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Old 04-28-2012, 11:19 PM   #1
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Never flown any RC for more then 5 mins.

For some reason I am now obsessed with the idea of a quadcopter.

Thoughts? Ideas?
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Old 04-28-2012, 11:42 PM   #2
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A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors - YouTube
I sure as hell want one.
But I think i'll wait for them to be a little more mainstream, for cheaper prices.
And a couple dozen replacement props
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Old 04-29-2012, 12:38 AM   #3
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The blade unit sounds like it is an easy quad to fly. Rather cheap also.

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Old 04-29-2012, 01:17 AM   #4
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They look cool but I am not interested in flying myself. A guy brought one out to the local sc track and was 50 or so ft above the track in between races. Next thing I know a few blades fly off and it drops out of the sky on the track, gave everyone a good chuckle.
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Old 04-29-2012, 02:03 AM   #5
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I have a Blade MQX. I got the same itch to fly a quad like 2 months ago.

I raced nitro for 4 years before getting into the crawlers. I have had many fast cars. It is nothing like flying a copter. Way more difficult than
I had anticipated. I can fly it around but rotation is out of the question. I have to strafe keeping the thing pointed in the same direction all the time.

I'll get the hang of it eventually. But it will take a lot of practice and flight time. And crashes. Lots of crashes. This is where the MQX really impresses me. I crash it probably 6 times in 10 minutes. It has never broke anything. And I have tried to flip it outside and flew straight full throttle into the side of my house. No damage. The body is flimsy as hell. Get a spare. It kinda protects the circuit board.

I really like this little thing. There is nothing else that even comes close to this thing for the money. It is an unbelievable value in the heli world.

Give it a go Harley. I know its way easier to blow more money faster on stupider shit.

Oh, get a 2nd battery. The stocker seems fine to me. Plenty of power.
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Old 04-29-2012, 06:21 AM   #6
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This applies to the both of us........Finish the boat first!
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Old 04-29-2012, 06:52 AM   #7
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Hey Harley, The Blade MQX Quadcopter, hands down. I have a buddy Ron who runs a LHS and is a Heli super-guru, he's won tons of competition even up to national level. He swears by the Blade and says it's very easy to learn to fly and be proficient with and it's a durable, solid performer. I've been thinking strongly about getting one soon myself.
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Old 04-29-2012, 07:23 AM   #8
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Since you're a iPhone fag I'd say get an AR Drone. At least then you can spy on your neighbors teenage daughter.
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Old 04-29-2012, 07:57 AM   #9
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I've got a quadcopter, part way through building another in my spare time... They are alot of fun and with a system like the Naza they are very easy to fly these days...

I say 'do it' lol
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Old 04-29-2012, 11:04 AM   #10
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All that VP bling is gonna be heavy!
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Old 04-29-2012, 11:27 AM   #11
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Funny you would mention that my older bro just had that Idea and so he ordered this one yesterday. Looks pretty Sexy.... Talon Quadcopter
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Old 04-29-2012, 12:19 PM   #12
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I just ordered one from goodluckbuy.com just waiting to get it got a radio from xheli want to get into doing video with it
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Old 04-29-2012, 01:58 PM   #13
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They are quite fun and compared to helis, are extremely easy to fly. I could see you getting into FPV which is the big thing these days in RC flying. FPV equipment has become extremely inexpensive now and readily available.

I come from the helicopter world and know now that all major manufacturers have an offering or soon will. I would suggest shopping carefully and if possible, find someone local and get a demo.

You're hooked up with Futaba which is a good thing. Their high end air radios offer thirteen point curves which is great for all things that hover!

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Old 04-29-2012, 03:33 PM   #14
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The mqx does seem to have lots of recommendations for beginners. If I get a bug to get into flying for real then I can see I will have no issues spending money
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Multicopters are all the rage at the moment where I live. Not too long ago they were the realm of rc-nerds, who were more into programming than flying. But lately more user-friendly (almost ready to run) kits have come out.
I got interested in these, as I had been dabbling with microcontrollers (work-related), and really got into experimenting with sensors like accelerometers, gyro's and magnetometers. As I had never flown any rc before, I decided to buy a ARTF kit, the Flamewheel 450 with a Dji Naza controller. In attitude mode this is an extremely stable platform and very well suited for beginners. In manual mode it's a bit harder to control, but still no way near as difficult as flying a helicopter.



At the moment I'm working on my second quadcopter, for wich I want to build my own flightcontroller using breakout boards I had lying around. I'm hoping to include a barometer for altitude hold and a GPS for position hold and/or return to home.


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Old 05-06-2012, 05:23 PM   #16
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Check out RolandRockShop's build . I got to see it in person. Pretty cool.

1st step into quadheli's and F.P.V.

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Check out xaircraft X650 it's awesome and can mount ur GoPro on it I also own the MQX and yes u can make flips I have a YouTube video on it too
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Old 05-06-2012, 06:03 PM   #18
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Unless you are operating in an urban canyon or otherwise out of reach of GPS signals, you wouldn't need the barometer, would you? I guess redundancy can be a good thing though.

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Multicopters are all the rage at the moment where I live. Not too long ago they were the realm of rc-nerds, who were more into programming than flying. But lately more user-friendly (almost ready to run) kits have come out.
I got interested in these, as I had been dabbling with microcontrollers (work-related), and really got into experimenting with sensors like accelerometers, gyro's and magnetometers. As I had never flown any rc before, I decided to buy a ARTF kit, the Flamewheel 450 with a Dji Naza controller. In attitude mode this is an extremely stable platform and very well suited for beginners. In manual mode it's a bit harder to control, but still no way near as difficult as flying a helicopter.



At the moment I'm working on my second quadcopter, for wich I want to build my own flightcontroller using breakout boards I had lying around. I'm hoping to include a barometer for altitude hold and a GPS for position hold and/or return to home.

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