On both my Windows XP (Virtual Machine) and on my Windows 7 laptop the yaw indicator just shows a white box with "Zero Yaw" label on the bottom right corner.
All other indicators are OK
I'm using the latest version in the download menu of the HK GCS
Read more…When I open the APM Planner and go to the mission planner tab, I have the map of the world show up.
My question is, can you add a right click option or something of the sort, so that I can zoom in(to a decent level) to my home position.I don't like t
Read more…Hi Everyone I have run into some compile issues while trying to compile V10Release of qgroundcontrol.
Following the instructions on https://github.com/pixhawk/qgroundcontrol/tree/v10release When i try to compile it using Qtcreator, i get the followin
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I sat down last night to install the attopilot current sensor on my quad but must admit that after reading the wiki I have come away a bit confused. The wiki suggests that if you are using a 3 cell lipo (which I am) that I should use the volta
Read more…Every year our club holds a 'family day'. Every year i try to show something the other members have never seen before.
This year i want them to drop their jaws over a monocopter. Allso called an Charybdis. The aiframe is ready now i need a little help
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On a hexa frame, i ask myself if it is possible to fly (at least for urgency landing) with only three 120° spaced motors. (if there is enough thrust).
It would be like a tricopter, so i suppose we'll loose yaw control.
But will it be possible to ma
Read more…I just downloaded v 48 of mission planner and tried communicating with my arducopter with the switch in flying position. I got an error as shown in the attached image.
One of the possible reasons indicated for the error is the copter trying to get gp
Read more…I have been using the XBEE modems with success for some time now. Yesterday I did a flight and they worked fine with version 1.0.34 of the Mission Planner and my APM. I removed the modems from my aircraft and laptop and my buddy installed them on h
Read more…I am probably being stupid on this, but am I right in thinking that the way RTL works is that when invoked it will return to Home as defined in the Mission Planner?If this is the case then would it not be more useful for RTL to return to the GPS loca
Read more…AC 2.0.39
APM Planner 1.0.48
I've been getting prepared for doing some more test flights with the latest code and i noticed with everything ready to take off the APM Planer virtual horizon was jumping around, showing upto +/- 10 degrees of pitch movem
Read more…In AC2 what is the method for adjusting the amount of correction for camera stabilization?In Ardupirates NG I recall having to edit two values in the code, and compiling the code to adjust the amount of roll and pitch to apply to the camera mount ser
Read more…OK I have a not fancy at all plane. It is a SuperCub Parkflyer no ailerons Just Rudder Elevator and Throttle. I noticed the default settings contain no YAW settings. I am assuming this is where my problem is but I am not sure.
The Stabilize mode seem
Read more…Hi, I took my quad outside for the first time yesterday and I'm experiencing a few issues with the loiter mode.
a) the altitude hold component is fairly inaccurate - at an altitude of cca. 10m I get a deviation of about 5m each way and after a while
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after a not so positive experience with my first outdoors flying test yesterday, I have a few questions and a maybe a suggestion.
It would be great for us newbies if a couple of experienced AC pilots got together and wrote up a list of dos and es
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After a break for a couple of months i downloaded the latest mission planner code and updated the firmware on my APM. Everything works like it should except that i don't get any servo output to the control surfaces in autopilot modes (Stabil
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My ardupilot voltage reading isnt working =(
In the telemetry (which is working fine) it reads "battery 3.83V" and I can not understand where is this value coming from. It reads 3.83 even if the proper battery readings pin is not connected a
Read more…Hi!I'm working on a custom autopilot, and as a first step I'm using a wheeled platform that is supposed to navigate to waypoints. I have written code for navigation and I use only a GPS as a sensor at the moment. I tested my setup today and the robot
Read more…As anyone thought of strapping an quad in X configuration to a plane?
VTOL, using quad, then power on plane's motor and shutdown quad's motors for forward flight?
Read more…Could it be possible to add a seperate window or tab with all gps data in it like for example which and how many sats are received, ...
Read more…Rather than using a Power Distribution Board, is there anything wrong with the following setup?:
Join all ESC positive power wires together and to the positive of the battery.
Join all ESC negative power wires together and to the negative of the
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