Hi there,
I'm new to the FPV / AP / multi-rotor scene. I realise that there are many threads like this and I apologise for starting another.
My name is Alex, I have been flying RC fixed wing for 26 years (Aerobatic / Fun-Fly / F3J / Indoor / DLG / Scale etc). About 2 months ago I purchased a Hubsan x4 and I have really enjoyed flying it around my house, garden (retrieving it from neighbours gardens
), and getting to grips with the expert flight mode and performing precision flying through obstacles and generally loving the fact that I have a fully controllable model that I can fly anywhere and in most conditions.
Anyway, I have my own business and the dreamer in me starting going into overdrive and I started wondering about getting paid for festival / sports event aerial imagery, surveillance, land surveying etc. etc. ( I am sure you have all been there and you are now chuckling at my naivety).
However experience in RC has taught me one thing, start small, gain experience, learn from thos mistakes and practice, practice, practice. So to that end, instead of buying a Canon C300 camera and £10-15k of multi-rotor and making a complete and expensive fool of myself. I'll just take the next small step, so learning to fly a larger model in manual mode, learning GPS setup, basic AP and starting in FPV etc. Is the way ahead.
I was looking at the DJI Phantom, however I have noticed a few people complaining about "fly-aways" and that is making me hesitate. Also I already have a Spektrum DX8, many 2200 - 3000 lipo's and 2 6 cell lipo chargers ( so buying an RTF system may be mirroring some of my equipment).
My next option is a:
DJI Flame Wheel 550 kit with Naza V2 flight system. (The kit comes with 6 x Opto ESC's 30A and 6 2212 motors).
I'll add an undercarriage and learn to fly it. I may add a cheap gimble Go Pro holder as I have a Go Pro 2 for playing with imagery.
At a later date I may add a brushless gimble and Go Pro 3 Black and also look at FPV, but for now I'll stick to line of sight flying and learn the art.
Can you please tell me if I am I 'barking up the wrong tree'?
Is this a good next step?
Should I consider any other companies for my first setup?
Has the Naza v2 suffered from many 'fly aways'?
I have Aerofly 5 and Pheonix flight sims, both have FPV flight modes and I think Pheonix has a muti-rotor model to practice with)
Thank you for reading.
I'm new to the FPV / AP / multi-rotor scene. I realise that there are many threads like this and I apologise for starting another.
My name is Alex, I have been flying RC fixed wing for 26 years (Aerobatic / Fun-Fly / F3J / Indoor / DLG / Scale etc). About 2 months ago I purchased a Hubsan x4 and I have really enjoyed flying it around my house, garden (retrieving it from neighbours gardens
), and getting to grips with the expert flight mode and performing precision flying through obstacles and generally loving the fact that I have a fully controllable model that I can fly anywhere and in most conditions.Anyway, I have my own business and the dreamer in me starting going into overdrive and I started wondering about getting paid for festival / sports event aerial imagery, surveillance, land surveying etc. etc. ( I am sure you have all been there and you are now chuckling at my naivety).
However experience in RC has taught me one thing, start small, gain experience, learn from thos mistakes and practice, practice, practice. So to that end, instead of buying a Canon C300 camera and £10-15k of multi-rotor and making a complete and expensive fool of myself. I'll just take the next small step, so learning to fly a larger model in manual mode, learning GPS setup, basic AP and starting in FPV etc. Is the way ahead.
I was looking at the DJI Phantom, however I have noticed a few people complaining about "fly-aways" and that is making me hesitate. Also I already have a Spektrum DX8, many 2200 - 3000 lipo's and 2 6 cell lipo chargers ( so buying an RTF system may be mirroring some of my equipment).
My next option is a:
DJI Flame Wheel 550 kit with Naza V2 flight system. (The kit comes with 6 x Opto ESC's 30A and 6 2212 motors).
I'll add an undercarriage and learn to fly it. I may add a cheap gimble Go Pro holder as I have a Go Pro 2 for playing with imagery.
At a later date I may add a brushless gimble and Go Pro 3 Black and also look at FPV, but for now I'll stick to line of sight flying and learn the art.
Can you please tell me if I am I 'barking up the wrong tree'?
Is this a good next step?
Should I consider any other companies for my first setup?
Has the Naza v2 suffered from many 'fly aways'?
I have Aerofly 5 and Pheonix flight sims, both have FPV flight modes and I think Pheonix has a muti-rotor model to practice with)
Thank you for reading.
