I'm Dave - I Need A Bigger Boat!

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  1. Smileydave

    Smileydave New Member

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    #1 Smileydave, Sep 18, 2013
    I won a competition through RC Flying on Facebook and I am all smiles about it. Now that I have become quite addicted to flying my small attack helicopter around - video pending - I am starting already to wonder about purchasing something more advanced. In a nutshell it would excite me more if I could attach a camera and then get some great video footage which will help me with various projects.

    My budget is limited to around £200 and I would be starting from scratch - no camera nothing. 

    I would want to produce good quality video preferably not to shaky - for video editing and maybe special effects.

    I would appreciate any advice about buying the right tools for the job! 

    Thanks :)   
     
  2. Jonathan

    Jonathan Drone Expert
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    #2 Jonathan, Sep 19, 2013
    It's quite difficult for 200 quid. You could try this ideafly, but then you'd still need a radio and a camera.

    You might get a second hand dji 450 with naza on ebay? You could start with a Hobby King Wing Cam as your camera, or a Boscam FPV camera? I know someone who might have an ardupilot quadcopter for sale, not sure how much form though and they're quite a bit of a plunge into the deep end?
     
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    #3 holyforehead, Sep 19, 2013
    Buying from the HobbyKing UK warehouse I managed to get the IFLY-4, a suitable battery and postage for £200! Still doesn't include radio or camera though :( I'm playing around with the wing cam a bit and can't really offer an opinion yet, but I can recommend the IFLY-4 to you SmileyDave, it's a decent quad platform to get started on. Not too much lift capability, but can easily manage a couple of Wing Cams or a GoPro if you ever were to get one! :)
     
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    #4 Jonathan, Sep 19, 2013
    Well above price range but this Walkera QRX 350 does look very cool, especially RTF (ready to fly) with that LCD FPV screen on the radio!
     
  5. Smileydave

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    #5 Smileydave, Sep 27, 2013
    Thanks for the advice - I like the look of the IFly-4 Quad-copter . I think I need to save more money before I jump in the deep end :)
     

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