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Test iris+ before flight?

Posted by Peter Stephan on February 8, 2015 at 8:40am

Hi.

I'm totally new to this hobby... Just got a iris+ and installed missionplanner.. Like I normally do with equipment I make sure that it got the latest firmware.. 3.2... I downloaded it and every thing should be OK after I made a calibration, or? On 3DR's I saw that they don't recommend doing the update... (http://3drobotics.com/iris/info/ bottom of page) woops...

Is there a way I can test every parameters in my iris+ before takeoff? Was thinking it would be a good idea also to test the motors (without propellers)..

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  • Justin H. February 8, 2015 at 9:07am

    Hi Peter,

    Just my limited experience, but the firmware update should be fine, and calibrating the ESCs and compass can't hurt, but that hardware should be good to go from 3DR as-is. I flew my original IRIS for months without a recalibration, with and without a gimbal and swapping battery sizes, with not a single issue after updating firmware multiple times (the upgrade to IRIS+ is a different situation). If you're referencing the first bullet under FAQ on that page, I think they just want you to know that it's really RTF and the setup wizard part isn't necessary, but you won't do any harm recalibrating either.

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