Bartman
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Hi guys, I've been working hard, clearing log-jams in the river of life, and looking forward to something fun that will be a little different from what I've been doing the last few years. With that in mind, and knowing how helpful our F450/NAZA group build has been.........it's time to kick off our group build for 2015.....an FPV Racing Quad!
There are a few decisions to be made and there will be a lot more flexibility in what you can do vs,. what I do but we'll have the discussions, look at the components that we can choose from and then get to work building.
There are a variety of classes and a variety of leagues/groups promoting FPV Quad Racing so I think we would be smart to look at what would have the most utility when it comes to racing. Is there one league that has the most races? Is any one league international? Alternately, we can design our own course and then use that design of our own site-wide racing activities. We had actually discussed this a year or two ago when @matwelli; posted his informal Cricket pitch racing challenge. Our discussion centered on a standard soccer/football field as they are everywhere!! Some simple obstacles and a set course around the field would make for a very worthy challenge.
So the first few questions ought to be
Do we stick to a set class of racer or hash out our own specifications?
If we do our own thing do we standardize on a specific frame or a class of frames?
Flight controller? NAZE? OpenPilot? KK?
Motors? Props? Battery power? Standard or unlimited?
What else will we need to consider? 5.8 ghz video systems are small and light but they wouldn't work well outdoors in and around substantial obstacles. Can a small FPV racing quad carry a 1.3 system?
I've got an idea for a simple camera mount that I'll share when we get closer but we can also discuss camera requirements.
Who's in???
Gentlemen, start your engines!!
There are a few decisions to be made and there will be a lot more flexibility in what you can do vs,. what I do but we'll have the discussions, look at the components that we can choose from and then get to work building.
There are a variety of classes and a variety of leagues/groups promoting FPV Quad Racing so I think we would be smart to look at what would have the most utility when it comes to racing. Is there one league that has the most races? Is any one league international? Alternately, we can design our own course and then use that design of our own site-wide racing activities. We had actually discussed this a year or two ago when @matwelli; posted his informal Cricket pitch racing challenge. Our discussion centered on a standard soccer/football field as they are everywhere!! Some simple obstacles and a set course around the field would make for a very worthy challenge.
So the first few questions ought to be
Do we stick to a set class of racer or hash out our own specifications?
If we do our own thing do we standardize on a specific frame or a class of frames?
Flight controller? NAZE? OpenPilot? KK?
Motors? Props? Battery power? Standard or unlimited?
What else will we need to consider? 5.8 ghz video systems are small and light but they wouldn't work well outdoors in and around substantial obstacles. Can a small FPV racing quad carry a 1.3 system?
I've got an idea for a simple camera mount that I'll share when we get closer but we can also discuss camera requirements.
Who's in???
Gentlemen, start your engines!!