tl;dr: Pay $300 and leave with a fully built and tuned racing quad. Just bring your own transmitter, batteries and goggles. Last day to register will April 14th. LIMITED TO 10 SPOTS!

April 28th 9am-5pm 901FPV and the Midsouth Makers will be hosting a mini-quad Tech Day! This will mostly be for people who are wanting to get into FPV andcurrently don’t have a 5 inch sized quad. Though others are welcome to attend.

So for $300 here is what you get, a very nice race ready build that we will help you build and tune. This build will support 3s-4s batteries.

You will be learning how to solder, understanding electronics, and how to repair and maintain your own quadcopter. If you are new to the hobby, don’t be intimidated. This tech day is tailored to all skill levels.

Compared to our old tech day build the motors, ESC flight controller, and camera are upgraded.

What you need to bring

Transmitter and Receiver

For your transmitter I struggled with this because want to recommend something that will be affordable, but at the same time I want to recommend something that you can get a lot of help with locally or even on YouTube. The Taranis options have features like being able to tune your quad and change video channels from the transmitter.

What we all use:

Taranis X9D with case $234.00

Taranis Q X7 $104.99

One thing I want to mention, the VTX we are going to use has been chosen because it has Smart Audio. We should have a write up very soon about Smart Audio, but basically it allows us to change VTX channels and power levels using the Taranis. So if you want that functionality you will need to order one of the Taranis’ from above.

Goggles

With goggles you have a lot of options out there, but it basically boils down to Fatsharks and everything else. With Fatshark’s you get portability and coolness factor, but it will cost you. What you choose here is up to you but here are some options.

Fatsharks:

HUD

Cyclops V2 $60.00 These are apparently pretty decent for the money. Just make sure you order in time.

Quanum V2 $60.00 These require a receiver to be purchased.

Batteries

I honestly believe you should start with 4s batteries. They have more power and so many new pilots start with 3s, but then you end up with batteries you won’t use. I find that wasteful.

CHL 1300mah $14.49

Tattu 1300mah (Local Supplier in Memphis) Daniel Napier will be attending and will have some for sale.

Charging Lipo Batteries

There are a lot of different options but currently the best chargers for the money seem to be the iSDT brand of chargers.

iSDT Q6

iSDT SC-620 (Now Discontinued)

A couple things to mention with these chargers. They are DC only so you will need an AC power source if you want to charge at home. Otherwise you can hook them up to your car battery. iSDT actually makes a power supply for these but you can also convert a PC power supply for much less money.

iSDT D2 (AC only NO DC)

ISDT CP-16027

Server Power Supply (you will need to convert this yourself) HP DPS-600PB

Guide: http://www.ultimaterc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174225

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