A maker defies expectations by constructing a fully custom FPV drone, even crafting his own motors from scratch.
A recent project by a dedicated DIY enthusiast is turning heads in the drone community not just for the build itself, but for how much of it was made from scratch. Meet Logan, the maker who went beyond assembling off-the-shelf parts and actually built his own FPV drone, including the motors.
While most drone builders rely on pre-made components, Logan took the “fully custom” approach to the extreme. His creation features a 3D-printed frame reinforced with carbon fiber tubes, custom-designed propellers, and most impressively hand-wound motors with 3D-printed housings. The only things he didn’t fabricate himself? The flight controller, ESCs, and batteries because, as he puts it, “that would be insane.”
The real challenge came with PID tuning, the finicky process of stabilizing a drone’s flight. After wrestling with the math and tweaking settings, Logan managed to get his nearly all-homemade drone flying smoothly. His adventure provides a unique perspective on what’s involved in creating, from scratch, a drone, and shows that even the most specialized parts can be hand made with enough doggedness.
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Could this inspire a new wave of ultra-custom drone builds? For now, Logan’s project stands as a testament to DIY ingenuity and a reminder that sometimes, the hardest part isn’t the build, but the tuning.
