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We have been building them from scratch ;-) Much more fun that way and you learn more. 3DRobotics/Pixhawk is where it's at for the hacker minded with good suppo

by kenrikm 12y ago

We have been building them from scratch ;-) Much more fun that way and you learn more. 3DRobotics/Pixhawk is where it's at for the hacker minded with good support. If you really want to get in the nity gritty get into MultiWii but expect to be tuning a lot and you give up good GPS support. 30 - 60min Flight times are doable depending on your setup but at that point your payload is almost all battery. Keep in mind weight begets weight. The Phantom is a toy.

thaumaturgy 12y ago
My local hackers group has also built a 3DR/Pixhawk-based model. Just got an upgraded chassis for it. We're working on an Arduino kit to collect micro-climate data and do some modeling of that. (But also FPV -- everyone wants FPV.)