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Electronics interference questions

Hi there,

I'm adding the works to my Bixler 2 and have a few interference questions as ideally, I want to build a nice little pod that can fit all the electronics in it that can be dropped into the top through the normal canopy. 

The electronics I have

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APM Installation photos

Is there a place where photos of APM installations could be posted? I'm sure there are some really creative ideas that could be very instructive to Group members that don't do this type of work every day. Like how all this equipment is stuffed into a

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Split rudder control using APM 2.5

Hi folks,

I am doing some research on Fault-tolerant Flight Control (FTFC), and I am using my Bixler as testbed for this purpose. So I have applied splitted rudder to my Bixler and I am using 2 separate servos for lower and upper rudder sections. Do y

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aispeed on a apm 2.5

I will ask the same question as someone else who never got an answer.

have i got to add pins to the apm 2.5 for a airspeed sensor or are they already taken care of in the row of pins at the top which take the airflow etc.

Thanks

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A couple of questions

Hello all,

I mounted my APM2.5 on a Bixler to test the hardware and learn how to program the various parameters before trying them on a bigger model.

Yesterday and today I made several flights to test the various modes stabilize, fbw, rtl, etc.

In the l

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RC through telemetry

Hello all,

I was thinking about the possibility to connect the transmitter to the pc to control the model through telemetry.

For example, use a normal remote control at 2.4 GHz, which transmits the signal to a receiver connected to the pc, placed a few

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:)

just want to wish everyone on here a happy christmas and a great flying new year, seeing what this year has achieved on here cant wait for the next one.

cheers all

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APM on TV

Was good to see the APM in action on the TV tonight, they flew a slingsby glider 20 miles with the APM and landed on the money..... :)

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apm2.5 won't initialise

I say "initialise" purely because thats what it says it's doing when I go to the "flight modes" screen... initializing

So I set up the APM2.5 as per the wiki, everything was going really well. installed latest arduplane firmware, wrote bixler params t

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Logs

Hello everyone,

 

Does anyone know if its possible to log airspeed and altitude in graph format as i can only see roll, pitch and yaw.

 

many thanks

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Just bought an ArduPlane

No previous RC experience.  Would you recommend I also purchase a Bixler to practice on, so I don't destroy my ArduPlane immediately after I get it?

Also, as a newb, I'm kind of lost in all of this.  Any links or tips would be greatly appreciated. I'v

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Castle Ice Lite Fixed Endpoints

Hi Guys,

Just got a Castle Ice Lite 75 for my new Skywalker (Hopefully it last us longer than the last few ones)

Require some help on those who use Castle ESC with fixed endpoints setting. Do you :

1) set the end points on the tx with the esc first then

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new to use APM2.5 with rx/tx question

Hi I have just finished assemble my skywalker with APM2.5 and ground tested. From the wiki setting up manual is using 3 position sw. for manual/auto switching from a radio but now I am using Futaba T6J which have a 2 position sw. How can I set this f

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