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Basic Drone: Bits and Pieces Core Components: Plane Kit Motor + ESC + Batteries Autopilot + GPS + Compass Rx Receiver + Servos Optional Components: Mapping Camera + Trigger Telemetry Tx FPV Tx + Camera Slide 2 Basic Electronics Slide 3 Android Ground Station $3 OTG Cable + $50 Receiver Slide 4 Fixed Wing Planes Skyhunter 1.8m, 2.5 kg Payload $140 Slide 5 Portable Field Mapper X-6 1.5m, 1+ kg Payload $140 Slide 6 Cameras Sony Nex-5r + Sigma Lenses Slide 7 Brushless Gimbal Brushless Gimbal Stabilization Revolution Slide 8 Alexmos Control Board Slide 9 Fixed Wing Component Costs Commiditization of components global sourcing. Example: Foam Planes China: $50-$200 Autopilot California: $200 Fixed wing Gimbal Vermont: $150 Motors, ESCs, etc Hongkong: $300 Entry level FPV California: $250 Drone Cost: ~$500 - $1,300 Slide 10 Multirotor Drones Slide 11 High Quality Heavy-Lift Hexacopter Heavy lift Hexacoper Frame Kit: $325 6 motors and 6 ESCs: $400-700 Autopilot: $200 Telemetry: $100 2 Axis Brushless Gimbal: $250 Mini 2-axis Alexmos: $150 Cost ~$1,500-$2,000 Slide 12 Performance Fixed Wing (2m) Endurance: ~1+ hr. Speed: cruise 40-70 kph (100+kph max). Payload: Gimbal + Camera < 800g. Multirotor (800mm) Endurance: 15-20 min. Speed: