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RC not calibrated problem

Hi all,

Brand new, learning quickly, and very excited. 

I've got a pixhawk board v3.3.3, mission planner 1.3.39, taranis transmitter, and the X8R receiver running PPM out of the SBUS port. The transmitter has 5 channels set up, throttle (1), roll (2),

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Low RSSI on local 433 MHz module

Hi folks, I'm setting up my telemetry using 433 MHz modules (the RC Timer knockoff variant). I solved the problem of high noise on the local radio by using my own linear 3v3 regulator and a bluetooth module for communication. Now the noise is on the

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GPS/GIS Video Survey Drone

Hello DIY Drones!

My name is Neon! This is my first post on your forums and my first step into flying drones!

I work as a wilderness steward in one of my states beautiful forests and I am looking to start building an affordable platform to test th

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Can't Connect APM to laptop

I bought an APM 2.6 earlier this month and have not been able to connect it to my computer to download the firmware. I downloaded the latest version of Mission Planner, as well as the USB Drivers to connect it to my laptop. When I go to add the new C

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Help building my first multi-copter

Hi all,
 
Im a newbie and building my first hexacopter to take ariel photographs. I have done a lot of research but I am struggling to understand if I need to use a UBEC on my set up.
 
I am running an Arducopter APM2.8 and wanted to use the 3DR Power M

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Can Arm, But Motors Don't Spin

Hello all,

I am new to RC and have been scouring forums to try to find the solution to this with no luck.

I have a quadcopter that I am trying to control with a PixHawk (PX4). I included a video of my wiring and start up procedure if that helps. In it,

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NMEA UDP/TCP

Hello,

I have mission planner 1.3.37, build 1.1.5917.13431, and I would like to send NMEA data of the aircraft  via UDP or TCP.

The Mavlik UDP/TCP works fine, but I need NMEA.

As seen bellow, the NMEA drop-down option communication choices are not popul

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