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
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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
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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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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…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…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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Crunched my 915 MHz transmitter antenna today, Base broke off of circuit board. Anyone know where to order a replacement base?
Thanks
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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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I'v got a well tuned X8 Skywalker and sometimes I catch a bug.
When I go in FBWA mode on the ground (plane is leveled) elevons turning to their limits. I tried to roll plane to understand the position there elevons are neutral - it's somethere 45 degr
Read more…Greetings: I am using a 3DR X8, Pixhawk with a NEX5 for standard mapping/photogrammetry. I want to map a cliff face. Is it possible to create an autonomous flight in Mission Planner that will photograph the face in a grid-style pattern up-down and le
Read more…https://www.dropbox.com/s/mzl71kz5ezk49bi/00001.MTS?n=23012835A friend of mine was flying his Pixhawk equipped quad over the weekend and had a strange thing happen. Firstly, He was flying in an inappropriate location for a loiter flight (in a narrow
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I live in a place that gets seriously cold (-35°C is common in winter), and i'd like to know what the minimum operating temperature of the Pixhawk is, I can't seem to find it
Read more…I set my battery failsafe to RTL at 14.1 volts. Left my quad in loiter and the voltage drops below 13.6 and it does not come out of loiter. APM 3.0 I rechecked it 3 times. I got a RTL with the mAh setting but when I removed it and set up the low v
Read more…I have 2 batteries Turnigy 5000mAh 4S 40C Lipo Pack that I got from HobbyKing about 6 months ago, but only in the last 2-3 months I started to use them about 3 to 4 times per week. Before that I kept them at 50% storage voltage most of the time. I ha
Read more…So I was just messing around with the APM:rover on a small buggy, and I was having quite a lot of fun using the set waypoints on the fly feature.
I'd really like to do this on my quad as well. I've got Ch7 and Ch8 working on my TX and they're going ov
Read more…Is there a post that has all the Acronym's spelled out? I am just learning and need to find out all the parts....All the posts I have read so far have been great, but I find myself asking what part of the aircraft are they talking about?
Read more…I have an APM 2.5 with Navspark-GL gps on Arducopter 3.1. I've been trying to make it work at 115200 baud rate but can't seem to find the solution on how to do it. Here is what I've tried.
1. Added #define SERIAL2_BAUD 115200 in APM_config.h .
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