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Is this a scam, guy is posting on every group?
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So how should someone be taught to operate an RPAS?
Having recently gone through RPAS training with a so called "school" which basically followed parts of the Private Pilot's License curriculum and taught almost nothing about the RPAS flying or industry, I wondered what would be the best way to teach
Read more…Pilot's wanted
We're looking for RPAS pilots to operate drones in the Southern African bush.
Fixed wing flying experience helpful as is APM:Plane/Pixhawk Autopilot experience, some mechanical ability and to be able to live and work remotely. Paid positions with full
Read more…APM:Plane, odd warning sound - no messages?
Since v3.2.3 our Pixhawks are making a doh-re-me sound at rest, there are no warning messages and I can't find any info on what these tones mean? It is intermittent and irregular.
Attached is the sound
Any ideas?
Read more…APM 2.5 suddenly lost ability to connect via USB or Telem
I have an old 3DR APM 2.5 that I lent to my nephew on an old quadcopter for him to learn on.
It's been working fine up until now when suddenly it will not connect to MP via USB nor via telemetry, the port is recognized as an "Arduino Mega 2560"
This se
Read more…Spin on / quick release / self locking prop adapters?
More and more RTF 'çopters are coming out with spin on prop adapters or even spin on props (DJI, et al).
The idea is no nuts or other tightening methods, the prop adapter spins onto the threaded shaft and self tightens due to the rotation of the motor
Read more…Google Maps blurry at zoom with update of MP (v1.3.14)
I've heard of this before but I don't remember the solution, when I try zoom greater than level 17 or 18 using Google satellite or hybrid the photos are blurry, whereas with Bing maps they are sharp at high zoom levels. Google satellite used to be sh
Read more…Altitude from baro or GPS? (APM:Plane)
Is it advisable to give GPS altitude a little weight over baro alt due to baro drift? We are seeing a +10m to -10m altitude variance after a 90 minute flight so auto-landing is out of the question (until we can fit a laser altimeter).
ALT_MIX can be s
Read more…RSSI gone after MP update
After the update to 1.3.11 our telemetry radio RSSI values are gone? They just show zero, another PC with 1.3.10 shows the values normally. Anyone else getting this?
APM:Plane - external compass not reporting?
I'm using a Pixhawk and 3DR GPS/compass module in a plane. The external compass is apparently recognized by the Pixhawk as the COMPASS_EXTERNAL is set to 1 and the DEV_ID's are recorded.
However, if the Pixhawk is rotated the heading changes, if the G
Read more…"Fly to here" in Cruise Mode?
What happens if in changing from Auto to Cruise Mode and then one clicks "Fly to here" on the Mission Planner? (Without RC connected?)
Will the aircraft navigate to the guided position but in Cruise Mode?
Read more…Attopilot 45A sensor, incorrect readings?
I'm using a Attopilot 45A sensor with a Pixhawk and 6S batts. The problem is that a) the voltage reading is way off using the Attopilot 45A presets and b) once the voltage stabilizes it doesn't change again, like it's stuck.
The readings aren't much b
Read more…Quad descends in Loiter but not in Alt_Hold?
We've just set up a new quadcopter with a Pixhawk, v3.1.4 and took it out for a test flight yesterday. All parameters are default. New everything and fully charged new 4S batteries.
Stabilize and Alt_hold are great and with the throttle stick at 50% i
Read more…Yawing Tricopter
My Tricopter has started yawing by itself in the hover which is very odd, I thought the APM's compass would keep it pointing in one direction?
Loiter is pretty perfect except for the slow yaw.
Motors are flat and rotating the right way. Everything else
Read more…How to easliy check if light is affecting your baro on APM.
I found this accidentally while messing around with the Mission Planner.
I thought that my baro was well covered but it appears it's not.
Open MP, connect to your APM via telemetry or USB and then navigate to the Config/Tuning tab and click on Planner,
Read more…MinimOSD alternatives for APM?
Do any other OSD's work with APM? I've had three minimOSD's, two from 3DR and one from RCTimer and all have stopped working and from what I've read this is quite common as the design is not very robust. I'm tired of buying them now.
What alternatives
Read more…APM & telemetry > Laptop > Droidplanner or Andropilot?
How does one connect a tablet or phone running Andropilot or Droidplanner to a laptop running Mission Planner using Wifi?
I.e. I want to have my laptop running MP with telemetry and have my phone in my pocket connected to the laptop via Wifi routing t
Read more…Yet another crash log needs analysis help - AP2.76
Normally I'm fairly OK with log analysis but I'm not sure what I'm seeing here.
Had a crash this morning where I appeared to lose radio contact with the model while in Loiter and it crashed a few seconds later.
My failsafe is setup correctly and works
Read more…APM:Plane 2.74b/2.76 height/attitude issues?
We've been flying and testing v2.74b and v2.76 in a number of aircraft over the last three months namely two X8 flying wings, a Skywalker Condor 1880, a RvJet, a Multiplex Easyglider v2 and a 1.7m span twin boom own design pusher.
We have problem with
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It would be really, really great to have 5 or so 'one-click' buttons with custom labels on the Actions tab of Mission Planner which could load pre-saved missions (and automatically upload and execute them if in Auto mode)*.
(*Primarily for APM:Plane b