That thing is a beast!! It doesn't seem that big in the first few pictures, but seein the gopro on it at that angle shows how big it is, Hope you get to come up for a visit and film some races for us
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DJI F450 Quadcopter FPV Build
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What a great setup!
As much as I'd love to build one to mount my Hero cam on, the quad is the ONLY thing in my RealFlight simulator that I can't fly.
As soon as it gets a short distance from my I can't tell which way it's facing. :\
As much as I'd love to build one to mount my Hero cam on, the quad is the ONLY thing in my RealFlight simulator that I can't fly.
As soon as it gets a short distance from my I can't tell which way it's facing. :\
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That thing is a beast!! It doesn't seem that big in the first few pictures, but seein the gopro on it at that angle shows how big it is, Hope you get to come up for a visit and film some races for us
Definitely planning on making it out for sure buddy.
Hey thanks Rolex. I had a hard time with orientation at first, when I started quads with the MQX. Eventually, you just sort of know how much aileron bank, rudder, etc it takes to swing the bird around in a turn when it's hard to see the different colors on the arms (mine has the red arms for forward). And if all else fails, it is a quad, and very stable so you can just go to a hover then figure it out. With the FPV setup however, it doesn't matter as you're always in the cockpit facing forward.
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One other thing you should consider. Quads have no failsafe at all. I know, mine fell out of the sky a few times, once from 10m up when a prop failed. At least with the hex if one motor fails there are two beside it to keep it upright.
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Yeah, I understand that. There are pros and cons for each design. For me, the aerobatic capability and cheaper crash cost of the quad won out vs a hexa or octocopter. The DJI props are gone just as soon as my new ones show up, most likely before it gets flown again. A catastrophic failure on the quad is no different than on one of my helis, it's an assumed risk. I get where you're coming from though.
