Starting From Scratch

Hello,
I'm interested in starting my own personal UAV program from scratch.  I'd like to get about 30-45 minutes of flight time and like the idea of the autopilot (thinking of grid pattern searches) and video features of the UAV.  I've been trolling around the website and I see some good starter models, but could use some assistance in selecting the right one for my application.   I don't know much about all the components I've been reading about, but am handy enough that I can follow a good set if plans if I needed to change a motor or wire in some additional components. 
Any thoughts on kits, components, etc to make it all work? 
If I am asking for too much info, or something that's already covered in a book, or previous post, please feel free to point me in the right direction. 

Thanks!

-warthog97

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  • Moderator
    @Brian, yours is a very good post asking for help; with specifics about your goal, some mention of previous reading, and a simple request for places to begin.

    Alot of the newbie posts we get are from google trolls who just want everything done for them like "I want one, where can I get one".

    Chris Kevorkian's link is a good place to start and find the resources you need.

    Welcome to the community.
  • Hey,

    Im pretty new to this myself, but this is pretty good for pointing in the right direction i feel,

    http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/a-newbies-guide-to-uavs

    they have a lot of information and links to otherwise help out.
    Chris
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