Hey folks,
I have UHF for my RC and 1.2Ghz for my video on a Bixler.
Do harmonics only affect higher frequencies?
So my video signal wont interfere with my RC - but my RC might interfere with my video?
Thanks so much!
Read more…I have a Y6B, now am looking to build a X4, maybe X8 later on (there is no replacement for displacement as they say), but for now an X4 with high quality motors and props is what I'm looking at.
This build will be more for long flight times and reliab
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I am trying to pull of some heavy image processing on board quadrotor in order to enable the quadrotor to navigate autonomously.
I am sending commands to the quadrotor through droneapi by generating a mavlink message using the message factory. W
Read more…I'm sure I have had this problem a while back, but can't recall if it was a software bug or something else.
Anyhow, after updating Mission Planner to the latest update (1.3.9) it hangs if I perform a manual "CHECK FOR UPDATE" and if I load the INITIAL
Read more…Helo to everyone.
My first and heavy scratch from long time ago.
F450 APM2.6 gps+compass 3DR motor DT700 exc afro 4500 mAH {almost new and fulling charged} with gopro+guimbal
I use this drone almost every day. maybe 100 flight with it
Today I did a missi
Read more…We see a lot of assumptions out there about props etc, but very hard to find hard evidence and factual data. The data I have been searching for over the last 6 months is to find proof whether Carbon Fiber props are really so much better than plastic,
Read more…After a friend of mine that I've been working for experienced a software failure in his DJI branded octocopter (which is worth more than my car btw), DJI customer support had been giving him the grief by refusing to analyze his log data because the f
Read more…I am getting very short flights on my recently built quad with a Pixhawk. I am using 3s 5100 MAH 35C (fairly new) packs. The failsafe is left at the 10.4 voltage level set as the trip point to go into failsafe. in flight with the full electronic loa
Read more…Good Morning,
any idea ?
thanks
Thomas
Read more…is it true (i hope) that 3DR is working on upgrades for our bird?
What is an "Iris+"?
thanks
Read more…Hey folks,
I am having some issues arming my APM 2.5 quadcopter after adding some fpv gear to it.
I have an Deadcat frame, with 1.2ghz for FPV, 900mhz for telemetry, and 433mhz for RC.
I dont really use the telemetry radios, so i am not worried about t
Read more…Where would one find a PDB for the X4 frame kit to build a X8? Are there schematics for the wiring to the Pixhawk? Any other info is appreciated.
Thanks.
Read more…Hi everybody... a few days ago i had a crash with my quad. First i had a completely successful flight, 15 minutes with test of stab and alt hold modes working nicely, then i mounted the go pro gimbal, took off again and everything was working fine ti
Read more…See video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7byJNPC09FE
My setup: The APM Power Module does not power the motors, just the Pixhawk via the thin cables and it delivers 5V via an UBEC to the PWM output lane so that the OPTO ESCs get voltage. The motors h
Read more…It seems that I have a chronic problem getting the GPS to lock in. Often when powering up with the PIxhawk, I get hdop 100 and 0 satellites. After waiting anywhere from 3 to 10 minutes, It may or may not begin working and I get a 3D fix. sometimes I
Read more…Hi fellow pilots,
I have a strange issue with my rudder servo. When I move the yaw stick the rudder servo is not moving. The swash servos do move when I move the yaw stick.
All other controls are correct. When I move throttle and cyclic controls the co
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I already made some mapping with this 3DR Plane without a problem, in this last flight the plane made 10 of the 13 waypoints and it just flew away and crashed, I managed to find the plane but I couldn't explain this behavior. Its the 3DR Pixhawk p
Read more…I am having huge problems with magnetic interference when I fly my quad. I had recalibrated the compass dozens of times, replaced the gps/compass, raised the gps as high as the wire will allow (10cm). I even moved the battery and power wires under
Read more…I'm trying to compile a list of aircrafts that are using an APM or Pixhawk autopilot that have been approved for a COA. I was hoping I could get some help. Could you list any systems\manufacturers that have a system utilizing one of these autopilots
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