After several fits and starts I have picked this up again and decided to actually get a real quad together.
I am planning on using this thing for a photography and video platform for work mostly, but some fun too.
I build cell towers, so pics and vids of my guys up on the towers will help me a lot.
I finally figured out that I am not skilled enough to slap together a 500 class and fly it successfully.To that end, I bought a Blade QX180 to learn to fly, it has a camera and works with my DX6i and it has a stability mode for noobs like me. I have discovered that it does not do well in much of a breeze 100 feet up. It ended up in a tree 100 yards from where it was supposed to go but fortunately no damage.
I am still working on the Bluesky H4, it should be done soon as a couple parts come in and I can get the program tool sorted out for the KK2 board I have for it. Then I have to learn to fly that one.
I have been drooling over the QAV500 some of you guys have and managed to find one, it should be here in a day or two. Pics up as soon as I can.
This one will be serious, full on top shelf as best I can build. I have fab and build skills so no problem there. Where I will need help is learning enough about the technology to make the best decisions on component selection.
What I need it to do is hold a hover wherever I park it, return to where it took off from, do a circle sideways, focused on a point like the top of a tower
What I have available:
QAV500 frame
DYI 30 and ESC's with SimonK firmware
ImmersionRC EZOSD
2 KK2 boards
props
Immersion 600mw tx
Several RXs
So, how do I get there?
Power:
NX-4008 motors from HK or the Lumenire FM4006? Something better?
Zippy compact 4s 5000 batteries
FC:
Apparently the KK2 board does not have facilities for GPS and the whatnots for the abilities I want
So what to get?
Multiwii and Megapirate AIO Flight Controller w/FTDI? Looks like it will do what I want.
What is the FTDI?
What is Open Pilot?
Is there something more appropriate?
OSD:
Seems like something thats necessary, I have the EZOSD and the antenna tracker board, will this do what I want? Will the GPS in there work for the Multiwii?
Flight Cam:
I have a GoPro camera, it looks like a lot of guys are running that plus a flight cam, I can see why that is.
So a flight cam, recommendations?
I liked the look of Lee's gimble for the GoPro, might be a good way to go for the video and the price is right
RX:
Do I need a satellite RX?
I appreciate the help on this, I'll asking a lot more questions as I learn what I don't know about at the moment
So thanks in advance for the help.
Danny
I am planning on using this thing for a photography and video platform for work mostly, but some fun too.
I build cell towers, so pics and vids of my guys up on the towers will help me a lot.
I finally figured out that I am not skilled enough to slap together a 500 class and fly it successfully.To that end, I bought a Blade QX180 to learn to fly, it has a camera and works with my DX6i and it has a stability mode for noobs like me. I have discovered that it does not do well in much of a breeze 100 feet up. It ended up in a tree 100 yards from where it was supposed to go but fortunately no damage.
I am still working on the Bluesky H4, it should be done soon as a couple parts come in and I can get the program tool sorted out for the KK2 board I have for it. Then I have to learn to fly that one.
I have been drooling over the QAV500 some of you guys have and managed to find one, it should be here in a day or two. Pics up as soon as I can.
This one will be serious, full on top shelf as best I can build. I have fab and build skills so no problem there. Where I will need help is learning enough about the technology to make the best decisions on component selection.
What I need it to do is hold a hover wherever I park it, return to where it took off from, do a circle sideways, focused on a point like the top of a tower
What I have available:
QAV500 frame
DYI 30 and ESC's with SimonK firmware
ImmersionRC EZOSD
2 KK2 boards
props
Immersion 600mw tx
Several RXs
So, how do I get there?
Power:
NX-4008 motors from HK or the Lumenire FM4006? Something better?
Zippy compact 4s 5000 batteries
FC:
Apparently the KK2 board does not have facilities for GPS and the whatnots for the abilities I want
So what to get?
Multiwii and Megapirate AIO Flight Controller w/FTDI? Looks like it will do what I want.
What is the FTDI?
What is Open Pilot?
Is there something more appropriate?
OSD:
Seems like something thats necessary, I have the EZOSD and the antenna tracker board, will this do what I want? Will the GPS in there work for the Multiwii?
Flight Cam:
I have a GoPro camera, it looks like a lot of guys are running that plus a flight cam, I can see why that is.
So a flight cam, recommendations?
I liked the look of Lee's gimble for the GoPro, might be a good way to go for the video and the price is right
RX:
Do I need a satellite RX?
I appreciate the help on this, I'll asking a lot more questions as I learn what I don't know about at the moment
So thanks in advance for the help.
Danny