@onlocation Thank you, from a novice perspective it is very difficult to find the right resources and information but I'm diligent so will continue to read through forums hopefully picking up useful advice here and there.

I guess my main point though is that there doesn't seem to be a supply of quality videos regarding the subject. Forums are great and I do understand the frustration of people constantly having to repeat themselves to the newbies who show up daily. Seems the best way to combat this would be for people to produce videos explaining those basics. Obviously that's a lot more work but I just figured someone would have done it by now.

This video series was one of the few I found and was actually very helpful.

But it's just one guy, from hoverfly, it'd be nice to have various perspectives and personalities. So maybe that's my challenge to anyone reading this, if you have the knowledge, explain it and share it with others.

Maybe once I figure it all out I'll make some videos.

@onlocation @andyharris Thanks guys. Appreciate your feedback and advice. I'm looking to learn as much as I can and will be the first to admit I know very little. However the problem is that the online community does not appear to be very helpful to newcomers. At least that's the impression I get.

I know this stuff is complicated but I'm very willing to learn, just need the right tools. Forums are full of information but it's almost impossible to track down good, solid, and intelligible content that actually teaches something. There isn't an Andrew Kramer or Philip Bloom of multicopters? There should be.

Does anyone have any links to informative videos that break this stuff down in an easy to follow manner?

In the short time since looking at the S6-Pro I think I have found some better solutions for what I need. Looking into the Tarot Iron Man 1000 for a frame, a DJI Naza V2 as the flight controller, and some 620KV motors. But as I research more I'm sure all that will change as well haha.

I'd like to get a fully operational copter for under $3,000 total. Not "cheap" but certainly more affordable than $7K+ any suggestions are appreciated.

"Cheapest solution that still gives good results". That is very subjective, we would need to know your exact budget situation and your exact goals, and even then we would be guessing. (in other words it's impossible for anyone to answer except you).

My advice: buying the right parts for aerial video is only a very small part of what it takes to get "good results". If you don't know if this multicopter will work for your situation, then you likely need to do a lot more research before you buy anything. Specifically, this multirotor has a some cheap electronics that I probably wouldn't trust with a nice camera. Also it does not come with a R/C controller or any radio equipment and is far from a complete kit. In short you could get a better setup for less money if you do a little research.

However no multirotor is going to give you "good results" for aerial video right out of the box. If you are serious about getting "good results" then get ready to spend a LOT of time for research and learning about electronics, radio controllers, motors and batteries, balancing motors and props, tuning flight controllers, tuning gimbal controllers, etc etc. That doesn't include the time it takes to learn to operate these effectively and safely.

But if you want current advice about buying equipment, unless you are in a huge rush to get a project done (in which case I recommend hiring a pro crew), then wait and don't buy anything now. The new generation of brushless direct drive gimbals are right around the corner, they are already available for go-pro and small cameras and will be available for lager cameras very soon. They will be cheaper and magnitudes better than the servo reduction gear gimbals available now. In the mean time you should buy a small cheap quad copter and learn how to fly it, fix it and tune it to fly again after the unavoidable crashes.