"Thanks for all of the input James. Sounds like there are multiple options to get around this.
I managed to do this in the field by manually setting the mode to "Auto" and then Arming in APM Planner (I'm using a mac laptop) for each flight. It…"
"Thanks for your replies. I've made some progress, and it's forcing me to learn the PX4 and APM Planner. At this point, I have an IR-triggered NEX-5 shooting at a fixed distance interval with GPS/ATT/CAMERA logging and telemetry.
The ArduPlane…"
Can the Pixhawk be used as a standalone logger (i.e. no motors attached) for GPS/compass/attitude info? I would like to temporarily add to a quad that already has a functional NAZA M V2 controller, but no way to log GPS positions. I need logs for a…