MalcB
Member
Many apologies to you long suffering Guys, and especially if I'm flogging the same old horse. 
Briefly(cough):
Always loved flying, and gained Glider Pilots License (3 solos) nearly 50yrs ago! with the Air Training Corps. Unfortunately never had the funds to pursue it further, by joining a Club.
My downfall started only as recently as this Christmas, when I was bought a Hubsan Q4.
Having ( barely), managed to achieve a very skittish, and sometimes sight-endangering indoor hover, terrifying both the dog and visitors alike, I have been virtually incommunicado, frantically trawling (during recharge times) the most fantastic Youtube footage of FPV, and the construction of one.
(Don't really fancy the upfront expense of an RTF or it's lack of component choice).
I've done a fair bit of (chisel tip) soldering, during my career in telecomms, (enough to avoid a dry joint), but nothing as fine as the motor wire I needed on the Q4.
Initially I thought of building an indestructible FPV250, (eg. Bruce Simpson - ' Blackout ') cos it's initially going underground more than Alice in Wonderland !
However, the absolutely gorgeous clarity, depth of field and colour, seen particularly in the French castle section of R.G. Jameson's: France 2014 video on an iLook+ camera (Gotta get one !) and the sheer gob-smacking altitude in Flohio's: Cows to Clouds video absolutely blew me away!
So FPV 'Stooging round the Sky' is definitely for me, leaving 'Teara**ing round Trees'
(Sorry Racers) for another build maybe.
Is there any cure Doctors, other than a complete lobotomy ?
250 0r 45o to be taken how many times a day ????
I had thoughts of trying to more or less replicate Flohios HT Flip build, or an Alien Reptile 450,
or do you Guys think I am running before I can even walk, and should maybe get some experience cartwheeling a few cheap Chinese ZMR250's across the grass first ?
Initial thoughts (in order) for a build were:
1) Stable Hover, preferably hands-off default, (in case I go into ' Blue Funk Mode' !)
2) Largish Props, for quieter, slower rotating and less attracting the wrong kind of attention.
3) Good endurance
4) Repairable........definitely Repairable !
Any suggestions for frames, motors, cameras etc. as an alternative, without breaking the Bank, warmly welcome.
Cheers Guys
MalcB
Briefly(cough):
Always loved flying, and gained Glider Pilots License (3 solos) nearly 50yrs ago!
with the Air Training Corps. Unfortunately never had the funds to pursue it further, by joining a Club.My downfall started only as recently as this Christmas, when I was bought a Hubsan Q4.
Having ( barely), managed to achieve a very skittish, and sometimes sight-endangering indoor hover, terrifying both the dog and visitors alike, I have been virtually incommunicado, frantically trawling (during recharge times) the most fantastic Youtube footage of FPV, and the construction of one.
(Don't really fancy the upfront expense
of an RTF or it's lack of component choice).I've done a fair bit of (chisel tip) soldering, during my career in telecomms, (enough to avoid a dry joint), but nothing as fine as the motor wire I needed on the Q4.
Initially I thought of building an indestructible FPV250, (eg. Bruce Simpson - ' Blackout ') cos it's initially going underground more than Alice in Wonderland !
However, the absolutely gorgeous clarity, depth of field and colour, seen particularly in the French castle section of R.G. Jameson's: France 2014 video on an iLook+ camera (Gotta get one !) and the sheer gob-smacking altitude in Flohio's: Cows to Clouds video absolutely blew me away!
So FPV 'Stooging round the Sky' is definitely for me, leaving 'Teara**ing round Trees'
(Sorry Racers
) for another build maybe.Is there any cure Doctors, other than a complete lobotomy ?
250 0r 45o to be taken how many times a day ????
I had thoughts of trying to more or less replicate Flohios HT Flip build, or an Alien Reptile 450,
or do you Guys think I am running before I can even walk, and should maybe get some experience cartwheeling a few cheap Chinese ZMR250's across the grass first ?
Initial thoughts (in order) for a build were:
1) Stable Hover, preferably hands-off default, (in case I go into ' Blue Funk Mode' !
)2) Largish Props, for quieter, slower rotating and less attracting the wrong kind of attention.
3) Good endurance
4) Repairable........definitely Repairable !
Any suggestions for frames, motors, cameras etc. as an alternative, without breaking the Bank, warmly welcome.
Cheers Guys
MalcB
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