"Nice intro series of videos.
My dog stays under my desk during indoor copter fests.
Definitely points up the innate survivability and relative safety of very small quadcopters especially for learning."
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3D Robotics' Chris Anderson discusses a drone-filled future (video)
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fail safe setup
Started this discussion. Last reply by ben Jan 31. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I'm looking for some help with the basic's of setting up fail safe. When ground testing, is there any way to check in the GUI that failsafe is working? And to show what's supposed to happen once its…Continue
auto mode
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott Berfield Nov 12, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I created a very basic auto flight plan with only a few waypoints. I take off and setup in a hover. Then I activate auto mode via a switch. The copter just go's straight up in the air very high. it…Continue
loiter vs wind
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott Berfield Nov 12, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hi,I can't seem to get my quad to fight wind. I have a knob set to adjust loiter rate p and set it to min 3.0 and max 7. When I setup in a hover / loiter I get blown around by wind. adjusting the…Continue
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Wiki NinjaGary McCray commented on captaingeek's blog post Video Series on how to fly rc helicopters / quad copters
captaingeek posted a blog postVideo Series on how to fly rc helicopters / quad copters
Video Series on how to fly rc helicopters / quad copters. The video above is one of the last videos in the series. Maybe a little basic for most here but good for beginners. Complete playlist here:See More
captaingeek commented on Manfred Dickgiesser's blog post T-Rex 600E Pro setup"very nice work!! clean job."
Andrew Polson replied to captaingeek's discussion fail safe setup"I have my failsafe set up with the radio rather than the controllers too be honest. Fly & tune it too make sure it's good then test the rtl function to make sure it does. Land 7 disconnect power. Then make sure the transmitter is in the…"
captaingeek commented on Marooned's blog post Configure LEDs and beeper in Mission Planner"very awesome, this should be integrated with the rest of the code!"
captaingeek's blog post was featuredAPM test flight of the Ace Quad Copter
This is my first real test flight of the APM 2.5 on my Ace Quad copter. Its a pretty good demo of what it can do. During the manual control I switch back and forth between stabilize and loiter modes. 0:00 - 1:30 warm up 1:30 start auto mode following waypoints 2:30 max altitude of about 60 meters 3:00 start heading back still in auto mode 3:45 if you watch in HD you can see me waving on the ground 4:00 back to manual control and free style flight …See More
captaingeek posted a blog postAPM test flight of the Ace Quad Copter
This is my first real test flight of the APM 2.5 on my Ace Quad copter. Its a pretty good demo of what it can do. During the manual control I switch back and forth between stabilize and loiter modes. 0:00 - 1:30 warm up 1:30 start auto mode following waypoints 2:30 max altitude of about 60 meters 3:00 start heading back still in auto mode 3:45 if you watch in HD you can see me waving on the ground 4:00 back to manual control and free style flight …See More
captaingeek replied to Shyam Balasubramanian's discussion IDEA Required: For a Master Thesis Project."You would run a pretty thin cable and wouldn't be using DC current. You would need to use AC voltage and convert it onboard. AC is more efficient for transmission over long power lines. The tether could also be used for real time data and video…"
captaingeek replied to Shyam Balasubramanian's discussion IDEA Required: For a Master Thesis Project."The target would be to fly indefinitely while performing commercial or mission operations. Say survey a large field, or crop dusting for example. With unlimited power you have many more options for missions, such as longer endurance,…"
Dave C replied to captaingeek's discussion maximum altitude videos"Peter, the max allowed height varies by country ;)
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ModeratorGraham Dyer replied to captaingeek's discussion maximum altitude videos
"Video? (As title says)"
Johannes Kristensen replied to captaingeek's discussion maximum altitude videos"I have done 550m+ (+1800 feet) with my Hexa from Mikrokopter several times,
using switch between GPS hold/Free mode, and manual control when descending..
Its more demanding to fly inside in thick fog(you need to realy 100% on GPS pos…"
captaingeek replied to Søren Kuula's discussion How to restart waypoint flight?"For me, I switch from stable to auto. The auto mission completes. I switch back to stable mode. If I want to, I can go right back into auto mode and it will restart the mission."
captaingeek replied to Shyam Balasubramanian's discussion IDEA Required: For a Master Thesis Project."tethered as in plugged in. then you don't need a battery. you can fly indefinitely. you have a 100+ foot long cable plugged into the copter and a power source. it will then need to fly in a manner so that it doesn't cut its own power…"
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Video Series on how to fly rc helicopters / quad copters
Posted on January 9, 2013 at 8:30am 1 Comment 2 Likes
Video Series on how to fly rc helicopters / quad copters. The video above is one of the last videos in the series. Maybe a little basic for most here but good for beginners.
Complete playlist here:…
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Posted on November 28, 2012 at 10:00am 0 Comments 2 Likes
This is my first real test flight of the APM 2.5 on my Ace Quad copter.
Its a pretty good demo of what it can do. During the manual control I switch back and forth between stabilize and loiter modes.
0:00 - 1:30 warm up
1:30 start auto mode following waypoints
2:30 max altitude of about 60 meters
3:00 start heading…
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