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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    The two that I was looking at before. I think I will get one. Yeah, the Taranis needs a module to work with them. Doubt I'll get one just yet. Maybe when I order the other parts, depending how much it is. Why do you have so many X1s? RC battles could be fun. Equip a fleet of quads with...
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    You're tempting me to get an X1 or similar now :) Might be a good training tool that won't break as easily. Or that's how I'll justify it to the wife ;)
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    I think I will need a lot of practise. Early days tho, and I usually find these things easier in real life than on the computer. My little heli was crashed so many times at first but only gets the odd bump now. I was tempted to get a micro/mini quad but thought I might as well use the money...
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    Well I took my first flight using my Taranis last night. In AeroSim that is :) And only for 2 minutes at a time as I don't have a proper USB adapter for it. I think it's a good thing I am getting some practise first. Wasnt finding it too easy at first and was flying all over the place...
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    I had a play tonight and got the Taranis controlling the servos of the car easily enough. I unplugged them from the old receiver (which doesn't appear to work anymore - or maybe the Tx but the lights come on) and plugged them into the 8XR. Got it all binded and the sticks controlling the servos...
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    It's not 2.4GHz. I haven't used it in 8 years or so and plan to sell it. I night pull a couple of servos off it so I can plug it into the 8XR to see it working.
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    Woo hoo. My Taranis arrived this morning. Had a quick look in the box and a hold of it this morning before work. It's rather nice. Need to work out some way to test it now. I assume I can connect it to my old nitro RC car. Gonna be a long wait before I get the rest now :)
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    She's pretty good really, most of the time. Has her moments tho ;) I was a bit shocked earlier, mentioned money for my birthday to build my project and she offered to lend me the money. Thanks, I'll need it I think.
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    Haha. Definitely true. My wife would not appreciate this at all. She had a quick go of my Syma heli, crashed it and gave up. I'm surprised she wasn't more negative when I said I wanted to build myself a quad. My mother in law very kindly offered to lend me the money to buy the rest of what I...
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    That's what I was going for. I could have gone cheap but didn't see the point later regretting it and wanting something better. If it had been £400, like some others, I doubt I would have bought it. Had a look at some setup videos for it last night, it can certainly do some complex stuff but...
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    That's nice to know it's accurate and I can work out my build properly with it. Obviously an estimate for the frame and I hope I've slightly overestimated rather than under. My first part has been despatched today, the Taranis. Not many around in the UK, found somewhere with stock so thought...
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    How accurate are the results from eCalc? I've tried all sorts of motors, most give me a flight time of 6-7 minutes, hover time around 14-16 minutes. I've estimated the weight based on a X550 (like the look of that frame) with other bits on it. I did have one combination of motor and prop, I...
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    Good point. I have read some good quick deliveries from their UK warehouse but it might be an idea to get somewhere local in case I need a replacement and they are out of stock or whatever. I'll have a look around.
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    I had a quick look on eBay, not much on there but a used T8FG was more than the Taranis new.
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    Thanks for all the help. This is a great forum with lots of helpful people :) I've been pricing up some parts from HobbyKing, didn't realise they have a UK warehouse. That is going to make things a lot cheaper than I was expecting and possibly get this build off the ground quicker than I was...
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    I'll have a look at those, thanks. And I'll check out setting it all up before I get parts so I know roughly what I'm doing when it all arrives.
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    Haha. CFO :D I don't think I will be declaring all spending to her ;)
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    Excellent. The Taranis it is then. I can see myself getting hooked after my first build so I do think a decent radio will be a wise investment and I'm not afraid to learn stuff. Part of the fun too I think. Now I'll have to find some stuff I can sell on eBay to fund my quad :D
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    Thats great, thanks for that. I would almost certainly have gone for the 9X from my initial reading but glad I did some research first. The Taranis it is I think. Over the initial budget but I think it will be worth it. The Futaba, even used, is too much. I'm still tempted by MultiWii but...
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    Which transmitter and flight controller?

    I'm starting to research parts I need to build my own quadcopter but am having trouble deciding which FC and radio to get. I like the MultiWii FCs and for the price they have lots of features. I've seen MultiWii Pro and a Crius board loaded with GPS, Bluetooth all for £50-60. They seem to be...
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