Hi to all
well, custom H alu frame, APM mini firmware 3.2 - GPS Ublox 6h, Qbrain 4x25, moteur Ipower 850Kv.
I start the quad this morming with auto mission 800 m. Wait for 7 satelites - I usualy get 8/9 satelites in our open field,
Started with Alt Hold
Read more…Tweaking a new build. I'm flying a 3dr pixhawk with a rangevideo ublox 7m compass/gps. This morning I went for a flight and had some battery failsafe issues. That was simply a mistake on my part entering the wrong capacity in the failsafe mah. Other
Read more…I have a "flown once" HKpilotmega 2.7 system up for sale. I could never get if quite figured out and it sat for weeks on my bench. I had one flight and the craft climbed to the roof. I need something I can fly indoors and I am not skilled enough appa
Read more…In light of pending legislation, I would like to see someone develop a low price point ADS-B transponder that can broadcast position and a selectable secondary radar squawk code in the 1200-1299 range.
I have read and seen some of the commercial solut
Read more…What are your top picks for multirotor UAVs for development projects? If you were working on an international development project in a challenging field location - including 3D mapping, air sampling, video, and surveying - which model would you pick?
Read more…The purpose of this posting will be to document the building of a video capable low vibration quad with FPV/OSD that flies for 1.5 hours.
- flight path range > 15 km (2km radius)
- max speed > 30 kph (capable of handling moderate winds)
- GoPro camera/v
Read more…I think I have the answer for setting failsafe on taranis and x8r with pixhawk for loss of radio communications or you simply turn off your transmitter.I am using Sbus.What I did was go into failsafe settings and set up a custom failsafe on flight m
Read more…I recently flew an autonomous mission close to the launch site. I did not go farther than 50 m away and no more than 50 m high. Nevertheless, there were the failsafe conditions that show up in the attached image.
My FS transmitter was powered up the e
Read more…U.S. Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Integration, Oversight, and Competi...
This is a 2+hour recording of House Transportation sub-committee testimony from 12/10/2014 and I haven't watched all of it, There are some interesting sound bites. (The quotes belo
Read more…Does anybody know if you can make a cheaper alternate than buying a stabiliser for a canon (which is like £600), this will be attached to a drone. (octocopter) I would like it to create a smooth picture while flying. Could you please list the equipme
Read more…Hi I cant find my board on any com port. Nothing shows up in the device manager or on the mission planner. I have tried to reinstall the mission planner. I think I may have plugged in the board before opening mission planner and got driver failed to
Read more…Hi,
I am a total nube to open source flight controllers.
To get my feet wet I installed a hk pilot32 into a f450 frame. I finally have my dx8 setup with 6 positions on channel 5 but I cant get a gps lock.... Or any evidence that I have one plugged in.
Read more…Dear,
I have updated 3.2 version to my Pixhawk; MP included:
Mission Planner 1.3.16 build 1.1.5456.14788 Arducopter v3.2(c8e0f3e1)
But after update my compass doesn't pass PreArm Check anymore
Check to the Full Parameter List shows a gap between compass
Read more…Actually I read that we have to acknowledge each and every heart_beat packet received from APM(Arducopter and ArduPlane) and the acknowledgment message is of only 8 bytes(6 bytes header and 2 bytes is of checksum) it doesn't contains any payload on i
Read more…Some classic RC, courtesy of my Grandpa,
Some classic RC, courtesy of my Grandpa, unfortunately he died in 2012, bu the left a good legacy.
I report an issue with the 3dr radio section,
1. When trying to upload new firmware to the apm2.6 it does not show my radio!
2. when going to 3dr radio tab, i can not connect to the radio tough connected
3. can you implement the 3dr config tool in the a
Read more…Until today, I have had great success using either USB or telemetry to connect MP to the APM.
Starting today, the connection is not made. After a barometer check and some other checks (see attachment), the terminal window prints rows and rows of what
Read more…I want to take this:
http://www.flexsolarcells.com/index_files/OEM_Components/Flex_Cells/pages/12-PowerFilm-Solar-Cell-Module-MP72-150.php
And this:
http://www.adafruit.com/product/390
And this:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__64438__Multistar_
Read more…Does anybody know if you can make a cheaper alternate than buying a stabiliser for a canon (which is like £600), this will be attached to a drone.(octocopter) I would like it to create a smooth picture while flying. Could you please list the equipmen
Read more…Has anyone else experienced this. I cannot get the CLI to work with my APM 2.6 with 3.2 firmware but it works perfectly with 3.1.5 or lower. Its weird because it semms to start ok but then starts giving garbage characters. Don't really need the CLI f
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