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RTL Great, Stabilise Excellent, but Auto not so much!

Posted by Hein du Plessis on August 1, 2011 at 1:22am

Hi All

 

I had a very successful test on Saturday with Return to Launch and Stabilise modes, but on Sunday, when I tried some waypoints, my craft just dipped with a slight bank, so we had to switch back to manual. I've tried twice, with no sign that it's going to save itself.

 

Two observations:

  1. When testing on the ground, the autopilot only engages what looks to be 50% throttle, not enough to fight the wind and change direction.
  2. The wind was at about 10-15kph.

Out of interest, here is the second attempt: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UXT9MT6LfqZ8bvnCQ5nz6Q?feat=directlink

 

Many thanks for any help.

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  • 100KM
    Hein du Plessis August 1, 2011 at 9:26am

    See attached. Stunning software, the APM is.

    01-08-11 06-05 7.kmz

    01-08-11 06-05 7.log

  • 100KM
    Hein du Plessis August 1, 2011 at 9:24am

    Hi all

    Just an update. I've switched off Absolute Altitude and ... it worked! Perfect! As if it's nothing at all.

     

    Incredible software, thanks a million to the team. What a remarkable thing.

     

    Where do I donate??

  • Toby Mills August 1, 2011 at 3:19am
    Have you set the altitude in the planner to AGL.
    Have a look at the logs from your stabilized flight to determine what the altitude is
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