Hello everybody,
I'm thinking about some large FPV sailplane with APM for next summer, and I have a couple of concerns about the vertical speed measurements in RC world.
Hi all.Im having problem setting up 50, the quad is very twitchy.Am I right in thinking first setup the acro mode, up the p value till it starts to wobble then back off till it stable, then change to stabilaze mode and setup the p value there.Acro mo
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I purchased an ArduCopter a few months ago and have had a few bad crashes due to stock motor quality. The first crash was due to the solder joints at the motor parting and the latest crash was due to a wire inside the motor breaking
Read more…10 out of 10 to whoever thought up the T3 contest!
Its awesome to have a goal other than just flying around testing new firmware!
Why not have different competitions? Eg.
Standard T3 (figure of eight)
Modified T3 (different track ideas eg. Top gear tes
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I have been trying to get my Futaba T9CP to accept six modes for my Ardupilot.. This wasn't easy... I tried to do it like some of the other futaba guides said, but the layout isn't similar, and for a guy who this is his first computerized radio, i
Read more…Hi Michael,
I've just updated APM to 1.0.96 and then loaded AC 2.0.50 beta through the planner onto my quad. So far so good. When I went into the config dialog (which now requires me to go back into flight mode and connect) I noticed that the batter
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I'm working on putting together a project for a remote sensing class I'm currently taking and would like your advice. The end goal of the project is to collect temperature data on local streams in the region. Currently the data is being taken
Read more…Is the pilot radio commands still going through my 2.4Ghz receiver RF link or is it going through the 900Mhz Xbee link?
If it goes through the 900Mhz xbee what happens when the link is broken or the autopilot loses power for any reason?
Does Manual mod
Hi All,
I'm currently developing a "Flight Termination System" that will be used as part of a competition entry ( see links below), and I thought others might like to be involved.... and/or the DIY Drones team might like to consider this my way of "g
Read more…Im interested in exploring the automatic camera tracking feature (and camera stabilization) with the APM. But since the tracking feature is relatively new, I cant find any video examples or user experiences with it.
Can anyone provide some input?
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Hey everyone,
Is it possible to tune the loiter and altitude hold pids in flight?
Thanks
G
Read more…This Autopilot system is the system fitted to the various UAV's designed and flown in Namibia for nature conservation and to support the anti-poaching programs there.
Have a look at the postings under Aircraft Platforms - by Joe and Gisela Noci in ord
Read more…As most of you know, the new GoPro2 is out and has many new features when compared to the GoPro HD.
One feature Im exploring is the WVGA-120 video setting, which shoots at 120fps in 848x480 non-HD.
Heres a quick test I did yesterday evening on a Skywal
Read more…Could anyone pls post a guide on how to flash the ppm firmware? Beceause I would really like to use channel 8. But I am not sure on how to flash the ppm firmware and I don't wnat to screw it up.
Read more…Is there any problem with small scratches on the top of the GPS. I'm assuming the antenna is the large square part or is it the small circle in the middle?
I got two of these today and one has scratches and other less. I am replacing one that I'm hav
Read more…Below are pictures of the route and track in APM.
Any advice on how to make the quad fly a tighter track?
Iv also attached the .kmz file which doesnt display properly on my pc??? Any ideas why?
Thanks
G
Read more…Is there a way to output the hud display to a Fatshark FPV display? If so how would one go about doing this. It would be great to use the HUD display rather than a separate OSD.
Read more…What does the Ardupilot do if/when GPS is lost while in flight?
Read more…I know you are all going to hate me, but I made some tweaks to alt hold that I could use a few testers for.
This code was intended for 2.0.50 but Jani had a lot of trouble with it so I pulled it. I added a small filter and I'd like to put it back out
Read more…as of 1.0.96, the planner now used .net framework v4, make sure you have it installed.
Michael
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