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04-28-2012, 11:19 PM | #1 |
20K Club Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| Thinking about a Quadcopter
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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04-28-2012, 11:42 PM | #2 |
Newbie Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Upstate NY
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter 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 |
04-29-2012, 12:38 AM | #3 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Guantanamo Bay Navy Base
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The blade unit sounds like it is an easy quad to fly. Rather cheap also. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2 |
04-29-2012, 01:17 AM | #4 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
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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04-29-2012, 02:03 AM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
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. |
04-29-2012, 06:21 AM | #6 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: KCRC
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
This applies to the both of us........Finish the boat first! |
04-29-2012, 06:52 AM | #7 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Detroit
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
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. Blade mQX, the Quad-Copter from Blade - YouTube |
04-29-2012, 07:23 AM | #8 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: *
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
Since you're a iPhone fag I'd say get an AR Drone. At least then you can spy on your neighbors teenage daughter. |
04-29-2012, 07:57 AM | #9 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia
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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 |
04-29-2012, 11:04 AM | #10 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
All that VP bling is gonna be heavy! |
04-29-2012, 11:27 AM | #11 |
E.Y. Designs Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Springfield, OR
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
Funny you would mention that my older bro just had that Idea and so he ordered this one yesterday. Looks pretty Sexy.... Talon Quadcopter |
04-29-2012, 12:19 PM | #12 |
Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. George
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
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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04-29-2012, 01:58 PM | #13 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: The basement of the science building.
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
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! Last edited by Knarly Nerd; 05-06-2012 at 05:40 PM. |
04-29-2012, 03:33 PM | #14 |
20K Club Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
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 |
05-06-2012, 05:19 PM | #15 |
Newbie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Holland
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
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. Last edited by Micropuller; 05-06-2012 at 05:22 PM. |
05-06-2012, 05:23 PM | #16 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Castle Rock, WA
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
Check out RolandRockShop's build . I got to see it in person. Pretty cool. 1st step into quadheli's and F.P.V. ... |
05-06-2012, 05:45 PM | #17 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: My house
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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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05-06-2012, 06:03 PM | #18 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: The basement of the science building.
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| Re: Thinking about a Quadcopter
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. Quote:
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05-07-2012, 03:20 AM | #19 |
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