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When I turn off my transmitter before unplugging my lipo battery, my hexacopter goes immediately to full throttle.

Started this discussion. Last reply by R. D. Starwalt Jun 4. 2 Replies

I have a Spektrum Dx6i transmitter, and a ready to fly hexacopter from 3d robotics.  If I make the mistake of turning off my transmitter before the lipo battery on the hexacopter is unplugged, the…Continue

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My APM 2.5 has stopped connecting to the Mission Planner

Started this discussion. Last reply by KernalPanic Jan 23. 4 Replies

So I've been building a hexacopter.  Today, after 4 semi-successful flights (only small crashes) my APM2.5 suddenly can't connect to the software anymore.  I've done all the normal troubleshooting…Continue

flying with only 5 motors on a hexacopter

Started this discussion. Last reply by R_Lefebvre Jan 17. 2 Replies

Long story short, I'm in the field trying to gather imagery with my hexacopter and I broke one of my motors.  I can't ship a new motor out before the field season ends, do you think the hexacopter…Continue

help me with flying?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Boyhan Jan 17. 2 Replies

Hey all,I've finally got my hexacopter up and running, and I'm having trouble flying it straight up and down.  When I give the copter a little throttle, it lists in one direction without me touching…Continue

 

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R. D. Starwalt replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion When I turn off my transmitter before unplugging my lipo battery, my hexacopter goes immediately to full throttle.
"My Spektrum AR6210 receiver failsafe is minimum throttle with TX loss (Smartsafe Fail-safe) Check your manual on setting that or....try the APM failsafe setup also. I recommend shutdown checklist to include: previous shutdown tasks... DISARM…"
Jun 4

DeveloperOlivier ADLER replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion When I turn off my transmitter before unplugging my lipo battery, my hexacopter goes immediately to full throttle.
" How did you set you receiver failsafe ? "
Jun 4
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When I turn off my transmitter before unplugging my lipo battery, my hexacopter goes immediately to full throttle.

I have a Spektrum Dx6i transmitter, and a ready to fly hexacopter from 3d robotics.  If I make the mistake of turning off my transmitter before the lipo battery on the hexacopter is unplugged, the hexacopter will rev up to full throttle and take off into the air.  Quite scary.See More
Jun 4
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Wolfgang Alders replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion My APM 2.5 has stopped connecting to the Mission Planner
"Well... I'm glad you solved your problem, but my problem still exists.  I certainly uploaded the Firmware, and I've connected the APM before this.  I even loaded waypoints on to the APM. Is there some way to wipe the APM or…"
Jan 18
Roger Widmer replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion My APM 2.5 has stopped connecting to the Mission Planner
"Solved! I was not aware that I had to upload the Firmware before being able to connect! I can only say RTFM!  "
Jan 18
Roger Widmer replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion My APM 2.5 has stopped connecting to the Mission Planner
"I've just received a brand new APM2.5 but cannot connect to Mission Planer V1.2.31. The USB Driver is insalled an reads ArduinoMega 2560 (COM4), that's what I've selected in Mission Planer but no joy... I've had a look in the…"
Jan 18
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DeveloperR_Lefebvre replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion flying with only 5 motors on a hexacopter
"No. A hex will not fly well with one motor missing.  You end up with a horrible pitch-yaw or roll-yaw coupling.  You may be able to do an emergency landing, but it would be very difficult to fly. I have flown my Octo with 1, and even 2…"
Jan 17
Magnus von Rosen replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion flying with only 5 motors on a hexacopter
"There are many stories about beeing able to land a hexa when a motor or prop was busted while flying. I tried once myself, having a prop break off and flying with half a prop. I was able to set it down in a field without much damage. But fly it like…"
Jan 17
Richard Boyhan replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion help me with flying?
"Landing is somewhat of a skill set. First you need to be able to hover. Once you can hover, you then can land. From hover point, you need to drop the throttle just a hair till you start to loose altitude. Watch your rate of descent, if its to fast…"
Jan 17
David Posea replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion help me with flying?
"The first problem indicates that the copter is not correctly leveled. That said, I also need some info on flying "gently". What parameter(s) will soften the controls? Mine is way too twitchy in stock form.    "
Jan 16
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help me with flying?

Hey all,I've finally got my hexacopter up and running, and I'm having trouble flying it straight up and down.  When I give the copter a little throttle, it lists in one direction without me touching any of the other controls.  Any suggestions?Also, how in gods name are you supposed to gently land one of these things.  I try to lower the throttle as slowly as possible, but it still seems to crash land almost every time.See More
Jan 16
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Wolfgang Alders replied to Papa Squat's discussion APM2.5 NO GREEN BARS from RC input
"The exact same thing is happening to me.  Did you hear back at all from the help desk?"
Jan 11
Wolfgang Alders replied to Papa Squat's discussion APM2.5 NO GREEN BARS from RC input
"No, it's not.  I have a Spektrum transmitter/receiver and the exact same thing is happening to me.  The receiver is properly hooked up to the APM 2.5, but during the radio calibration step, the bars flash green for a second and then…"
Jan 11
Wolfgang Alders replied to Steve Cremer's discussion Problems configuring spektrum dx8
"Any idea why this worked?  What is the satellite receiver, exactly?  I've tried to bind the main receiver and the other receivers that came with my Spektrum and so far I get no green bars in the radio calibration stage."
Jan 11
Bill Bonney replied to Wolfgang Alders's discussion How do I power the APM board from my battery?
"Here's a link to a groups of links on some soldering tips i fond usefull http://www.ladyada.net/learn/soldering/thm.html I agree with Stephen,the soldering looks concerning. All is maybe not lost, and could recovered with some flux and a bit…"
Dec 23, 2012

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