What suggestions do you have for a new quad?

[Taco]

I have been flying the Ares Ethos QX130. I really enjoy it. I would like to get something that has the gps options, FPV, etc.. That doesn't give up the mobility. The DJI inspire series and Blade QX series seem to be too large? Also RTF would be awesome.

I saw the Stingray 500 video. That looks amazing! I am just not ready for building a quad yet.

What would you recommend? I have just started looking and I noticed the Walkera Scout X4 and the Team BlackSheep "Discovery" Quadcopter and TBS GEMINI -FPV RACER.


Thank you,

 

[quadsview]

First off, Welcome to the forums. Second, I wouldn't recommend anything like a Stingray 500. Also, I know you said you don't want to build your next quad but my theory is that if you build your own quad you will know every nut and bolt of it and WHEN,not if, you crash you know right what to fix, and can get to it quickly. Some suggestions are the Flite Test electrohub , Flite Test Knuckle H Quad, or ZMR250 quad. I currently am assembling my first quad and have really enjoyed the learning experience. Here are the links to the parts list:http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?15161-What-should-be-my-next-quad and my build thread:http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?16133-First-250-sized-Quadcopter-build. Also if you are still uncomfortable building yourself, see if you can find someone locally to help you. As far as GPS is concerned I would recommend learning without a lot of help from "training wheels"(GPS, Auto stabilization etc...).Not saying GPS is bad, but you should learn to fly the quad and not let GPS do it for you. Hope this helps.

 

[Taco]

My main reason for wanting the GPS is for the "Return home" feature. I lost my Ethos qx130 because of the wind and my inexperience. I don't want it for the training wheels part.

 

[quadsview]

Depends what your price range is, for lower priced options you could go for the full Naze32 board:http://www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3246,, and for higher price, something like the APM 2.6 http://ardupilot.com/.(both would fit on the electrohub)