Post by jezza on Jan 5, 2015 16:09:05 GMT
Thought I'd put some stuff up on mini racing quads now I have finally figured out what I changed my forum password to 
Firstly, racing is a loose term as most don't actually race them, they fly them fast through buildings, parks, trees and anything else quadcopter sized. Some do actually race them but largely with friends for a bit of fun. Pretty much what they are is mini quadcopters running flight controllers that can be toggled to fly in extreme ways or in chilled out GPS stable flight mode like the most laid back DJI Phantom.
Most have a camera and transmitter fitted for FPV but it's not required, however flying FPV (when you wear goggles that see what the quad is seeing) is some serious fun. They don't really make good static air camera platforms like the DJI's as they have little damping , no gimble and less flight time but they can still record pretty much anything they fly around plus you can fit a gopro. Many people refer to them as 250's, this is it's size, where as a Phantom is 350 sized you can go to 550 and beyond.
The biggest difference/downside in a 250 to say a Phantom is the flight time, its quite low being around 7-10 mins but the upside is the batteries are £6 each, so just take more
Average cost of getting a build your own FPV 250 in the air using a cheap set of 'goggles' is around £300 all in. Without fpv and fancy stuff you can get one in the air for £200ish with RC, batts etc.
Anyway, here are some vids, enjoy
Firstly, racing is a loose term as most don't actually race them, they fly them fast through buildings, parks, trees and anything else quadcopter sized. Some do actually race them but largely with friends for a bit of fun. Pretty much what they are is mini quadcopters running flight controllers that can be toggled to fly in extreme ways or in chilled out GPS stable flight mode like the most laid back DJI Phantom.
Most have a camera and transmitter fitted for FPV but it's not required, however flying FPV (when you wear goggles that see what the quad is seeing) is some serious fun. They don't really make good static air camera platforms like the DJI's as they have little damping , no gimble and less flight time but they can still record pretty much anything they fly around plus you can fit a gopro. Many people refer to them as 250's, this is it's size, where as a Phantom is 350 sized you can go to 550 and beyond.
The biggest difference/downside in a 250 to say a Phantom is the flight time, its quite low being around 7-10 mins but the upside is the batteries are £6 each, so just take more
Average cost of getting a build your own FPV 250 in the air using a cheap set of 'goggles' is around £300 all in. Without fpv and fancy stuff you can get one in the air for £200ish with RC, batts etc.
Anyway, here are some vids, enjoy
