Is anyone here into drone racing? I got into it around this time last year and it's one of the best things that's happened to me.
bought a wizard x220 about a year ago and am now building my 4th. Such a fun hobby.
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#12Is anyone here into drone racing? I got into it around this time last year and it's one of the best things that's happened to me.
Any recommendations for a good beginner setup?
Start off with the $15 cheapies like the E10 and solder a small TX03 camera onto it followed by Lizard95 and similar sized drones and then onto larger 180-250 size drones like the Wizard x220s.
For the goggles I'd recommend the Eachine VRD2 if you're cheap or Aomway Commander if you want low profiles.
All can be found on banggood.
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#13Is anyone here into drone racing? I got into it around this time last year and it's one of the best things that's happened to me.
Saw it on tv for the first time a few weeks ago and loved what I saw. I'd like to get into it but need more time, money, and practice :) Are there any good simulators out there?
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#14Is anyone here into drone racing? I got into it around this time last year and it's one of the best things that's happened to me.
I got a small Inductrix Blade, but they are tricky to fly. I'm going to wait for auto-stability and auto-flight. On the other hand, having a wireless camera that can fly anywhere has unique security and surveillance implications. Edit: Editing this post changes its position: https://imgur.com/gallery/4nVD1
I work at a makerspace and we teach drone classes to kids. We start with the Inductrix Blade (pretty unbreakable), upgrade its motors, solder on a camera to the power leads and use a cheap FPV headset to fly it around. We then hold nano drone races in our space about once a quarter for the kids.
The Inductrix is a great cheap way to get started with indoor flying that wont poke an eye out.
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#15I made a multirotor (a tricopter specifically) out of wood, and it was damned fun. It even flys quite well, when the electronics aren't burnt out or defective. That's been the biggest bummer.
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#16Is anyone here into drone racing? I got into it around this time last year and it's one of the best things that's happened to me.
Saw it on tv for the first time a few weeks ago and loved what I saw. I'd like to get into it but need more time, money, and practice :) Are there any good simulators out there?
There's liftoff on steam,
http://store.steampowered.com/app/410340/Liftoff/
and DRL has one,
https://thedroneracingleague.com/videogame/download/
With both you can use a normal transmitter if you have one and that's the best way to get a similar experience of real flight. The FrSky is the easiest to setup but a Spektrum can be made to work w/ a special adapter. I like both of them for different reasons.
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#17Good article, some of it's out of date already but still a really good piece of info if you want to build your own. I'd suggest just getting a ready-to-fly model first to practice on (husban x4 like). Then watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2Q2KdhtmFA Stu has some great ideas on how to get into the hobby for pretty cheap. Watch out on that x220 wizard, the FPV camera is crap and will be your first upgrade. :)
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#18I just want this: http://whatisflike.com/
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#19Is anyone here into drone racing? I got into it around this time last year and it's one of the best things that's happened to me.
I built a 250 and flew it once and haven't flown it again! That was in the winter.
I'm afraid to break it, I guess. I'm decent in simulators but mine flies so differently, it's quite difficult.
I'm also quite busy, so I have that excuse...
I should get over it.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I got a small Inductrix Blade, but they are tricky to fly. I'm going to wait for auto-stability and auto-flight. On the other hand, having a wireless camera that can fly anywhere has unique security and surveillance implications. Edit: Editing this post changes its position: https://imgur.com/gallery/4nVD1
Drone racing is more like F1 where everything is stripped down for performance. Learning how to fly in non-stabilized mode is so freeing. Albeit with the stock Inductrix controller you are at a disadvantage. Check out the FrSky QX7 which is $100 and get some flying time in a simulator.
The controller is a good point. This one only supports 1 of the 4 control styles, and I think another control style might suit me better. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try that controller.