3DR Solo rebuild

[Jagerbomb52]

Not bad for stripping and savaging parts from a discontinued quadcopter

There is a strong community of builders that have started stripping the guts from the 3DR Solo and building larger versions. Killed by poor marketing, the HW design was ahead of it's time. Using an iMx6 computer in line with both the FC and another in the controller allowed for great onboard capabilities. Like DJI & Yuneec, the HD video feed, telemetry and control are all incorporated. Below is a build based on this hardware. It carries a Sony a6300 and It has full control of the Start/Stop recording, take pictures, Zoom and power. It will carry that camera for about a 25min flight.

Total parts including gimbal is less than $2000. It uses the 21x7 props from the DJI m600. RCT 135kv motors & 2 6s batteries.

 

[KentA]

I lack the skills but not the interest in these constructions. Do you have any links to this strong community of builders?

 

[Jagerbomb52]

No sorry, this guy was from the UK I believe. He posts a lot on the Yuneec forum as he is a owner of one of their platforms and was pissed that Yuneec can't make something similar or better than what he has already built. He was expecting better support for carrying larger cameras on the H920 which is their professional multirotor aerial photography and videography platform but the gimbal is just to small.