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Permalink Reply by Richard on August 23, 2012 at 1:38pm

Hi Roman,

I am going to try a similar thing myself using my bixler and apm2. I have a dozen or so successful ardupilot flights on apm. There is a feature where you can press ctrl + f which sends the plane into guided mode and will track your current position. Not sure if it can point the camera at laptop position, or just fly the plane above laptop location.

I'm sure the more experienced users/developers can shed some more light on this...

Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Roman on August 23, 2012 at 1:43pm

Thanks Richard, just to clarify your point about tracking the current position. Does this work with a moving ground station as well ?

Thanks,

Roman

Permalink Reply by Richard on August 24, 2012 at 1:26am

Yes, I believe it does. It works for arduplane and ardu copter, as long as you use apm planner.

Check this link

http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_FollowMe

Permalink Reply by Roman on August 24, 2012 at 10:06am

Interesting, thanks. Weird that this flight mode is not listed in any ArduPlane docs or on the wiki. Guess I'll just have to play with it once I have the APM setup.

Permalink Reply by Warren Eather on August 25, 2012 at 10:05pm

Hi Roman,
I been flying a Bixler 1 with APM 1 for around a year now with a 5000mah battery and a GroPro camera on board. With gentle flight plan I,m pushing 1 hour of flight time. The Bixler handles the weight easily cruising at around 15m/s
If you are as new to flying as I was then I would highly recommend the "upgrades" found here. ESPECIALLY reinforcing the nose with tape! Lots of it!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuKFTTWxpSk&feature=youtube_gdat...
Good luck with your project.
Waz

Permalink Reply by Roman on August 27, 2012 at 6:52am

Thanks Waz, I've seen this video and am planning on following the advice.

Roman