After a flyaway last week due to lost signal I am going to upgrade my radio system on all my multirotors which use the apm 2.5 flight control so I can utilize the lost signal failsafe.
I recently switched from an older 72mhz futaba which dropped chan
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i'm setting up the parameters for APM2.5 arduplane for my HobbyKinf FPV.
Anyone has the same airplane?
I'd like to doublecheck my parameters (I will fly in a good wind 25/30 km/h)
Any suggestion? (the airplane is similar to skywalker 1680 FPV pla
Read more…I am hoping someone can shed some light on when or if the apm would increase throttle without an airspeed sensor? For instance say during a flight in auto it starts heading to the next waypoint and the next waypoint is a higher altitude than it's cur
Read more…I have some yaw issues that i have difficulty sourcing. Im flying the same PID's from 2.9.1, but it still wanders and bounces, as you can see in the vid (along with seperate gimbal-related issues). It makes good video harder to achieve.Ive done compa
Read more…I am new to rc and rc planes. I'm trying to get into the game with a scratch build using the Experimental Airlines techniques. While I first want to start with a plain electric rc plane, I'm interested in maybe getting an ArduPlane and turning it int
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I am a new user of the ardupilot 2.6 (ArduCopter V3.0.1, using it on a 10" quadrotor), but I have a lot of experience with my own flight controller system. I like the automatic flight capabilities of ardupilot a lot, and I had about 6 very g
Read more…I've been performing some flight tests using two batteries and I'm just not getting what i was expecting. I am hoping other Y6 users can chime in with their battery/flight times, and see if i'm really off.. or if this is what is expected. Lastly, mos
Read more…So heard today on public radio that NASA may be using laser antennas to send and receive information to astronauts in space. According to the report, laser Antenna are faster, more accurate, carry more data, more reliable, etc.Questions:+ Currently p
Read more…Has anyone managed to get Arduplane 2.74 HIL working with X-Plane.
I haven't been able to get HIL working since 2.65, is there a fix?
Read more…Anyone had a problem with this camera, where the video signal comes through without the digital overlay? But then when I jiggle the camera - I have no video signal but I CAN see the digital readout of the OSD. Problem is I can't get both the digita
Read more…When parameters are saved a Custom Note box shows up and asks you to "Enter your Notes/Frame Type etc" and always show the plane as a Skywalker. Is there a place to change that default name to something else?
Read more…tried to add
pot1_analog_source = hal.analogin->channel(AN6);
pot2_analog_source = hal.analogin->channel(AN7);
and then use
pot1_analog_source->set_pin(AN6);
pot1_analog_source->read_average();
pot2_analog_source->set_pin(AN7);
pot2_analog_source->read_aver
Hello Everyone,
i have just seen the release of the new Sony Cameras for Smartphones (QX-10 + QX-100) - isn't this almost what we would need to make the perfect camera for a copter ?
-> http://www.sony.co.uk/product/dsc-qx-series/dsc-qx10
Remotely contr
Read more…I was thinking today what would happen during a flight mission if my airplane with a nitro engine quit. It would seem the APM would just keep giving it full up elevator leading to a nasty stall thus leading to a not so nice ending. So wouldn't it be
Read more…Is it possible to tell what is causing this by looking at the logs? I have attached the log from the last flight, it bobbed intermittently a few times and finally crashed.
Other than the intermittent bobbing and a little drifting it flies pretty well.
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I was just looking around for 868 MHz 500mW radios when I stumbled upon this radio --> http://www.radiocontrolli.com/en/products/transceivers-module/modulo-transceiver-868mhz-high-power-version.html
As it is Si1000 based then the SiK firmware should
Read more…Hi, I've just had a flight where my airspeed was way out, it was as much as 15m/s or 50km/hr less than the groundspeed on a very calm day.
Can anyone help me work out if it is a leak, a sensor error, or something else?
On my second flight of the day I
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My first test was successfully completed with 50km using gamepad in Cruise mode.
After 50Km i had 50% battery remaining.
I also had Live video stream and telemetry connected to MP.
I will soon post a video of my setup and its performence.
My Configurat
Read more…I'm working on a research project with a group to make a communications link that bridges one point to another through multiple quadcopters that automatically find the best position to loiter and land in to create the strongest link. The signal manag
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I have mp 1.2.70.I go to item terminal.In my version before I saw immediately a cli sign >
Now it telsl I have to connect.I click the button connect apm.
I get a flow of characters that doesn't stop!
After 10 minutes it still flows.
To stop it I'v
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