FPV flying can be a very expensive hobby.
Buying a RTF package can be a good choice for starters. But what about building
a quadcopter by ourselves? What does a quadcopter cost from soup to nuts? Here’s
a estimation of what it might cost to build one by Britt from oddcopter.com.
Estimated Cost for all parts
quadcopter Frame $10 -$300
4 Motors $40 -$100
4 ESCs $40-$100
4 Props $5-$50
1 Flight Controller $15-$250
1 Lipo Battery
$10-$50
1 Camera $25-$500
Transmitter and Receiver $25-$450
Miscellaneous Parts (Wire, connectors, etc)
$20-$50
Total Estimated Cost $145-$1450 *
* Keep in mind that these estimates include
a transmitter, receiver, battery and battery charger. Many kits will not
include all these items.
From $145 up to $1450, that is quite a range! But Britt forgot to include the price of camara and radio...If these stuff included, the total cost may up to $200~$1500.
For a starter, you can reference to the
below list of items in ZMR250 ARF package. The total cost is around $200.00.:
5030
electric CW/CCW props x 4 pairs
Naze32
Acro Funfly flight controller x1 (or CC3D Flight Controller or Naze 32 Full version flight Controller).
5.8G clover 3-leaf TX antenna x 1
3M double sided adhesive tape x1
Also, silicon wires, straps, shrink tubes, T-plug etc are all included except the radio, battery and monitor if needed.
