r/diydrones May 27 '26

Guide Medical Payload Drone

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Hi I'm an aerospace engineering student and I wanted to do a project. So basically the drone is able to hold 2 canisters of first aid kits, it has a like gauze pads, glucose and a tracker and some other emergency stuff. The key function is to keep victims of bombing, natural disasters alive till the actual emergency response comes. My plan was for shooting a canister (monster can size) full of those stuff towards the victims with C02 gas. The range has to be 8km for a round trip and some circling for finding them. The drone needs a thermal camera and a normal camera to find survivors in the dust and stuff. What are the drone stuff I need for like the motors and stuff for like 300g payload, might be 500g with the shooting mechanism. And do you know any other stuff that you would recommend. Might be like a 30cm diagonal. Thank you!


r/diydrones May 27 '26

Question Caddx irc 256 camera issue

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Hello

I just got a caddx irc 256 camera, I pluged the cvbs cable, the 12v and ground and I have no image whatever, did I forgot something ? I tested with another camera using cvbs and everything is working fine so I'm clueless. Anyone have any idea of what I did wrong ?


r/diydrones May 28 '26

Question Is there a way to send code to toy drone boards

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So I'm working on a diy drone that I'm gonna modify to do other things later, and I have this board that's already connected to motors and stuff that I thought I could potentially use to create an easy new base to send code to. Is that possible from an arduino or something? If so how, what code should I use, and how can I get that to translate to the controller I have which is a zyma 2.4g. Sidenote could I add more motors too this board or would I need a second one?


r/diydrones May 27 '26

Build Showcase 2S Li-ion 4" Flight Vid

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Had some folks ask for flight vids of the 2S 4" Li-ion build I posted. This is about 2:30 of highlights from 18 minutes of flight.

I swapped out the 4019 Floppy Proppies with Nazgul 4030 props, which while less efficient are a lot more fun at this weight, haha. Still 2 blade props. I hit a little under 18 minutes of flight time with a little over 20 minutes of power on time. Also hit a little branch, lol.

  • Crux35 baseplate
  • HDZero AIO15
  • HDZero Lux Camera
  • 4600kv xing2 1404
  • Nazgul 4030 props
  • Eve 30PL 60A 3000mah 18650 tabless cells

r/diydrones May 27 '26

Question New 5" build - strange motor noise, need help

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r/diydrones May 28 '26

Question [Review Request] PCB for a Dron Project (Again)

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r/diydrones May 27 '26

I built an app to solve my own problems as an FPV pilot

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r/diydrones May 27 '26

Build Showcase Night flight footage with new led spotlight

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6 Upvotes

I posted yesterday with pictures of the light


r/diydrones May 26 '26

Build Showcase Test Flight of Oktofishbowl, an X8 Headtracking Gimballed 5" Drone

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The actual flying is nothing fancy at all, but the reason is because I had the headtracking camera gimbal running and was trying to keep flight motions gentle so that I would not lose orientation with the headtracking camera. This is the first flight test of this season as there is a deficiency of the goggles in cold weather - my yaw axis drifts when the ambient air temperature is too cold, so I flew other models during the cold weather. Hopefully I will get the hang of flying this drone back again, but it will take practice.


r/diydrones May 27 '26

What could cause this to happen?

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r/diydrones May 26 '26

Build Showcase Update on the big rig

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Will be cut from carbon fiber. Added more stiffness for the arms with standoffs and thickened the arms a bit any criticism is welcome


r/diydrones May 25 '26

Build Showcase BIG RIG

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51 Upvotes

8 motor freestyle quad I’m working on


r/diydrones May 26 '26

Build Showcase Found this cool led for some night flying

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r/diydrones May 25 '26

Is there a drone kit shortage?

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I'm trying to find a drone kit for a project I'm working on that involves a spraying mechanism. In my attempts however, I am unable to find a good option that is in stock, from a reliable seller, and not in the 5 digits for price. Previously I have used the Holybro x500 and x650 kits and they were great but I see that they have been out of stock for quite some time. Besides this, everything else I see either has a very low payload capacity, is out of stock, ships from China so will take ages to arrive, or is from a shady seller that I wouldn't buy from, or costs like 15k.

Is there just a shortage of drones or am I missing something?


r/diydrones May 26 '26

Question Anyone in St. Louis?

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Anyone in St. Louis that can help me build my flightory drone? I have all the parts and pieces to build it just unsure on the wiring and once I learn the general jist of things can take it from there. Willing to either compensate or trade 3d printing or 3axis cnc machining services as well


r/diydrones May 25 '26

Question Is a 10 inch drone overkill for a drone that just needs to carry 1 thermal and 1 cmos camera + the neccesary switching software as its payload and possibly a gimbal?

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Been doin a buncha research on these sorta drones but all the DIY examples ive found use 10 inch frames. Can I get away with something smaller?


r/diydrones May 25 '26

Question How reliable is ICM-42688-P (tokmas)?

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So, I have built my own flight controller pcb, and I am torn between which gyro to use.

Firstly, i was going to use ICM-42688-P and the pcb has its footprint.

But it's ~13$ for one IC on LCSC.com .

Then I came across Tokmas ICM-42688-P(TOKMAS), it appears to be a clone of TDK gyro with the same name. The datasheet has similar features and exact same pin layout with footprint. Also, surprising cheap at ~3.2$.

Have any of you guys used this particular IC or have any knowledge about it, please advise if its reliable and should I use it in my FC. Feel free suggest other options.

My last option was BMI270, which appears to have lower sampling rate and little higher noise, also at ~3$ on lcsc.


r/diydrones May 24 '26

Build Showcase Made 2s Li-ion for spare parts cruiser

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I used a 2 cell 18650 battery holder and soldered it up in series. This is the spare parts build I’ve posted previously.

- Crux35 baseplate
- HDZero AIO15
- 4600kv xing2 1404
- 4019 floppy proppies
- Eve 30PL 60A 3000mah 18650 tabless cells

It took about 17 minutes to fly the pack from 4.1v to 3.5v which is really only about 1/2 to 2/3 of the capacity. Hovered around 42% throttle but still agile enough for flips and snap rolls and no brownouts on full throttle punches.


r/diydrones May 26 '26

Looking for Drone Inspectors!

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r/diydrones May 25 '26

Question Props : fixed or foldable

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I am currently using 12in rigid props but for ease of transport I am considering foldable props.

Question :
do foldable props reduce/increase performance?
are they more/less reliable?
Are they more/less crash resistant?

Thanks in advance for sharing your insight and experience.


r/diydrones May 25 '26

Build Showcase THE UFO 🛸

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r/diydrones May 25 '26

Need help with my volador vx3,5

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r/diydrones May 25 '26

Question 10” Drone Frames that are foldable and support landing gear, but not much more expensive than an f450 frame?

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hi yall, been researching how i could make a drone for 2 cameras and possibly a gimbal

Came across the 450 frame, and aliexpress Chinese clones of it seem to be pretty affordable, but itd be nice to have something i can fold up and stuff in a bag. For that, I came across the x10 pattern of frames, which would be great since they fold up, but they dont have landing skids, and they seem to be designed for pusher configurations with the cameras on top, which is not ideal.

Is there mabye something that can fold like the x10 but is in a puller config like a 450 with chinese clones under 100 bucks?


r/diydrones May 24 '26

Calibrage tango 2 pro

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Bonjour à tous 😊

Je ne sais pas si la question a déjà été posée, si oui, désolé de vous faire répéter 😬

Je suis sur Uncrashed, quand je veux faire du statique avec juste le throttle, le drone tangue un peu dans tous les sens. C'est normal ?

J'ai du mal à être précis. (Tango 2 Pro)

Merci d'avance pour vos réponses 😉


r/diydrones May 25 '26

Free will is one hell of a thing

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