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APM newbie here.

I have APM 2.5 with APMPlane 2.75, want to know if I install APM on my plane will it fly with the default gains and settings or i have to change something (for stabilize and Way-point tracking)

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Strange Flight (Logs Included)

Hi guys,

This got me really stumped. My friends returned from the field with this flight log after fearing that the Super Sky Surfer plane went on a flyaway, before miraculously returning to home 50 minutes after takeoff when it should have returned w

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GPS/Compass mounting position

I am just getting started with a Bixler drone running an APM 2.6 and uBlox GPS/compass module. Does the GPS sensor need to be flat to work correctly? I have it mounted on the back third of the wing, so it is sloped downward in the direction of the ta

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Arduplane version

I have Arduplane loaded on my APM2.5 in a Skywalker 1680 and working well...it was within a couple of weeks but I dont know which version it was.....is there any way thru MissionPlanner to tell what rev of the firmware is loaded currently?

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Tuning Questions

I posted this set of questions on the ArduPlane 2.X forum but haven't seen too much activity over here and though I would post this to the group as well. I've modified this posting a bit as I found answers to a couple of my questions in subsequent up

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Glow engines and the Ardupilot

Hi all, I am having some success with my Skywalker and would now like to build a Hustler as my next Er.......... FPV... we will call it. I want to use a glow motor most likely an OS 46 LA. I wanting to know if the vibration will cause any problems wi

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Reverse polarity

I did a royal screw up and inadvertantly touched my battery connector plug together in reverse polarity. Smoke came out of the power module. After cooling, I tried to connect properly and got my usual "beep, bee, beep" tone from the esc's and then go

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