I am coming from the multi rotor apm world where channel 5 makes flight mode changing.
I have a 6 channels Futaba RC, channel 5 has only 2 positions
I have downloaded MP, installed Arduplane 2.78, calibrated radio just fine
It seems that Channel 8 is th
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I've got a Cyclops EPO that I'm setting up with a view to attempting a 200km flight (lovely plane, I'm sure it's capable of it), but I've crashed it twice out of three outings, and I've got no idea what's going wrong.
The maiden flight in manual mode
Read more…Has anyone out there experimented or experienced with two video transmitters on one uav? I'm thinking putting 2.4ghz and a 1.2ghz transmitter on my airplane. One will have a zoom cam with pan and tilt and the other will display my apm telemetry and b
Read more…Do any other OSD's work with APM? I've had three minimOSD's, two from 3DR and one from RCTimer and all have stopped working and from what I've read this is quite common as the design is not very robust. I'm tired of buying them now.
What alternatives
Read more…During the Summer of 2013, I loaded Arduplane 2.74b into my APM 2.5. This being the default available at the time. I was also using the current Mission Planner at the time ( not sure which version ). In November 2013 I wanted to re create 2.74b in a
Read more…My quad has problems with alt-hold. It flies fine in stab but once I switch it over it begins to lurch a lot. It fails to hold altitude too, sometimes it rises and sometimes it drops.
I have altitude Kp set to channel 6 and it is allowed to vary bet
Read more…Building an x8 octo copter. Anyone have any suggestions on the type of motor (Brand and KV) type of props? (12in / 14in ) that would work best on a 380mm airframe running a 5500 mha batt in the center and a gimbal on the front? Just a gopro gimbal (b
Read more…SO I have just installed my new pixhawk in my 3DR X8. I have a Specktrum DX7s and want to have one of my three way switches control the flight modes. But after reading and research I can't find the answer to my question. So I am now asking the DIY pe
Read more…I just wanted to remind OSD users, especially MinimOSD users, about the MAVBoard indiegogo campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mavboard. It's just about at the half way point and is a little less than half way funded!
One of the primary uses o
Read more…Hello,
I see a problem with my Hexa ..
My config is :
- Apm 2.6 v3.1.2
- 3DR Radio
- Minimosd
- 2 x 5V bec 3A. in / / for the power of APM / Remote receiver / 3DR R adio / Minimosd
- 6 X Mistery Simonk 30A
- 6X Sunny sky 2212 After a flight of a few m
Hi All,
I've been working at the intersection of technology & humanitarian response for 10+ years. I'm now launching a volunteer network to connect responsible civilian UAV pilots who are interested in safely and legally supporting humanitarian effor
Read more…Gents I need your help.
I recently upgraded one of my 2.6APM powered quads to a Pixhawk. One of the reasons I went ahead and did this is because the Pixhawk is supposed to take PWM RSSI signals directly (into the Sbus port aka Pin 103) and I could di
Read more…Basically - where did they go and can we have them back?
Bounce - used to be like hitting an invisible rubbery ceiling at 120m (or whatever you set it to). Disappeared in 3.0.1 so now the only option is to "report only" or decide to RTL (Really? Why d
Would like to get suggestions on how we can measure the quality of a video and still photography. Metrics will be important to improve two of the banes of multi-copter photography :
- vibration (x/y/z vibration that affects vid/photo quality/clarity)
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Quad X, all up weight 4kg, apm 2.6 with ac3.1.2, external compass, MN3110 470kv, T motor esc 30 amp, 17*5.8 t motor carbon prop, 4s2p 5000mah.
i had a crash today, it sounds that motor 4 stopped, i was tunning my quad.
tunning : fly with radio, land
Read more…1. I have an issue with MP 1.2.97 and have screen shots, do I post it here or Ardupilot/APM forum?
2. Using APM 2.6 on rover. Which forum should I use?
Assume DIY drones is for legacy controllers and APM is for Pixhawk. Is this correct?
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I have been using APM on planes for a while now and I want to try it on a FBL heli. Reading some threads I got the impression you guys use the APM (or Pixhawk,PX4) without the usual FBL electronis like V-Stabi, Beast, etc. correct ?
When APM goes c
Read more…It appears hitting the battery failsafe will initiate LAND rather than RTL. Is there any way to make it RTL instead? I realize landing is better than falling out of the sky. But not if it landing on Grumpy Aunt Bertha out for her morning walk. I
Read more…Symptom:
In manual mode (stabilize when manual inputs are used) I get flutter on all channels, as in all servos move when I touch the stick.
It appears that in automatic modes (RTL) the flutter appears again as my video (servos pointing the camera) jer
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