A question on choosing a flight controller

Hi, I'm planning to build a 250 class FPV Quadcopter. I was just wonder if there are any flight controller that is good for FPV racing and also have ability to program autonomous code for the Quadcopter. I was thinking of getting an Ardupilot. Would this be a good fit ?

Thank you

Apm is more geared towards larger aerial photography crafts with the ability of GPS, mission planner, etc. which isn't needed for a 250 racer. I'd look at a CC3D or Naze 32. Both small and light, with the CC3D being a little more user friendly for those just getting started and Naze 32 with more tuning options.

RENOV8R said:

Apm is more geared towards larger aerial photography crafts with the ability of GPS, mission planner, etc. which isn't needed for a 250 racer. I'd look at a CC3D or Naze 32. Both small and light, with the CC3D being a little more user friendly for those just getting started and Naze 32 with more tuning options.

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After researching some more into the flight controller, I am leaning more toward the APM because I care more about the autonomous aspect rather than racing. My goal is to build a small autonomous Quadcopter. So do you think it would be a good idea to put an APM 2.6 on a 250 Quadcopter or should I increase my Quadcopter size ?

I would prefer to stay within the 250 range since I'm going to 3D print the Quadcopter and that size fit perfectly within the print size of my 3D printer, but it not that big of a deal.

I don't have any experience with the APM but know about the ZYX-M which from what I've read it has similar characteristics. It doesn't really work well in a 250 size quad and besides, is pretty big. So if you're set on an APM i'd say you're going to have to go with something bigger. But if you want to stay with a 250, AbuseMark Full Naze 32 does have barometer for Altitude hold and is GPS capable.

Mini apm will be good enough if you want gps and other stuff.