Hi 

I am a newbee who is interested in building drones. I would appreciate if someone can guide me in my quest to build a better successful dronee.  I want to build a hexacopter . where is the best place to get the necessary parts?

 what is the maximum range of transmitter for 400 to 900mhz  transmitter ?
and can i also use a lalptop or ipdad to fly my drone?

What type of camera do I use for live feed/transmitting? Also , I want the drone to follow me  automatically as i give a tour of the area or when going hiking etc

Thanks

Welcome to the forum!

That's a very complicated and advanced set of features for a first multirotor craft. Yes, it is possible to build something like you describe, but I really wouldn't call it a good match for your first ever build.

How long do you expect this craft to stay in the air for?

If all you want is something that will film non-stablised video and follow you around, you might be better off just buying a Hubsan H501S. If you want professional quality video, you'll be looking at something much, much more expensive like a DJI Mavic or similar.

Making something yourself will end up costing at least $750 if you build it with the cheapest components you can get at somewhere like Banggood and probably as much as $2000 if you want to build a high quality camera platform. It will also require you to learn lots! Making something this complicated yourself is much more than just getting some answers to a few questions and putting a bunch of parts together.

hi Toms! Your list sounds very ambitious and since I really went more the direction of racing I couldn't begin to imagine where to look for answers to your questions. All the same welcome to the forum! I hope that you have a ton of fun with the hobby.

I have seen what looked like a custom built Octi' once but the guy seemed kinda like he wanted to fly by himself based on where he was positioned at the park so I didn't really talk to him much. It definitely looked like an interesting piece of equipment! I'd love to see pics of yours after you get it built.

+1 to what Unseen has said. I instantly thought DJI Mavik

Welcome to the forums! And if you do have the cahones for that complex of a first build, with so many complex, integrated systems (gps, barometer, ect, ect) versus the bare bones to get you in the air (which is most fpv racing quads) IntoFPV will be a great resource for you! Either way  

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