huntvitals
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Just wanted to say hello and maybe get a little help from people that more experience than me. I have been interested in multirotors for a while now and have finally decided to pull the trigger in getting/building one. I have been reading into them and trying to get enough info but seems like I read one place I read something opposite somewhere else. So I am hoping to clarify some things. First off I really like to make things myself even if it costs a little more. I made a home CNC machine and have made several things with it so I am wanting to use it as much as possible. I am looking to build something that can carry a GoPro or something similar for about 20 minutes or so. So that said I am also a mechanical designer so I draw in 3D at work all day so I can design just about anything I can think of. With all of that said I can't decide on where to start. I have thought about making things all from scratch but not sure on how thick parts need to be and things like that. I have looked into buying like a Tarot 680 Pro and just add everything I would like to that and go from there. They seem resonably priced and a good structure to start from. Lets say I go with the Tarot 680 Pro. I have looked at the eCalc online using peoples exact builds ( I think im doing it right) and it comes up with like 5 min. flight time and they say they are getting 20 or so. So I am having a lot of trouble picking out motors and figuring out thrust and flight time and things like that. I attached a machine I drew up this week but I know now it is going to weigh waaaaayyy too much so its out of the question.
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