what’s there to learn beyond just buying existing product?

I’m comfortable tinkering with hardware and software, it would be nice if that meant a drone with fewer backdoors.

  • buckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    4 months ago

    The FAA rules on drones are somewhat excessive, you’re not even supposed to fly FPV without a spotter standing next to you keeping line of sight and there are tons of places you just can’t legally fly at all, especially around cities.

    There is a fairly robust community of home built FPV quadcopter enthusiasts who focus on speed and aerobatics. Ardupilot is a popular Free Software firmware for all kinds of drones.