How-to Build a DIY Racing Drone – Racing Quadcopters
If you have seen the amazing Star Wars Inspired Drone Race post which was one the most popular ones on the site this year, you know what FPV racing is. If you have not seen it, you definitely should do first. Our writer, Mark Coquio did a great piece on the topic called Introduction to FPV Racing and Mini Quadcopters. FPV Racing is surely great fun and probably going to gain a lot of popularity in the future. Hey it could even be the hit of the coming year 2017.
If you’re looking for more general instructions for building a racing drone, look here.
Check out our always up to date FPV Drones Guide.
Pure Carbon Fiber ARRIS FPV Copter Build Kit
Here’s a fun kit that gives you everything you need to build your own fpv quadcopter without the headache of sourcing different parts.
Here’s a few other options you can check out for learning how to build your own fpv quadcopter!
Charpu is great with FPV, check out some is videos here!
The guys at Tested did a full episode on how to build one of these cuties so go ahead get some inspiration.
Here is what they have used for the build:
QAV250 Mini FPV Quadcopter frame.
Lumenier FXC1806 2300kv motors.
Lumenier 12A Electronic Speed Controllers.
Gemfan 5×3 Propellers.
Lumenier 1300mAh Lipo Battery.
Acro Naze32 Flight Controller.
Fat Shark Teleporter V3 Video Goggles.
FrSky Taranis X9D 2.4GHz Radio & Receiver.
Need protection from losing your uav? Check out this post we wrote on uav tracking systems.
The guys at Tested did a full episode on how to build and FPV racing quad, so go ahead get some inspiration!
Kennedy Martinez
kennedy@dronethusiast.comKennedy Martinez is a resident writer who joined Dronethusiast at the beginning of 2019. She has years of experience reviewing drones and other tech products. When it comes to flying drones, Kennedy loves the ability to create artistic videos from a unique point of view. Kennedy enjoys researching new drones and other exciting products that are available to consumers which is why she is committed to creating the best buyer's guides for our readers.
Are there any step by step instructions available to put the drone together? Looking to purchase this set up but do not have any experience putting one together.
These are about the flight controller: http://youtu.be/ozwkaenbGUM, http://youtu.be/rj6IXA2hDW0. For the effective assembly, why don’t you just use this video?