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Friendswood, TX


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Multicopter advancement


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Houston


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Rick replied to Dean's discussion Doesnt feel right
"ok I did the work for you just click and enjoy....new PID soon to help...no need for a log...just experiment with them and write down your current settings and every single one you change to every time...KEEP A LOG...so that if you get off track you…"
Dec 18, 2013
Rick replied to Arnaud Vandecasteele's discussion Control APM flight modes using a Spektrum DX6i
"I wonder if ANYLINK would work for this....check your local hobby shop they will carry this! And it is cheap..I have a DX6i and use anylink on a few models.....worth a shot..if it don't work return it..."
Dec 18, 2013
Rick replied to Viante Fruit's discussion I want to create a High Powered Octocopter, with tons of technology in, what Microcontroller/Board do I use? ($7000 budget)
"Yep get an ARF kit....that will allow you to go to the hobby store and get what you need quickly!
They usually come with the power plates and arms and the screws to put it together. From there you will be able to choose motors ESC flight control…"
Dec 18, 2013
Rick replied to Dean's discussion Doesnt feel right
"Your PI gains are off! I don't have APM but I know this is the fact for sure! You should be able to google APM PI gain setting and adjustments or how to....and I am sure you will find how to tune your system! I did and it looked to be the second or…"
Dec 18, 2013
Rick replied to ricci's discussion ESC's
"12' blades oh my....those are bigger than your 800! You mean 12" props....anyway to answer your question if I can...there should be a way to adjust throttle to each motor individually. I have not used this flight control board but I know even on the…"
Dec 17, 2013
Rick replied to Barre Wheatley's discussion Glitchy Video
"is it the transmitting of the video that is bad? or the FPV that is bad....I think you can't have two TX next to each other as one will over ride the other if near the same freq....but I'm not into FPV so I'm not 100% on this...I do know that…"
Dec 17, 2013
Rick replied to M3one's discussion Compass offsets
"did you get this solved?
Did you have good signal and line of sight to as many satalites as possible BEFORE starting the calibration?
I know I can use a hand held GPS and walking in an open field and watch the sats come and go and nothing is around…"
Dec 17, 2013
Rick replied to Alex's discussion Compass values
"mag y and mag z refer to your local magnetic location on earth at that time where you did your calibration! Like doing land nav with a compass and map....you need to know magnetic north and grid north to find your way. They can vary greatly in…"
Dec 17, 2013
Rick replied to Point38's discussion DIY Drone advice...
"unless you are trying to code your own flight control board...got to your local hobby store and a degree in CS will help you in real life no matter! Good luck!"
Dec 17, 2013
Rick replied to Viante Fruit's discussion I want to create a High Powered Octocopter, with tons of technology in, what Microcontroller/Board do I use? ($7000 budget)
"Well just reading what you posted without any thought.....you can't do two things you talk about at the same time....heavy pay load requires low kv motors and big props that spin slow. Not high performance motors. You will spin the props apart in…"
Dec 17, 2013