I have for sale a Micropilot MP2128 G2 Autopilot with dual frequency 900mhz and 2.4Ghz comms, otherwise known as the LRC (long range communications) package by Micropilot.
Included is the horizon software (ground control station software) and the xte
Stall Speed for ArduPlane: by FRANCIS NELSON HENDERSON June, 2014
Stall speed (Vs) is unknown at every new Ardupilot installation. Yet, the autopilot needs to know Vs in order to determine takeoff speed, minimum banked turn speeds, accelerated stall
Read more…I have recently upgraded from an APM2.0 to a Pixhawk PX4. Everything works fine
except i cannot get any Mavlink data into the Minimosd
My Setup:
Mission Planner v1.3.5 build 1.1.5260.33055
APMPlane FW v3.0.3
Pixhawk PX4 (3DR)
Minimosd 2.1 FW. Minimosd-Extr
Where are the instructions on how to hookup and how to calibrate two magnetometers? I see that in the latest airplane firmware (not sure about multi-rotor) that dual magnetometers and GPS's are now available.
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Read more…Hi all.
After hours of smooth flying with my APM 2.5 I started trusting in it when suddenly I observed this strange behavior of my tricopter. It was flying in circle mode, then did two loops and lost approx. 20m height while doing that. Here is the vi
Read more…I have all the PID's tuned and it flies missions well. One thing that I would like to change is the fast roll rate when it starts the turn to the next waypoint. It really cranks in a lot of aileron and almost snaps to the bank angle to complete the t
Read more…The description for these propellers are 12x45. Does this mean that the pitch is 4.5" ? I feel like a 45" pitch is unrealistic.
http://store.jdrones.com/product_p/ac1245bl.htm
Thank you!
Read more…Does anyone know the correlation between hovering time, flight time, and battery life on a copter? How much of the battery will be used just to hover and how much is used to to fly over a distance?
Thank you!
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A strange one this. Been testing my failsafe on the bench, and noticed a problem.
Relevant Setup:
Pixhawk (3.1.5)
PPM encoder v2 (factory defaults)
http://www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk/8-channel-ppm-encoder-version-2.html
Spektrum and/or Orangerx
Read more…As I understand the X8R "should" connect fine with the PixHawk.
The question is what FrSky Tx should I get for the Turnigy 9XR to make it all work? Will the 9XR work with the FrSky components so they all talk to each other?
If not in this forum, where
Read more…If I have a large survey grid area that I want mapped and it requires several flight battery changes to complete, what is the best method to resume my auto mission using mission planner?
For example:
If I have a 50 waypoint mission setup and after 30 w
Read more…Hi everyone,
I'm new to these sort of projects, and I'm trying to prepare all the components I need to build a hexacopter. I'm looking to buy the jD-Simplex Hexa (RTF) from jDrones, with the upgraded motors, ESCs, and the 12x45 props. I'm also plannin
Read more…Does mission planner support adding a barometric pressure sensor to the ground station? If so is there a thread out there on how to do it?
Thanks,
Cody
Read more…MY quad loses altitude bad when going forward and gains altitude going backwards. It's holds nicely in level flight. The barometer aka Pixhawk is well protected from direct air movements. Is there a X factor, if you will, that can get tweaked in the
Read more…I am installing an external compass and need to know if there have been any big improvements in hardware lately? I found an old magnetometer board in my parts box and need to know if it's ok to use it. I think it's a couple of years old.
This will be
Read more…A quick call for assistance regarding connecting a Zener diode to condition power on the Pixhawk servo rail.
Our Vulture 2 spaceplane's Pixhawk (seen above in testing bodge installation mode) takes juice from the power module as per usual, and we'v
Hi everyone,
Was considering getting an EzUHF or Dragonlink Tx/Rx kit for extra long range, but realized that their frequencies range may be interfering with the 3DR Telemetry kit. (I live in Europe so I have the 433 MHz version.)
Any idea how to overc
Read more…I just received a 3DR x8 that I planned to use with some existing Spektrum equipment that I have. I have decided to keep that equipment where it is and get something dedicated to the X8. After doing a little reading I think I want to utilize a PPM-su
Read more…re- APM Planner advanced connection settings
I can't enter 2000. It only allows a number as low as 3000. I don't get it. I have this set up and have the wifely connected to my Mac but cannot get APMP to connect to the network.
Read more…Just wanted to put out a warning to everybody, that you should not be testing any of the 3.2 Release Candidates for Tradheli until I say so.
At this time, I have not flight tested 3.2rc1 or rc2. I have been doing bench testing, and they likely will no
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