I’m new to all of this (programming & UAV) stuff. I‘m interested in the ArduPilot and UAVdevBoard, but like I said, I know nothing about programming or coding. Is there or will there be a GUI to help with the set up or fine tuning of the unit it is on? I have a 120 deg CP nitro heli (never been in fight) and a Blade CP that I can successfully maintained a hover. Can the ArduPilot or UAVdevBoard help me learning more quickly? I want to move up to my big heli but, I don’t want to destroy it in a learning curve.
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You can get a FMA co-pilot or gyrobot or similar system. Some people find them useful in learning - they help you learn by bailing you out when you get in trouble so you crash less. You still have to learn. I sincerely recommend looking for local help. I taught myself to fly rc heli's without help and it is not an easy learning curve. If you cannot find local help I recommend spending a lot of time reading on rcgroups.com, helifreak.com and runryder.com
The sim will not help with your recognizing your orientation, but it does build muscle/brain path memory. A lot of flying rc heli's is just getting to the point where you can bypass a lot of the thinking in your brain. You want to get to the point where you have a high level thought "I want the heli to do X" and your conditioned patterns take over from there. That frees up your thinking for corrections instead of the basic movement.
Practice, practice, practice. Sorry to tell you.....
That's way, way down the road. Right now ArduPilot can't keep yaw locked, needs magnetic compass heading. Altitude hold is +/- 30cm at best. Also no 4th servo channel for CCPM. Practice with a Sim and fly Blade CP until it can't be repaired. Then go for nitro, You could try a FMA Co-Pilot II or a Spartan API-2000 to recover from a bad orientation but, It won't teach you how to fly. Find a buddy to help.
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You can get a FMA co-pilot or gyrobot or similar system. Some people find them useful in learning - they help you learn by bailing you out when you get in trouble so you crash less. You still have to learn. I sincerely recommend looking for local help. I taught myself to fly rc heli's without help and it is not an easy learning curve. If you cannot find local help I recommend spending a lot of time reading on rcgroups.com, helifreak.com and runryder.com
The sim will not help with your recognizing your orientation, but it does build muscle/brain path memory. A lot of flying rc heli's is just getting to the point where you can bypass a lot of the thinking in your brain. You want to get to the point where you have a high level thought "I want the heli to do X" and your conditioned patterns take over from there. That frees up your thinking for corrections instead of the basic movement.
Practice, practice, practice. Sorry to tell you.....