Ok so this is going to be my first ever build and I could really use some help on picking out parts, and also advice on putting it all together. I have had a little look into the different parts needed and also have and idea of what I want to build. I'm aiming for a larger quadcopter that can carry a camera (e.g. a GoPro) and has features such such as altitude hold, maybe autonomous flight via waypoint navigation, and also able to return home and land by itself. My budget is around £200-250 although slightly flexible.
The site I started looking for parts on is hobbyking and I have picked out a couple of frames (pretty much by price/reviews/looks) that seem to look promising.
First frame:
http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__24227__Hobbyking_X666_Glass_Fiber_Quadcopter_Frame_666mm.html
Second frame:
http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbykin..._X550_Glass_Fiber_Quadcopter_Frame_550mm.html
Pretty much only prefer the first one because it looks badass :highly_amused: but it is also slightly cheaper. Any other good frames I should look at? really not sure what to look for in a frame.
Again with the flight controller i'm not 100% sure what to look for. What difference does a 3 axis vs a 6 axis gyro make? Do i need to be ready to solder anything? Do I need to code anything?
This is the flight controller I was looking at:
http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbykin...light_Controller_w_FTDI_ATmega_2560_V2_0.html
I had a quick look at the differences between the firmware and Megapirate seems to have a few more features, also I think someone said you can use it with the waypoint software (forgot the name), but any recommendations what I should use?
For the rest of the parts I used the recommendations on the first frames requirements section:
15~25A Brushless ESC x 4
2200~3000mAh 3S 11.1V Lipoly
28-XX 1100~1300KV Brushless motor x 4
8x4~10x4.3 Propeller - 2 standard/2 reverse rotation
I had a quick browse for the parts but there is a lot to chose from and I don't really have any idea what to pick.
Is there any more parts I would need? maybe a power distribution board, GPS and transmitter/receiver? (not sure what to look for in them either if I'm honest)
Sorry for sounding rather noobish, gotta start somewhere though
Thanks in Advanced!
The site I started looking for parts on is hobbyking and I have picked out a couple of frames (pretty much by price/reviews/looks) that seem to look promising.
First frame:
http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__24227__Hobbyking_X666_Glass_Fiber_Quadcopter_Frame_666mm.html
Second frame:
http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbykin..._X550_Glass_Fiber_Quadcopter_Frame_550mm.html
Pretty much only prefer the first one because it looks badass :highly_amused: but it is also slightly cheaper. Any other good frames I should look at? really not sure what to look for in a frame.
Again with the flight controller i'm not 100% sure what to look for. What difference does a 3 axis vs a 6 axis gyro make? Do i need to be ready to solder anything? Do I need to code anything?
This is the flight controller I was looking at:
http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbykin...light_Controller_w_FTDI_ATmega_2560_V2_0.html
I had a quick look at the differences between the firmware and Megapirate seems to have a few more features, also I think someone said you can use it with the waypoint software (forgot the name), but any recommendations what I should use?
For the rest of the parts I used the recommendations on the first frames requirements section:
15~25A Brushless ESC x 4
2200~3000mAh 3S 11.1V Lipoly
28-XX 1100~1300KV Brushless motor x 4
8x4~10x4.3 Propeller - 2 standard/2 reverse rotation
I had a quick browse for the parts but there is a lot to chose from and I don't really have any idea what to pick.
Is there any more parts I would need? maybe a power distribution board, GPS and transmitter/receiver? (not sure what to look for in them either if I'm honest)
Sorry for sounding rather noobish, gotta start somewhere though
Thanks in Advanced!