I am new to the whole drone thing, however I have been flying a quad for over a year, and RC planes since probably around 2002. I am looking to do a kit build with my son, I have been flying a small quad for a while and want to build something bigger with better flight time. I like the kits from 3DR I have been looking at the DIY quad kit. What I am wanting is something that can fly for a minimum of 30 minutes, telem and way-point flying, and 2 fpv. that is from 2 separate camera's. I am not sure if that is possible but I would like a stationary one looking forward and then a pan and tilt one underneath. My son and I are interested in using the quad for search and rescue so it might not always be LOS but fairly close. I know the suggestions for that. However there are a lot of forests where I live that I would have to fly above and might not be able to see it. This may pose a problem for the FPV so I want something that will work in this situation. this is confusing so here's a summary of what I want. What would be a good price range for this. I have looked at DJI, but I thought I might be able to build for cheaper, again I have never built a quad. I did build my planes though.
Search and rescue quad
min 30 minute flight time
FPV (2 seperate cameras if possible) through trees
Telemetry
manual and auto flight modes.
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Thank you for the replies, I do appreciate it. I've been looking in to it more. the 2 camera thing would be fun but its not necessary. the longer flights with FPV are the main concern. Well and VTOL is necessary for this. It is always fun to do stuff with my son.