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Hey Everyone,

This post is going to be as much for me as anything else. A sort of journal if you will. A blind mans trip down a murky pathway without a cane. For some it will be painfully inane, for others it will be a chance to laugh at a noob, and for others, probably those yet to join here, it may serve as an educational for what not to do :)

I will add comments and photos as I go which will be designed to highlight mistakes and learnings, much of which will likely be obvious to seasoned builders.

I will start by saying that I will promise to only post a question about what the hell i am supposed to do AFTER i have thoroughly searched all known sources. For me, this venture into the unknown is the real adventure, so forgive me for choosing not to take the advice that i should start with something simple and work my way up.

My goal is a UAV that can take my Canon D610 and fly around the coast near where I live taking awesome images and reels of the shore, surfing, and general landscape of the area. (Southern NSW, Australia). For now, though, i will learn to build, then learn to fly, then learn to get footage with a GoPro and then, AND ONLY THEN, i will buy a gimbal for D610 and mount it. Crashing and killing the UAV is one thing, I am not going to practice with my DSLR!

I have been using copter.ardupilot.com as my central planning resource, and scouring the web for additional research. I have bought a range of things, for which I am sure I will find was the wrong thing to buy for whatever reason; from wrong plug types, to incompatibility.

The Christmas break is coming and I intend to use it attempting to put together this beast using the parts below that I just bought;

• 8 x TAROT 5008/340KV multi-rotor brushless motor TL96020 (TL96020) 
• 1 x Tarot T18 aerial / Plant Protection UAV TL18T00 (TL18T00) 
• 8 x hobbywing XRotor-Pro-40A-3D version TL2924 (TL2924)
• 4 x Tarot 1855 carbon fiber multiaxial pros and cons paddle (TL2822)
• 1 x tarot GOPRO T4-3D 3aix brushless gimbal TL3D01 (TL3D01)
• 1 x Futaba 10J 10-Channel FHSS Air Radio System - Mode 2 w/ 1 x R3008S
• 1 x 3DR Pixhawk           
• 1 x 3DR uBlox GPS with Compass Kit      
• 1 x PX4FLOW KIT
• 1 x 3DR Radio Set - Frequency: 433 MHZ - Rest of World
• 1 x APM Power Module with XT60 Connectors Kit
• 2 x MultiStar High Capacity 6S 12000mAh Multi-Rotor Lipo Pack 
• 1 x Turnigy Reaktor 250W 10A 1-6S Balance Charger

I am always open to any comments, suggestions, and general banter.

Let the games begin! :D