Traditional Helicopter 2.6 Loiter Test
As some of you know i have been trying to get my heli to Loiter since last year. Today i got the heli to Position Hold for around 3 mins, it would have gone longer but it was blowing a gale, and starting to rain, so i cut it short.
So after a few more tests with this heli, more tuning etc i'll be starting the on the much larger Gas Helicopter, 23cc.
I tried to download the logs but didnt really get anything out of the APM that would have been any use.
Sorry about the poor quality of the video, i only had my stills cam with me, but you can see from one shot i'm pretty relaxed letting it fly. The Loiter P value is down to 0.100 which is really low, i may raise it slightly, will wait for a much calmer day to get better results. The CH7 autotrim worked really well, had to do it on windy day but no choice.
I'm going build on this test and try to get the razor more stable.
Thanks to Randy, Robert for the Heli code, Martin @ buildyourowndrone, and all the other programmers, testers, builders, for all your hard work.
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Distributor Comment by Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk on July 1, 2012 at 12:06pm -
Hello Malcolm,
That's looking so much better than when we have been out! Can't wait to see it fly :)
Regards
Martin.
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Comment by Rana on July 1, 2012 at 12:19pm -
Excellent !
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Comment by Hein on July 1, 2012 at 11:06pm -
Very Good. Are you using APM1 or 2? Did you mount your GPS close to the tail? When are you flying waypoints?
Greetings,
Hein
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Comment by malcolm churn on July 1, 2012 at 11:43pm -
Using APM1,this is how the apm is fitted to the heli
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