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DJI Phantom 4 would be great to take on travels.

I don't have personal experience with his business, but I've read a lot of problems people have had with delivery times of their orders from him. He is a one-man company and overworked, and communication seems to be an issue. However, like you said the actual product quality is apparently good...

Which board? I just suggested the firmware :) Here's one board for 39 usd. http://witespyquad.gostorego.com/flight-controllers/readytoflyer-2-5-287.html Anyway, good luck with multiwii!

Ah, drama reaching even such nice hobbies as these. Unfortunate. Anyway, APM 2.5/2.6 board would be my recommendation Bill, it's being phased out by the much more expensive Pixhawk and won't get any more new features, but it has more than enough of them already, and they work.

Well, you are right that the options I had in mind would stretch your budget as what comes to the hardware. However, the APM (Ardupilot Mega) firmware runs on various different cards with the features you want, and that is mature, tried and tested open source code, and the...

Yeah, well, you choose what you like but my experience so far is that this hobby involves countless of web orders from various shops around the world, and one thing I'd try to avoid is ordering from shops with questionable reputations and return policies. Waiting for weeks for a component only...

That is correct, it has no baro or compass, it does support a GPS but with limited functionality. OpenPilot Revolution is their GPS FC. What FCs in your price range support GPS and come with baro?

X-quads look better :) OpenPilot CC3D from Hobby King (approved manufacturer) fits well in your stated budget, is a great basic controller board with configuration software for linux. I use it on Xubuntu, along with the OpenTx Companion to configure the Taranis.

Adding bullet connectors(?) for the ESCs and motors, some Loctite and a prop balancer to the list. Still wondering about the telemetry and power things!

Congrats! Nice going, can't wait to get in the air, will be a few months I'm afraid. One more question- how about painting the top and bottom plates of the frame? I'm not too hot on the black/gold looks and might just rattle can it matte white, if that doesn't mess up with the power distribution.

I'm about the get my initial kit list ready, looking for comments on the parts selection and whether I'm missing or misunderstood something! Usage: learning to fly (LOS), possibly FPV later with Disco-style frame mod, but probably no AP. My first RC. DJI F450 frame + spare arms FC: OpenPilot...

Cymbal bag is a brilliant idea indeed! I'll be moving my copters on bike (the manly version with human engine), and a cymbal bag means I can ride out without my trailer. Nice!

Yes, they should share that measurement. Does anyone have experience with EMAX-branded parts? I wonder how they would compare to stock DJI ESCs and motors, and whether I should just go for T-Motors or similar quality parts.

Awesome, thank you very much! Also plenty enough for me :)

Thanks for this thread, tons of useful info for a newbie! However one thing I can't find anywhere is the inner height of the F450 frame, the assembly space between the bottom and top frame plates. Could someone measure it please?