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So i'm at a crossroads with my Drone career if you will, where I've bought the little hubsan, and instead of being discouraged I quickly found myself enjoying it way too much, I look foreward to sun down when I can go out and fly around my local park and really get a tilt on her. (darker so i can see the LEDS as its line of sight obviously)

So now I know for a fact that this is what I want to do.

So I asked myself what kind of drone do I want? Knowing that I have no interest in the crazy DJ phantom style drones, and I wont be hooking anything up to it other than maybe a gopro if anything I know I want a Racing drone. Seems to me, the most middle of road racing model is a 250, and seems to be the industry standard for the racing, which I aim to be good enough to compete should I be able to find a local race.

SO my dilema is, I need Goggles and Transmitter, and the most common things I see amongst the masses are fatshark goggles and a FR Sky Taranis transmitter (though I dont know which one). I know I can go other directions on this, but the FPV part of the flying is the most important to me so I'd like to stick with what the "pros" use so to speak.

So knowing that I need to know what kind of parts I need to construct a very entry level, not cheap and crappy, but not fancy and super expensive 250 quad.

Either that or buy a RTF model, none of which i've really heard any praises about unless you're looking to spend 600$ on the drone itself. I figure building one wouldnt be too big a deal, i've watched the videos and so long as I have all the parts I need (including the connectors for power cords and the things that are RARELY on the build list) I should be able to solder this thing together, I'm no dummy.


But I see alot of posts around here about how this isnt compatible with this and that, and knowing I know NOTHING about the parts available, the parts compatible or anything like that, I was wondering if someone has or could put together an up to date listing of parts including the connectors, risers, misc screws etc.

Something that newbs can look at and trust that everything will work, not have to spread purchase orders across 6 different sites, and just get to building when it all comes in. All the lists i've seen are outdated, the links to the sites sometimes dont work, and some tell you the components but nothing else behind the scenes, like the connectors you need to solder onto the naze board or the nylon hardware for mounting flight controllers and the like.

I feel like I just want to buy an RTF model, but I dont want to spend that kind of money on something i'm just gonna feel like I need to replace. When I do get a drone going I want something that has some decent speed, but most important, I want and FPV setup that is as good as i can get. I've seen some footage of what the goggles are showing and sometimes its pretty bad. black and white, full of static. I dont want to buy the wrong stuff and end up with something unuseable.
 
No reason to mortgage the house.
http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Fal...ote-Control-5_8G-HD-Camera-RTF-p-1026335.html

Ave 4.9 rating with 257 reviews. Lots vids out there also to peruse.

Folks seem to like these too.
http://www.banggood.com/10-Pairs-Ki...lnose-PC-Fiberglass-Propellers-p-1029132.html

Standard frame with inexpensive replacement arms (get some). 4S capable +

I use and like the Turnigy branded i6 TX, it has served me well.

You may want to upgrade the fpv camera.

These look decent.

Like all things, there is a quickly rising price to performance curve that then starts to flatten out. To get something a little better usually means double the price.
 
Good call, been going through reviews, and videos and I think it fits what i'm looking for quite well.

Is the TX that this set comes with something that I'd have to replace right away? I'm looking to have some on screen telemetry thats going to tell me what my battery life is, I dont want to be over-discharging batteries.

as for the goggles, those look great especially for a guest viewer, I've got my eyes set on the fat sharks, looking for best resolution, and something coming off my head that far is bound to give me headaches lol. I am willing to spend a little to get the best of the video.

as for the camera, is this one that bad?
 
Ive seen those, and do plan on picking one up, as batteries seem to be a tight rope in this hobby.
my biggest thought was being able to view live stats on battery level. Not sure what else onscreen telemetry can offer for me, but I know that if I have it I can use it, if i dont have it, then I cant lol.

Now I was thinking, If i buy that drone, it comes with the quad, the controller, the battery and i'm sure some cheap charger, but what else do i still need to buy?
other than goggles. I'm thinking fatshark attitudes right now but trying to find a deal as they're 400 canadian. . . . for some reason.
 
My first build starting at the end of Sept., I want a large format quad for line of sight flying with FPV ability. No racing, just stability and altitude hold, maybe GPS? Love quad flying but my Syma X5sw is too small and very limited. I want something big and stable and eventually be able to do non-commercial video and photos. At 60 yrs old almost, just want to have some fun in a football sized field( in fact an abandoned football field used as a walking track). I could probably buy something but I would like to try the build way. Learned soldering with current quad and am pretty good at the computer so programming stuff I could prob handle. Just what goes where would be my big issue.
 
I am in a very similar situation. Even started a thread about it in the getting started section.

I've read a lot of positive stuff about the vortex 250 pro when it comes to a bind a fly setup. When it comes to reviews and testimonials everyone else seems to be pretty all over the place, especially so when reading about some of the more advanced fpv RTF models.
 
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