for my first build, I'm liking the folding to save space!

Starting to write down my plan of action on what to buy, mostly copying the link earlier in the thread as I don't know enough to really go against it! :p
I'm leaning towards sticking with the 800kv motors with 10x4.5 props, seems to be the middle ground for basic ability to carry a camera, I presume it'll still be capable of flips and stuff with practise? Just not flipping on the spot levels of agile? So long as it has the thrust and can accelerate at a good pace and be predictable to fly I'll be happy I reckon.

I seem to have lost track of how to power the KK2.0 and Receiver from the battery? The guide on Hobbyking says to get a separate BEC to power it - but I can't seem to see where it is connected up to the KK2.0 and Receiver :s
 
Ok, further to my own post... Think I've managed to answer my own question and find that the KK2.0 gets powered off whatever is connected to the first motor port. Which means if you are using an opto ESC you need to mod the first ESC so you can power the board off of a separate BEC. Which makes me ask the question, why on earth would you not use an ESC with a built in BEC. It sounds much easier and seems to cost only a slight bit more.

Really struggling to get my head around what I need for a charger. Can anyone recommend one for a ~3500mah 3S 25C battery?
 
What's a good radio for a F550?

I've seen a Futaba 8FG Super mentioned several times, across various forums... but I can't find anywhere with stock.
 
I use a imax b6ac from ebay, seems good. You can get cheaper imax b6 with a separate psu for a little cheaper though, or really cheap if you provide the psu yourself.

For that battery you need a charger that can balance charge at 3.5 amps which is the max rate you can charge at. (No real point charging slower)
 
For a budget radio, I would go for the FrSky Taranis without question.

If you can't afford the Taranis, buy a radio that can take the FrSky module as that really is the best budget protocol for your radio link. It's right up there with FASST and DSMX when it comes to reliability and range.
 
RomanNose said:
9xr is a very good transmitter for its price.
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Bigpops said:
For a budget radio, I would go for the FrSky Taranis without question.

If you can't afford the Taranis, buy a radio that can take the FrSky module as that really is the best budget protocol for your radio link. It's right up there with FASST and DSMX when it comes to reliability and range.
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Thanks, I'll take a look in both of those.
 
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