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GPS hold

allo again,

I am wondering if there has been any movement where GPS hold is concerned.

Apparently it is not active at the moment - certainly mine doesn't work, and others have said the same problems on the forum.

Yet i have watched youtube vids where pe

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Help! No power to APM!

Alright, I hope I'm missing something here, because I have checked the wiki/documentation over and over to see what I am doing wrong.

 

When I connect my APM to my computer via USB, all the lights come on and it appears to power on fine.

 

Last night, I

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Newbie Needing lots of Help

Hi All,

First of all i'm new to all of this and I could certainly use some help.

I have purchased a "Discus 4M" Sailplane that I want to have it fly autonomously after launching it.

I need to know what to purchase here to make that happen and how all of

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Transmitter programming guide?

Hi everyone,

 

After a few minor ups and downs I've had my first few outdoor test flights. I'm yet to venture higher than 6 feet or anything more than a hover, but all seems good so far.

 

i'm using my TX (turnigy 9x) in Acro (plane) mode at the moment,

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Parrot A.R.Drone for iPhone

I didn't know if anyone had seen these. My son just told me about one a friend bought and said it appeared to work pretty well. It's controlled by an iPhone, iPad or an iPod Touch ONLY. It has a pair of cameras, forward and downward looking and you c

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Resistors?

I received the kit earlier this week and everything went together with no problems.  Thanks for the engineering!

 

I'm waiting to do anything that requires applying power to the machine until I learn what the four resistors are for.  I've been searchin

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Motors not arming

I have the arducopter kit with all the stock equipment.

 

I just finished configuring the RX/TX in the conifgurator and everything worked perfectly.

I know I have RX power because I have a red light on but I cannot arm the motors at all. 

 

I unplugged th

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No Lock UBLOX

Hello again,

 

I've been successfully using the UBLOX and adapter for the past 2 weeks or so.

Worked fine yesterday. Still had a solid red LED when I brought the plane inside. No crashes or mishandling. 

This morning I could not get the Gps to lock.

The r

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Received the ArduCopter Kit :)

I seem to be missing bag #2. I can speculate that this bag is only included if purchased through FahPah and would contain the APM. This kit was purchased through the DIYDrones store.Is there a full packing list documented somewhere?It all seems to be

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Advice in an arducopter set-up

Hello! I'm new to this forum so, please be patient with me. I need advice in an arducopter set-up that I'm building.  This is what I have so far:

 

Ardupilot Mega

oilpan board APM

4X AXI 2208/34 motors

4x ACE 40A esc BIG-40 7-4V 18.8V

MAGNETOMETERS

GPS

spekt

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