Quadcopter, help with first build!

[The KNG]

Hello,

 

I am doing a school project were I will build a quadcopter and write about it. I want to build a stable 480 quad, it doesn't need to be super fast, just stable and have pretty good fly time. Budget ~250-300 dollar. In in the future i want to get some camera gear, like a gopro gimble. But for now, i only want the quadcopter to fly. 


Parts: 
FC: AfroFlight Naze32 Rev 5 Acro FunFly Controller - Soldered version (Vertical Pin) 
Frame: S500 Glass Fiber Quadcopter Frame with PDB 480mm 
Motor, ESC: MultiStar & Afro Combo Pack - 2216-800KV and Matched 20A Afro ESC Set of 4 CW/CCW 
Battery: ZIPPY Compact 2200mAh 3S 25C Lipo Pack 
Prop: Hobbyking™ Propeller 9x4.7 White CW 2pcs (and the same but CCW ofc)
Controller: Turnigy 6X FHSS 2.4ghz Transmitter and Receiver (Mode 2) (Probably gonna choose another one, but this is the one i'm looking at)
 

Questions 
1.Are these parts compatible, and what can i consider to swap out to get the best possible combination? 
2. What parts/tools I miss? 
I will buy a LiPo charger

I have a soldering iron and that is pretty much it

Thanks,

Anton

[ToastedOzone]

Hey Anton, cool project. My initial thought is ditch the DIY controller from HK and use the money to buy a "crap" RTF and strip the board out of it, then graft it into your project. A lot rides on info on HK's controller, namely documentation on it. I'm curious, so I sent some feelers out to some avid modelers along with your parts list. Hope you don't mind. I'll post replies I get back here as they come in.

 

[Hackentosher]

You can get some pretty cheap parts from bang good's US warehouse, like cheap naze32 rev6s. For things you missed, you're going to need a power distribution board and some xt60 pig tails to connect 6oue battery to the pdb. If your ESCs don't have BECs, you're going to need a distribution board that has a voltage regulator. I use the 36x36mm matek board, it's like $10.

[Jstew726]

On 3/14/2016 at 9:27 AM, The KNG said:

Hello,

 

I am doing a school project were I will build a quadcopter and write about it. I want to build a stable 480 quad, it doesn't need to be super fast, just stable and have pretty good fly time. Budget ~250-300 dollar. In in the future i want to get some camera gear, like a gopro gimble. But for now, i only want the quadcopter to fly. 


Parts: 
FC: AfroFlight Naze32 Rev 5 Acro FunFly Controller - Soldered version (Vertical Pin) 
Frame: S500 Glass Fiber Quadcopter Frame with PDB 480mm 
Motor, ESC: MultiStar & Afro Combo Pack - 2216-800KV and Matched 20A Afro ESC Set of 4 CW/CCW 
Battery: ZIPPY Compact 2200mAh 3S 25C Lipo Pack 
Prop: Hobbyking™ Propeller 9x4.7 White CW 2pcs (and the same but CCW ofc)
Controller: Turnigy 6X FHSS 2.4ghz Transmitter and Receiver (Mode 2) (Probably gonna choose another one, but this is the one i'm looking at)
 

Questions 
1.Are these parts compatible, and what can i consider to swap out to get the best possible combination? 
2. What parts/tools I miss? 
I will buy a LiPo charger

I have a soldering iron and that is pretty much it

Thanks,

Anton

Anton judging from what I see you have done a lot of research already. One thing I would change though is step your battery up to at least 35C or above. With lipo if you discharge to rapidly as can happen approaching full throttle you can destroy the battery catestophically! The higher the C rating the better it will handle high sustained discharge. 

[Jstew726]

Oh and Anton invest in a prop balancer. You can easily find one for $20 usually! Balancing your props before flying will make it sooooo much easier to dial in your PID loops in cleanflight or betaflight! As well as make for a much more efficient and smoother ride

[Hackentosher]

On 4/11/2016 at 1:44 AM, Jstew726 said:

Anton judging from what I see you have done a lot of research already. One thing I would change though is step your battery up to at least 35C or above. With lipo if you discharge to rapidly as can happen approaching full throttle you can destroy the battery catestophically! The higher the C rating the better it will handle high sustained discharge. 

Does your frame have a power distribution board? And do your ESCs have BECs? 

[KaminKevCrew]

On 4/12/2016 at 11:14 AM, Hackentosher said:

Does your frame have a power distribution board? And do your ESCs have BECs? 

Frame does have a PDB, according to its title anyway...

 

As for the ESCs, most afro ESCs that I've come across have BECs of some kind...

 

I would recommend a different Tx as well though, personally. Even something like a Turnigy 9XR will be better, since it's fully programmable, and you can use it for multiple models, etc. (plus, you can use whatever 2.4 system you want with the modules!!!)