[Colinevan]

Thanks for the reply.. I had me a good ganders at the dji stuff and watched a few builds on youtube and read as many reviews so now have a slightly better understanding on whats needed.

Pros and cons to the gps and the serious flyers think theyre a wash out and want to actually fly there crafts.i on the other hand would rather play it safe and I can always sell it later on when my balls have grown ha ha. I say this as I dabbled with a collective pitch 3d heli with not much success. It wouldnt hover easily and I ended up damaging my carbon fibre blades and they werent cheap every time I decided to grow a pair and set it up.

What im not sure on is regarding the radio but seen from recommendations about the turning 9x and also rrgarding what controller and flashing and hacking ect.

I think goggles and a gimbal would come at a later date snd somethink like a mount and a go pro would be perfect for me for the time being.

Im also gempted just to get something small for the time being like that bug thing mentioned in post 1 jusy to have a dabble on. Does anyone know if there the right way to go or should I look at something else.

Lastly is it a big leap in cost from a 450 to a 550 and what are the advantages and disadvantaged. Not much difference in price for the frame but then again ite everything else ha ha.

Thanks

Col.

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Originally Posted by neallewis

Hi Col,

I found it difficult to find the right information needed to build mine from Hobbyking parts, which is one of the reasons why i went the DJI Naza route. there is lots of info out there on quads, but so much to trawl though, it was difficult to get to the information quickly. The other Col may be able to give you some pointers, as he went down that route and ordered from hobbyking?

I used google and looked at a lot of youtube videos. really useful for seeing what works.

4 channels will give you the basic 4 controls. it won't allow you to use a selector switch to select different modes, remotely adjust gains, or control the camera gymbal however, but you can fly if that's what you have.