I know I know, I would much rather build a great quad than just buy one. But not all of us have that option for several reasons (especially guys getting into this from the video side-- versus engineering, RC hobbyists, etc), and so I wanted to start a thread listing some of the better RTF systems, your opinions, etc.
Right now, I'm looking at several RTF systems:
http://www.getfpv.com/
They have several options, I'm currently waiting to see if they add the talked about the QAV 540g, which seems specific for video. It's not listed yet on the RTF page, but the owner is telling me it'll be up soon.
http://xproheli.com/
Seen some folks post some great looking GoPro Hero 3 footage from these, and they seem like a stable platform if you add an ND filter and a decent gimbal (even something like this: http://www.nomojello.com/store/). But I have the some reservations...
http://www.thequadman.com/
I like this guy (though since writing this I've seen some of the posts about timeframe, delivery of services, etc.), and I like that he's an enthusiast and not a larger company. I'd much rather support the community this way than throwing in with the bigger dogs. But there are some concerns: I havn't spoken with him but I'm not sure what motors he's using. From what I've read Tmotors, Tigers, or Sunnysky is what you want. I'd also like to have a Futaba controller versus the Spektrum, just based on what I've read here and there. Likely he could custom whatever I want, just not sure yet.
Some models people are selling that have me interested as well:Xaircraft X650V8 V1, TurboAce X830-d...
So what do you guys think? These are just a few I'm looking at, there are a couple of other guys that build that have me interested. But any input and opinions are greatly appreciated!!!
Right now, I'm looking at several RTF systems:
http://www.getfpv.com/
They have several options, I'm currently waiting to see if they add the talked about the QAV 540g, which seems specific for video. It's not listed yet on the RTF page, but the owner is telling me it'll be up soon.
http://xproheli.com/
Seen some folks post some great looking GoPro Hero 3 footage from these, and they seem like a stable platform if you add an ND filter and a decent gimbal (even something like this: http://www.nomojello.com/store/). But I have the some reservations...
http://www.thequadman.com/
I like this guy (though since writing this I've seen some of the posts about timeframe, delivery of services, etc.), and I like that he's an enthusiast and not a larger company. I'd much rather support the community this way than throwing in with the bigger dogs. But there are some concerns: I havn't spoken with him but I'm not sure what motors he's using. From what I've read Tmotors, Tigers, or Sunnysky is what you want. I'd also like to have a Futaba controller versus the Spektrum, just based on what I've read here and there. Likely he could custom whatever I want, just not sure yet.
Some models people are selling that have me interested as well:Xaircraft X650V8 V1, TurboAce X830-d...
So what do you guys think? These are just a few I'm looking at, there are a couple of other guys that build that have me interested. But any input and opinions are greatly appreciated!!!
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