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Glenview, IL
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Engineer, geek, tinkerer
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"Interested to see how this turns out. As a long time RC pilot (sponsored for a while) I'm having trouble visualizing how to have fine enough control for all actions in one hand simultaneously (lots of work for that particular hand to manage in live…"
"I've been having good luck with Tetracam, if you don't need the ability to change lenses I highly recommend the ADC Micro (not the snap as you pay more for quicker shooting but lower res images). Also worth looking into is the set of sensors…"
"In retrospect, yes I think my xt60 connectors were backwards because I based my new plugs on where the old ones were, not looking at the end which the 6 wire connector comes out of which is a much more reliable indicator. I'm using Pixhawk/apm power…"
"Update: problem found.
The good news is that the HK power module can be hooked up backwards (input on the output side, output on the input side) and still not blow up. The bad news is that it doesn't read current flowing through it when connected…"
The good news is that the HK power module can be hooked up backwards (input on the output side, output on the input side) and still not blow up. The bad news is that it doesn't read current flowing through it when connected…"
I'm running a Pixhawk with the 10s power module from HK and can't seem to get a current reading.I've tried multiple combinations of settings in MP and can get a reasonably accurate voltage reading but nothing at all on current for some reason. …
"Last log file2014-06-19 14-47-23.log"
I had a fly away twice today attempting to run the same mission two different times, for some reason on the way to or around the first waypoint the copter would suddenly and violently attempt to take off.1) I have GPS glitch detection and failsafe…
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Inspired by the fighting walrus unit, decided to machine up a plastic unit and hack up a spare otg cable.20131012_163714.jpg20131012_163630.jpg20131012_163659.jpg
Thought I'd share progress on a replacement for my heavy lift Trad heli for larger camera work. Current Specs:1.23m Carbon octo frame as the base starting point (from fpvhobby.com)8x Turnigy G46 550kv motors (running just over 1kw each)8x 60amp…
"Guys, still ran into the "wanting to run away" issues. I changed out my ublox for another one to test. then I did a bit of interesting testing I thought I'd share.
1) Setup and turned on the Ion (remember this is a trad heli) and sat it with the…"
1) Setup and turned on the Ion (remember this is a trad heli) and sat it with the…"
"Mark my words this is going the way of the gun control argument, except there's no NDA (National Drone Association) to lobby for us.
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"Ran three packs today, GPS in MUCH better shape, now I just have to fix my declination and yaw issues. The config file you sent Stephen seems to work well, no jumping around. I'll test it on my trad Heli as well and confirm. I did also add a ground…"
"Guys don't know if this helps:
On machine 1 (trad heli) I noticed the jumping behavior on a newly installed APM 2.5/Ublox and sort of resolved it with a ground plane plate below the GPS unit.
On machine 2 (hexa) I recently upgraded from an APM…"
On machine 1 (trad heli) I noticed the jumping behavior on a newly installed APM 2.5/Ublox and sort of resolved it with a ground plane plate below the GPS unit.
On machine 2 (hexa) I recently upgraded from an APM…"
"Uploading a log of the last testing where I was able to replicate the problem I tried watching several times with different graphing going but can't seem to find the source the problem. It seems like while armed and flying all of sudden the GPS…"
