Show HN: I made a 3D printed VTOL drone

Re:Show HN: I made a 3D printed VTOL drone by LargoLasskhyfv on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @01:11AM (#44244390)

While that Sony piece of kit probably can do some cool things, 2950$ without objective/lens, seems rather expensive. Also 8.6 oz / 243 g (Body Only) don't look that light to me.

I'd probably go for some Sony Experia 10III[¹] or upwards, for no more than 300$ at 170 g (unmodified), and strip the hell out of it. Does it need a display, all the parts of the case, and so on? Can can I use its GPS, and pipe it into the flight controller, instead of having to rely on something more powerful and heavy, power guzzling?

[¹] because https://xdaforums.com/f/sony-xperia-10-iii.12225/

cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)

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Re:Show HN: I made a 3D printed VTOL drone by cyanydeez on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @08:10AM (#44246766)

If you use ground control points, GPS accuracy isnt a bog deal, but im willing to bet the standard GPS puck still gets better.

I dont know much about the weights involved, but hardware surgery was not interesting to me.

Keepbin mind tge guys starting at DJI and youre proposing stripping dowm a camera

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