Comment by Veikko Vierola on July 22, 2012 at 1:35am

I don't know if you did this, but when you switch to auto you should put the throttle to 0 because otherwise the full throttle setup of your RX will override the autopilots throttle commands and the aircraft will fly with full power and the turning in the corners will overshoot much more.

Comment by William Wishon on July 22, 2012 at 1:19pm

Thanks, I'll try that. I found that my "home" spot is on a road that doesn't exist in Google Earth, so it did take off and land at the right GPS location and is on a dirt road. Also my take-off and landing altitude was fixed by setting the plane on the ground and setting the home location. Now I don't land 3 feet off the ground.

 

Comment by Andy Grose on July 23, 2012 at 6:52am

Was this in the HobbyZone Super Cub?  Can you post some pictures of your install?

Comment by William Wishon on July 23, 2012 at 1:02pm

I modified the battery box to take a LIPO battery vertically in front of the AdruPilot. Then I cut down the top of the battery box so I could place the ArduPilot flat on top and attached it with velcro. I had to cut a small relief in front of the servos to allow the unit to fit flat. Not shown - I also put a piece of stiff foam on the right side of the AdruPilot so that it fits flush with the left side and doesn't shift when plugging in the USB connection.

I am not running a stock configuration. I replaced the motor with a brushless motor/esc, replaced the receiver with a receiver that had an 8th channel for mode control and added ailerons.

The bow in the fuselage is from a pre-ArduPilot mid-air when dog fighting with another Super Cub. Both planes went down in a flurry of foam. A little glue and it was back in the air. Now that I have installed the ArduPilot, I don't dog fight with this plane any more.

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