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DeveloperPermalink Reply by Doug Weibel on April 7, 2011 at 12:58pm

Unless you are trying to do very precise navigation, then no.

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Permalink Reply by wolfgang on June 7, 2011 at 6:44am

Hi guys,

 

would a magnetometer help in this situation:

 

Wind from the north with 15m/s

My plane is south of its launch position.

My plane has a cruise speed of approx.12m/s (no airspeed sensor installed).

Obviously in manual mode it can fly faster :)

When I switch to RTL the plane will not return, since, even when heading north the GPS will read that it is tracking south at a speed of 3 m/s and therefore initiate a turn.

 

Would a magnetometer tell APM to fly heading north despite the fact that GPS is telling it "amigo, you are flying southbound..." ?

or would an airpseed sensor help in this case ?

 

thanks,

Wolfgang

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Don Brooks on June 7, 2011 at 6:51am

Definitely an airspeed sensor.

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Permalink Reply by ed on April 12, 2011 at 10:18am

This was exactly the question i was looking to get answered.

 

This site rocks!

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Permalink Reply by steve F11music.com on April 16, 2013 at 5:37pm

I have the 2 tube pitot and sensor I got from the 3dr store about a year ago. Can't find in the wiki anything about setting it up. Just how to connect it to the APM1.4 and how to install the single combo pitot. I have the tube with the little holes in it plugged into the lower part on the sensor. Part nearest circuit board. Other tube without holes in top port. Is that right? Also do I place both pitots outside the plane?

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