Hi All, I am building a drone from scratch as a beginner. I not going for something complicated, I just need it to fly for about 60min or so, with a camera on it. basically an FPV drone with perhaps a bit more flight range. I shall upload material & progress evidence as I go along with it. I have …

Hey Moe, I think a flight time of 60min is a bit too much… A Motor that would fit your needs is probably a 1806 one with high effiency… Luca :slight_smile:

As @luca said, if you want to fly for 60min you will need to use much more efficient motors. Also the onto quadcopter a that can fly this long usually use 22 inch propellers, and each motor costs a few hundred dollars :money_with_wings:. Motors like the t motor u8 are quite popular for long flight …

Hi, for your build, not only will you need a lot more efficient motor/propeller combo (definitely not 5-inch propellers), but you will also need to have way higher than double the AUW in thrust to fly efficiently, this is something I learned from my own builds. For context, the reason DJI are able …

Yes good point it’s all about making your motors run at optimal efficiency which is usually at lower thrust values when they are not working very hard. Install about this in more detail here [image] How to choose the right motor for your multicopter drone Guides [image] …

Hi All, Many thanks for the words of advise, it really helps a lot. I heed the advise of not going too big on the drone as a first timer. I have chosen a 450mm frame size, negotiating between being small and large quad. This frame has the following recommended components: a) 22-28mm motors with 8…

Hi, I think you are worried to a good start but I suggest you change the following. 1- don’t use kk2.1, rather go for an apm2.8 if you want something cheap, reason is APM gives you alot more functionality such as GPS return to home and auto hover. 2- I suggest you use a bigger battery if you can, …

Good luck getting a quad to fly for 60 minutes with FPV capabilities. You better have the lightest frame possible and run nano sized VTX and RX, use the absolute least amount of wiring and no connectors if it can be avoided. You’ll want a battery in the range of 6k to 10k milliamps and like everyone…

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