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VOTL mode on APM
Do you think it is possible to make a VTOL mode on APM?
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Twin motors: Same direction or opposite directions?
HI,
I am building a twin motors plane.
I was searching if I have to set up the motors to spin in same directions or opposite directions.
I was reading that if they will be in same directions, the plane will go a little bit in the same direction of th
Read more…Pixhawk Arming problems APM Plane 3.0.3
All I want to do is to ensure that the prop isn't active after battery power is applied, until I arm it but I want the servos to work with the prop not armed.
Question #1
The pixhawk arm button is apparently required to arm the servos. Why? I really wi
Read more…Which Lipo is better: 3S 11.1v 6000mah vs 6s 18.5v 3000mah for a fixed wings plane
HI,
I have a cruise fixed wings plane, my motor is 550w and it consumes around 10A on a 3S battery.
But I have few questions:
1- If my motor is consuming 10A on 3S, will it be 5A on 6S battery?
2- If I want to compare 2 batteries: 3s 11.1v 6000mah an
Throttle went full on for 10s while disarmed after preflight reboot
This was kind of scary.
Pixhawk, APM 3.0.3 plane, I was testing stuff on the bench, the prop was not armed, I verified I could not turn it on with the remote and APM planner said "disarmed"
I then tried 'preflight reboot' and this caused the throttle t
Read more…Hex Pitches violently while in stabilize at random without user input
So, Ive recently put APM on an RC Timer F800. The first few flights went very well. At the time, I was running a Futaba 8J. By the end of the first day, stabilize was spot on and the Hex was flying really well. On the second day of flight testing, I
Read more…PixHawk Not Registering Flight Mode 1 (but modes 2 - 6 are good)
When toggling to Flight Mode 1, I see the following in Mission Planner in the Flight Modes screen:
- Flight Mode 1 (set to Position Hold) for PWM 0 to 1230
- Curr PWM = 1169
- Flight Mode 1 is highlighted as green as it should when changing modes
- But t
Read more…RCMAP_THROTTLE does not reassign channel in radio calibration (APM plane 3.0.3)
I have a radio already setup with lots of mixes and throttle is on channel 1.
I plugged it to my pixhawk via SBUS, so I can't move channels around by swapping cables.
I told APM that throttle is channel with RCMAP_THROTTLE set to 1.
However when I go to
Read more…Tricopter and Bicopter for sell SOLD
Selling 2 of my multirotors to help fund my next project. First up is a tricopter that flies great. It is a Turnigy talon tricpoter frame, Turnigy 620KV pancake motors swinging 14x5.5 MR props, afro 20 amp esc, and a KK2.1 loaded with steveis 1.17
Read more…2nd GPS Pixhawk
Is it possible to add a second GPS to the pixhawk?
Only the CAN port can support the 5 pin cable
Thanks
Read more…Tethered Quad
Hi Everyone,
I want to build a Quad for tethered flight. Something that can climb and hold for long durations. Its just a hobby project, so I don't have any huge problems regarding reliability right now.
So here are the requirements:
1. Should be able t
Read more…What is 'DistToMAV' in the Flight Data page?
I'm new to UAVs and the DIY Drones, so apologies if this isn't the best forum for this topic, but can anyone explain what 'DistToMAV' is on the Flight Data page?
I couldn't find the answer on the Flight Data Wiki (http://planner.ardupilot.com/wiki/com
Read more…APM Planner 1.xx
Hi everybody!
I a still a noob, and to have a starting point i would need the APM Planner 1.xx can anybody help me with a download link?
Thanks in advance!
Tom
Read more…3DR Radio retranslator config
Hi.
I want to make a retranslator to increase a range. With retranslation of the PPM and video signal I am clear but I have some doubts with 3DR Radios.
Will it work?
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APM2.6 incompatible with multistar ESC's?
Hi all,
Wondering if anyone else has had the same issues as me, and how they fixed it.
Recently burned out a ESC on my previously sweet runnning, reliable hex. Burned out on the ground, so no big deal, but I was out of replacement ESC's (hobbywing pla
Read more…Pixhawk Failures
I recently bought an X8 from 3DR and the Pixhawk failed. 3DR was great and replaced the Pixhawk at no cost in a timely manner and I am happy, but also wondering how many others have seen the Pixhawk fail. I hope my experience is the exception to th
Read more…For sale: Ardupilot, xbees, 5.8ghz video, and 2.4ghz amp
I'm selling my DIYDrones hexa-copter kit and other electronics I purchased for it. I just don't have the time to finish it right now.
Items for sale(all these items are new, never been used):
- ardupilot-mega 2.5 with GPS - $160 shipped [ SOLD ]
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broken telemetry antenna base
Crunched my 915 MHz transmitter antenna today, Base broke off of circuit board. Anyone know where to order a replacement base?
Thanks
Read more…I could use some help with my skywalker, using pixhawk.
Hello,
I did a maiden today. trimmed out in manual mode and then i went into stabilize mode. Flew very well actually. nice and stable and plane centers back when let go of sticks.
When I tried FBWA, I could not get the plan to roll left or right. It ju
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