Quadcopters anyone?

I've found that the reputable brands gimbals are worth the money, versus paying for an off-brand from China that is "cheaper" but requires tinkering with all the damn time.

 

Posting in the blind:

Will be selling my Pixhawk Steadidrone QU4D (2012 model) in the next month or so. Let me know if interested... will make a hell of a deal.

 

I had to escort these guys around to a bunch of different places on the mine I work at. They were shooting video to be used later. I was amazed at how stable and clear the picture was. It was extremely well defined. My first experience with them. Very interesting.

 

that's the problem. i was having no luck finding a reputable brand one for a point and shoot. they all seem to go from gopros straight to full sized cameras, which is overkill for the point and shoot i want to use. that's why i had to resort to ebay to find anything. i'm not against building my own, i just wanted to pick the brains of the masses first. if you know of a reputable control board, i'm not against getting a $60 carbon gimbal frame off of ebay and picking up some motors for it for a little DIY gimbal.

 

I know of one that will hold a P&S but they company and customer support is garbage... plus it's just cheap Chinese crap

 

so then i gues the question is, do i get a cheap chinese plug-and-play one and take a risk on quality, or do i try to find the control board from a better one, build my own, and then try to figure out how to set it up myself....... damn decisions.

 

build your own with giant pancakes...

 

Sooooo it's either breakfast time in AZ, that's a slang term for something gimbal related, or the joke you made just went right over my head

 

lulz...

 

I've been flying an Air Robot here lately at work... quietest multi I've ever flown... by far.

 

i imagine that's a little overpowered for my application

that looks very light. what size is it?

 

throw me a number, I might bite

 

you still have your phantom?

 

Long sold, I don't think I will buy another RTF after seeing the options out there and talking to others on forums. Settled on a tarot hex frame for my gopro, going to try to build a bigger hex/quad/octo for my dslr and a futaba? radio

 

super light... not really "sized" like hobby multis... but if I had to guess, it's around a 600-700mm

 

hmm... gotta think about that one a bit... new they're 2k...

 

Well worst I can say is no, what are the dimensions? and what do you think the lift capabilities are

 

was going to see if you wanted a phantom waterproof/hard case for half price, but nevermind lol.

just trying to get an idea of the scale. with a standard camera, it's pretty easty to use that as a size refference. not so much on this one. nifty little folding setup. is that one intended to fly in close proximity to things/indoors with that perimeter guard? looks like it could stand up when folded like that.

 

i'll ponder it a bit... it's currently at 3DR in San Diego getting a new pixhawk installed

here are the specs for the 2014 version... keep in mind mine is a 2012, so there will be slight differences

• Flight times - Up to 18 minutes with full setup
• Payloads - 100 to 400g / max 800g
• Range - up to 2km
• Weight (Excluding battery & payload) - 1500g
• Width (Front arms) - 61.5cm
• Width (Diagonally) - 64.5cm
• Height (Landing gear unfolded) - 16.5cm
• Folded Size (L x W x H) - 45.5 x 20 x 10

 

ya it's cool... packs into a tube like that. I'll see if I can get some pics here at the shop