I’m sure this question comes up a lot, and if I’m being redundant, I apologize.
I want to get started in this sport. I currently fly DJI camera drones and though they are cool, they are kinda boring too.
I want to build a FPV drone. I want to try it, but I’ve been told the best way is go is a 5” drone, and starting from scratch, it looks like it’s going to be a minimum of $600-$700 for a quad, radio controller, and goggles.
What if I spend that kind of money but don’t like it? I know there is a big learning curve, and I’m currently practicing on a simulator. DRL on an Xbox One. Not the best, but better than nothing.
Any advice on a way to break into this any cheaper? I know the first purchase is a radio controller. I was told I needed a Radio Master TX16 and that’s $200 right there.
My questions are, what are good budget equipment that will be just fine for now? I need the basics
Radio Controller
Goggles
Drone build
I have a cheap eMax EZpilot kit. Cost about $100 but it came with a pair of 5.8Gz goggles and an EZpilot controller.
Will those goggles work for now on a custom drone? What about the controller? Does the EZ pilot controller use a special protocol or can it be bound to a custom setup? Are they junk and not worth trying to use?
It would be great if they could run a 5” build well enough to convince me it’s worth the investment.
Gotta be a way to experience this on the cheap.
Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks.
I want to get started in this sport. I currently fly DJI camera drones and though they are cool, they are kinda boring too.
I want to build a FPV drone. I want to try it, but I’ve been told the best way is go is a 5” drone, and starting from scratch, it looks like it’s going to be a minimum of $600-$700 for a quad, radio controller, and goggles.
What if I spend that kind of money but don’t like it? I know there is a big learning curve, and I’m currently practicing on a simulator. DRL on an Xbox One. Not the best, but better than nothing.
Any advice on a way to break into this any cheaper? I know the first purchase is a radio controller. I was told I needed a Radio Master TX16 and that’s $200 right there.
My questions are, what are good budget equipment that will be just fine for now? I need the basics
Radio Controller
Goggles
Drone build
I have a cheap eMax EZpilot kit. Cost about $100 but it came with a pair of 5.8Gz goggles and an EZpilot controller.
Will those goggles work for now on a custom drone? What about the controller? Does the EZ pilot controller use a special protocol or can it be bound to a custom setup? Are they junk and not worth trying to use?
It would be great if they could run a 5” build well enough to convince me it’s worth the investment.
Gotta be a way to experience this on the cheap.
Any advice is much appreciated.
Thanks.