Arducopter Y6 build and loving it.
For all of you Arducopter naysayers and frustrated builders I have one thing to say, stick with it. I was frustrated by my first arducopter custom quad build but now after owning a Hoverfly Pro FCB and DJI Wookong I have to say that Arducopter is passing and taking the lead in fully functional, programmable FCB's. Now that I have worked through my own frustrations I have learned to highly value the ability to tweak and fine tune Arducopter for custom frames.
Here is a video i shot testing the Y6. It is so stable after a little adjustment that I am flying with one hand and filming with the other. It is a custom prototype for my new carbon build that will be optimize for a gopro HD camera. 950mm motor to motor. My next build will be optimized for a Canon 7D and 15" props.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Gru on -
Looks good, just rebuilding my Y6... hows loiter and Waypoint working for you?
are you using APM 1 or 2?
Daniel
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Permalink Reply by Wayne Jones on -
Loiter is fine after fine tuning the throttle rate PID's. I have not set up waypoints yet. I am still testing blades to see which combinations give me the smoothest maneuverable flights. One note about the channel 6 tuning. Instead of having to switch between flight mode and CLI mode to make fine adjustments I have found a faster, easier way. Connect your XBee like you normally would. In the configuration tab scroll down to tuning and assign the number you want to adjust. Write the parameter then hit the refresh. You will see the value for the dials position. All you have to do is start with the value you like, fly, adjust, refresh and write the value in the APM and save. After you do it a couple of times it goes quickly and you can adjust several parameters from just one flight. I do suggest that you save the settings you like as you go along so you can go back to older stettings if nessesary.
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