Before that
Yep! I'm building a FPV copter. I've been thinking about it from some time now.I gave a try to some commercial stuff, and honestly, results have been quite disappointing.
I tried a Hubsan Red 5 Nano Q4 and I must confess that my only achievement was smashing every wall in my house. The thing has two or three flight modes from starter to expert, and I must say that even in newbie mode the thing was absolutely no flyable for me.
A few months ago I got a Parrot Rolling Spider. This was a much better experience, though pretty away from I was looking for. At least, it is quite easy to fly, and driving it with your cell phone is quite interesting. The camera only allows to take overhead shots and it is of average quality. The Rolling Spider is more a toy that a real quadcopter, but allows you to get familiar with flying.
For sure this was not RC at all, or at least it was not the real thing. I mean. Building, tuning, customizing, experimenting...
Where to start?
Maybe it's not the best place, since there are many RC devoted forums that I still don't know very well, but I chose my configuration from a post in instructables.com. There are literally hundreds of entries today and it's quite easy to get sick and spend weeks looking for them all. I took this entry http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-FPV-Racing-Drone/ as a starting point. Some items a no longer available or there a cheaper or newer version. I decided to follow my instinct assuming I'm making some mistakes. As long as I learn from them, I not concerned at all.I've recently found an amazing channel in YouTube: Painless360. Videos are sometime a bit long, but there are many good reasons for this. They are real step-by-step: no shortcuts, no assumptions, repeating the most important points as many times as the author think it's required. Explanations a full of detail both the starters and the more experienced users. I value a lot the speech. What I mean is the tone and rhythm are relaxed, contrary to other guys in youtube that seem to be contesting for the quickest speech ever. For a guy like me that I still struggle sometimes when listening my not own language, this is priceless. I even do not use the subtitle feature. Seriuosly, this guy is doing an amazing job.
Google, on the other hand is a must. No more needed to say.
Where to buy?
Being just a starter I don't dare to recommend you any specific place. But I'd like to mention the obvious ones. It's up to you, your preferences, your budget,...You should be able to find everything you need just in those three sites.
Why?
Well... Actually what's in and what's not. I decided to write this blog for my own reference and as a diary to track this project. So.You are not finding detailed instructions, neither product comparisons. But I'll try to add as many relevant links as I can.
But you are witnessing my mistakes. If I post it as a mistake, I hope it helps you to avoid doing the same thing. If not, I hope you are so kind to give me honest advise. I'm giving it to as honestly as possible.
Ok. Here we go!!
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