I really want to build my next drone but....

[Serius]

PS: The difference between the Tiny Whoop and what your doing? - The TW has been around and had lots of "known" mods already proven. Just Saying.

Then I'm paving the way for this build LOL
(I prob wont get it off the ground. Im still super new to this but this stuff is relatively cheap to build)

 

[PhoenixFord]

Then I'm paving the way for this build LOL
(I prob wont get it off the ground. Im still super new to this but this stuff is relatively cheap to build)

Nothing wrong with that. Someone else had to blaze the trail on the TW. Don't say - you won't get it off the ground. Never start something you don't plan on seeing it through.

Cheep is relative to the builder. My 210R is anything but cheep.

 

[Serius]

Can you post pic of your 210R?

 

[PhoenixFord]

This is actually a fairly close representation of what it currently looks like. I didn't want to complete the assembly 100% until programing was complete and everything was working properly to my best knowledge. I didn't want to open her back up if something turned out to be wrong. I did run into lots of problems getting the Spektrum receiver to talk to the Spektrum F400 Flight Controller. And, in the process of trying to get everything to work, I totally screwed up the configuration in Raceflight.

I did manage to locate help through the process that RF describes for support. So, for the next stage in my build, I will be doing the completed assembly and locktighting things down for flight. I still have some programming to do. IE OSD set-up, BlackBox config, and Telemetry config. But she has the capability of flight RIGHT NOW.

EDIT: This is just the last picture taken before I ran into problems. The FC is actually in place as of this pic. After I started having problems with the Rx, I lost interest in tacking pic's. But more will follow.

 

[Serius]

well that looks cool as ****..I mean for not even being done

 

[PhoenixFord]

well that looks cool as ****..I mean for not even being done

Thank You Sir. I have a build thread that will be updated ASAP

 

[theGreenOrange]

Get a separate receiver, then if you switch radios it is easy to swap over. They are smaller than a nickel and weigh like 2g.

 

[theGreenOrange]

You can see the Radiolink receiver here in my 100mm micro.

 

[Serius]

I just added up my parts for that frame....looks like about $100. Little more than I thought it would be but it's going to be fun or frustrating.

GreenOrange this is the receiver Im going to get. Its tiny....

Amazon.com: Crazepony Flysky FS-A8S 2.4G 8CH Mini Receiver with PPM i-BUS SBUS Output for FS i4 i6 i6S i6X TM10 TM8 Transmitter: Toys & Games

 

[theGreenOrange]

14mm x 20mm is good. The one in my picture is 13mm x 15mm.

 

[Serius]

What FC you got in there?

 

[theGreenOrange]

It was a BNF, storm SRD101. The website says f3 evo. I can't remember what firmware target for betaflight.

STORM Racing Drone (BNF / SRD101 / BetaFlight)

 

[Serius]

The one Im lookin at is an F3 Evo also

 

[theGreenOrange]

The one Im lookin at is an F3 Evo also

I have no complaints about the FC. One cool thing I learned by getting that storm is having 3 rate settings available on a switch. It really helps dial in the controls. Along with the angle/Horizon/Rate switch, you get 3 independent PID/rate profiles to program to another 3 position switch.

 

[Serius]

Really?...so the modes on one switch and then 3 different rate setting s on another 3 switch? I assume that can be done with any bird in the program?

 

[theGreenOrange]

Yeah I think so, I gotta figure out how I did it. But the PID screen has 3 rate profiles you can set independently.

 

[PhoenixFord]

Different rates can also be programed in the transmitter itself.