In this post I will go through the steps I followed to setup my APM2.5+ to fly in a quadcopter X configuration to fly an initial maiden flight. I recently converted my Easy DIY Quadcopter to use the APM2.5+ and described that process in Part 1.
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The parts were ordered in Part 1, the quadcopter was assembled in Part 2, and now in Part 3, I cover the steps I followed to set up the quad for its maiden flight. These steps included programming the ESCs, binding the radio, setting up the KK2.0 board, and calibrating the ESCs. In part 4, I will show how I tuned the quad’s PI settings to optimize its flying capabilities. Finally, in Part 5 I will cover how I attached a GoPro camera to the quad to get some video from the air.
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In Part 1 of this post I selected parts needed for an inexpensive quadcopter that was easy to build, tune and fly. This post, Part 2, covers the details of putting it all together. In Part 3, I will set up the transmitter, ESCs and KK2.0 board so I can make a maiden flight. In part 4, I will show how I tuned the quad’s PI settings to optimize its flying capabilities. Finally, in Part 5 I will cover how I attached a GoPro camera to the quad to get some video from the air.
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I get a lot of nice comments from folks saying my site helped them when they were building their first quadcopter. However, I have never done a post where I walked through the steps of building a quadcopter from start to finish. So, I wanted to step through a quality build that is easy on the budget, easy to build, and easy to fly. I built this quad with the beginner in mind, yet this is a very solid quadcopter.
In Part 1 of this post I will cover my requirements and the parts list. In Part 2, I will go through the detailed steps I went through to build this quad, and in Part 3, I will set up the transmitter, ESCs and KK2.0 board so I can make a maiden flight. In part 4, I will show how I tuned the quad’s PI settings to optimize its flying capabilities. Finally, in Part 5 I will cover how I attached a GoPro camera to the quad to get some video from the air.
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