Blade 350QX2 Quadcopter: Fun Flying and Serious Aerial Photography In One Amazing Drone!Have you ever wanted a super cool RC as a kid? Do you still want one now? What if I tell you that there’s an RC that can safely fly way way high up in the sky and is extremely fun at the same time? Did I mention that you can mount a GoPro or an action camera onto it, so you can do some cool aerial photos and videos, as well? Did all of those questions excite you? Then let me show you the Blade 350QX2 Quadcopter!!! Finally brought to the Philippines by Pitshop RC, the Blade 350QX2 Quadcopter aims to be a fun Ready-To-Fly quadcopter that can go toe-to-toe serious against the aerial photography of the famous DJI Phantom 2! Thank you Pitshop RC for bringing it locally!The Blade 350QX2 Quadcopter is an RTF drone/quadcopter/heli, whatever you want to call it, it’s all the same. The Blade 350QX2 is basically good to go when you buy it. No need to buy and build parts like other drones or quadcopters in the market.

It took me around 30 minutes to fly the Blade 350QX2. Could have been faster, but I chose to learn how to fly it with the help of the friendly people at Pitshop RC. Thanks to the tutorial, I was flying it in no time! Michael Ang, owner of Pitshop RC is a fun and friendly guy; he helped me through and through with the Blade 350QX2 and answered all of my queries. When I was getting my Blade 350QX2, there were a father and son looking to buy an off-road RC and Sir Michael Ang entertained the little guy and helped them himself. It’s rare to find people who are truly passionate and dedicated to their business and hobby. This is probably the reason why Pitshop RC has been in the local remote control industry for so long now. Kudos to you, Sir Michael Ang! The Blade 350QX2 comes with 4 extra rotor blades, the DX4e remote control (more commonly known to hobbyists as the radio), a 3000mah batter, a fast charger, and a mount for GoPro cameras – all the basic things you need to fly and to take aerial photos and videos.

Its performance is really good! It’s very agile and has great control hovering in the same spot even with some wind pushing it. The Blade 350QX2 has 3 flight settings. 1st is the Safe Mode where up is always away from you and down is always back, and where you can’t fly it without a GPS lock to find out where it launched. 2nd mode is the AP Mode where it is all pretty much same, except the controls are normal with up is the front of the drone and back is the reverse of the drone. It can fly without GPS lock on this mode. 3rd is the Agility mode where you have absolute control of the drone and no help is given with the leveling and controls. It is best to practice with the Safe Mode or AP Mode first! One great thing about the Blade 350QX2 is the accurate home function where it goes back to where you launched it if the radio connection gets cut, or if you manually turn off the radio. It’s not 100% accurate, but that’s to be understood since many factors affect the auto home like wind and GPS signal.

Do expect it to land at least 3 meters away from where it launched, though. parrot ar drone price singapore So, if you’re looking for a fun flying experience, or want to do some aerial photography, check out the Blade 350QX2, which is locally carried by Pitshop RC. parrot ar drone ps vitaIt is very agile, fun, and stable to fly! parrot ar drone 2 singaporePitshop RC also carries tons of accessories, and upgrades for the Blade 350QX2, as well as other RCs like drift and off-road RCs! parrot ar drone wholesaleThey’ve been in the business for so long, so if you’re getting into the RC hobby, do check out Pitshop RC. parrot ar drone 2 portée

The Blade 350QX2 RTF (Ready-To-Fly) version which comes with a DX4e radio is priced at Php 25,000.00 while the BNF version, which does not come with a radio is priced at Php 22,000.00 – both from Pitshop RC.storm drone ff flying platform buy Posted on October 2, 2016 How To Build Your Own Custom Photography Drone A lot of aerial photographers get their start with drones by getting ready to fly drones like the DJI Phantom, the Yuneec Typhoon, or even the 3DR Solo. These drones are really easy to use and very plug and play, but some downsides to a ready to fly drone is the fact that they are limited in the payload they can carry, they aren’t customized to your exact preferences and they can be difficult to repair yourself. So if you are more of a tinkerer or DYI type of person you should consider building your own customized photography & cinematography drone rig! There is nothing quite as satisfying as seeing something you built with your own two hands fly around and work the way you intended it, so building an aerial photography rig can an excellent option.

Another benefit to building your own aerial platform is you really get to customize the rig the way you want, and you have options for building in redundancies which can help protect your drone and keep you flying safer. If you want to carry an expensive camera, it’s nice to have redundancy built into your machine. If a single motor fails, you’re pretty much doomed. Your quad will tip over because one corner is providing thrust but the other isn’t, so the craft is no longer balanced. If a single motor fails, you’ll still be able to hover which allows you time to safely land your craft. If a single motor fails, you’ll notice a slight difference in performance, but the craft can keep flying. Which of these you decide to build is up to you so if you want your drone to carry a simple gimbal and GoPro-style camera then a quadcopter or hexacopter is enough. However, if  you want to be able to carry something like a large DSLR camera you’ll need an octacopter for the stability and the redundancy they provide.

This post assumes that you already have a radio (a transmitter and receiver) and FPV (first-person view googles) gear in mind. The radio you will use to control your copter, and the FPV gear will include a transmitter that sends video to a receiving device which displays the video on a screen or on a set of goggles. If you need more information on choosing FPV gear then definitely check this website out. There are various sizes for a quadcopter which all really depends on the payload you want to carry. Normally choosing parts for a good build depends on the payload you need to carry and how much flight time you wish to get from one battery. Overall, the preferred sizes for a quad are 450mm and 550mm. This measurement refers to the diagonal distance between two motors. Payload: 2 or 3 axis gimbal with a small GoPro or similar camera Important note: The larger wheelbase allows for larger props. That’s why you’ll see that the 450 size uses up to 10 inch propellers, whereas the 550 can fit up to 15 inch propellers.

As for LiPo cells, 3S will be slightly less powerful, and 4S will provide more punch. Larger propellers are more efficient than smaller propellers. You won’t see quadcopters bigger than 550 mm because anything bigger usually will be a coaxial rig or something with more motors for added redundancy. Hexacopters are generally more preferred in serious aerial photography applications. Depending on which quadcopter you have, it can border on hobby-professional, while hexacopters are fully professional rigs. You can choose to build a hexacopter yourself, or you can use the DJI Flamewheel 550 kit, which includes everything out of the box and most of the flight settings are preconfigured, so you have a stable rig right away. All you need to do is connect the rig to your radio. As the name suggests, hexacopters have 6 sets of motors, ESCs, and propellers. Payload: these setups aren’t that much different in terms of lifting power from a normal quadcopter so these could lift a max payload of around 2kg (or 4.4 pounds).

Usually with a rig like this you are mounting  a high quality gimbal with a GoPro or a similar sized camera, or maybe even a small dSLR. Once you get into the octacopter space, you’re are looking at serious aerial photography applications which are used by agencies and professionals. An octacopter is basically a copter with 8 sets of motors, ESCs, and propellers, and you can usually find these kind of setups on movie sets . These crafts are capable of carrying a 5kg payload (or 11 pounds) and as well as bigger DSLRs or even small RED camera setups. The sweeping epic cinematic shots you see in films these days are shot using octacopters. They are also very large and impossible to carry on your back (you can manage that with a 450 or even a 550 if you are creative) so you will need help getting it around and setting it up. For all of its lifting power and redundancy, there is a cost, of course which is less flight time. The device that stabilizes your camera is called the gimbal and they come in various shapes and sizes.

You can pick up a 3D printed gimbal to a cheap $50 gimbal to a super expensive DJI Zenmuse gimbal. When you are looking at gimbals, you’ll need to consider 3 things: Check out this helpful video tutorial on how to build a cheap quadcopter: Check out this helpful video tutorial on how to add a FPV: Check out this helpful video tutorial on how to add a cheap 3-axis gimbal: Even though building your own aerial photography rig may seem daunting at first, it is one of the most rewarding parts of flying! I have probably spent more hours building and tweaking my custom rigs than I have flying, and I still enjoy every single bit of it! Once you get comfortable with building, no challenge will be too difficult, no wire too small to solder, and no fix impossible to attempt. Knowing the ins and outs of how your copter works will take you a long way and the feeling of accomplishing a task like this is totally rewarding. Let me know if you are thinking about building a drone and what your questions are or if you have already built your own drone tell me about it in the comments down below!