Hello everyone!
Is it possiable to make copter fly less agressive in auto mode? When I fly missions it really scares me sometimes. Can it be done by tuning Navigation PID? And one more thing, I went through yhe forum but couldnot find how to make copt
Read more…I've asked this same question over at multirotorforums.com given everyone there seem to be flying high end commercial gear, but I'd like to hear from the DIY side as well.
Any opinions on using APM2.5 or the PX4 as a flight controller for a commercial
Read more…Just got some of these http://www.himodel.com/electric/HiModel_Cloud_Series_C3410-_520KV_Outrunner_Brushless_Motor_for_Quadcopter_Multi-rotor_Aircraft_shaft_reversable.html
To replace my other 530kv motors.
Faults listed in order of discovery.
Initial
Read more…Looks like I will end up getting a laptop for mission planner. As MP is all I need it for, I can't see investing a lot of money to run it. What is a reasonable minimum platform to run MP
Read more…Hello, i am wondering what the distance from the border a diy drone would be allowed to fly. I am 20 miles from the border at home in North Dakota. I can't seem to find the right links.
Read more…I'm new to the ArduPilot, and trying to tune gains for the first time. I've got the plane flying pretty well in stab mode, but when I switch to FBW-A it is extremely lethargic. It flies straight and is stable, but a full stick-deflection in roll only
Read more…Hi all,Another newb here, and I thought I'd approach my new project with some deserved caution.My goal is quite simple, and not unique - to build an autonomous camera platform to use to shoot some HQ aerial scenes for my wife's new training program,
Read more…My quadcopter is set with standard speed parimeters. In Stabilise the quad moves exactly how I want it and at the right speed. In Auto it goes OK but fights the wind (as little as 15mph winds) and almost comes to a hover. Do I increase the mps in the
Read more…I am working on a project for surveying oyster beds for a local oyster company. I need to be able to have a flight plan using GPS to fly over the beds and take pictures. However, google maps GPS data doesn't match up perfectly with the actual locatio
Read more…I just bought a flying wing i want to use the apm 2.5 on for stabelise and rth. Only problem is i can;t mount the apm center. I will be about 7 cm off center to the left. Is this possible or a no go?
Read more…I have a V3 arduimu but I can not install the GPS and my GPS is model GT 320R, what can I do?
Read more…Recently I have been talking with a guy from my home town who owns a local oyster company. Every couple weeks/month he has his workers boat out to the oyster beds during low tide and they are patches of 10 acres or so and they have to walk in the mud
Read more…OK.. I have built 10-15 tri,hex,octo… ect all with AMP 1 2 2.5…
All worked fine…for the most part..
Now I am building generator-copter… 23CC gas motor powering a 2000 watt brushless motor..
To date the generator has produced over 1100 watts….
Read more…Hi guys, my APM has recently started to reboot mid air for no apparent reason. This first happened on the 9th March when I was flying in stabilize mode and all the controls just froze (no response to RC tx, servos all locked, telemetry reporting no d
Read more…Hi, I was experiencing with Ardupilot in HIL, and give I try to the grid missions. My plane fly very well any kind of mission, but when I create a grid it's doesn't follow the waypoints very well.
What happens is that when the plane finish a line of t
Read more…i tried for 6 hours trying to figure out what is going on. i wanted to use this APM 2.5 for hardware in the loop simulation but i think the compass is short. there is no physical damage or any visible damage on the board that i would see... i just pu
Read more…In consideration of the FAA's rules around using RC aircraft around airports (see link to story below), is there a way to import aviation sectionals into APM Mission Planner so that one may be sure to stay away from any and all controlled airspace?
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Is this a project you would like to tackle as a community and is this a project you would like to see become more serious?! As a community would you like me to build a discussion or group around this project?! Let me know what you think.
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Just got my wing with APM 2.5 flying. Stabilize works great, but Loiter just sort of flies away. The plane will circle overhead, then the next circle is a bit further down wind, the next circle is so far away I have to switch to manual and fly it
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