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Why not build your own and avoid restrictions commercial drones come with?

by activiation 3y ago

schwartzworld 3y ago
What's the barrier to entry for something like this? Can you link to some sort of guide?
- speedylight 3y ago
  It’s a bad idea to build a drone if you don’t know the answer to that question. To give you an analogy, DJI drones are like automatic cars-> easy enough to operate with some guidance and a day or two of practice. A custom built drone is like a manual sports car with the added bonus of more complicated controls because they are completely, manual which means you have to be able to fly it in all 6 degrees of freedom. But you can definitely get the hang of it, you just have to crash a lot of them first. I don’t mean to discourage you from trying because once you do learn it’s really rewarding and you can do absolutely insane maneuvers at really high speed. Good luck! The keyword you’re looking for is “FPV drones”
  - tomrod 3y ago
    > A custom built drone is like a manual sports car with the added bonus of more complicated controls because they are completely, manual which means you have to be able to fly it in all 6 degrees of freedom. But you can definitely get the hang of it, you just have to crash a lot of them first. Depending on price point, we might be okay with this. Great to be informed, however!
tomrod 3y ago
Any guides you can recommend? Like I said, we're both just getting started! :)
- GravitasFailure 3y ago
  https://www.tinywhoop.com/pages/tutorials https://www.tinywhoop.com/pages/tutorials for small FPV racer-type drones. https://diydrones.com/ https://diydrones.com/ for bigger and more complex drones, especially semi-autonomous. https://dronenodes.com/how-to-build-a-drone/ https://dronenodes.com/how-to-build-a-drone/ for an overview of what's involved in building a drone. https://www.eclipson-airplanes.com/ https://www.eclipson-airplanes.com/ is about 3D printed airplanes, some paid models and some free, with info on choosing radios/motors/batteries/etc. https://www.3daeroventures.com/designs https://www.3daeroventures.com/designs also 3D printed, less informative, but the infinity wing is just cool. You can also look into local R/C Flying clubs, local hobby shops, and online forums. It's generally a very DIY hobby so there's lots of support for almost anything you could want.

Why not build your own and avoid restrictions commercial drones come with?

schwartzworld 3y ago

What's the barrier to entry for something like this? Can you link to some sort of guide?

speedylight 3y ago
It’s a bad idea to build a drone if you don’t know the answer to that question. To give you an analogy, DJI drones are like automatic cars-> easy enough to operate with some guidance and a day or two of practice. A custom built drone is like a manual sports car with the added bonus of more complicated controls because they are completely, manual which means you have to be able to fly it in all 6 degrees of freedom. But you can definitely get the hang of it, you just have to crash a lot of them first. I don’t mean to discourage you from trying because once you do learn it’s really rewarding and you can do absolutely insane maneuvers at really high speed. Good luck! The keyword you’re looking for is “FPV drones”
- tomrod 3y ago
  > A custom built drone is like a manual sports car with the added bonus of more complicated controls because they are completely, manual which means you have to be able to fly it in all 6 degrees of freedom. But you can definitely get the hang of it, you just have to crash a lot of them first. Depending on price point, we might be okay with this. Great to be informed, however!

tomrod 3y ago

Any guides you can recommend? Like I said, we're both just getting started! :)

GravitasFailure 3y ago
https://www.tinywhoop.com/pages/tutorials https://www.tinywhoop.com/pages/tutorials for small FPV racer-type drones. https://diydrones.com/ https://diydrones.com/ for bigger and more complex drones, especially semi-autonomous. https://dronenodes.com/how-to-build-a-drone/ https://dronenodes.com/how-to-build-a-drone/ for an overview of what's involved in building a drone. https://www.eclipson-airplanes.com/ https://www.eclipson-airplanes.com/ is about 3D printed airplanes, some paid models and some free, with info on choosing radios/motors/batteries/etc. https://www.3daeroventures.com/designs https://www.3daeroventures.com/designs also 3D printed, less informative, but the infinity wing is just cool. You can also look into local R/C Flying clubs, local hobby shops, and online forums. It's generally a very DIY hobby so there's lots of support for almost anything you could want.