Nice job, Dave. You may want to consider lengthening your throttle wiring, though. Looks too short to enable a full range of movement. I felt my wires were too short also. 6" more would really help and be safer.
Hi yes your quiet right I have relocated so now it comes out of the top which gives more freedom
But I think another 6 to 8 inches would be better for the kits
Regards
Dave
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what was the total cost for all the equip and i see you have 4 batterys as im shifting from petrol to one of these im on the waiting list
Hi Steve
Motors and frame £2750
Harness… £ 400
4 x batteries… £ 873
Dual charger… £ 285
Then you need a wing
Regards
Dave
Hi, when you list costs, don’t forget the tax.
Here in Europe you have to add Value Added Tax plus Import Duty plus customs/handlers service cost. Here in the Netherlands the VAT is 21% and the ID is 2,7%. Which is very significant money on a package of $3.500-4.500 (incl batteries and shipping cost).
The smaller the package is, the better chance it slips through Customs. One friend in the Netherlands bought the pre-assembled version and had to pay € 840 tax, while another bought the kit with almost the same value but much smaller volume and unrecognizable as something valuable, and had to pay only € 48 tax.
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Yep your quiet right this makes you think twice about importing anything anymore and they keep the package until you pay the randsom…doesn’t promote trade between countries…absolute robbery
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Hey just to say great to see another Openppg Unit up there well done , thanks for posting the clip … have to ask Dave , whats your all up flight weight with this kit and what size wing are you using … Cheers
will weigh the gear and let you know
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8 battery setup??? First one I’ve seen so far. Very cool!
Very interested in your weight and flight time stats.
And a short video tour of your setup showing how you put it together would be really awesome.
I would love to know more about the battery boxes and quick release. How does the quick release work?
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Dave, where did you source getting your materials for your battery boxes? They look great.
Here is a few shots of the battery box build and a close up of the one turn quick release
20181109_125853 on Vimeo
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Badass Pro looking
Great Job!
Cheers, Patrick
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