build a quad from scratch

I have flown drones before but I want to get into long range fpv now and need help building a long range system as my old drone was pre built. I have a budget of £250 and would like to drone to go 2km out, further if possible. I need to know what kind of motors, antenna everything basically that...

Hello all, I'm trying to design a project for elementary/middle school aged kids around building drones. I have experience with RC Airplanes and drones, and have been researching possible builds. The requirements are as follow: - Budget is pretty tight, 200$ per drone, including transmitter...

I'd like to know if this is a good quad setup, and if not, other quad builds around this cost and size that i could try. This is my first build, however i flown a lot of other more toy-ish and semi serious quads before. I'm also am okay at soldering and know my way around electronics. I have a...

Dear All, I am aiming at building a sturdy, stable, FPV quadcopter that weight less than 800g including everything. I am not really interested in acrobatics, but rather in video quality and stability as well as in ease of flight. I can handle electronics, programming, PID setup, but I am not a...

I am pretty competent in electronics and programming, but when it comes to hardware it takes me a little longer to get up to speed. I'd like a little help trying to pick parts for my first build. I just want to make something fairly basic to begin with and familiarize myself with the whole...

Can anyone help a real newbie with some pointers? As a spare time project I want to try building a Quadcopter to learn a. How they work from the bottom up, and b. To be able to fly safely before investing in something more expensive that is ready made It does not have to be able to do...