Phil Gooch's Discussions (7)

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Compass not working

I have flown with APM 2.6 with the external GPS/compass for several months.   The compass has always been of about 40 degrees, but I haven't worried too much about it, as the plane flies missions well.   With the latest 2.75 plane, it began throwing

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Telemetry data sent to FrSky receiver

Is there a way to pull telemetry data from APM 2.6 and send to my FrSky telemetry capable receiver?  I realize telemetry is normally sent via Tx/Rx to the Mission planner GCS, but the FrSky telemetry viewer seems to be a quicker/lighter solution.  It

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Fence breach and return drop in altitude

the return point altitude doesn't appear to work. After returning to the fence and getting to Return point, then my plane cuts power and took a deep dive, and I had to recover manually.  I have 0 min and max fence altitude, so it should follow alt_ho

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Loiter and RTL not working now

A few weeks ago, I had these modes working, then I added a few failsafes and accepted a few MP updates, and now Loiter and RTL does not respond.   I can hear the motor hesitate as if going to a different mode, but the plane will not begin the circle.

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power to the receiver?

Forgive me, but I'm a newby.   I have everything hooked up, and getting no radio input signal to the APM.   Realized I have no power to the receiver so it doesn't show the bind light.   How should it get power?

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