Hello, I don't know if this is the best category to post this but I figured I should start somewhere.
I have a recently purchased ArduPilot Mega w/ Airspeed and Magnetometer. I am installing this in a traditional glider with no motor.
The goal is to launch the glider from several thousand feet, and have it RTH. I am struggling with the MANY tuning settings to achieve the best glide ratio. Here is my list of questions, if anyone already has a config for a glider maybe thats a good place to start.
Do I need to enable this? //#define THROTTLE_OUT
How does ArduPilot Mega act with no motor/ESC connected?
When setting waypoints, I don't want to set an altitude, rather assuming the glider will glide well, I want it to get get to the waypoint at whatever altitude it can. The at the last waypoint, loiter or circle till I switch to manual.
The majority of the flight will always into a headwind, so how do I set:
//#define AIRSPEED_CRUISE
//#define AIRSPEED_FBW_MIN
//#define AIRSPEED_FBW_MAX
Again, maybe someone has already got some good starting configurations for a glider.
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