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Mission Planner 1.3.15 Map Blanked Out

I just updated my Mission Planner software and it looks like it blanks out the google map window in Flight Data according to whether you are close to an airport.  See the attached file for a picture of what I see in the Northern Virginia area, where

Problem with Arducopter flying

I was trying out flying arducopter for the first time and took it out into the lawn. I have limited experience flying with autopilots, gps, stabalize etc. I have more experience with normal RC helicopters/planes. I armed the board and started flying.

how to compile the example code (AP_InertialSensor) for the Pixhawk

I do not understand "make" and "makefiles"  enough the do this.

The makefile that accompanies the AP_InertialSensor.pde is very simple and I need to know where it fits into the other makefiles.

I can compile the overall code for the AProver2 using px4-

Carbon Framed 250 Spec Quad

• Frame: Drawn in autocad by me and CNC cut by cutfromcad.com
• Motors: Multistar 1704
• Props: 5030 carbon
• FlightController: KK2.1
• Battery: 1000mah Turnigy 25C
• Reciever: Orange 6ch

Pretty happy with how it turned out. Very agile to fly, 60g lighter than the st

MinimOSD and HKpilot

I am not sure where to post this question...feel free to berate me as i am new to the forum.

I am setting up a HKpilot system with the OSD and Telemetry that comes in the complete kit. I think I have most working on the bench for now. I noticed that m

Cannot install 3.2, installation fails while reading hex

I have never been able to flash new firmware. Now that 3.2 is out I really want the new position hold mode. When I go to install firmware in mission planner I select 3.2. It goes through detecting board version, then reading hex. The bar starts to fi

Minimosd and ArduCopter V3.1.5 parameters not updating on APM 2.6 board

Hi

I am trying to update SR0 and SR1 parameter using APM Planner but unable to update after refreshing it shows old values. please help me how to fix it.

Pixhawk placement near COG

The documentation says that Pixhawk should me mounted near COG but what is "near"?

will this placement work if COG is at the center of the multicopter?

Google Maps blurry at zoom with update of MP (v1.3.14)

I've heard of this before but I don't remember the solution, when I try zoom greater than level 17 or 18 using Google satellite or hybrid the photos are blurry, whereas with Bing maps they are sharp at high zoom levels. Google satellite used to be sh

3DR Radio stuck in bootloader mode

I'm really hoping somebody can help me out here.

I just got a set of 3DR Radios, the older style where the air unit has 5 pins and the ground unit has the huge antenna. It came with 1.7 sik on both so I proceeded to update the SiK on them.

Ground unit

Copter turns before waypoint and cuts the corners.

Hi Guys 

Has anyone experienced the copter turning and backing into a way point ?  I also seem to have an issue with the same copter cutting the corners off on all way points on one end in my missions.

Any ideas what maybe causing it ?  It flies well o

Quadrokopter ..Kabel durchmesser...auftretene Fehler.

Hallo zusammen,moechte euch nicht vorenthalten was mir passiert ist.Vielleicht hilft es den einen od. anderen in der Zukunft.

Folgendes,bisher hatte keine besonderen Probleme mit meinem Kopter bis eben vor 2 Wochen. Ich entschied mich einen Klappbaren

Cruise Control

DJI has just released a new video with a new feature which comes very handy when you film from a copter and do all the camera controlling by yourself.

You can slowly accelerate to maybe 10km/h then flip a switch on the transmitter and its keeping this

PixHawk-arduino interfacing

How can you connect arduino to PixHawk or APM and make arduino send commands to it?

Obstacle Avoiding

How can I add ultrasonic and IR sensors to pixhawk?

MATTERNET looking for a UAV technician/engineer!

DIY Drones Mentioned on CNN

I built this Octocopter with Justice Bentz and Alan Carol of Pigeon Vision at my little drone workshop in Connecticut.   It's a 1.3 meter Foxtech Kraken using a Pixhawk Flight controller to carry a Canon 5D on a 3 axis gimbal.   

Justice uses the dron

Parachutes for large multirotors

Looking for the most reliable parachute system for a 16kg 1300mm X8.  Not that I don't trust my Pixhawk, but the payload value is very high and of course there's the safety factor with such a heavy unit.  I've seen the Opal system that deploys from t

What USB inputs can droidplanner take?

Im about to start another *roll eyes* project to build a custom handheld GCS.

I plan to use a nexus 7 tablet hooked up to a RFD900u, but also have a USB joystick connected by USB OTG.

For the joysticks ill be using something like these:

Ultra Precision

any Pixhawk issues at high latitudes?

Hi all -

I am wondering if anyone here has experience flying a Pixhawk-based multicopter at higher latitudes in the Arctic.  We are purchasing an octocopter with Pixhawk and 3DR uBlox GPS for use in surveying around Tuktoyaktuk, NWT next summer (69.4