I am ALMOST excited further to my very first APM 2.5 + Bixler 1 mission...
My waypoints are low,but the plane keeps on climbing while going through all the waypoints... 50 meters and above... I become scared, goes back to stabilize and glide nicely, but that is not the primary intention...
That was my first RTL too... plane leaves mission and goes back to me, and wants to circle the counterclock way, but engine speed is ridiculously low, something like 5%, so plane is descending and almost gliding while circling. Shouldn't the APM manage the altitude by itself ?
Here is the mission plan :
Thank you
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RTL altitude is ..0
Anyway - you need to upload .log if you want help.
Better use the new forum at ardupilot.com instead.
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I had 2 problems :
- default cruise throttle was way to high, forcing the plane to climb. I reduced it to 30%
- the default RTL value in the APM is 10 000 cm (100 meters) while my waypoints were at 20m...