RC Quadcopter.. Getting started

KpsCowley

Hi Guys,

I am looking to get into RC quadcopters. I want to spend a little bit of money and see if I like it first etc...

I would love to get into the FPV 250 size quads, zipping around forests racing other quads sounds like a hell of a lot of fun.

But for the moment, something that can carry a GoPro 3, and wont break the bank would be great. I was looking at the DJI phantom V1.1.1 going for about €430 at radiocontrolledshop.ie. Any other suggestions? (I would prefer to build it, as thats half the fun).

I live in Westport Co.Mayo. Its windy here 364 days a year.. am I wasting my time trying to get into RC flying?

Thanks,
Kevin.

Poly

A great intro to Multi-rotors is to build yourself one of these:

very easy to build and they fly great with a KK board

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCPMC_fiSMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6K4NXoq-Qk

I since bought a quad kit but I still prefer my scratch built tricopter.
I've flown it in gale force winds without a bother

sheesh

how much would the kit cost?

john_aero

Ok,

As a new RC flyer you are best to look at building and learning to fly on a 250 quad.

1 - cheap
2 - fun
3 - Take some abuse before need fix them
4 - once can fly them you can fly anything
5 - cheap to repair


FPV Copters Ireland can supply a 250 kit ready to fly or build it your self

A complete package for a 250 quad would be €270 with a ready to fly option where we build and tune it (€70 extra).

This kit includes everything you need to get flying all you need is a soldering iron, few free hours and get building.

For gopro frame we also have a mini tricopter in stock, its slightly bigger than a 250 racer but can easily carry go pro and folds up nice and tidy.

There are many options for this frame depending on motor setup and extras like GPS, 433 telemetry for "follow me" features etc.

Price for kit would starting at €230 and then you can add transmitter, 433 telemetry and upgrade to a full gps enable board.

So you could get 2 frames for price of DJI, one for racing one for your go pro.

We have pics of these frame on our Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/fpvcopters?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Any questions please ask will try help as much as I can

John

daveob007

any idea what I can get for around 400euro want a control that lets me see the camera view and decent enough to use outdoors with good range and battery life. dont want a toy or professional drone that costs a fortune,,also where do I buy from that gives me the best value for money as the irish sites seem very expensive compared to amazon etc. thanks ps would prefer to buy ready to fly with camera straight out of the box

Kenny Logins

I recommend having a chat with John above ^^. He took the time to talk me through a lot of options and we have settled on a spec that suits my needs. Going ahead with the build this week.

I'd also recommend starting off with a toy right now, you might be surprised at how much you can learn from throwing a €30 quad about for a few hours.

daveob007

have seen loads of drones on www.aliexpress.com anyone get one from this site

john_aero

daveob007 wrote: »

have seen loads of drones on www.aliexpress.com anyone get one from this site

- Kenny cheery for positive feedback



- Dave, give me a pm can go over options

We have mico quads for indoor use under €30

These will let you learn basics if not sure want to buy an expensive

We can build you a multicopter or supply kit of parts


Just remember buy from aliexpress you can get hit with import duty, 2 month shipping and expensive returns if faulty

But if you know what need and happy do lot testing and building they can be good value just slow

daveob007

john_aero wrote: »

- Kenny cheery for positive feedback



- Dave, give me a pm can go over options

We have mico quads for indoor use under €30

These will let you learn basics if not sure want to buy an expensive

We can build you a multicopter or supply kit of parts


Just remember buy from aliexpress you can get hit with import duty, 2 month shipping and expensive returns if faulty

But if you know what need and happy do lot testing and building they can be good value just slow

very true and they might be knockoffs also,they seem to do all the popular brands but whether or not they are the real thing is open to question,,I will pm when I know what I want and how much I can afford to spend many thanks

john_aero

daveob007 wrote: »

very true and they might be knockoffs also,they seem to do all the popular brands but whether or not they are the real thing is open to question,,I will pm when I know what I want and how much I can afford to spend many thanks

Any time give me shout

Here to help ppl get into hobby

KpsCowley

I bought a lovely little 250 quad from John (John_aero).

The process of building it was well worth it, the soldering can be a little nerve wrecking, but I know how to do it not! Thank you John for all your correspondence and help. Wouldn't have been able to make it without your help.

Couldn't recommend John highly enough for anyone starting into quadcopters.

Thanks
Kevin.

KpsCowley

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john_aero

KpsCowley wrote: »

I bought a lovely little 250 quad from John (John_aero).

The process of building it was well worth it, the soldering can be a little nerve wrecking, but I know how to do it not! Thank you John for all your correspondence and help. Wouldn't have been able to make it without your help.

Couldn't recommend John highly enough for anyone starting into quadcopters.

Thanks
Kevin.

Kevin thanks for positive feedback

Great see it flying and here to help

Poly

Hi John Aero

Do you have any 5030 props for sale?
Where are you based?

john_aero

Poly wrote: »

Hi John Aero

Do you have any 5030 props for sale?
Where are you based?

Based in laois

Have few sets left. More on the way

hickeys45

Hi, I have a phantom 2 vision plus and the transmitter from the copter to my phone is broken. I bought the drone a year and a half ago but never took it out of the box until recently due to work etc only to find that the drone wasn't transmitting the images to my phone. It seems to be a common enough problem. Does anyone on here know someone that can fix this?