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Vancouver, BC


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Currently running TBS Discovery with APM 2.5!


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AJEsq replied to De carne Christophe's discussion Strange characters minim osd
"I just got the minimOSD on my copter and I am also experiencing strange characters.

Out of box it worked great, then I upgraded minimosd extras and then it put similar character issues.

I have tried to downgrade to regular minimosd and different…"
Sep 2, 2013
AJEsq commented on Max Levine's blog post ArduCopter (TBS Discovery Style)
"Ok so my APM is a little closer to where the core would go, so I can set it back but that still puts most of the weight at the back...Currently with a padlock as counter weight in the front it balances a the back arm front screw holes.. Is that…"
Jun 17, 2013
AJEsq commented on Max Levine's blog post ArduCopter (TBS Discovery Style)
"So you are saying place the APM further back? and not putting the battery further forward?

Is there any concern with putting too much load at the back motors?"
Jun 17, 2013
AJEsq commented on Max Levine's blog post ArduCopter (TBS Discovery Style)
"Team,
Ive just finished building out a TBS Discovery with an APM.

And it isnt as turnkey as the original f450 was...

Ive pushed a modified firmware with the appropriate angles in the cpp file and levelled the APM with the V frame config. Those…"
Jun 17, 2013
AJEsq replied to AJEsq's discussion Arducopter 3.0 RC2 Crash (Suspected Bug with outputs to ESCs)
"Thanks Olivier and Randy, excellent feedback.

Randy,
Thanks for the great interpretation of the tlogs! I heard you would be able to identify some problems and you did not disappoint. Ive learned a lot from what to look for already!

POWER: So…"
May 25, 2013
AJEsq replied to AJEsq's discussion Arducopter 3.0 RC2 Crash (Suspected Bug with outputs to ESCs)
"Ive been flying the APM since Sept 2012 and have seen verification errors every time I have pushed a new firmware. I was originally concerned with checksum errors but recall a forum suggesting if I am using Mission Planner in a VM environment I will…"
May 24, 2013
AJEsq replied to AJEsq's discussion Arducopter 3.0 RC2 Crash (Suspected Bug with outputs to ESCs)
"Im pretty disappointed community! 94 views! Where's Randy?"
May 24, 2013
AJEsq posted a discussion
Installed Arducopter 3.0 RC2, had verification error which I have seen several times without problem, re-calibrated quadcopter and went to the fieldPlugged in battery at the field and the ESCs started beeping an error which translate to "input…
May 19, 2013
AJEsq posted a discussion
I am wondering how ppl are using minimOSD and the bidirectional telemetry capability with the APM at the same time? Most documentation I see say one or the other or you send the tx to the OSD and the rx to the 915mhz antenna... This makes me believe…
Apr 20, 2013
AJEsq replied to AJEsq's discussion Ardupilot Randomly Loses Control\Stability Resulting In Crash
"Ive experienced the problem with the 2.7 and as of today after doing a full rebuild of where the APM sits 2.8.

I dont want to follow a red herring but the brown out theory makes sense. I just checked the solders from the distro board to the bec and…"
Nov 2, 2012
AJEsq posted a discussion
Hello Community,Fresh to the community. Been using APM 2.5 for about two months and love it!I built a DJI f450 quad copter with the APM 2.5 installed within a weatherproof contain (cd spindle). See Picture. APM is mounted on a bit of foam tape…
Nov 2, 2012
AJEsq replied to Markus Järve's discussion Random twitches in stabilize mode.
"Ive been running into a similar if not worst problem. The copter was flying like a boss for weeks and then all of a sudden started having stability problems. First small glitches but then full on front flips and corkscrewed into the ground.

Ive…"
Nov 2, 2012
AJEsq posted a discussion
Hello Community,Fresh to the community. Been using APM 2.5 for about two months and love it!I built a DJI f450 quad copter with the APM 2.5 installed within a weatherproof contain (cd spindle). See Picture. APM is mounted on a bit of foam within the…
Oct 20, 2012