So I was flying in loiter, when suddenly my front left motor arm just rapidly dipped, and recovered about half a second later. I quickly put it into stabilize and brought it back safely.
However now just looking at the logs, I don't really see anythin
Read more…Running 3.0.1 on a micro quad and want to confirm that its okay to run it WITHOUT a GPS....anything that I need to change in Params...like in the AHRS section? I see references to GPS weighting....should I set that to 0?
I want to save the space and w
Read more…Given that nearly everyone has LEDs installed on their multirotors for orientation, I thought, why not try doing a long exposure and flying it around?
I have 4 sets of LED's installed on my quad, but the front and back 2 are linked. They are connected
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I have a hexacopter from jdrones with an apm 2.5 and jdrone esc 30. I can not get any form of response from the uav when I try to go into esc calibration mode. I've checked the mission planner and was able to go through the radio calibration pr
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I've a twin with elevator and two aileron servos but no rudder.
With my RC only I connect the two ailerons to dedicated ports.
Using the APM2.5 it seems that I've to use an Y-cable to the
aileron output or is there another setup possible to con
Hi folks,
When flying my quad in stabilize mode, while hovering or moving slowly, the heading direction keeps changing by few degrees left and back, without touching the yaw. It seems to be some kind of interference with the compass (it's onboard 2.5
Read more…Hey guys,
Cleaning space for 2014, selling one of my new Red Epic Octocopter heavy lifter rigs! (less than 2 hours total flight) 'BigMama' model, exact same setup as I used on the set of 'The Expendables 3' film set and other features last year, flyin
Hi guys, I'm in need of some advice of getting longer flight time with a gopro gimbal on a trex 450 pro stretched.
Currently I'm using a DFC head with 350mm Spinblades asymmetrical blades, with a 5000mah 3s lipo I have a flight time of around 13min. I
Read more…Hi there. I'm trying to make it happen with the following setup:
PC_1 (Win7) running Mission Planner 1.2.94 connected to Pixhawk v2.78b over USB and via ethernet to PC_2 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) running X-Plane 10. My setup is just as the one given in thi
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I have APM 2.0 with firmware 3.1.1 and when I try to Calibrate Accelerometer always obtain a error message (Calibration FAILED) in GUI interface even CLI interface of Mission Planner (version 1.2.93 and new version).
The same procedure with CRIUS AI
Just upgraded to MP 1.2.94, and there's no longer an option to access the full parameter list?
How do we get at it? I need to save the whole set of parameters to a file.
Read more…Looking for individuals dabbling in autonomy, whether fixed-wing or rotor, in the San Antonio area or surrounding hill country. I'm near Lackland, flying mostly out of nearby parks, but hopeful that there are others around town sharing the hobby. Ple
Read more…I have just updated mission planner,(ver ending 144) and advanced params button has disappeared.Is this permanent or an error.
J.C.
Read more…I am trying out the drift mode. So far it gets me all disoriented. In stabilise mode all if fine, but when i switch to drift mode, the quad responds very different than what i would expect. It directs its nose to a certain forward position and the an
Read more…Hi, I have been trying to geotag images using the data flash logs downloaded from the APM, but I have not been able to get the correct locations to be tagged in the pictures. I suspect that I need to change the Log Offsets line? but I do not know the
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I'm trying to upload new firmware to my 2.0 APM but when I run the wizard it works for awhile and then throws an error " no communication" right after "Reading Hex". I'm stumped on what's wrong because I can communicate with the APM when I'm
Read more…Warning of an important bug.
Do not use "Flybar" mode with Acro mode. When these are combined, the servos stop responding to cyclic input. If you switch to acro mode in the air, you could crash.
Use of Acro mode with Flybarless selected is totally fi
Read more…I have previously been using a Toshiba Netbook with zero poblems. I acquired a newer Acer Aspire One netbook running windows 7 64bit, fantastic for the field with a 9 cell battery and over 14 hours of battery life. The only thing that seems to not be
Read more…I would like to receive the 5.8GHz signal on two locations (100 meters apart of each other). Is it possible to buy one transmitter and two receivers? If you use the same channel, this should be possible, right?
Read more…Well,
I have had a 3D Robotics X8 for about a month now. I have been flying it in a large field near my neighborhood. I had just got it in the air in stabilize mode and was flying and moving about. I decided to get it up in the air a little and got
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