So two questions about the Pixhawk:
I was wondering if anyone in the DIY community has ever put a Aurdopilot on a gas powered airplane. If so did it work and does the engine effect the autopilot. I am about to put it in an airplane with a 3 meter wing span and I don't want it to crash
Read more…So we have been flying APM for about two years on fixed wing and mapped a lot of ground: http://deaconeye.blogspot.com/ Started with APM on multi's as well and been using Pixhawk for about 4-5 months with good success. We want to move towards a tra
Read more…Is there a link to firmware revision history? I have a couple that have been in aircraft for a couple of years. I need to know if it's worth the trouble to remove and upgrade them to the latest firmware. The link works without problems using latest f
Read more…I bought a Cheerson CX-20 from HK. Kind of...
The one I bought was sold without a radio. The ad stated "just add your own radio". I received the unit and it had absolutely no instructions (except the basic ones explaining how to use the "included"
Read more…The Wichita Catia User Group extends an invitation to see Dassault’s 3DExperience Platform as applied to the development of aircraft structure, flight control logic, mission definition and execution of a UAV Prototype. Please join us as we witness t
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We are doing a test flight for more than 30mi, (15mi both ways). But we wanted to check the Elevation graph in the mission planner but we were getting the message that the distance is too big or too low waypoints.
We have added multiple waypoints t
I am very new to APM but not to quads. I am surprised to find that when I lift into the air the quad rotates fast (anticlockwise).
The control was set with right yaw to arm; left to dis arm.
If I reverse this I can effectively slow, stop and reverse t
Read more…I am really enjoying building and tinkering with arducopter, however one thing is bugging me and I need your help with this one.
I seem to be unable to manually set compass declination. If I uncheck Auto, and enter my values, Mission Planner reverts b
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I am just coming up on Mission Planner/PixHawk. I'm not in the air yet but working in bench mode with USB telem. I have to walk to the nearby park to get GPS lock but there is no wifi there. I want to prefetch a local map but I cannot find th
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is it possible to use the UART0 interface while flying to get some flight-relevant data? I was setting it up and everything worked fine, as long as the USB cable was plugged in. Is it possible to use one of the other UART interfaces (how?) or
Read more…I have been trying about everything, and if you search for this in a few days I think everyone will start flaming me for posting on about every discussion group I can find on the same discussion.
Personally I like finding my information on this Board
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I have built a arducopter a few years ago end 2012, but I encountered some problems and left it there (and also for other personal reasons) till now.
It was with the APM 2.0 board. Now I'm trying to catch up and I've seen that, apart from APM 2
Read more…So, maybe a silly question, but what are my chances on getting a good, well functional APM 2.6 clone from eBay. A few days ago I decided to build a tricopter to come back to the RC hobby after some time. I did my "research" by finding a tricopter I l
Read more…I have designed some cool arm mounted retracts for the DJI Flame Wheel Quad. I have attached an install guide for those who are trying to do this for themselves or are just curious.The custom parts can be provided on request. All communication regard
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I've completed a quad build using a pixhawk for flight control and have a question.
The user documentation recommends that new pilots should learn to fly in Stabilize mode prior to trying other modes so enjoyed my inaugural lift-off the other d
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This is my first post so please bear with me. I have searched and browsed this forum but I cannot find what I need.
I have a HK450 (T-rex 450 clone) that I have converted to a flybarless setup. Also I have installed APM 2.5 with Arducopter 3.1. I h
Read more…I am building a small Tricopter. I purchased a 3DR telemetry kit from eBay to go with my APM 2.6 board. It comes with an antenna that looks like a 2.4GHz antenna from a router. I don't know much about antennas, but from what I do know, the antenna sh
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Great forum. I have been flying my APM 2.6 for a few months without any major problems. I am currently running firmware 3.1.5 and have done circa 50 flights on this version without any issue. However, a couple of days ago I was in the middle
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I own a dji phantom 2 and just recently installed a FPV system on mine. Just so i can see were my phantom is flying so i don't lose it or crash it. I live in Yonkers, NY, and i'm having trouble finding some fields to fly anywhere but really trying
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