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Yaw dampening

Hey folks,I understand that APM uses yaw in coordinated turns, when banking, but the airframe I am currently working on is not very stable in yaw. Comming out of a steep bank, the airplane Pivots back and forth before settling, about the yaw axis. I

Motor selection

I would like to build a medium sized Quad, about 24 inches motor to motor.

setting xbee pro to 115200

 Digi's X-CTU utility only lets you set the buad rate up to 52600...

 I need to set my xbee's baud rate to match the APM baud rate of 115200..

anyone know how to do this?

Best,

Toby

ConfiguratorTool error: Missing library

Hi guys!

This is my first post, so please take it easy on me. I received my ArduCopter this week and assembling went smoothly. I have been flying a MikroKopter Quad and a MikroKopter Octo for two year, so I'm not entirely new to the field. I'm an embe

GPS does not get a lock

External Antenna for MT3329?

Hey guys,

ESC to Motor - "ABC" and motor leads

Some may get confused on how to connect the ESC motor leads to the motor.

My born-again maiden

Nice work on the code guys.

Arducopter one motor spins on arming motors

I have setup everything for arducopter with the configurator and did everything the directions said. The z axis acceleration sensor is displaying values of 400 or so when the the copter is not moving. And when doing the flight pre-check, when I arm t

First UAV!

G'day all from Western Australia!

I am building my first UAV. It's for no other reason than for my personal enjoyment. (at first)

Maybe if I have the "right stuff" and UAVs become more mainstream commercial I might change careers but for the moment, I

IS anyone using XBee 868 successfully for groundstation?

Hi,

I've seen all sorts fo things written about the Xbee 868 modules in regards to RC control, the duty cycle, etc, but I can't seem to find is a definitive answer as to if anyone is using them successfully for AP or APM groundstation.

I know the 900

Testing the AMP and Sheild

I just finished soldering all the connections for my APM and Sheild.  I had a bit of trouble with two pins and had to do a little custom work to complete the solder job.

Is there a good way to test and make sure everything is working correctly before

Arducopter powered from an outlet?

My Arducopter was just delivered by DHL and mother nature is also delivering four inches of the cold stuff at the same time.  This will be my first airborne RC (plenty of RC cars and boats) and my first time using LiPo batteries which I don't think I

Ardupilot Mega Pin 40 and 41

Does anyone happen to know what pin 40 and pin 41 are used for (especially in the case of ArduCopter)?

They are labeled PG0 and PG1.

Thanks!

Adding additional sensors on ArduPilot Mega IMU

Hello folks, its me again.

Hopefully I am right for asking this question here !! I want to buy a complete sensor platform. That means an IMU like the ArduPilot Mega IMU. All things like Accelerometer, Gyros, pressure sensor is included.
Then I would p

Power Distribution Board Help (Rev.C)

I just received my arducopter in the mail and I was reading the manual on how to solder up the distribution board. The instructions are for Rev. B, which has a lot less holes and it is confusing where to solder the jumpers for the 12 gauge wire and t

Gyro yaw & pitch not working?

I hope someone can shine some light on this issue i am having with the ArduIMU V2.

Using 4 cell and 5 cell lipos with arducopter

Hello all,

on a quest to gain longer flight times with my arducopter,

 I'd like to know if it is ok to use a 4 cell 14.8v or 5cell 15.8 volt lipo battery?

Best,

Toby

Recommended Tx/Rx

Hi Guys,

Considering getting a Skywalker - thoughts?

I've decided I've messed about with the electronics enough for now and it's time for me to get an airframe and get airborne. The Skywalker seems to be the one that best meets my requirements - not too large, but with decent payload capacity (both wei