First quad, total noob here.

So after weeks of reading and reading over countless blogs, forums and articles, I've decided to build one of this amazing thing.

To start with, i've came up with a list of components :

Tarot FY650 IRON MAN 650 Quad-Copter Carbon Kit TL65B01 http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__61379__Tarot_FY650_IRON_MAN_650_Quad_Copter_Carbon_Kit_TL65B01.htm
Afro ESC 30Amp Multi-rotor Motor Speed Controller (SimonK Firmware) http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__39708__Afro_ESC_30Amp_Multi_rotor_Motor_Speed_Controller_SimonK_Firmware_.html
600KV Turnigy Multistar 22 Pole Brushless Multi-Rotor Motor With Extra Long Leads http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__41625__4108_600KV_Turnigy_Multistar_22_Pole_Brushless_Multi_Rotor_Motor_With_Extra_Long_Leads.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw2MOhBRCq-Nr87_j-lDASJAAl4FNhZWXXRJUvLZ7Kuc_k69C-F8PmP3o9LArEEKhGiVk1IBoCttTw_wcB
ZIPPY Flightmax 4000mAh 4S1P 45C http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16489__ZIPPY_Flightmax_4000mAh_4S1P_45C.html?strSearch=zippy%204s

Would hope that this parts could work together to provide enough thrust to lift a 3kg - 4kg quad which i'm not sure if it will so feedbacks would be really great! Another thing is that i'm not sure what props should go with this setup if to say that this parts do work well together.

I'll apologise first in case what i've come up with isn't clear enough :(
Real noob here..

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  • 100KM

    Good work getting to learn early. I will admit I am only 3-4 months in to my quad journey but my experimentation with an F450 frame suggests that you will probably need fairly big props with the low KV motors and 4S power.

    For reference I have 920kv motors running 4S lifting about 1.6Kg using 10x4.5 HK slowfly props. That hovers at around 40% throttle which leaves a good safety margin of power. With 600kv motors wanting to lift 2-3 times that weight you would need very large diameter propellers which introduce their own challenges (wind and vibration etc). In my relatively inexperienced opinion I would target a higher kv motor around 900-1000kv and something like 11/12 inch props.

    You will probably find this page helpful. I followed the advice here and went with an off the shelf kit F450 frame and DJI motor setup. That was really useful for me as I knew the combined parts would all work smooth and my learning was mostly about the APM tuning and setting up my payload. What are you planning to lift that needs a 3-4kg frame? 

    • Interesting! A good starting point thanks!

      What i have in mind is to mount another PCB apart from the flight controller which consist of some measuring instruments such as altitude, temperature, rain detection etc, with a small LCD display.

      And if possible also an FPV camera with transmitter.

      Anyway, i googled and found this two component list and would like to see how you think about it?

      http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2140207

      http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2164118

      If its good, might follow their setup and probably build the flight controller on my own.

      Thanks again Ben!

      • You can check e-calc for your props, perhaps 13-14 is good, I buy 15*6.5 with 460kv and 3s batteries, my Tarot 650 have 1,4 kg without batteries

  • 100KM

    Hi Jay - good luck with it.

    My main advice is while you are waiting for those items to ship spend a fair bit of time learning to fly a quad with a little $20-$50 micro quad (Google Husban X4 or similar). There is a lot of learning about throttle management and orientation and you will crash plenty in the early hours of flying.

    Will save you plenty of dollars and set you up for success with the bigger machine.

    Ben

    • Thanks Ben.

      I've tried flying a few of this quads before but they were all made ready to fly, crashed a few times but i'm fine with simple handling as of now :)

      Would help if you could give some pointers on parts that are still missing from my list, especially the props which i have no idea which one matches..

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