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Very strange behaviour for Quad

Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Boyhan Dec 24, 2012. 12 Replies

I took my quad out this morning to try various flight modes.  Alt hold was perfect (more or less without sonar), but when i swapped back to stablise I lost all throttle control and it went off on its…Continue

GPS and ARM LEDs and the APM 2.5 case

Started this discussion. Last reply by David Anders Dec 18, 2012. 2 Replies

Hey all,I received my APM case last week, dismantled my quad, put the case in and rebuilt it and it works a treat.  Makes everything just seem cleaner and safer - and considering what i'm trying to…Continue

Test flight in moderately gusty winds

Started this discussion. Last reply by David Anders Dec 11, 2012. 2 Replies

Hey all,My quad's been running pretty well so I took my quad out this evening for a spin to see how it would handle a moderately gusty day (20-30km/h winds).  I have to say that it was almost…Continue

Antenna Tracking System

Started this discussion. Last reply by Josh Potter May 12. 4 Replies

Hi all,I'm familiar with RC and I'm familiar with the various types of antenna but i've never built/played with antenna tracking sytems before, so i'm practically starting from scratch [aside from…Continue

 

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David Anders replied to Randy's discussion ArduCopter-3.0 ready for wider use
"Nice work guys - great job."
yesterday

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David Anders commented on Monroe Lee King Jr.'s group Ardupilot Space Program
"Btw - I haven't forgotten about or disappeared on those Australian regulations.  I actually have them printed out on my desk *waves them at the screen*, but work has been a little busy this last week.  I will get them up by the end of…"
Monday

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David Anders replied to Xander Zoolander's discussion Help with choosing the brain of my first Quad!
"Well yes...  But I'm guessing based on your response to Monroe that you just want to check it out?  You don't have any photography, agricultural or competition aspirations yet? There are a few options available to you, but I…"
Monday

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David Anders commented on David Anders's blog post 3DR Quad - Speed and Lift Test
"Ahh, that's excellent - thanks for that MJ!"
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Michael Johnston commented on David Anders's blog post 3DR Quad - Speed and Lift Test
"Hi Dave, An aspirational video for you for mate."
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3DR Quad - Speed and Lift Test

Hey all,UAV Test Flight - Speed and Lift from David Anders on Vimeo.Yesterday a group of us headed out for our regular Melbourne catch-up.  This time I was out to test just how fast I could get my 3DR quad to move and then how much weight it could carry.The aim was to get to 100 km/h and lift as much weight as possible. Let's just say that it did unfortunately fall well short of…See More
Sunday

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David Anders replied to Xander Zoolander's discussion Help with choosing the brain of my first Quad!
"Hi Xander - What are you wanting to do with your quad?"
Sunday

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David Anders commented on Joshua Ott's blog post AVC media
"Excellent work on the footage Josh. "
Sunday

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David Anders commented on Gary Mortimer's group Flight Standards
"Maybe not on the group, but our local flight sessions in Melbourne are very safety conscious.  Don't tolerate reckless flying, certainly not around people (much further than the 10m required by the MPAA) and even have a LZ marked out by…"
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David Anders commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post AVC 2013
"@ Dave C - that was just amazing to see your practice autonomous ball drop!  Great stuff! And with a catch like that, you're bound to make the Ashes squad. (;"
Saturday

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David Anders commented on binzi's blog post MAAT final version is being tested
"Thanks binzi.  This would make a great DIY job.  Are you planning on releasing a little build info?"
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David Anders commented on binzi's blog post MAAT final version is being tested
"Very nice."
Friday

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David Anders commented on Monroe Lee King Jr.'s blog post Definition of a drone
"Which I would have thought a good thing... imagine law makers banning 'drones' because they are evil, which in turn would ban my robot vacuum cleaner. Just a mockery."
Jun 12

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David Anders commented on Monroe Lee King Jr.'s blog post Definition of a drone
"Hey Monroe, according to Doug's definition - that would mean that my robot vacuum cleaner is in!  Yes!  *high fives the er, round robot DRONE* (;"
Jun 12

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David Anders commented on Monroe Lee King Jr.'s blog post Definition of a drone
"Follow a predetermined path... hmm. Maybe of I leave some stabilised doughnut pieces around it may. As for return to home, given the randomness of its path it would eventually get there. After all, it was programmed by a human probably using a…"
Jun 12

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David Anders commented on Monroe Lee King Jr.'s blog post Definition of a drone
"I guess thats what I was getting at with the programming. The drone can't program its own mission. Whereas the robot vacuum cleaner just does it. Maybe I should enter a robot vacuum cleaner into AVC next time??"
Jun 11

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About Me:
I am Australian but have travelled and lived overseas (Europe, South America and Asia)

In addition to English, je parle francais et mowic troche po polsku.

My drone videos are here: https://vimeo.com/user15016524/videos
Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I have been using RC aircraft for some time, but not with UAV. I purchased my first UAV project (through here) with an aim to incorpate into work scenarios. Any assistance will be greatly received - especially around imaging (thermal/IR etc).

Comment Wall (11 comments)

At 8:16am on December 15, 2012, Richard Collmann said…

Hi David

I've asked my students to also participate in this very useful group. It is close to xmas now, but I hope they will become involved with your group before semester 1 in 2013. I hope you have seen the YouTube N7project footage. I have been very pleased with what they have done with what was only a bare concept in late-2011.

 

Thanks, Richard

At 11:56pm on February 14, 2013, Mr. Jay Moulton said…
hello David, how are you mate?
At 4:51am on April 3, 2013, Jarrod Smith said…

HI David,

I am based in Melbourne and am new to this whole drones world, but am keen to learn more, where do you think is a good place to start for a first build?

Regards

Jarrod

At 12:41pm on April 3, 2013, Jake Wells said…

Thanks David.

At 10:12pm on April 20, 2013, Geoffrey A Whatley said…

Hi Dave,

Don't know whether you got my message yesterday re APM problem setting up, have spent hours on the "B" system, don't know where I going wrong the problem is in the setup with the 3 position control switch set on manual the motor will run, on Stab mode motor slows  on RTL motor stops, in fail safe settings I note that manual setting "radio in "channel 3 there is a full set of green bars, "servo/motor out" the same for manual, less on stab. mode and none on RTL. Channel 8 " radio in" a full set of bars on all switch settings, nothing on "servo/motor out" regardless of switch setting, hope you can point me in the right direction  Regards Geoff.

At 1:12am on April 22, 2013, Geoffrey A Whatley said…

Hi David, Thanks for the reply,Firstly I gather you mean tick the check box
in fail safe nothing changes if it's ticked or not, don't understand what
you mean by TX responses are correct under Radio Calibtation and I only have
switch set fo RTL, Stabalise and Manual, have been having another problem
today, Picture but no GPS, push reset button, it trys to reboot, then comes
up with a message Waiting for MAULINK HEARTBEAT. sorry to be such a pain
Regards Geoff.

At 1:34am on April 22, 2013, Geoffrey A Whatley said…

Hi David

I have found the OSD problem,It doesn't show if you are connected to PC, looking at OSD I find It doesn't matter where the 3position switch is the OSD shows Stabilised Mode maybe someone has an answer  Regards Geoff

At 3:38am on May 21, 2013, Nick Young said…

Hi David,

Thanks for getting in touch. Me being a newbe on the subject, can you get the ball rolling? I have a load of questions and am somewhat shooting in the dark right now.

At 12:16am on June 2, 2013, Andrew Pan said…

Hey David,

Do u live in Melbourne

At 7:39am on June 3, 2013, Mark Edwards said…

David - looking for some likeminded multi-pilots to network with here in Melbourne. I'm flying a 6X Naza-M F550 frame with a view to moving towards a heavy lift build and a CASA commercial certificate for cinematography. Very much like to meet up with some local pilots to discuss techniques and build options etc. Notice there is a Melbourne group meeting periodically...

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3DR Quad - Speed and Lift Test

Posted on June 16, 2013 at 3:09pm 2 Comments

Hey all,

UAV Test Flight - Speed and Lift from David Anders on Vimeo.

Yesterday a group of us headed out for our regular Melbourne catch-up.  This time I was out to test just how fast I could get my 3DR quad to move and…

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GPS Locator and UAV Rescue

Posted on June 1, 2013 at 1:34am 25 Comments

So I've been toying with a number of devices that will act as a great low cost GPS Tracker that I could place on any UAV.  The key points for me were that it was lightweight, battery independent of the UAV, robust enough to survive a hard landing [read crash] and give you the location when you wanted…

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Arducopter success & safety message

Posted on April 21, 2013 at 5:00am 5 Comments

Hey all,

With the recent comments on the latest arducopter build and some hesitation to upgrade, I decided to head out and put it through its' paces.  Or in layman's speak, thrash the quad and see what happens.  The day was beautiful and sunny, with a moderate breeze of 30km/h.

I flipped through stabilise, altitude hold and loiter with no problems.  Handling was a…

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Third DIYDrones.com Melbourne group meet!

Posted on April 2, 2013 at 5:51am 6 Comments

Hi all,

Just thought I would share with all that we had our third DIYDrones.com Melbourne group meet on Sunday 24 March 2013. 

Try full screen. No music?  Click here https://vimeo.com/63156767 - it's much better! (:

After having a really successful second meet where all…

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