I followed the advice of many around here and am using an RC system with my ArduCopter now. However, every time I try to take off, it doesn't lift straight up, but instead lifts and moves backwards (as if it is shooting straight towards me). I land it right away, before it gets more than a foot off of the ground.
All I'm doing is raising the throttle, everything else is at its default middle value. Am I doing something wrong? Should I be moving one of the other sticks as well?
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did you do basic things such as making sure the battery weight is not changing the center of gravity?
Put some velcro on the battery and frame battery holder once you find you perfect COG point that way the battery will not move and it will not affect the quad. But I really think a nice in flight auto level is the way to go... something must not be perfectly square in your frame/motor so this will teach the APM to know what is "straight and level" and it will fly way better.
u could try the auto level feature, ive become a fan of that feature
Did you run the level command? Does it stabilize correctly in your hand when you give it throttle?