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Quadcopter build

haswellgamer
By haswellgamer
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Hey, I would like to build my own quadcopter and I need a parts list. Just a baseline, simple, easy to use, quadcopter. $500 at the absolute most, including the controller. Any help or redirection would be appreciated!

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In my experience, a good controller would take up your $500 budget.  You might want to look into saving up a bit more

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This is one of the best flight controllers on the market... notice the price tag... http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__55819__AfroFlight_Naze32_Acro_AbuseMark_FunFly_Controller.html

 

Realistically, you shouldn't be spending much more than $350 on a quad (not including fpv) for a 250-400 ish sized frame, motors, radio, batteries, etc. This should be a pretty good starting point to build, but everything is different. Just ignore the frame they use, and pick whichever is your favorite. For parts, do your research on youtube, and buy from hobbyking, they're the cheapest I've encountered. Good luck!

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