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Our leading MultiWiiCopter Control boards available on this site allow you to build a multicopter which can produce excellent video and still images.  SCARAB MultiWiiCopters are much cheaper than MikroKopters and yet they are VERY stable, Rigid and strong - engineered to be minimalist (low drag booms)  to offer longer flight times for LOS and FPV.  Quad SCARAB Kits require assembly which takes 5-9hrs depending on the experience level/ability with tools, soldering wires and balancing props.  A HexiiKopta takes approx15-20hrs to complete - See this video below. Zero -> Hero in 20hrs (over 3 days).

The success and the stability of your multicopter SCARAB Kit will depend upon pilot skill and your disc loading and how well you balance your props.  Payload is suitable for a GoPro HeroHD , a Panasonic GH2 or Nex5 camera.  SLR cameras can be flown but their large and heavy mirror design has been surpassed by the new generation of mirrorless cameras such as the GH2 and Nex5 which produce Pro quality video as minimal risk - a 1-2kg multicopter has far less energy, noise and risk to person and property on the ground, compared to a 6-9kg copter carrying a DSLR.  In making your Airframe we recommend a Quad as a trainer aircraft - followed by a 2nd aircraft later - a six engine Multicopter to conduct professional photography as this offers single engine redundancy - should an engine fail then a six engine multicopter can fly on the remain 5 engines.  A light fpv quad is 550g and a larger Scarab Quad is 1250g with LiPo and mirrorless camera onboard.  Above this weight we recommend HexiiKopta (video above) and YSiixKopota for better payload.  If you are a beginner you CANNOT jump past the training phase - you must start with a SMALL QUAD TRAINER

The recommended weight is directly linked to performance and stability - Low weight Carbon fibre is best - do not over-build for un-necessary strength; do not make it heavy.   If you cannot afford carbon then use our lightweight 12mm booms made from very thin aluminium.The small round (circular) cross section arms; Low pitch propellers (8x4.5, 9x5triples, 10x4.5, 12x4.5); light weight outrunner brushless engines with a low kva (kva varies with size of props ie  on 3S 12v LiPo a 1220kva motor the 0845 is good and 775kva the 9050 triplesfor 4S) and a high "C" rating LiPo of a modest size (heavy LiPo cell do NOT give a longer flight time); You want a large amount of slow moving downwash and NOT a small amount of high speed downwash for STABILITY.  Do not make the arms too long(flex) or too short unless very light weight (stability).

If you prefer to Goo-search the internet (goo-search is our word for so-called internet research) and see what others are doing there is a lot of recommended reading and examples below: -  Please remember on Google you will find many examples that are badly designed and a small number which are well designed - a well designed SCARAB multicopter can fly for 12-15mins.  A video showing a 4-6 min flight; or less;  means it's a VERY inefficient/design multicopter.