Everso
Member
Hi all,
I have just joined the "big boys world" after playing with some toy grade quads for a year or two. I picked up a nice FPV250 with GPS - APM 2.8 screen, batteries transmitter and all sorts of other goodies for £130
I am not 100% sure what is going to end up being "my thing" but I am interested in FPV racing and aerial photography.
Now - if I move more towards the photography direction then this is not going to be the best quad in the world. It will carry a Go-Pro but I doubt it it will also take much more. I was wondering if I go that way would it be possible to fit longer arms and bigger props? I know it will probably require different motors as well but is such a modification realistic or would I be better off getting a F450 frame and moving everything over to it?
If I made the arms easy enough to swap it should be not too bit a deal to change from a 250 FPV screamer to a 500(ish) lifter. Will the flight controller need re-calibrating and if so could I store the calibrations (on board or on a ground station for simple swapping)?
I think the problem is I want my cake and eat it. I know I will probably end up with a second quad so I have both types but that's a while (and a few over time shifts) down the line.
I have just joined the "big boys world" after playing with some toy grade quads for a year or two. I picked up a nice FPV250 with GPS - APM 2.8 screen, batteries transmitter and all sorts of other goodies for £130
I am not 100% sure what is going to end up being "my thing" but I am interested in FPV racing and aerial photography.
Now - if I move more towards the photography direction then this is not going to be the best quad in the world. It will carry a Go-Pro but I doubt it it will also take much more. I was wondering if I go that way would it be possible to fit longer arms and bigger props? I know it will probably require different motors as well but is such a modification realistic or would I be better off getting a F450 frame and moving everything over to it?
If I made the arms easy enough to swap it should be not too bit a deal to change from a 250 FPV screamer to a 500(ish) lifter. Will the flight controller need re-calibrating and if so could I store the calibrations (on board or on a ground station for simple swapping)?
I think the problem is I want my cake and eat it. I know I will probably end up with a second quad so I have both types but that's a while (and a few over time shifts) down the line.
