non-racer 250 sized quad specs

[cleamon]

I was thinking of building a 250 sized quad, but not a racer. Basically, an F450, but smaller. Something a little more tame, perhaps gps, no camera. What would I change? Smaller (lower kv) motors. Different props? Thanks
Chuck

 

[matt.koestner]

The kv of the motor has more to do with prop size and battery voltage so you'd probably be looking at a 1800-2300 kv motor swinging a 5 or 6 inch prop on 3 or 4 cell. I built a blackout spider hex last year running pixhawk and it worked awesome. It was so cool to watch that little guy fly auto missions.

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[John Doecliff]

In the end its still going to be a 250. Depending on the FC that you use you could just tune it down a little so its not so crazy fast. You can also build it a little heavier so its a little slower, maybe run a bigger battery, it cant be too heavy though.