I'm allready following the APM project for more than two years now and gained a lot of experience through DIYdrones but also from building 3 quads. A lot of failure but getting a succesfull flight from time to time is motivating. In the begining, being a noob at RC flying, a lot of props were ordered. 2 years later I'm glad to say its been more than 7 months since I ordered new ones ;-)
Time has come to go to the next level and start building a hexa.
I would like to get some remarks and or suggestions on my following list.
The hexa project is for gopro filming
Frame:
I've been looking at two frames that I really like and these are:
-DJI F550
The F550 is a low budget frame that seems to be proven by several users. The only thing I'm afraid of is the twist in the arms. Is iit still there or did DJI resolve this with other material.
-Quadframe SIXcopter
The sixcopter is a very nice frame but more expensive.
Motors:
-Tiger motors MT2216 900Kv
-Sunnysky 2216 950Kv
Both seem to be the same except the price. So I would go for the Sunnysky.
Props:
-APC SF 10x4.7
ESC's:
-Turnigy plush 30A flashed with Simonk.
One more thing to consider is budget (read wife ;-))
Conclusion I would go with the Sixcopter frame and sunnysky's.
Is this a good combination or would you suggest something else.
Cheers
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From what I understand, the Hobby King F-30A ESC is popular ESC for flashing. They have the Atmega, and N-fet's and are super cheap. I think with the Plush you are paying for some features in the programming that you end up flashing right over anyway.
The F-30A's are also only a couple grams more than the 20's. And their programming pins are all in a row which is nice.
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