Hello everyone, I am new into the community and to APM in general and have a few questions before I buy. I am most interested in the data that APM can gather which can be analyzed post flight. Can the APM save a file that can be imported into Micro
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1 hour 20 minutes - APM 2.5 takes the world record for Multi-Copter Duration of Flight powered by a rechargeable battery. [note: records also exist for hover that can occur indoors and take advantage of ground affect]
Flight Requirements:
- Distance >
Read more…I had what looks like an autopilot-gone-wild where at some point (from stabilize) logging stopped and one motor maxed out (and the hexcopter flipped). I suspect a bug in the newest release of the code (3.1 rc7), but I may be missing something.
I could
Read more…I bought the 3DR video kit with the drone. The video quality has been poor from the first day we started flying. The problem I am having is the video gets a lot of static while flying. The drone can be hovering or moving and the static will show up.
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Has anyone looked into cutting the throttle ahead of camera trigger?
Some of the commercial mapping UAVs do this to reduce vibration while taking the photos. You can hear them ramp down for a second or two at the trigger waypoints then throttle
Read more…I'm trying to set up 2 machines using a PX4 FMU and IO Board, and using Arducopter 3.1 rc7, and I'm having a lot of problems with glitching that seems to be coming from the Rx input. It shows up in the logs as blips in the roll/pitch/yaw inputs. Th
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Im looking for to make turbine uav jet and im still hesitated about the components that it will work with me
i would like to discuss it here so i hope someone could help
the jet speed could reach 400 mils/hour
i will start with >>>>>>>>>>>>> THE GP
I'm using Tiger motors 2212-13 980 KV motors - reportedly these are suitable for blades up to 10" and they are working well for me.
I've seen Tiger motors 2216-?? 980KV which apparently are suitable for larger blades (I forget the size). I'm currentl
Read more…Dear all,
I have been trying to implement a ground tracking code to use the front wheel to help keeping he plane at center line during the takeoff, and finally got it working! wohoo!
I am sure many of you who use fixed wings rc planes have faced this a
Read more…Hi all,
Finally managed to get a maiden flight with my X8 yesterday.
The aircraft flies well in manual mode, the CoG is correct and everything works as it should. It is appropriately powered with a thrust to weight ratio of about 0.8.
In manual it requi
Read more…I'm interested in the possibility of adding a large center mounted prop for my main thrust like a traditional heli, but being able to steer with the extra props of a regular quad which naturally would be much smaller.
So two questions. 1. Is this poss
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I am trying to geo tag some pictures and realised that my logs are offset by 6 days in the future.
What is the best way to fix this, any ideas?
Read more…Just found a Deans Y connector for connecting 2 batteries in parallel. I have slight concerns whether this is safe. I have 2 identical make, identical type (3 cell 11.1v 2200mAh 40C), same age, same usage. But they must be charged separately due t
Read more…Hello everyone. I could really use some advice and suggestions on doing some fine tuning on an 2.5 apm.
Here is what I am running.
1000 KV, and 30amp ESC (Mystery). 2200 Mha s3 with a APM 2.5, external compass and GPS, with Radio Telemetry. 2.5Ghz Vi
Read more…Arming problem after recalibration with MissionPlanner
After using MissionPlanner to recalibrate my quadrocopter I have struck a problem. The indicator light on the board locks to armed status as usual but the motors will NOT start. I can also disarm
I don't know about most IRIS owners but the external status LED that is located on the bottom of the battery compartment is a bit hard to see before launch. I decided to implement an idea to view the status LED from the top of the shell.
I drilled a h
Read more…Following a fantastic year of flying my Bixler with APM 2.5 etc. and to celebrate my 50 years of model flying, I thought of making my KeilKraft Junior 60 into a drone. It is already electric powered with plenty of power and very stable. It will be ru
Read more…I'm looking for an advice what should be tuned differently in my otherwise very nicely flying copter. It's very stable, vibrations are well within recommended limits - when recording video with GoPro there is no jello at all. However when I switch fr
Read more…Based on what I've discovered so far in my search for an answer (most pertinently here & here), it appears the only commands that can be scripted in python for Mission Planner to execute are:
Factory built configuration is:
X8 Octo frame
APM 2.6
GPS + Ext. compass
Telemetry
OSD
Video
DX8 Tx + AR8000 Rx
Everything worked Ok initially.
Flew 7 times, no crashes, no major issues. Position Hold and loiter tested Ok, 7th landing normal, no bumps, no to
