From bill of materials to first flight.
The procurement and setup work is where most builds stall. These guides cover the bill of materials and budget, the domestic-vs-overseas procurement trade-off, and a setup and calibration checklist you can hand to a technician.
Four checklists.
- BOM
Bill of materials + budget
A line-itemed reference BOM with indicative pricing — and where the cost actually concentrates (compute, gimbal, RTK).
- Procurement
Domestic vs overseas procurement
Lead time, customs, and dual-use review trade-offs between sourcing in Korea and importing — the decision that sets your timeline.
- Setup
Setup + calibration checklist
Frame assembly, ESC/motor mapping, sensor calibration, and the pre-flight sequence — written to hand to a technician.
- Safety
First-flight safety
KC radio-frequency certification, geofencing, failsafe configuration, and the regulatory checks before a first powered flight.
Figures and configurations on this page are illustrative, drawn from public open-source documentation (subject to verification). Operation in the Republic of Korea requires national airworthiness rules, KC radio-frequency certification, and expert validation. All build content is published only after export-control and dual-use review. Open-source components are governed by their own licenses (ArduPilot: GPLv3, PX4: BSD-3-Clause). This page is not legal or export-control advice.