Thoughts on this FPV Kit?

[Cerone]

A little background:
-Been flying quads for about 5 months, just recently got my Phantom 1.1.1 new from BHPhoto. All Stock.
-Ultimately I don't want to dump a ton of $$ into this because I plan to upgrade to a P3 (or possibly the next gen) sometime in the future.
-My primary focus is photography, not videography. I do not see the need for a gimbal at this point.

I would; however, like to play around with FPV so that I can frame my shots and feel comfortable flying in tighter situations. I don't see any reason why I'd ever need super long range FPV. Probably 1/4-1/2 a mile at the most, so about 400-800 meters.

The kits I'm looking into right now are the Starter and Advanced kit from Helipal.
Starter: $209 http://www.helipal.com/storm-all-in-one-fpv-combo-easy.html
Advanced: $299 http://www.helipal.com/storm-all-in-one-fpv-combo-deluxe.html

The most significant differences seems to be the range and the non-IPS vs IPS monitor. In addition to the FPV kit, I'd also be interested in getting the IOSD so that I can see flight data such as distance and battery status.

This would be connecting to a GoPro Hero 3 Black.

I'd be interested to hear any thoughts you guys have about these kits or others. I'm NOT comfortable soldering so I want something that is fairly straight forward. Thanks for the advice.

 

[IflyinWY]

Hello Cerone, welcome to the party.


Both setups you've linked to look good BUT, the transmitters are the same on the "What's included" but different in the "Video Transmitter Comparison" chart.

I would get someone to fix the site or send you some form of documentation that the more expensive setup comes with the 500 mw transmitter. I don't believe it weighs 8 grams. The 200 mw transmitter might weigh 8 grams, which is great.

I also find it interesting about the ranges being the same in the "FPV Package Comparison" ???

200 mw transmitter is great for close in, but not at 1/2 mile, from what I have heard. A great deal can be done with the right antenna though, and recently folks have been going way past where they could just one year ago.