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Permalink Reply by John Leichty on September 4, 2011 at 11:53pm

Radio control:

I use the Turnigy 9X for the reason that it is pretty much the cheapest Tx/Rx system that has all the features needed for the APM. "Mode 2" (throttle and yaw on the left stick, pitch and roll on the right stick) is the more popular control layout.

 

Receiver:

You'll need to buy similarly branded receivers. Most systems come with at least one, and have very easy methods of pairing the Tx/Rx, usually by pressing a button or inserting a bind plug. This isn't something to worry about much.

 

BTW, the ArduPilot Mega hardware already has that BMP085 sensor on-board, so you don't need to get an external one.

Permalink Reply by Anish on September 5, 2011 at 12:15am

I would recommend a spectrum or jr or fatuba, I do have turnigy 9 and a spectrum dx7 (mode 2) I don't use 9x for anything serious following a failure while flying :(

Permalink Reply by Yucong Lin on September 5, 2011 at 12:32am

Thank you ^_^

Permalink Reply by agmatthews on September 4, 2011 at 11:59pm

The IMU board already has an barometric pressure sensor on it. The arducopter code uses this sensor blended with Sonar - if available-  for altitude determination - not GPS

Buy some fresh batteries and a good charger - not much extra cost - but lots of peace of mind that they wont die on you halfway through a flight.

You will also need to find plenty of time and patience to put this all together and learn

Arducopters are very much DIY and Beta products - expect to learn every time you crash

-Andrew

Permalink Reply by Yucong Lin on September 5, 2011 at 12:32am

Thank you for your reply and suggestions ^_^

Permalink Reply by Anish on September 5, 2011 at 12:12am

Quick question, rather silly one, what do u plan to use quad for ?

Permalink Reply by Yucong Lin on September 5, 2011 at 12:28am

Sorry for not telling that. We are going to use it as an UAV research platform. To do outdoor navigation...etc. Thank you for your reply.

JDronesPermalink Reply by Jani Hirvinen on September 5, 2011 at 2:16am

Yucong, that kit includes all the electronics and sensors you need to make it flying. You only need to add battery, radio rx/tx modules. Even GPS is included to the KIT.

If you get Turnigy TGY9X radio, you already have even those rx/tx modules on it. We use those a lot and they are really good for the price.

You can also get all telemetry/sonar/mounts and other items on same order.

Highrise landing gears are good if you plan to have that cameramount. There will be ArduCopter specific 2 axis cameramount available on jDrones in week or so.