Most economical first "non-toy" multi

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LycraCladChamp

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I got a little Estes Proto-X for christmas as a gag gift? I have had fun fling this around the house for the last few months. I want to step it up to something bit bigger but not too expensive, I think about $500 is what I'm willing so spend right now. I would be starting from scratch and that $500 would include a radio/receiver, copter, battery and battery charger.

I am trying to decide between a quad or a hex, other than cost is there a reason not to go with a hex? I like the look of them better than a quad, slightly more unique. I am not too sure on the size I want to get right now but I was thinking of the Hobby People F450 or F600, but it was also recommended to check out the Apollo, the ZMR250(quad), and the RD290(hex). If you recommend a different platform can you explain why so, im all ears. I didn't realize there were so many options for platforms and don't get me started on the electronics.

I do like the idea of a bigger platform for ease of seeing it as well as hopefully its agility is a bit slower and more controllable. Any advise is much appreciated. Thanks for reading my post.
 

Vermiform

Vermiform

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What are your goals for this hobby? Are you wanting to eventually breaking into professional aerial video, or just sport flying or FPV racing?
 

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LycraCladChamp

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As of right now I would like the unit to be multi-purpose; park flyer and entry level video via GoPro.

I don't think FPVRacing is something that is on horizon anytime soon.
 


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LycraCladChamp

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It looks very similar to the do I flamewheel kit. And it was sold out/backorder.

I decided to take it to the next size up. I call it an adult toy quad, the dromida ominus with FPV. Its roughly a 230 size quad. It seems to be pretty resilant to my frequent crashings. But it is proving to be loads of fun to fly and I think a great next step.
 

Bartman

Bartman

Welcome to MultiRotorForums.com!!
the Ominus quad is a ton of fun and it's the quad i recommend for new flyers to learn the basics of controlling a multi-rotor helicopter. there are more and more options everyday for high end hobby grade quads (Phantom 3, Iris+, Solo, etc) and the options available to build your own are extensive.

best route is always to decide what your end-use goals are and to decide if you've got the potential/desire to do a build.
 

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LycraCladChamp

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What are some thoughts when compairing the DJI flamewheel (or similar RTF kit) kit to the ISIS+ RTF kit? The isis kit seems to come a little more feature packed out of the box. I'm leaning towards that kit in the near future.

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LycraCladChamp

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Thanks for the clarification. Im glad I haven't started to Google the ISIS platform.

I'm looking at the IRIS platform

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Vermiform

Vermiform

Member
Even though I am a 3DR arducopter flight controller fan boy, I'd lean towards the flamewheel. There are tons of aftermarket parts available.
 

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LycraCladChamp

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I am looking at various "flamewheel" kits and I see some do not come with a gps unit and some do. An ARF unit from HobbyPeople (my lhs) does not nor does a RTF unit from HobbyKing; both kits are fairly inexpensive and quite tempting for the 450 sized platform. The IRIS+ option from 3DR does include a GPS unit with their RTF option. The 3DR option is nearly 3x the price (although it does come with battery and charger, others do not). If I were to try to add GPS to the "flamewheel" style kits what would be needed, other than the obvious gps unit. How can I tell if the flight controller can support GPS and how can I tell if the radio can support GPS functions.

Thanks in advance for the help.
 

Vermiform

Vermiform

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The more I look at the IRIS+ the more I like it. The flight controller is a Pixhawk. That flight controller with GPS alone will run you $280 so a total $600 price tag doesn't seem that steep anymore.
 



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