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

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

ill share my experience with you guys as i travel into the world of fpv and quadheli's/multicopters.

ive always been a huge fan of fpv flying..
at the last fun fly we had locally,my friend matt took me for a ride
in his cub airplane, fpv w headtracking..so cool.
and well..i was hooked!

soooo..
ordered a couple of quadheli frame kits (vc-450 and x525v3) and my fpv equipment.

cant wait to get airborne and do some fpv flying!

hope to do filming of our crawler comps and gtg's and some filming of my
beautiful home state of arkansas.

ill even take someone for a ride in fpv..

parts should be in next week or so....cant wait!!

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[Knytemare]

Sounds like fun! Pardon my ignorance but what is FPV? Can't wait to see what you come up with!

[K_B]

FPV = First Person View; flying a heli/plane via remote video feed.

Did you order the quadcopter frames from hobbyking? I was looking at those. But I'm pretty clueless on where to go from there.

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

Originally Posted by Knytemare

Sounds like fun! Pardon my ignorance but what is FPV? Can't wait to see what you come up with!

what he said.\/ \/

Originally Posted by K_B

FPV = First Person View; flying a heli/plane via remote video feed.

Did you order the quadcopter frames from hobbyking? I was looking at those. But I'm pretty clueless on where to go from there.

i ordered mine off ebay..the x525v3
and the vc-450 from Frame Kits
all my parts are coming from hobbyking.com and bevrc.com

here's a few videos that inspired me to take the plunge.
same heli same fpv setup..

bmx track..FPV - BMX track - YouTube

coastal flight..FPV - coastal flight - YouTube

beach..FPV - beach - YouTube

ground station fpv setup...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fQyx...wF4bp_zjN6AWHp

im "landshark501"
a few forums..
OpenPilot Forums

Multi Rotor Helis - RC Groups

Multi Rotor Helicopters - HeliFreak

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

heres my parts list for my
FPV ground station..

dell laptop backpack
..
eagle eyes diversity station


eagle eyes lcd power panel display..


jetview sd dvr





WDR700 High Resolution OSD Color Camera 550 Lines NTSC


1.3G 800mW video tx


2- 1.3G RX for FPV


Low pass Filter LPF1200/LPF1400


1.2/1.3GHz Patch antenna
..white box..

fat shark fpv goggles ordered!!
..
power cable: 1 input 2 outputs
3s lipo 3000mah for power







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[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

parts list for the x525v3 build

X525 V3 folding frame
- KK multiCoptor Controller with USB programmer
- XXD 2218 1000KV motors
- 3.17mm Shaft adaptor
- GWS 3-blade Propeller
- Hobbywing 20A ESC's
3s lipo 2650-2800mah


step by step build pics..
x 525 v3 quadheli build pictures by jah6580 - Photobucket









....i did have the top/bottom plates on reversed of what they should be
the 525 plate is the bottom plate...









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[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

parts list for the vc-450 build..

vc-450 blue frame
8in and 10in props green color
hobbyking ss 20a esc's
1200kv motors
trying to find a openpilot coptercontrol board
3s lipo 2650-2800mah 30c




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[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

let the games begin!!

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

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motor mounts are off..may order another set of motors..


now to wait on the rest to get here..

[cameraman]

i really like this and could use it for some things i shoot . what is the total cost to get started or atleast a close ball park please

[STANG KILLA SS]

VERY interested!
thank you for posting the step by step build!
are those spacers steel or aluminum?
looking forward to learning more about the main control board too.

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

Originally Posted by cameraman

i really like this and could use it for some things i shoot . what is the total cost to get started or atleast a close ball park please

Just the quadheli
4-motors,4 esc's,control board,airframe..@$300-500
you will need at least a 6ch radio @$200

good fpv equip @$400-700

Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS

VERY interested!
thank you for posting the step by step build!
are those spacers steel or aluminum?
looking forward to learning more about the main control board too.

alum spacers..
the best control board out now is the
Openpilot copter control ..cc board. @$80-100
which NO one has instock.
from what ive been reading its the chizzznit over all others.

all the other boards you have to flash this and flash that..
make special connectors so that your only touching certain pins
on the board when flashing it.



man im excited to get it airborne and punch out to 400ft in 5sec!!
what a ride!!

[cameraman]

im starting to save my pennies as of now i so want this i do alot with racecars and stuntbikes this would be epic to use and ive been wanting a heli so this is perfect.

on the fpv can you give some more info on it as well also what kind of camera are you using go pro?

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

Originally Posted by cameraman

im starting to save my pennies as of now i so want this i do alot with racecars and stuntbikes this would be epic to use and ive been wanting a heli so this is perfect.

on the fpv can you give some more info on it as well also what kind of camera are you using go pro?

on the fpv systems you will see the different models..
900w/1.3ghz/2.4ghz/5.8ghz
my friends explained it to me like this..
the 900w gets you longer range but a chance of interference
with cell phones and what not..
2.4ghz you have to be careful of others using rc radio's/other fpv equipment..
5.8ghz gives you shorter range with less chance of interference

as to why im sticking with the 1.3ghz..its less used freq and im not going over 1-3 miles anyway.

some of the high powered 500w systems can and have went 30-50 miles away from them flying delta wing airplanes.

post#5 list of fpv equipment..

backpack
eagle eyes diversity station
sd dvr
WDR700 High Resolution OSD Color Camera 550 Lines NTSC(fpv camera)
1.3G 800mW
1.3G RX for FPV
Low pass Filter LPF1200/LPF1400
power cable: 1 input 2 outputs
1.2/1.3GHz Patch antenna
3s lipo 3000mah for power
fat shark fpv goggles

go pro hero hd camera for filming.

ill be doing a step by step setup video when i get all my stuff in
and get running right. ill pass it along to you guys to learn from
in your fpv experience.

heres a guy/videos explaining what it all does...checkout all his videos.
Bevrc 1.3G LR FPV System Review - YouTube

this guy gives a breif run down on how it works..just to give you the jist of it.
Getting Started in FPV - YouTube

[cameraman]

thats awesome im goin to keep my eye on this i want one so bad even thinking about picking up a smaller one just to practice my flying while i save

also dont mind me im not that tech savy so i might ask alot of questions

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

Originally Posted by cameraman

thats awesome im goin to keep my eye on this i want one so bad even thinking about picking up a smaller one just to practice my flying while i save

also dont mind me im not that tech savy so i might ask alot of questions

get the eflite mqx quadcopter..
i bought one to practice with as well while i wait for my
parts and equip to show.
started in + mode and just swapped to the x mode yesterday..
soooo much fun when you get the hang of it..
almost like flying an rc airplane.

no problem man,im a newbie to this as well so ill be learning just ahead of you..and passing along the info to you and whoever else is intrested.

[TURTLE]

Originally Posted by ROLANDROCKSHOP

get the eflite mqx quadcopter..
i bought one to practice with ...

soooo much fun when you get the hang of it..
almost like flying an rc airplane.

X2 The MQX is really entertaining, flown a couple packs through it everyday for almost two weeks now.

[ROLANDROCKSHOP]

Originally Posted by TURTLE

X2 The MQX is really entertaining, flown a couple packs through it everyday for almost two weeks now.

hell,yeah...
its one tuff lil sob aint it?
of course it doesnt weigh anything hardly..

my dog was chasing it around yesterday in the backyard at my gf's house..lil fat bastard almost got it a few times..

[cameraman]

Where can u get it ?

[TURTLE]

Originally Posted by ROLANDROCKSHOP

hell,yeah...
its one tuff lil sob aint it?
of course it doesnt weigh anything hardly..

my dog was chasing it around yesterday in the backyard at my gf's house..lil fat bastard almost got it a few times..

It really is. I let some guys fly it this weekend. Let it drop from 15 feet to the ground, got tangled in some wire and dropped to the ground and slammed it into some machinery and it is fine. Body is getting a little torn up, but it takes a beating really well. Even tried to barrel roll it last week, it didn't work, but it was fine when I picked it up.

Horizon hobby should have them in stock. I picked mine up at my local hobby shop.