Getting Started

This is the first show in a series that will last as long as people are listening. In this episode, Ewen dispels the Guru myth, both in statement and practice and The Pauls go through the components they are going to build this week. Drone Shopping List For a basic Slow Fly Drone, you will need… Unmanned Tech Shop 1 - Ardupilot mega 2 6 kit external compass 2 - 12x45 Propeller Set Carbon Fibre Reinforced 4 - Brushless Motor 3506Q, 530Kv high efficiency Hobby King (Make sure its from the UK Warehouse) 4 - HobbyKing 40A BlueSeries Brushless Speed Controller 1 - Turnigy nano-tech 2650mah 6S 45~90C Lipo Pack (This battery will give you about 8 mins flying time - You’ll need a charger as well for this) 1 - OrangeRx R615 Spektrum/JR DSM2 Compatible 6Ch 2.4Ghz Receiver 2 - 20CM Male to Male Servo Lead (JR) 26AWG (10pcs/set) 1 - Nylon XT60 Connectors Male/Female (5 pairs) 2 - PolyMax 3.5mm Gold Connectors 10 PAIRS (20PC) 1 - Hobbyking 2-8S Cell Checker with Low Voltage Alarm Others 1 - Tarot IRONMAN 650 TL65B01 Rack 4 Axis Full Folding Carbon Fiber 1 - DX6i DSMX 6-Channel Transmitter Only Mode 2 2 - RC QUADCOPTER OCTOCOPTER POWER DISTRIBUTION BOARDS PCB WITH XT60 2mm 3.5mm (in 3.5m Quad version) 1 - FPV 2 Axis Brushless Gimbal With Controller For DJI Phantom GoPro 3 4 - Tarot Camera Mount Suspension Hook TL68A0 For Multi Rotor Part This is a suggested list and if you have a dig around, some of the parts will come cheaper. It also contains no telemetry or GPS additional equipment, but you can easily add that later. All the ports to receive it are on the board listed. Next week the guys get building and the week after, we do the basics of the APM board and Darren Griffin joins us for programming.

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Getting Started is an episode from The Drone show - video by British Tech Network.

This episode is 55:33 long.

This episode was published on Aug 23, 2014.

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