So I'm looking for a quadcopter that has gps,wifi, follow me, altitude hold a on board camera for fpv since I don't have a go pro and return to home, maybe auto take off and land too. I would like to fly over my cattle pasture and check on the herd from time to time and also look at the deer. Long range and good battery life would be a huge plus. I am a complete newbie so I don't want to spend a lot. What model or models would you recommend. Am I asking for too much options for a cheap drone to have? thank you
what should i get?
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Jackson
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Yes.
Rick M
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Someone had to say it.
Depending on how far the cattle and deer are from where you'd be flying and a few other questions, you're looking at $500+.
LoneRCRanger
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Get a Phantom 3 or 4. The heck with the cost. You got a cattle ranch? Splurge!
thanks guys. I could definitely do away with some of the options like follow me and probably auto land and stuff. The phantom 3 and 4 do look awesome but ive never even flown one of these things and don't want to wreck it right away. Figured id start out with a lower end one first and work my way up. don't want to start with a complete piece of garbage though.
RENOV8R
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Go for it, the Phantoms practically fly themselves!
dragger201
If it ain't broke, don't fix it??? You kidding?
Well let's see..........first.........a fifth of some high quality sour mash. If the urge to fly hasn't abated by the time you finish that..........then what you are looking for would be filled very well by the Phantom 3 or 4. But I would suggest you start with something a little less expensive. Myself I would recommend a Syma X8HG. Jackson would probably suggest the MJX Bugs 3. Either way you would be starting with something that has a similar aerodynamic configuration to the Phantoms.
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dragger201
If it ain't broke, don't fix it??? You kidding?
I can speak from experience on the durability of the X8s. I finally had to retire to the parts bin my first X8HG. It had multiple serious crashes(like one from 50+ feet) and about a dozen birdshot holes from a 12ga. shotgun from getting it out of trees where I had no other options................
yay
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i'm a newbie as well, but i'm wondering, for people who are trying to survey/patrol a relatively large region, some of the other aerial platforms would be better choices?
wouldn't eg. an airplane model offer longer flight time and range, only losing the ability to stay in one location. there have got to be combination solutions with dirigibles or something for surveying. dunno. never done planes.
wouldn't eg. an airplane model offer longer flight time and range, only losing the ability to stay in one location. there have got to be combination solutions with dirigibles or something for surveying. dunno. never done planes.