Hi so there are quadcopters, hexacopters and octocopters (4, 6, 8 rotors). What are the pros / cons between a quadcopter, hexacopter and octocopters? Are quadcopters' faster for racing with over hexacopters and octocopters? What type has more flight abilities? Example, thrust, pitch, yaw, and stunts etc Obviously you can't really do flips like some quadcopters can with a hexacopter or octocopter. Right? What are the flight ability differences pros and cons of each?? Thanks for letting me pick your brain with my level entry questions.
What, you for got Tri-copters...... Tri-copters can be more maneuverable than all of them, but with a wagging tail (servo controlled angle) they are more complicated to program the fight controllers. Quads are stable, easy to program, and basically the go to UAV. Hex and Octo (and even more than that) are generally heavy lifters, these are what you need to carry big payloads. Very stable and have the benefit of being able to stay in the air with a motor going bad. Now, add in collective pitch versions to all of them.....these are your fastest and the most acrobatic versions. Very hard to program, very hard to fly, and very expensive from the get go or after a crash.
Oh thats interesting then thanks for that yes tricopters too which are just 3 rotors then but those collective pitch quadcopters are pretty nifty indeed was watching about that Stingray 500 on youtube thats crazy how it can fly upside down like that and stay level and do flips like and stuff those are for serious fast drone racers no doubt not for your typical aerial wedding photography or cinematography which is what I mainly do but might think about getting a racing drone next. The best camera drones are just too big heavy and expensive and while having some weight can help with stability in high winds etc they need to make them much smaller without needing a gimble or camera that weighs as much as small kangaroo and can fly for much longer than 30 minutes like 60 minutes or even for many hours and still have all the tech that DJI drones have now only available to everyone at much cheaper prices, do you think we'll ever get there Icy?
It's all about supply and demand. The market for racing and fast FPV is quite small which is why we don't see manufacturers chasing it. In fact, there are very few RTF models in that size range - most have to be built from a kit or from scratch. I would like to see some additional choices in the small brushless category...not much out there! As it is now, a lot of pilot modify the Eye One Extreme, which is very reasonably priced (about 150). Others use the Blade 200 which is a bit more expensive or build one of the many kits. It's fun flying these around a park - with or without FPV. I don't see the real need for long flights as my eyes and brain gets tired at about the same time the battery gives out. But all battery technology will likely take a leap in the next few years - google and others are working hard on it. A racing model doesn't need GPS - although it could come in handy if you lose it or fly it further away. I think the stuff from armattan looks really fun for just tooling around at fast speeds - and they are a good value.
