"Thanks for sharing. I had an unfortunate event with my quad on Sunday which led to a bloody finger and a desire to add something similar to my code. I want the quad to beep at me when its armed and the motors are not spinning. That way I know…"
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QUAD Pitch Issues
Started this discussion. Last reply by SilverFox Feb 28, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Greetings, I am in need of some expert advice. My Quad does not want to level out correctly and I am suspecting that I may have a problem with my hardware. I have tried multiple versions of code.…Continue
Problems getting my quad going
Started this discussion. Last reply by SilverFox Jan 9, 2011. 10 Replies 0 Likes
Hello everyone, I need help. I've been building a quad using the Arducopter manual and forums as a reference. I am no expert, but I do have some experience using ArduPilot Mega/IMU on several…Continue
First Flights with APM
Started Dec 11, 2010 0 Replies 0 Likes
Greetings everyone, I just wanted to give a brief report of my first flight using ArduPilot Mega with the IMU shield and the MediaTek MT3329 GPS. Before I start I would like to mention that I am very…Continue
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SilverFox commented on Scott Berfield's blog post Adding External LED Indicators and a Piezo Beeper for Arm and GPS StatusSilverFox commented on Russell B. Sutton's blog post Quad Build FastTrack Guide"Nice job, very useful!"
SilverFox commented on diego colonnello's blog post UAV fuselage redesign...."Your airframe looks great. Mind sharing it's stats? Weight, span, power system, etc. Also, is that spot up front for your camera? Again, good job with the new design."
SilverFox commented on Thon's blog post Path to an Aerial Photography Drone"I've always liked Twin Boom pushers! I've built a few from scratch and have always been pleased. The Ursus design is great, I scaled it down and built a 50" version using pictures of the 70". It is one of my favorite planes to…"
SilverFox commented on Max Levine's blog post ArduPilot/Copter Mega 6 position 'mode' switch for FlySky/Tunigy 9x/ and others."Looks like a nice mod, but the video is set to private."
SilverFox replied to UVM UAV Design Team's discussion Not getting enough thrust to sustain flight"I've been scratch building RC planes for a little while, so here are my recommendations.
Don't use a 8" prop with that motor. General rule of thumb; the lower the Kv, the bigger the prop. The higher the Kv, the smaller the prop. With…"
SilverFox commented on Dany Thivierge's blog post Turnigy 9X back AGAIN in stock!!"I ordered a set and a spare receiver. I'm sure I'll get plenty of use out of it."
SilverFox commented on cholo's blog post ArduIMU v2 rulez!"Nice! Would you mind sharing your Quad setup? Which software, hardware, etc. If you have a build log somewhere that would be cool."
SilverFox commented on Max's blog post Batto - Testing the MAV I built for mapping"Great work. Which GCS are you using?"
SilverFox replied to Kirill's discussion ArduPilot Mega Instructional videos for beginners"Good job Kirill. I have found that one of the best ways to really learn something is to teach others. You can get a basic understanding on something by reading and a better grasp by applying that knowledge. I believe that you get the most out of it…"
SilverFox commented on Julian's blog post Unmanned Development Team"Everything looks great! Congrats on starting the new project. I really wish I had the chance to do this kind of stuff when I was in school. Maybe I should look into doing this for one of my local schools. Could be just as…"
SilverFox replied to Anthony Bee's discussion looking for a Quad design!"I think this might be it.
http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/i-was-already-crazydiydrones-1?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A205515&page=6#comments"
SilverFox replied to Hai Tran's discussion ArduCopter MacGCS"I'll take a look at the new version when I get home from work. Keep up the great work!"
SilverFox replied to David spencer's discussion DX7 set-up for ArduCopter"Sorry, I meant to say that I have the TX setup in Airplane mode.
I almost always fly my quad in Stable mode. I'm currently using the ArduPirateNG code, so switching between Stable and Acrobatic is not done with the TX.
7…"
SilverFox replied to David spencer's discussion DX7 set-up for ArduCopter"I am using the DX7 with a 6 ch receiver.
I have it setup in Acro mode with no other special setups. Of course you may need to reverse a couple of channels to get everything working correctley, but that goes with any radio.
So far 6…"
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HobbyKing Quad Frame Hands On
Posted on February 22, 2011 at 5:00pm 17 Comments 4 Likes
My shipment from HobbyKing arrived today. Among a few other things, the new Quad Frame V1 was in the box. I was pretty excited to get this and see if it was worth the $14.
When I opened up the shipping box I noticed that HK packaged the frame parts in its' own box instead of having just a bag of parts. I…
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