JAB1a Posted October 4, 2013 Author Posted October 4, 2013 You can get a Peter King pre build, flight tested 450 DJI (Clone) with a AMP Flight controller etc off Peter king for £270! APM2.5 Multirotor fleet for sale £270 - £480 - YouTube @MGSTech cheers for the info.... Even for the cheapest one that's £355 (£270+£85 for RC gear) plus you still need Lipo's and a charger and I have never been a fan of the flamewheel frame design and it only has a KK2.0 FC. The only plus of that purchase will be that he has test flown it before you get your hands on it
Paul_L Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Well finally took the plunge last night and ordered the Hubsan x4 Mini Quadcopter (with crash kit!!) Been following this thread for a long time and made a load of notes, got a birthday and Christmas coming up soon so hopefully this is the start of my journey into FPV! Will keep you posted and no doubt be asking for some advice, especially from JAB1a!
plexer Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Mine is built just gotta work out how to get the tx to arm the fc and then we should be good to spool up turn and burn baby. Ben
JAB1a Posted October 8, 2013 Author Posted October 8, 2013 Well finally took the plunge last night and ordered the Hubsan x4 Mini Quadcopter (with crash kit!!) Been following this thread for a long time and made a load of notes, got a birthday and Christmas coming up soon so hopefully this is the start of my journey into FPV! Will keep you posted and no doubt be asking for some advice, especially from JAB1a! Good man @Paul_L, you won't regret that purchase. The Hubsan is such a good thing to learn on I think as its great in the living room or just as happy in an open field (if you have good eye sight lol). That crash kit looks good, I wish I had one when I was learning, does the crash kit clip between the motor and the prop or does it attach to the arm or motor directly? I ask because most failures on my X4 was because when the X4 lands on its roof it pushes the props and motor shaft through the bottom of the motor casing so you have to replace the motor...but if the kit went between the prop and motor then that could no longer push the shaft out the bottom. Keep us posted on your progress and don't hesitate to ask questions
Paul_L Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 That crash kit looks good, I wish I had one when I was learning, does the crash kit clip between the motor and the prop or does it attach to the arm or motor directly? I ask because most failures on my X4 was because when the X4 lands on its roof it pushes the props and motor shaft through the bottom of the motor casing so you have to replace the motor...but if the kit went between the prop and motor then that could no longer push the shaft out the bottom. Will let you know how it attaches, when I get it and report back.
hallb15 Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 Has anyone seen this on Kickstarter? Hex Hex: A copter that anyone can fly! by Benjamin Black — Kickstarter Looks pretty cool and heavily customisable. 1
plexer Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I thought about pledging for that especially as I have a 3d printer so could customise it but I didn't as it's low energy Bluetooth although I do have an ipad mini that would fly it I guess would be good for the kids. Ben 1
JAB1a Posted October 10, 2013 Author Posted October 10, 2013 Has anyone seen this on Kickstarter? Hex Hex: A copter that anyone can fly! by Benjamin Black — Kickstarter Looks pretty cool and heavily customisable. They look brilliant, I think if I had a 3d printer then I could make a frame and use the flight controller from one of the cheap Hex's like the Walkera Hex or similar for half the price and twice the fun and it would be 2.4Ghz Thank you for the link, kickstarter is great to see what new idea's there are out there. 2
plexer Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 http://www.banggood.com/Upgrade-Hubsan-X4-H107-2_4G-4CH-Remote-Control-RC-Quadcopter-p-71838.html Ben 2
plexer Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Haven't got my first quad in the air yet but just designed the frame for a micro h quad based of another design. Micro H Quad v2 by plexer - Thingiverse Ben
pcstru Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 They look brilliant, I think if I had a 3d printer then I could make a frame and use the flight controller from one of the cheap Hex's like the Walkera Hex or similar for half the price and twice the fun and it would be 2.4Ghz You design it, I'll print it for you. (which only leaves you with the hard work!).
JAB1a Posted October 11, 2013 Author Posted October 11, 2013 http://www.banggood.com/Upgrade-Hubsan-X4-H107-2_4G-4CH-Remote-Control-RC-Quadcopter-p-71838.html Ben @plexer I wondered why you posted this...then I had a good look at it. Good spot Ben, 'point 5' they have shorten the distance between the prop and the motor...problem fixed I also see its got another 70meter range! excellent if you converted it to FPV...but I could barely see my X4 at about 30meters range let alone 100meters and I like the option to have anti-flip in extreme mode Good luck with your little Quad, what flight controller are you going to use and motors? looks a very sturdy designed frame. @pcstru Again you Star, thank you very much for the offer, I will keep you in mind if I get the urge at the moment all (what little I have lately) my time is going on the big Quad, I'm having a rejig and attempting to add a brushless gimbal as a clip on option for when I'm not doing close proximity flying which is keeping me busy.
plexer Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 @JAB1a not sure what board at the moment I've got 45mm square & 35mm square mounting holes on it. Ben
JAB1a Posted October 11, 2013 Author Posted October 11, 2013 hmm there is a huge choice....I would try down the line of the WLToys v959 or some of the smaller Walkera quads but then you will need to purchase a supporting remote....or a kk2.0 is 50.5mm x 50.5mm x 12mm with some small 5-9amp ESC's...not sure on the motors
plexer Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Was thinking of one of these shields Shields - MultiWii with a promini on board. Ben
kearton Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Is the Hubsan X4 capable of carrying a camera? You can get one with an inbuilt camera... Hubsan X4 LED Mini Quad Copter RTF with Camera and 2.4Ghz
kearton Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 Turnigy 9X 9Ch Transmitter w/ Module & 8ch Receiver (Mode 2) (v2 Firmware) Turnigy 9X 9Ch Transmitter w/ Module & 8ch Receiver (Mode 2) (v2 Firmware) > Radio & Transmitters > Main Page > Pyramid Models £125~ I've been following this thread with interest lately... I'm putting it down to my looming midlife crisis (and this'll be cheaper than a sports car) Anyway... On the link above, the kit is £99 But on the HobbyKing.com website it's only £35.52 (when you change currency to GBP) Why pay 3x the price? Am I missing something here???
plexer Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 That version has the antennae attached to the transmitter body I think which means the module is not removeable. I got the flysky version from banggood for £53 and it was delivered in 3 days with free shipping. You'll pay a hefty delivery charge from Hobbyking on that radio. Ben
JAB1a Posted October 16, 2013 Author Posted October 16, 2013 I've been following this thread with interest lately... I'm putting it down to my looming midlife crisis (and this'll be cheaper than a sports car) Anyway... On the link above, the kit is £99 But on the HobbyKing.com website it's only £35.52 (when you change currency to GBP) Why pay 3x the price? Am I missing something here??? As Ben says, its the early model where you have to cut a wire to attach another module, the later version has the antenna attached to the module and a newer FW I think....but its the best cheap remote out there, you can flash open source FW to it which give it the features that a £300 remote has. Highly recommended
plexer Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 2nd flight video. Quad flight 2 - YouTube Ben
plexer Posted November 12, 2013 Posted November 12, 2013 Nope Broke several ancillary fittings on it today so some repairs are needed before more flying. Ben
JAB1a Posted November 13, 2013 Author Posted November 13, 2013 2nd flight video. Quad flight 2 - YouTube Ben Great job done there Ben, so glad its now in the air and you are enjoying yourself.
FragglePete Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 Good stuff - thought it was going to flip on take off ? What controller you using on it? Mine is laid up at the moment - just not had time to fly it and the weather hasn't been too kind either. It's all great fun though! Pete
plexer Posted November 13, 2013 Posted November 13, 2013 @FragglePete just getting it dialled in still only had half a dozen flights on it. This is the controller MultiWii PRO 2.0 Flight Controller w/ GPS Option - Flight Controllers + $9 shipping it was although got done for VAT and collection fee when it landed as the declared value of $25 was about 3 pence over the £15 allowance, lol. Ben
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