Racing Drones

[Waylander]

Hi Guys
Is it possible/practical to use everything (apart from shell) from Phantom 2 to build a QAV 250 racing quadcopter

For example
1). are the motors good/fast enough
2). will the GPS have to be discarded
3). are the battries OK to use or should I use lighter ones
4). will the main board fit into for example a Lumenier carbon frame
5). will I need a different RC

Has anyone ever used a Phantom 2 for a project like this..?
Your help would be greatly appreciated
Waylander

 

[phantomlova]

I have been using my P2 to race with other 250. I did not want to remove the components out of the shell for various reason - protection for the element and battery fitting and to keep it simple. I also chopped the legs , added a 600mw transmitter for FPV along a GoPro 3.
It is FAST...specially in full manual mode
I will provide pictures later today when i get home.

Cheers!

 

[PilotHarry]

Hi Guys
Is it possible/practical to use everything (apart from shell) from Phantom 2 to build a QAV 250 racing quadcopter

For example
1). are the motors good/fast enough
2). will the GPS have to be discarded
3). are the battries OK to use or should I use lighter ones
4). will the main board fit into for example a Lumenier carbon frame
5). will I need a different RC

Has anyone ever used a Phantom 2 for a project like this..?
Your help would be greatly appreciated
Waylander

No, the motors are too large to fit on a QAV 250, you can only fit 5" propellors on that frame, the batteries are WAY too big.

BTW I have a bunch of parts for the QAV250 if you're interested... 2 batteries, a flight controller, a hard case, prop guards, etc.

 

[Waylander]

No, the motors are too large to fit on a QAV 250, you can only fit 5" propellors on that frame, the batteries are WAY too big.

BTW I have a bunch of parts for the QAV250 if you're interested... 2 batteries, a flight controller, a hard case, prop guards, etc.

Hi could you list the parts you have and what price you are asking for them..
Waylander

 

[RedHotPoker]

For anyone interested in FPV Racing. There are a few interesting articles and essays.
FPV Racing | FPV tv All about FPV, Drones and Robots
Enjoy the thrills and the spills. ;-)

RedHotPoker

 

[GoodnNuff]

I just bought the Blade Mach 25 last week. For an out of the box flyer, it is very fast. Now to hone my FPV skills at high speed...

 

[jearith]

Hi Guys
Is it possible/practical to use everything (apart from shell) from Phantom 2 to build a QAV 250 racing quadcopter

For example
1). are the motors good/fast enough
2). will the GPS have to be discarded
3). are the battries OK to use or should I use lighter ones
4). will the main board fit into for example a Lumenier carbon frame
5). will I need a different RC

Has anyone ever used a Phantom 2 for a project like this..?
Your help would be greatly appreciated
Waylander

1) no
2) yes
3) batts no good
4) no
5) yes

also need FPV head set to stand a chance. you need to look at the Youtube videos on this and see how fast these things fly and a standard DJI RC wont be good enough, also i see DJI have just released a range of ESC and motors specific to racing based on Takyon kit also a few photos of the up coming DJI racing drone.

 

[Waylander]

1) no
2) yes
3) batts no good
4) no
5) yes

also need FPV head set to stand a chance. you need to look at the Youtube videos on this and see how fast these things fly and a standard DJI RC wont be good enough, also i see DJI have just released a range of ESC and motors specific to racing based on Takyon kit also a few photos of the up coming DJI racing drone.

Hi jearith

Many thanks for your reply, I've moved on since I posted back in October 2015, I've also learned a lot about Drone racing since then, I sold the Phantom 2 and bought a Walkera F210 racer, like you say the difference in speed and manoeuvrability precludes the use of any a Phantom parts.
Anyway thanks for responding
Waylander