aSmallHero
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Hello All,
Looking to build my first FPV quadcopter. Already completed another quadcopter as practice and even ziptied my go-pro to it, which resulted in a lot of fun. Now I am trying to select what frame I should use and hoped to get some thoughts. I am looking for something that is fairly tough and can have a gimbal attached to it (or already is). I also want the gimbal/camera to be forward facing, resulting in a lower profile. Folding would be a plus (I want to take it backpacking and snowboarding).
Here are the ones I looked at so far... Am I missing some? Anyone have good/bad experiences I should know about?
Also, if I don't get a quadcopter that comes with a gimbal, what ones can you guys recommend (forward facing)? (Looking to spend ~$700 total on this build not including camera)
Thanks for the help guys!
- FPV new guy.
QAV500 FPV Quadcopter Frame -- $189; 500g
http://www.fpvmanuals.com/2012/05/01/qav500/
Pros: Looks nice, isolated section of the frame for camera
Cons: Not foldable, Aluminum arms, Unknown durability
Action Drone 1 -- $460; 508g
http://www.actiondroneusa.com/#!flying-platforms/c2rg
Pros: Has 2-axis gimbal system, Folds nicely
Cons: Expensive, Unknown durability
Flip FPV Frame -- $135; 410g
http://www.hoverthings.com/frame-sets/flipfpvblackorange2.html
Pros: Strong, Good Price
Cons: Not foldable, no gimbal system
Note: I didn’t like the FLIP 360 because although it folds, it does not allow any gimbals to be added to the front and the max prop size is 8 inches.
TBS Discovery Pro -- $599; UNKNOWNg
http://team-blacksheep.com/products/product:202
Pros: Looks Badass, nice 2-axis gimbal system
Cons: Expensive, Unknown durability, no folding
XuGong-10 -- $209; UNKNOWNg
http://www.getfpv.com/multi-rotor-frames/immersionrc/xugong-10-foldable-quadcopter-airframe.html
Pros: Nice, compact design and foldable. Easy servo mount if wanted (not brushless)
Cons: Looks fragile in case of crash
Looking to build my first FPV quadcopter. Already completed another quadcopter as practice and even ziptied my go-pro to it, which resulted in a lot of fun. Now I am trying to select what frame I should use and hoped to get some thoughts. I am looking for something that is fairly tough and can have a gimbal attached to it (or already is). I also want the gimbal/camera to be forward facing, resulting in a lower profile. Folding would be a plus (I want to take it backpacking and snowboarding).
Here are the ones I looked at so far... Am I missing some? Anyone have good/bad experiences I should know about?
Also, if I don't get a quadcopter that comes with a gimbal, what ones can you guys recommend (forward facing)? (Looking to spend ~$700 total on this build not including camera)
Thanks for the help guys!
- FPV new guy.
QAV500 FPV Quadcopter Frame -- $189; 500g
http://www.fpvmanuals.com/2012/05/01/qav500/
Pros: Looks nice, isolated section of the frame for camera
Cons: Not foldable, Aluminum arms, Unknown durability
Action Drone 1 -- $460; 508g
http://www.actiondroneusa.com/#!flying-platforms/c2rg
Pros: Has 2-axis gimbal system, Folds nicely
Cons: Expensive, Unknown durability
Flip FPV Frame -- $135; 410g
http://www.hoverthings.com/frame-sets/flipfpvblackorange2.html
Pros: Strong, Good Price
Cons: Not foldable, no gimbal system
Note: I didn’t like the FLIP 360 because although it folds, it does not allow any gimbals to be added to the front and the max prop size is 8 inches.
TBS Discovery Pro -- $599; UNKNOWNg
http://team-blacksheep.com/products/product:202
Pros: Looks Badass, nice 2-axis gimbal system
Cons: Expensive, Unknown durability, no folding
XuGong-10 -- $209; UNKNOWNg
http://www.getfpv.com/multi-rotor-frames/immersionrc/xugong-10-foldable-quadcopter-airframe.html
Pros: Nice, compact design and foldable. Easy servo mount if wanted (not brushless)
Cons: Looks fragile in case of crash