[holoduke]

Yes it is. For about 150 you get an empty airframe. 200 for batteries. 200 for all electronics (flight controller, GPS, receivers etc) . 100 for servos. 100 for wires, connectors etc. 200 for motors and esc. You need a radio sender and a laptop as well. I have build many long range uav's. Compared to 10 years ago the landscape changed a lot.

[nolongerlowres]

That sounds fascinating. What sort of control/GIS software do you use on your laptop? Where would you recommend someone interested in this research to get started?

[holoduke]

Stm32 flight controllers f3 or f7 with inav on it will do great. Ardupilot can be flashed on most as well. For about 40 you have one. Nice hobby I would say :) check long range fpv on YouTube