Well I am diving head first into this corner of the R/C hobby. I have been doing R/C aircraft for quite a while now and was amazed the first time I saw a well performing quad rotor. I am now even more amazed with where the prices are in relation to what you get! Now is the time for me to get into this hobby. Although I need a little guidance... I have been reading everything I can on this site for about a week before I signed up. I will have MANY more questions but to get started I wanted to confirm my basic needs to get this going. This is a list of what I think I need FOR BASIC FLYING and a couple of things that are nice to have. Let me know if I have missed anything major.
1) quad rotor airframe
2) minimum 6 CH TX and RX
3) 4 brushless motors and ESC
4) LIPO battery
5) I am wanting to buy the APM 2.5+ with power module add on and telemetry set. This should take care of everything else no?
6) various connectors, hardware, and simple stuff.
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Is there any type of formula to figure this out without actually just buying stuff and trying it.
I assume you have a lipo charger and a prop balancer if you've been flying RC already.
Mission Planner needs a machine running Windows or Linux, a laptop or tablet is most convenient.
I would strongly recommend installing LED position lights on your quad, maintaining orientation can be a bit difficult with multi-rotors.
A test stand is almost a requirement, in my opinion, a well tuned craft saves a lot of money and keeps morale in the green zone.
Props. Buy eight because you're going to go through a few while learning to fly.