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Hi Oscar,
       And everyone,  I bought my first Quadcopter around 2 months ago and my second 2 weeks later, inexpensive ones. The instability of the second one put me in the (why does it do this mode [Image: huh.png] ) and after a small amount of research my DIY instinct was set off. I have found your (Oscar's) blog to be my favorite and one of the most useful resources. I have decided to build my own quad and have acquired several of the components already. I plan on checking the forum to find the best places to ask some questions  [Image: smile.png]
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Hi Terry Smile welcome to the forum

Not sure how much you already know about quadcopters, anyway, take a look at this post, it explains all the parts of building a mini quad which is a good start for a beginner Smile
http://blog.oscarliang.net/250-mini-quad-part-list-fpv/

feel free to start new thread when you have questions!
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(12-Apr-2016, 12:36 AM)Oscar Wrote: Hi Terry Smile welcome to the forum

Not sure how much you already know about quadcopters, anyway, take a look at this post, it explains all the parts of building a mini quad which is a good start for a beginner Smile
http://blog.oscarliang.net/250-mini-quad-part-list-fpv/

feel free to start new thread when you have questions!

Hi Oscar,
 As much as I have read your blog some how I missed this post.  It had some good leads parts wise that I had not considered. I have changed my plans from using ESCs with built in BEC  to Using OPTO ESCs with a separate BEC, Rotorgeeks mini step down.  This will also help me reduce the size of the body back down in line with my original plan. I hope 2 Amps will be enough to supply all my 5 volt needs. 

THANKS  Big Grin
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#4
Oscar, I too have read your blogs and was able to build my first quad 250 because of you. Thank you. Now I'm in the learning to fly stage. Some day soon I'll be picking people's brains on understanding cc3d, since everyone says it's do easy but it was way over my head and their open pilot site was overwhelming. For now I switched a naza to learn to fly and will soon be building and this coming summer. Haven't tried the naze32 yet since I've read it's not for beginners.

Thanks again.
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#5
(21-Apr-2016, 12:48 PM)Shaheed Wrote: Oscar, I too have read your blogs and was able to build my first quad 250 because of you. Thank you. Now I'm in the learning to fly stage. Some day soon I'll be picking people's brains on understanding cc3d, since everyone says it's do easy but it was way over my head and their open pilot site was overwhelming. For now I switched a naza to learn to fly and will soon be building and this coming summer. Haven't tried the naze32 yet since I've read it's not for beginners.

Thanks again.

Hi Shaheed, welcome to the forum.

The Naze is a perfectly good flight controller for both beginners and Pro's.

If your plan is to fly 250 sized racer/freestyle quads I would advised not using a NAZA flight controller, as it will only hold you back, and honestly give you a false sense of being in "REAL" control of your multirotor. The NAZA is more for those pilots that like using GPS, Position hold etc and self level modes.

There are plenty of people on this forum that can talk you through setting up a NAZE FC .

If you are wanting to use a CC3D Fc you should consider looking at LibrePilot here, https://forum.librepilot.org/index.php, as OpenPilot is now dead.
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(21-Apr-2016, 01:01 PM)BigglesFPV Wrote: Hi Shaheed, welcome to the forum.

The Naze is a perfectly good flight controller for both beginners and Pro's.

If your plan is to fly 250 sized racer/freestyle quads I would advised not using a NAZA flight controller, as it will only hold you back, and honestly give you a false sense of being in "REAL" control of your multirotor. The NAZA is more for those pilots that like using GPS, Position hold etc and self level modes.

There are plenty of people on this forum that can talk you through setting up a NAZE FC .

If you are wanting to use a CC3D Fc you should consider looking at LibrePilot here, https://forum.librepilot.org/index.php, as OpenPilot is now dead.

Thanks for the info BigglesFPV. What flight controller would recommend if not the Naze. Also there seem to be different version of the Naze, Naze32, Nazeacro etc. Are these all the same or different and how would one decide? My intent is not to race at all, I would like learn to fly around the park through trees etc.
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(24-Apr-2016, 04:25 PM)Shaheed Wrote: Thanks for the info BigglesFPV. What flight controller would recommend if not the Naze. Also there seem to be different version of the Naze, Naze32, Nazeacro etc. Are these all the same or different and how would one decide? My intent is not to race at all, I would like learn to fly around the park through trees etc.

Sorry, let me clarify racer/freestyle quad.. It is a quad that does not rely on any assisted modes like GPS and for most pilots it is one flown in Rate/Acro mode.

The NAZE, NAZE32 call what what you may is a very good FC, maybe not so much the version 6 boards but still a very capable reliable board, albeit getting old now being an F1 board and newer boards are F3.

The NAZA..not to be confused with the NAZE is a flight controller mostly used by those who want a flying video platform for taking nice smooth panoramic videos and it does that job very well. On a 250 sized quad you do not have an awful lot of space left inside for the likes of a GPS module, osd etc and these sized quads are best used as a Racer/Freestyle setup.

You can learn on a NAZA equipped quad but a lot of that learning will not transfer over to a Naze, SPRacing, Dodo, Cyclone, Kiss FC type board, as these boards are designed mainly for pilots who want performance and "hands on" flying.

I would recommend starting on a NAZE Acro board, or similar and progress from there. Any of the boards will allow you the freedom to fly around the park through trees etc.

Best advice is bite the bullet, get a Naze or similar, learn how to set it up and then practice practice practice, No matter how many cool flight videos you watch , you will not be flying like that for quite some time. Accept that, and the multitude of crashes you will have and progressively you will get better.
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