Looking for controller options Mantis Q

AZflyer83 · Apr 20, 2019

Hi all this is my first post on here ive been flying the Hubsan H501s it was my 2nd drone my first was a cheapo Sky Viper from target which is what got me in the hobby. Anyways absolutely love the Mantis Q but the controller is lacking my Hubsan had an fpv screen built in so I didn't have to rely on my phone just curious if anyone has found a solution to this for the Mantis I don't have the Typhoon H however would like to know if the ST16 controller would pair to the Mantis since it operates on the android platform. Any thoughts or advice are welcome. Thank you

DoomMeister · Apr 21, 2019

The short answer is no. Like with other famous brands you have to provide a smart phone or tablet to provide the video feed from the Mantis Q.

The Mantis Q shares the same PX4 flight controller that is used in the Typhoon H Plus and the Typhoon H520. They both use the ST-16S controller , but the firmware differs between the two. A firmware would have to be written for them to work with the Mantis. The ST-16 and ST-16S controllers are about 3 times the size of the Mantis Q when it is folded up and would be totally impractical considering the market niche of the Mantis Q.

It would also be much cheaper to just get a tablet and make an adapter to mount it to the Mantis controller.

AZflyer83 · Apr 21, 2019

Thank you for the reply I have heard of a tablet adapter maybe ill give that a shot. Another possible option ive read about is remotely controlling using your pc still researching that idea however.

DoomMeister · Apr 21, 2019

Using QGroundControl? There has been some info in this forum about it.

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