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Quadcopters anyone?

Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by Btnewman, Oct 8, 2013.

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  1. Oct 15, 2013 at 2:57 PM
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    Uh. It's beat to he//. But it's only 1 owner.
    Custom body work/damage ARB rear locker Bumpers Shocks Other parts Tires and Rims Air tank fully plumbed into truck "Golf ball mod"
    Had a coiple flighys on the micro and so far it is surprisingly stable! So far only problem I have had is it doesn't want to keep its acc calibrations. But I wonder if it is trying to cal to whatever angle I am holding it when I plug the battery in... I will have to mess with it more later.

    But will definately help kill the time when I am stuck sitting on standby. I can wait to really start messing with the fine details on it!
     
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  2. Oct 15, 2013 at 3:01 PM
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    Congrats! And I second the notion on getting ectra batteries!

    And colin, saweet fpv setup! That is definately on of the cleanest installs I have seen yet.
     
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  3. Oct 15, 2013 at 3:09 PM
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  4. Oct 15, 2013 at 4:59 PM
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    Thank you, but I did not install or build it. I got a 99% working product from Mike. I'm not exactly sure what of it he built/bought, but all I did was ad the last part to the ground station, clean up some wires in there, and install the transmitting equipment in the quad.
     
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  5. Oct 15, 2013 at 5:41 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    Went to a local hobby shop today looking for a stand alone BEC and saw a Blade 350QX quad... Very similar to Phantom but a little cheaper.
     
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  6. Oct 15, 2013 at 5:54 PM
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    I actually got to try one of those out at the shop I got the phantom from and considered it for a little bit. cool little machine. comes with a nicer gopro mount than the phantom, since it has isolators. it doesn't have the power though. smaller motors. it felt a lot more toy-ish to me. i'm curious where the aftermarket for it goes, since it pretty much doesn't have any right now, being so new. do have to thank it for the $200 price drop in the phantom though :D
     
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  7. Oct 16, 2013 at 5:45 AM
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  8. Oct 16, 2013 at 6:59 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    I've seen some reviews on RCG and it seems to be decent given the cost.... Claims 15min flight time (without GP3) which isn't bad for the price...

    Hmmm
     
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  9. Oct 16, 2013 at 7:00 AM
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    Oh ya

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  10. Oct 16, 2013 at 7:00 AM
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    It's a mess right now but will soon be looking good

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  11. Oct 16, 2013 at 7:28 AM
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    sexy hexy!

    that'd be a real nice flight time assuming that's actualy manuvering, not just hover time. you take a look at the blades while you were there? and we thought the phantom blades were flexable :eek:
     
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  12. Oct 16, 2013 at 7:29 AM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    naw sure didnt... lots of guys are replacing them I've read though
     
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  13. Oct 16, 2013 at 7:34 AM
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    i'd imagine so. seems like the norm for any RTF unit in the 350-550 range (in that price range at least)

    you see the same thing in the rc truck and car world. Tires are typically the first thing to change out on anything RTR.

    check them out next time though. it's like bending a credit card.
     
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    :laugh: awesome!
     
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  15. Oct 16, 2013 at 3:06 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    Motor test complete...receiver test complete. Added the landing gear as well.

    Need to wire up a new BEC and safety switch and she'll be ready to fly. Tarot products are top notch... I'm very impressed with the quality and fit and finish of this aircraft. :)

    [​IMG]
     
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    you have a ballpark on what one of those would run once all of the parts are accounted for? without your labor factored in of course ;)
     
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    I plan on adding it up when I'm done for materials, etc. frame is sub 350 I believe...
     
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  18. Oct 16, 2013 at 3:18 PM
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    :thumbsup:

    :popcorn: for the final number
     
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  19. Oct 16, 2013 at 5:53 PM
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    Pics,of how it folds up...

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
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  20. Oct 16, 2013 at 6:02 PM
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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    So, adding everything up including motors, batteries, the frame and EScs it's just shy of $1500, not including the flight controller, Tx/Rx and misc cables and connectors.

    That's without the camera and gimbal too... :eek:
     
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