"If that's a FrSky D8R-II plus, you can load the new D8R-XP firmware with the CPPM fix and run a single servo jumper from Rx to APM using CPPM.  It will clean up your wiring a little. Channels 5-8 will be simultaneously available through…"

"Are you 100% sure you're plugging into A10 and A11?  I saw something similar and it turned out I was plugging into the ISP pins for the 2560, as they're the last 2 sets of 3 pins in the row.  It's easy to make that mistake…"

"I fixed mine!! Apm 2.5 and Minim both latest from DiyDrones I read buried on here that the update character set doesnt take if you dont have both sides powere up on the OSD. I had both jumperes tied so I figured this wasnt an issue WRONG! Applied…"

"You are correct Oliver.  I have a D8R-II Plus here in front of me with the D8R-XP 27ms firmware that is connected via CPPM pin1 to the APM and working fine.  Just jumper pins 3&4 and CPPM comes out pin1, and pin2 has RSSI, just…"

"Another difference between the ArduFlyer and the APM 2.5 seems to be in the mystery port which connects to the power module.  Using the 3DR power module with the ArduFlyer it only gets about 4.7V to the board.  Using APM2.5 gets the…"

"Is it possible to connect directly to the GPS using pogo pins and hook those to the FTDI?  I suppose it might be best to erase the firmware from the 2560 first otherwise it is going talk to the GPS on boot up and might not allow it to work…"

"Checking to see if there is an update to this one. Slightly annoying to get to my OSD to reset it. "

"OK, in the latest MinimOSD release, you can avoid the "Charset Update" problem on power/boot by simply setting the TELEM_DELAY to be 4 seconds or less.  Setting it to 5 seconds or more will cause it every time.  Enjoy!"

"Sure sounds like you've already got it in a flight mode other than stabilize...make sure you're taking off in stabilize mode."

"I've added Issue 32 to the minimOSD project for this: http://code.google.com/p/arducam-osd/issues/detail?id=32 Hopefully a good solution can be found and included in the code base."

"I'm seeing this issue again after upgrading to the latest minimOSD firmware (2.0) with APM 2 using 2.8.1.  Is there a good way to correct this that doesn't require code tweaking? It seems terrible that the standard procedure…"

"The problem with changing modes is the throttle setting.  It could cause random "dropping-from-the-sky" events since you are going from an auto throttle mode to a manual one.  Could be especially dangerous at low…"

"@Dale, per the FrSky sales rep, and this thread, the only two receivers supporting the new 27ms CPPM mode for 8 channels are the D8R-XP and D4R-II. and I agree with R_Lefebvre about CPPM latency...if you're just leading an autopilot…"

"@Mark, I don't, but probably can get one after they return from holiday... Many in China are on vacation this week as I understand it, following their "National day" on Monday."

"And no, you can't connect the D8R-II plus to your PC...it will only talk to an FrSky Tx module."

"@Eladio, the D8R-II Plus can be used by wiring it discreetly to the APM via 8 PWM servo cables as normal.  What you can't do is 8ch CPPM, as that model doesn't support it at all.  In other words, there is no 27ms CPPM…"