come across this cool little build - http://makezine.com/projects/make-37/the-handycopter-uav-2/ I was thinking of getting the parts and building one, but with a multi-wii or kk2 (what evers the cheapest).
Im in near Bucktown and typically test things out at an empty lot on Wissner or the Buck Town Marina. Im very new too, I picked up a Bixler II from HK in August and have have build several "foamboard" airplanes since (just swapping parts out every time). Ive been using FPV (via fixed wing) for...
Let me preface - Im very new and just started building my fist multi-rotor, but have some experience with planes and have equipment that can be used with the mult-rotor build (that cuts my cost down).
Heres how I attacked my build...
1. Set a Budget (and plan to go over it, a little).
2. Are you...
I'm from New Orleans too, I've been flying planes (FPV and LOS) for a couple of months and just started building my first multi-rotor. Good luck, maybe we can have a NOLA Multirotor Meet Up soon.