Drone?

[SmilesRising]

i want to get a drone because i think there cool and i can take cool pics with it. what is the best drone for lets say a 600$ budget?

[Enderman]

something you build yourself

[ShadowCaptain]

Phantom 3 is $740 

 

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1133099-REG/dji_phantom_3_advanced_quadcopter.html

 

or get an old phantom 2 and get the go pro and gimbal

[SmilesRising]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

something you build yourself

i have no idea on how to build a drone....

[SmilesRising]

2 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

Phantom 3 is $740 

 

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1133099-REG/dji_phantom_3_advanced_quadcopter.html

 

or get an old phantom 2 and get the go pro and gimbal

if i buy phantom 2 and a gopro + gimbal thingy that wouldnt that be more expensive?

[Hackentosher]

1 minute ago, smiles rising said:

i have no idea on how to build a drone....

It's not too hard, if you have basic soldering skills and internet access, you can figure it out. 

 

[SmilesRising]

Just now, Hackentosher said:

It's not too hard, if you have basic soldering skills and internet access, you can figure it out. 

 

but i dont have basic soldering skills.. 

[Hackentosher]

1 minute ago, smiles rising said:

if i buy phantom 2 and a gopro + gimbal thingy that wouldnt that be more expensive?

Maybe, the Phantom 2 is now two generations old so it might be cheaper to get a used one.

[Hackentosher]

3 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

but i dont have basic soldering skills.. 

 

 

[Enderman]

12 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

i have no idea on how to build a drone....

learn how

its fun, like building PCs

[Hackentosher]

Just now, Enderman said:

learn how

its fun, like building PCs

True that. It's very relaxing just to go through the motions, soldering motors, putting together the frame, flying it, etc. It's loads of fun.

[SmilesRising]

 

2 minutes ago, Hackentosher said:

True that. It's very relaxing just to go through the motions, soldering motors, putting together the frame, flying it, etc. It's loads of fun.

 

7 minutes ago, Enderman said:

learn how

its fun, like building PCs

i dont have the tools for building a drone..

[Hackentosher]

Just now, smiles rising said:

 

 

i dont have the tools for building a drone..

You need a soldering iron and the supplies for that, and the right size hex screw driver.

[SmilesRising]

1 minute ago, Hackentosher said:

You need a soldering iron and the supplies for that, and the right size hex screw driver.

i dont have a soldering iron or the supplies for that. i might have a screwdriver.. 

[ShadowCaptain]

22 minutes ago, smiles rising said:

if i buy phantom 2 and a gopro + gimbal thingy that wouldnt that be more expensive?

not necessarily, can probably get one used too

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, smiles rising said:

i dont have a soldering iron or the supplies for that. i might have a screwdriver.. 

well even if youre not building the drone you need to have the tools

 

because you WILL crash and you WILL need to repair stuff yourself

 

so repairing would be a lot easier if you built it yourself and know how everything goes together, because no, you cant RMA a drone because you crashed it

[Hackentosher]

1 minute ago, smiles rising said:

i dont have a soldering iron or the supplies for that. i might have a screwdriver.. 

There's a lot of pretty good, cheap ones on E-bay. If you want to get more into hobby electronics, @iamdarkyoshi will tell you to get a 3 in 1 hot air rework station and soldering iron. I wish I had one before I wrecked my Naze 32... RIP in peace.

 

For a screw driver, I think most quad frames use M3 bolts, but some are different. Doesn't hurt to ask the manufacturer of the frame to find out. If you're flying little FPV quads like mine, you will also need an  M5 wrench to bolt down the props on your motors.

[zachmullin]

Get a QX350 if you don't want to build your own: http://www.bladehelis.com/350QX3/

[Hackentosher]

3 hours ago, zachmullin said:

Get a QX350 if you don't want to build your own: http://www.bladehelis.com/350QX3/

That would be a good choice for AP. Blade is great at making beginning to intermediate level RC vehicles, although you should probably get a hubsan x4 to practice flying and learn the controls. 

[Hackentosher]

21 hours ago, Hackentosher said:

That would be a good choice for AP. Blade is great at making beginning to intermediate level RC vehicles, although you should probably get a hubsan x4 to practice flying and learn the controls. 

I have just learned that the phantom 2 vision plus and the standard edition phantom 3 are hella cheap

 

Phantom 2 vison plus http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1060856&gclid=CjwKEAjw_ci3BRDSvfjortr--DQSJADU8f2jX_aXgZqOy7Cn1Y-lPH8o9Sj8ugz2RzsyGhwYPlUUhRoCPKbw_wcB&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&c3api=1876%2C92051677442%2C&Q=&A=details

Phantom 3 standard http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1175626-REG/dji_cp_pt_000168_phantom_3_standard_with.html

[Scheer]

If it matters, the Phantom 3 Standard is on sale for $400 right now... http://slickdeals.net/f/8605898-dji-phantom-3-standard-with-2-7k-camera-and-3-axis-gimbal-399-free-shipping-ebay-daily-deal?src=SiteSearch

[zachmullin]

On 3/22/2016 at 3:39 PM, Hackentosher said:

That would be a good choice for AP. Blade is great at making beginning to intermediate level RC vehicles, although you should probably get a hubsan x4 to practice flying and learn the controls. 

Yeah they want an AP platform.  They said that in their post.  The QX350 is actually a very good platform to learn on, as it has many different flight modes ranging from auto leveling and attitude limits to a no limit sport mode.  If they are looking for an AP platform to start flying with, and firmly believe that the QX350 is the right choice.  Hubsan X4 is most definitely not an AP at all.

[Hackentosher]

13 minutes ago, zachmullin said:

Yeah they want an AP platform.  They said that in their post.  The QX350 is actually a very good platform to learn on, as it has many different flight modes ranging from auto leveling and attitude limits to a no limit sport mode.  If they are looking for an AP platform to start flying with, and firmly believe that the QX350 is the right choice.  Hubsan X4 is most definitely not an AP at all.

I'm saying Hubsan to learn and not crash an aircraft that costs a couple hundred dollars. But also keep in mind that DJI is much more popular thus increasing support and the community of other DJI users.

[zachmullin]

3 minutes ago, Hackentosher said:

I'm saying Hubsan to learn and not crash an aircraft that costs a couple hundred dollars. But also keep in mind that DJI is much more popular thus increasing support and the community of other DJI users.

Okay, but they are asking for an AP platform.

[Hackentosher]

1 minute ago, zachmullin said:

Okay, but they are asking for an AP platform.

Phantom 2 and 3