looking for advice on first drone - what do i need to purchased to get flying on day one vs what can be added later.
Looking at getting the Pavo20 Pro Brushless Whoop Quadcopter ELRS2.4G (No Air Unit) to start, fly inside and get use to and then add camera etc later, will this work? or should i just go for something like the Cetus Pro FPV Kit if i can find one?
Hi James good day,
Thanks for reaching out to us!
To sum up very quickly, your original plan is what I would recommend.
I’ll just expand on some of the finer details so you have more context.
The vast majority of pre-built drones, be it an PNP, BNF or RTF variant come with a camera and VTx installed, that is for the most part industry standard now. With that said, the price point of pre-built kits is very competitive, so you will more than likely pay less for a camera and VTx which comes preinstalled than purchasing these separately.
I would recommend something small to start off with like a whoop, they are very forgiving and you can crash into stuff a lot more, without the worry of damaging the drone or yourself in the process.
This is a really good option, to get you up and running on day one:
A high powered 5inch freestyle drone can be very dangerous if not used properly and I would not recommend for a complete novice.
The FPV market has developed so far in the digital video space now, that you can purchase HD digital goggles for far less than you can purchase high end analogue SD video quality goggles. With this said, I would assume if you do enjoy the FPV hobby and want to go further, you will probably want to move away from analogue as quickly as possible. For this reason, I would spend as little as possible on your kit when first starting out, if you don’t enjoy FPV its not a huge expense, if you do enjoy it and want to move up to digital, your investment into analogue will be as small as possible, with the option of selling your complete analogue kit on later.
If you would prefer to do a little bit more DIY and “building” from the get-go, I would again recommend a whoop, but then pick up a RadioMaster Pocket or similar and then bind that radio with your pre-built whoop.
Let me know which route you would like to take and I can assist where ever possible?
Hope this helps.
If there is anything else I can help with please do let me know?
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David
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