Andrew Russell 2 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Here's mine and my friends q450's there amazing fun on a budget and my standard night flying toy at the minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen mcfarland Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I have just built a 450 size quad like the ones featured by Andrew Russell above and must agree that they are great fun on a budget. I sourced parts from a few places and it cost £130.00 to get in the air. I would recommend the Kk2 board from Hobbyking. Easy to programme and very satisfying when it comes together. I think everyone should give it a try !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Russell 2 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 +1 on the kk2 board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyl Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Same as above I got a quad in the air using a KK2 flight control board. Plus now I got myself a 550 HEX copter using a APM Flight control board. This thing is on rails. It has GPS waypoint control and return to home at the flip of a switch & on fail-safe. FPV is getting put on later on. Fun fun fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Biddulph Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Yes I have owned a dji Phantom for about a year now. Very pleased with the machine, I fly it with a gopro attached. Still not as exiting as rc planes and helicopters, but they do have a place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 have flown i.c. heli's and enjoyed it, but electric's baffle me like to see them though, if it puts a smile on someone's face i'm all for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Wilson Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hi, For me this is just dumbed down modelling. Everything in life that is really worth doing takes time. The harder it is to master a skill the greater the return in doing so. I fly helicopters because it is hard to do (well). I build models because something of me goes into the process - the model is unique. If these devices are attracting a different kind of customer then I think we should understand the difference because the people who want to fly these things do not know what they are missing and that means WE are not getting the real modelling message across. My 2c Harry Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissflyer Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Well model flying always gave me things to learn, first balsa bashing & homebrew RC gear as a teenager, electric flight 10 years ago and now setting up quadcopters 50 years later! I notice that the train modellers are getting on with learning how to make nice scale parts with 3D printing. So how about some 3D printed motor mounts for a RCM&E quadcopter on a simple plywood frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Wilson Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Well said. I take the point. If there is something interesting to learn then why not and I guess each to his own. The other point of course is maybe the trade need this? I am concerned however about the general trend towards "ready to fly out of the box" models and what this means for safety and the reputation of flyers generally; another subject of course. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissflyer Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Nice reply Harry, thanks. BR Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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