Monday, December 1, 2014

Walkera Scout X4 Test Piloting

White Paper: Following the success of the H500, the X4 was released to meet the next generation of UAV multirotors.  This is the improved all-in-one FPV ready quadcopter with retractable landing gears. With a 6S 5400 mAh LiPo battery and designed with strong light weight materials, this quad promised a 20 minutes flight time with gimbal, telemetry, bluetooth and camera pay load.

One of the underlying strength of the Scout X4 is the underlying engine, that uses a variation of the Linux's Dronecode APM Copter (arducopter).  Walkera iUAS is among the progressive group of founding members that leverages the open source software and collaborative development effort to advance Walkera USA (ucDrone.com), as announced in Germany Oct, 12, 2014.

Scout X4 Features:
• Waypoint Mission Planning
• 2 Pilots at the same time: one flying and one camera man
• Follow Me Mode / Record Track Back To Home
• Real time Telemetry
• iPad holder with backup power
• Transformation: Changeable 4 motors or 8 motors.
• Flight Time up to 20 minutes. 6S - 5400 mAh
• Quick and easy assembly
• 3-Axis roll & pitch with yaw stabilizer
• Package with a professional 12 channel radio Devo F12E

coPilot:  One of the undocumented key features of a Devo F12E transmitter that comes with the Scout X4, is the CoPilot Mode, 2 operators on an aircraft. Very often you may find it difficult to fly and film at the same time, the Devo F12E allows you to turn any programmable Devo or compatible transmitter into a second transmitter for a CoPilot to share responsibilities. In other words, one person can be flying and the other person can be the camera man. Typically on a Search and Rescue mission, a SAR team will also consist of the pilot, sensor operator and the spotter.















The Scout X4 also includes the Ground Control Station (GCS).  The GCS is a Bluetooth integration into autonomous flying.  It allows a user to set waypoints, flight commands uisng a personal tablet.Currently available on Android devices with Apple IOS planned for 2015.




Here is a listing of all the parts we found at our favorite online store.


Parts DescriptionERPPart NumbersEstimate


Body set 226467600 Scout X4-Z-02 $36.00


Lampshade 226467700 Scout X4-Z-03 $1.66


Body fixing block 226467900 Scout X4-Z-04 $3.60


Motor heat shield 226468000 Scout X4-Z-05 $1.66


Motor cover 226468300 Scout X4-Z-06 $1.66


GPS fixing accessory 226468600 Scout X4-Z-07 $1.66


Antenna clamp 226468900 Scout X4-Z-08 $1.00


Skid landing fixing accessory 226469200 Scout X4-Z-09 $6.00


Screw set 226469300 Scout X4-Z-10 $4.50


Brushless motor(levogyrate thread)(WK-WS-34-002) 226469500 Scout X4-Z-11 $36.00


Brushless motor(dextrogyrate thread)(WK-WS-34-002) 226469700 Scout X4-Z-12 $36.00


Brushless speed controller(WST-16AH(R)) 226469800 Scout X4-Z-13 $26.66


Brushless speed controller(WST-16AH(G)) 226469900 Scout X4-Z-14 $26.66


Receiver(DEVO-RX709 FCC) 226470100 Scout X4-Z-16 $45.00


Main control board(FCS-X4) 226470200 Scout X4-Z-17 $229.99


Power board 226470300 Scout X4-Z-18 $30.00


USB board 226470400 Scout X4-Z-19 $3.00


SW board 226470500 Scout X4-Z-20 $4.50


Worm servo 226470800 Scout X4-Z-21 $24.00


Li-po battery(22.2V 5400mAh) 226471100 Scout X4-Z-22 $129.00


Signal cable 226471200 Scout X4-Z-23 $6.00


Aluminum carry case 226471400 Scout X4-Z-24 $69.00


Propellers 226458200 TALI H500-Z-01 $7.50


Skid landing mounting pipe 226459000 TALI H500-Z-07 $6.00


Skid landing  pipe 226460000 TALI H500-Z-08 $6.00


Skid landing damping sponge 226460100 TALI H500-Z-09 $1.66


GPS-05 module 226461100 TALI H500-Z-17 $59.99


Charger cable 226461900 TALI H500-Z-23 $3.60


FP  convertor 226462100 TALI H500-Z-25 $3.60


G-2D Gimbal cable 226462900 TALI H500-Z-26 $1.83


Transmitter(TX5803 FCC) 226409500 TX5803 $24.13


Transmitter(TX5810 FCC) 226466300 TX5810 $48.00


Video cable for Gopro3 226443900 QR X350 PRO-Z-15 $2.99


 5.8G Mushroom antenna(TX) 226444800 QR X350 PRO-Z-16 $9.99


 5.8G Mushroom antenna (iLook) 226447700 QR X350 PRO-Z-18 $9.99

iLook+ camera 216701900 iLook+ $199.00
G-3D Brushless Gimbal 226457500 G-3D $169.00
2.4G Bluetooth Datalink(BT-2401A/B FCC) 226467100 BT-2401A/B $329.00
Balance Charger 226444200 IMAX B6 $33.33
AC Adapter 按要求选 IMAX B6 $16.66


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