Looking for pointers!

[Rook223]

ive been flying for a few months with a RTF drone and want to start building my own ZMR or QAV from the ground up. I think I have the motors and props I want, but I'm seeing a wide variety of flight controllers, ESC's, and such at various price points. my question is; is there a lot of variation in these? is it something worth spending the extra money? if I need to cheep out where is it ok, and where do I need to spend a bit more? any pointers or references are appreciated =)

also I'm heading toward 250race or freestyle in my design

 

[Jackson]

Take a peek at this nicely done guide.

 

[Rook223]

that is a great video, I like that he talks about why he is picking the parts, but I still want to better know what all the differences are, I suppose that comes with research and time

thankyou for the share!

 

[Rook223]

ive attached a few pics of some of the parts for a build I'm gonna try, most of it is adopted from the above video. If there are any compatibility issues or if you see any places I could upgrade for a better "bang for your buck" please share =)

I already have a Fat shark headset I'm going to use for FPV =)

(if I'm making any newb mistakes please point them out before I cause myself more grief than necessary) thanks a bunch!

 

[Jackson]

Note the FS-i6B (PPM) RX is rather large, compared to PWM one he used.

This little PPM/Ibus one may be worth looking into.
http://www.banggood.com/Flysky-FS-A...i-BUS-SBUS-Output-p-1092861.html?rmmds=search

Note unless you are going for competitive racing you may want to get a 1500mAh battery for a tad more flight time.

 

[Wildwelder]

And a fpv camera/ vtx setup. And a thousand props. (J/k but do buy spare props for sure) other than that youre lookin pretty good.

 

[Rook223]

And a fpv camera/ vtx setup. And a thousand props. (J/k but do buy spare props for sure) other than that youre lookin pretty good.

woops, I missed my camera. This is what was recommended https://goo.gl/nwk9q1
Foxeer HS1190 Arrow V2 2.8mm 600TVL CCD OSD NTSC/PAL IR Block/IR Sensitive FPV Camera
however I couldn't find how wide the angle is? that's the biggest problem I have with my current camera is a small field of view. maybe I'm lookin for the wrong numbers?

 

[Wildwelder]

Half the price and better

Crazepony 700TVL Wide Angle FPV Camera 700TVL 3.6mm Lens NTSC for QAV250 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018K13XHW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_oYxCybVKMBH3D

Readytosky TS5823 5.8GHz 32CH A/V 200mW Video Audio Mini FPV Transmitter for RC Quadcopter gift https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DLX3N2Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_n1xCyb3FF5SHV