SlyBazzle
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Hi guys, I'm an RC newb but I have already fallen in love with flying and my current quad just isn't cutting it anymore (ares shadow 240). So basically I've been cruising around for the last couple of weeks reading whatever I can find as far as fpv copters go and I've noticed that especially on sites like Amazon when I go to read the reviews they are almost all split right down the middle. People seem to be either totally satisfied 5 stars or nothing works right 1 star reviews, not to mention I've read a bunch of "warning reviews" claiming that the people posting the positive ones are basically just talking poop or trying to sell you some poop. That being said, I feel like I'm completely lost in the sauce here lol.
Basically what it boils down to is this: I am in the market for a beginner/intermediate fpv racing setup that is, for the most part, ready to fly after being built or taken out of the box. I do not currently posses the ability to program or even calibrate a quad setup and that is basically my biggest concern. I have no problem building a kit, but like I said, after the build phase I'm still trying to wrap my head around everything that comes next. Now I've seen a couple of posts similar to mine in another group that I frequent on FB and the general consensus seems to be that the Vortex 250 pro BNF is one of the better pre built setups for beginners. Beyond that I haven't really been able to distinguish a front runner and every "top quads for beginners" list doesnt really seem to have much in common.
The vortex is a little more expensive than what I would like it to be especially considering I have to buy a transmitter and fpv setup to go with it, but I understand that quality costs money and I'd rather have a slightly more expensive setup that works than a cheap one that doesn't. That being said, $500 is the tip top of my budget (not including transmitter and fpv setup which from what I gather will run about another $500). I'd like to explore the possibility of a few cheaper options though before I make such a committment so if anyone knows of a something comparable I'd love to hear about it so I can look into it.
Any tips, info sources, pointers, advice, etc... Is all greatly appreciated. I know I've just rolled in here and asked for a ton of information but I'm just not sure where to go at this point in the game and I'll go ahead and thank you for your patience now in advance.
Basically what it boils down to is this: I am in the market for a beginner/intermediate fpv racing setup that is, for the most part, ready to fly after being built or taken out of the box. I do not currently posses the ability to program or even calibrate a quad setup and that is basically my biggest concern. I have no problem building a kit, but like I said, after the build phase I'm still trying to wrap my head around everything that comes next. Now I've seen a couple of posts similar to mine in another group that I frequent on FB and the general consensus seems to be that the Vortex 250 pro BNF is one of the better pre built setups for beginners. Beyond that I haven't really been able to distinguish a front runner and every "top quads for beginners" list doesnt really seem to have much in common.
The vortex is a little more expensive than what I would like it to be especially considering I have to buy a transmitter and fpv setup to go with it, but I understand that quality costs money and I'd rather have a slightly more expensive setup that works than a cheap one that doesn't. That being said, $500 is the tip top of my budget (not including transmitter and fpv setup which from what I gather will run about another $500). I'd like to explore the possibility of a few cheaper options though before I make such a committment so if anyone knows of a something comparable I'd love to hear about it so I can look into it.
Any tips, info sources, pointers, advice, etc... Is all greatly appreciated. I know I've just rolled in here and asked for a ton of information but I'm just not sure where to go at this point in the game and I'll go ahead and thank you for your patience now in advance.
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