Beginner drone options?

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Alexey Gorokhov January 26, 2016 at 4:24am

Hi, building a drone by yourself is exciting, here are a few links to a resource with some DIY stuff:

http://www.rcfair.com/en/blogs/view_entry/13132/

http://www.rcfair.com/en/blogs/view_entry/13114/

http://www.rcfair.com/en/blogs/view_entry/12946/

http://www.rcfair.com/en/blogs/view_entry/12927/

I hope these can help you. Here you can also read about how to forge aluminum parts instead of buying them. Good luck!

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- Ildar > Alexey Gorokhov January 28, 2016 at 7:51am
  
  Thanks, good info. Starting to build drone!
  - Alexey Gorokhov > Ildar January 29, 2016 at 6:12am
    
    Ok, thank you, maybe these will be interesting for you too:
    
    Build landing gear at home:
    
    http://www.rcfair.com/en/blogs/view_entry/13043/
    
    Build a laser engraver out of a good old CD-ROM:
    
    http://www.rcfair.com/en/blogs/view_entry/12991/
    
    And the abovementioned forging stuff:
    
    http://www.rcfair.com/en/blogs/view_entry/13050/
    
    http://www.rcfair.com/en/blogs/view_entry/12989/
    
    http://www.rcfair.com/en/blogs/view_entry/12980/
    
    Enjoy!
    
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Craig Issod January 22, 2016 at 9:04pm

First you have to understand that DIY is going to cost you more - and give you a lot more trouble - than buying something mass produced. But I assume you already know that and are interested in learning about what makes these things tick....

Even if DIY is your thing, it may be tough to start with the idea of building a stabilized camera quad. There are a lot of systems involved - the quadcopter itself, the remote (TX), then a gimbal and its control and the camera/fpv. You will likely tear your hair out putting this all together.

Before you go further you should really clarify what your main goals are. If taking pics and video is what you want to do, the DIY route will likely not be the best way to get there quickly and inexpensively. If, on the other hand, you want to learn all the technology pieces - bit by bit - and in the process make all the mistakes that many of us have, then explore DIY further. But you may want to start with a simple copter powered by an inexpensive Flight Controller.

Note that many sites like Banggood list out most of what you need....

http://www.banggood.com/Diatone-DIY-FPV-250-V2-Mini-Quadcopter-Fram...

that's a frame - but scroll down the page and they say you need:

Required (package not include):

4 x Motors 1506~2208

4 x 10~15 Amp ESC

4 x 5030~5045 Prop (2CW & 2CCW)

1 x Multi-Rotor Control Board (Recommend KK2.1)

1 x 800~1300mAh 7.4~11.1V (2s or 3s) Lipoly battery

You also need a TX and a Receiver.

So if you study those various pages on banggood and elsewhere, you can come up with a component list of everything you need. Actually, I think for the basic machines the list above with my additions is pretty much the materials list. You would need soldering equipment and skills as well as a lot of time and patience also....and the ability to dig deep around the internet for how to set up your TX, etc.

As with most other pursuits, a lot of initial study will help you decide where you want to go - and how to get there!
- Donovan Silver > Craig Issod January 22, 2016 at 9:09pm
  
  Thanks for the detailed reply, I will do more research before I make a decision. Thanks for the imput.

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