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Lanzar

Lanzar

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ChrisViperM said:
Lanzar

I totally agree with what you have said, especially concerning precautions. The point I wanted to make was a little bit hidden, but you hit the nail: "Well since this is a hobby line production and you do not get any waranty from manufacturers..." Most people here doing Aerials know their stuff and had to go through a long and painful learning curve and know the capabilities and risks of their copters. It is possible to get "special" attention and contracts and so on from a vendor, but then you don't talk anymore with the classical distributors where the majority here is buying their stuff, but with a few highly specialised B2B companies, and then we talk about a price level which can make you very pale in the face. This does not mean that the "hobby line" products are bad and B2B is the only way to go, but this guy should be aware that just trying to buy a "All-in-one-wonder" from the web without real deep knowledge in every aspect of this can only lead to desaster. I am convinced that most of the sellers he mentioned are standing behind their product and are top people in assembling and delivering a top product, but this doesn't help at all if the customer is not a "professional" in handling the product as well.

Chris
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There is also an option off signing a contract with one of the companies that makes aerial solutions. U could get fixes prices per day and you can make the terms and what kind off camera you will use and not wory about all the rest. U just need to be familiar with how the bird perspective looks. Since as i see it there will be a need for DOAP (Director of aerial fotography).
U can rent a team to do it for you but as i know prices go up to 15k euro per day. Well normal big helikopter is also from 3000 to 5000 per/h, cineflex is a diferent story .....

I would like to see who gives waranty. Can u link me some highly specialised B2B companies since i cant find any.
 


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GhostInAK

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2 cents

With no rc or flight experience I started with a Droidworx AD8 w/ MK electronics last year. First time up I crashed it and broke the landing gear. Never had a crash due to hardware/mechanical failure. Always pilot error.

This year I bought a Cinestar 8 kit with MK electronics. Again, the electronics and mechanics are spot on.

MK is easy to fly. I don't use alt-hold, gps, waypoints; just stick input via the FC. Super easy to fly.

On rainy days I practice with an MQx quad.

I've never used the DJI or other electronics, but so far I've had a wonderful experience with the MK stuff. Though the documentation leaves a bit to be desired.

Also - NEVER fly with anything on the copter that is not securely attached. (I flew the droidworx ad8 with paper streamers attached to the booms. On descent the copter fell faster than the paper which wound around he motors and stalled them. Ouch.)
 

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