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Today I made a range check with my frsky Tx/Rx combination. So the copter stood on the ground in stab mode and armed while I walked away to test if the copter is still responding to the radio signals. I played with the throttle, not strong enoug
I have two hard-drives on my system, drive C is a SSD for boot etc, drive D is the general installation drive.
I then have a server with other networked drives etc for mass storage.
When I install Mission Planner, I always select installation directo
Read more…Ok - This maybe an off-the-cuff question for those out there. By chance are there any DIY 'ers located in western Montana who are interested in fixed-wing UASs ? I looked in the "Local Goups section" - Thanks Chris - and of course MT. is not listed..
Read more…I have a problem with my new X8 and APM 2.5 and the latest Arduplane firmware.
Whenever I switch to loiter the aircraft loiters but loses altitude fairly rapidly.
I have not had this issue with previous planes I have used the autopilot in, only the X8.
Read more…Why the plane( skywallker \ APM v2.70) don't come back immediately in RTL mode? It just turn off the throttle and dive without swerve! It should it turn around at once? It Depend on what? somebody help me !
Read more…Hi Folks,
I am going to integrate my RC model with APM 2.5, do i need to have an airspeed sensor or is there any other way to measure the velocity of the vehicle.
Thanks
Read more…hi, i have a apm2 (fw 2,9,1)on a turnigy hal frame, ntm3530 motors with graupner e-props 11x5 and 2 3s 3300 mah lipo.
my problem is that the quad keep going forward a little fast (when i do not touch the sticks) and accelerating if i do not compensate
Read more…Hi all,Jake Wells started this all by building a really cool Quadcopter from a Tupperware box. His plan was to be able to fly over and on water. Well I got hooked and since I live in South Florida with water everywhere and me wanting to fly over it,
Read more…Ran across an interesting thread discussing the proposed use of UAVs for cattle monitoring.
I imagine it'd sure get expensive quick ! Cattlemen to Shoot Down Drones
Read more…When I start Mission Planner, I get a prompt to update to a current version, but When I try I get an error:
Update Failed Specified Argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: size
How do I correct this?
Matt
Read more…I am going to upgrade the motor on my Bixler to a good one for FPV and drine loads. I am thinking of using a 1800kv motor on my Bixler, with a 7x5 APC prop. I am hoping someone can tell me if it will work - is it powerful enough, too powerful, is the
Read more…OK so here is the problem and how it developed.When the apm is on the ground, i arm it while in stabilize and take off, during the flight i climb vertically then drop, just as it is falling i throttle up and it just falls like a rock, on the ground t
Read more…Please help.
I have setup my camera trigger according to Arducopter wiki pages. I am using pin AN9 and also use ch7 (trigger camera). Good news is if I measure the signal pin of AN9 I can see it goes high (4.65V) when I trigger ch7. Bad news if I c
Read more…Hello all :)
In the last day i've had a nice idea, let me show it:
what does what:
Arduino ADK1: takes the pwm signal from the transmitter and delivers it to the android smartphone
Smartphone 1:
1) takes the pwm signal from the arduino adk 1 and trandmit
Read more…Hello Everybody,
I'm struggling with a problem that start to drive me crazy beside preventing me from attempting my first flight with my Flame Wheel 450.
When I try to take-off, the Quad start drifting straight away to the right. And (I don't know if i
Read more…For some reason, my default altitude keeps "defaulting" to 0 each time I restart MP...
This did not happen before.. Can anyone comment or confirm this with their setup?
I now have to remember to check that each time, and I already have 100's of thin
Read more…Hi Guys,
I have lost the USB cable that came with APM 2.5 board. I am not sure if it is micro USB cable or a larger one, and any specifications might help me (Type A or B).
I live in Netherlands, can someone point to where I can purchase it online?
Than
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Can someone point a formula or tell me how to calculate an area in km2 or ha that a UAV can cover? Lets suppose I'm using a 24mpixel camera with 6000 x 4000 resolution. Mission planner is telling me that with this camera + 18mm focal lengh and 200
Read more…Is there a way of completely resetting an APM2 back to factory default?
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