octodreamerFNG
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My situation may be a bit different than your average member here, up until about a week ago i'd never thought about building a multirotor anything. A friend of mine approached me with the idea of buying something he/we can fly and get nice video pictures with. the idea here being we can start a small business
about 5 minutes into some youtube searching and i landed on the DJI phantom, more specifically the + version with all the bells and whistles.
which would have been fine if i had an unlimited budget, no worry of being tied into proprietary systems, and no real platform that would be accepting of upgrades (like FPV).
so i did a little digging and stumbled upon this video:
the uploader had tagged the build video for this beast as "the $500 octocopter"
surely this can't be
the DJI 1000 was clearly out of range for me, it was exactly what i wanted, but the phantom + seemed a little more down to earth on price range.
now here's this lovely octo, with tons of power, looking a lot like that coveted DJI 1000 but at about 1/6th the cost of the phantom +.
so more digging, and lucky me, i found flite test.
that was a week ago, i've marathoned just about every video pertaining to multirotors, FPV, transmitters, etc... etc... that i could find, almost up to this most recent season.
so... long story longer here's what i'm looking for to fit my friends needs.
DIY heavy lifter octocopter
frame: anycopter hub and slightly longer than standard booms (my understanding is this would add to stability)
engines: (unknown)
props: (unkown)
controller: (unknown)
ect.. ect... ect...
what i need is a parts list, he needs to get started on a DIY build soon before he looses interest and ADD's his way to the next idea.
i want it to be able to lift heavy gear later
have long flight times
GoPro FPV
smooth flight
loiter
RTH
waypoints
...all the good stuff.
my worry is i've yet to find any video's discussing octo's on flite test (aside from very briefly during the "any copter hub" intro video.
i feel more comfortable with the anycopter frame for this first build, until i get a more in depth understanding of what that newer printed hub is for.
i don't even know what the minimum controller is i could get away with.
money isn't a huge issue, but if i had the build list for the flying frame it will give me a much better idea what i have to spend on the transmitter (i would love to have a high end one but no clue what is required to control the octo), the goggles (probably either the zeiss or the dominator HD's)...
in other words i'm overwhelmed with the options, it's just all too much to digest in such a short period of time... but i want to get started building ASAP.
If anyone has experience with building 8 rotor multicopters and has the time to respond to this, I would greatly appreciate it.
I'll apologies in advance, I know this is the exact type of questions a lot of hobby forums frown on as a first post...
I guess all I can offer is a sincere plea for help, free access to my knowledge in all things pyrotechnic, and my eternal gratitude (whatever that may be worth to you).
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
-Jason
P.S. if anyone is interested i've got a cool way to simulate this:
on an RC scale and even have the remote firing system (1 mile range) able to pull it off
:applause:
...oh also i can get you smoke sticks by the case (aka cheap) if you are in ohio/michigan/indiana area
so i've got that going for me, which is nice...
/EDIT
i guess i should futher clarify the situation.
based on the videoi posted above (the"$500 octo") i've put together a build list, but it's more of a "tossing darts blindfolded" as i'm not sure how old/outdated this info is.
8x turnigy d2836 11
8x UBEC 30A ESC
5x "4 pack" of offset pairs of rotors (2xCW 2xCCW) (i ordered spares)
1x HKPilot Mega V2.5
on an anycopter hub kit, rotorbones motor mounts, bolts, custom ordered longer booms(?)
but i still need to know what to do about the following
batteries
transmitter/receiver
FPV (using go pro)
brushless gimbal
ground station antennas
lots i still don't know.
about 5 minutes into some youtube searching and i landed on the DJI phantom, more specifically the + version with all the bells and whistles.
which would have been fine if i had an unlimited budget, no worry of being tied into proprietary systems, and no real platform that would be accepting of upgrades (like FPV).
so i did a little digging and stumbled upon this video:
the uploader had tagged the build video for this beast as "the $500 octocopter"
surely this can't be
the DJI 1000 was clearly out of range for me, it was exactly what i wanted, but the phantom + seemed a little more down to earth on price range.
now here's this lovely octo, with tons of power, looking a lot like that coveted DJI 1000 but at about 1/6th the cost of the phantom +.
so more digging, and lucky me, i found flite test.
that was a week ago, i've marathoned just about every video pertaining to multirotors, FPV, transmitters, etc... etc... that i could find, almost up to this most recent season.
so... long story longer here's what i'm looking for to fit my friends needs.
DIY heavy lifter octocopter
frame: anycopter hub and slightly longer than standard booms (my understanding is this would add to stability)
engines: (unknown)
props: (unkown)
controller: (unknown)
ect.. ect... ect...
what i need is a parts list, he needs to get started on a DIY build soon before he looses interest and ADD's his way to the next idea.
i want it to be able to lift heavy gear later
have long flight times
GoPro FPV
smooth flight
loiter
RTH
waypoints
...all the good stuff.
my worry is i've yet to find any video's discussing octo's on flite test (aside from very briefly during the "any copter hub" intro video.
i feel more comfortable with the anycopter frame for this first build, until i get a more in depth understanding of what that newer printed hub is for.
i don't even know what the minimum controller is i could get away with.
money isn't a huge issue, but if i had the build list for the flying frame it will give me a much better idea what i have to spend on the transmitter (i would love to have a high end one but no clue what is required to control the octo), the goggles (probably either the zeiss or the dominator HD's)...
in other words i'm overwhelmed with the options, it's just all too much to digest in such a short period of time... but i want to get started building ASAP.
If anyone has experience with building 8 rotor multicopters and has the time to respond to this, I would greatly appreciate it.
I'll apologies in advance, I know this is the exact type of questions a lot of hobby forums frown on as a first post...
I guess all I can offer is a sincere plea for help, free access to my knowledge in all things pyrotechnic, and my eternal gratitude (whatever that may be worth to you).
Thanks in advance to anyone who responds.
-Jason
P.S. if anyone is interested i've got a cool way to simulate this:
on an RC scale and even have the remote firing system (1 mile range) able to pull it off
:applause:
...oh also i can get you smoke sticks by the case (aka cheap) if you are in ohio/michigan/indiana area
so i've got that going for me, which is nice...
/EDIT
i guess i should futher clarify the situation.
based on the videoi posted above (the"$500 octo") i've put together a build list, but it's more of a "tossing darts blindfolded" as i'm not sure how old/outdated this info is.
8x turnigy d2836 11
8x UBEC 30A ESC
5x "4 pack" of offset pairs of rotors (2xCW 2xCCW) (i ordered spares)
1x HKPilot Mega V2.5
on an anycopter hub kit, rotorbones motor mounts, bolts, custom ordered longer booms(?)
but i still need to know what to do about the following
batteries
transmitter/receiver
FPV (using go pro)
brushless gimbal
ground station antennas
lots i still don't know.
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