Does anyone know what might cause the plane (Skywalker 2014 with pixhawk, 3dr gps/compass) to always fly to the right of the waypoints? This results in my planned flight lines being alternately too close, then too far, apart. This happens every fli
I found this topic in "troubleshooting", but the suggestions didn't help.
The plane has been working fine in FBWA, auto, etc., but would only operate in manual mode today. I don't see any errors in HUD or from telemetry logs.
I DID make a change toda
Read more…i have not flown my APM yet. Should i be taking off in FBWA mode or manual mode for the first flight ?
One i know everything is setup and working should i take off in FBWA mode then (as i have been told it is the easiest) or do people take off in manu
Read more…i know this might seem like an obvious question but am i supposed to remove JP1 on arduplane when using the 3dr power module in conjunction with the APM 2.6 ? Right now i have it inserted and everything seems fine although i have not flown yet. What
Read more…I am trying to calibrate my external 3DR GPS/Compass. Under Mandatory hardware and Compass, I set the orientation to "APM with External Compass". Now if i disconnect and reconnect using mission planner, the radio button switches to "Manual".
What is g
Read more…My APM 2.6 with 3DR Voltage/Current sensor tells me i am drawing 6 amps while sitting idle. I have a 600 mw FPV transmitter powered via the battery also. The ESC is powered
Is this normal. it seems like alot ?
thanks
Damo
Read more…Are the following expected results below correct for FBWA Mode (This is how i have my APM Plane setup and it is working ?
| Transmitter | Expected Result |
| Aileron Right | Left Aileron Goes Down & Right Aileron Goes up |
| Aileron Left | Left Aileron Raises & Right Aile |
I have 3 APMs now, and I want to have the latest bugless firmware for the APM
So I don't need all the Pixhawk fancy new stuff, wizards, etc...
All I want is a rock solid version for the APM 2.5. Is that v2.76 ?
Or do I need to go more backwards and use
Read more…You know, that "tail heavy" typical up, stall, down, and again, and again behaviour ?
Well in manual mode I do not have it, it is perfectly stable. It Took me a full day to get there.
So I was expecting the stabilize mode to be a piece of cake.
But as s
Read more…The instructions may as well be in Martian.
1. Which output do I connect to? Is it A9?
2. Please explain the digital pins. That totally eludes me.
3. How can I test it on the ground? I do not see any controls on the "Flight Data" screen.
Thanks!
Read more…Is bullet point number 1 incorrect ?
I think bull
Read more…I have my arduplane setup with APM and the latest firmware. I have no modified any settings but i have performed all the calibrations. I have not flown yet. When i roll the plane the yaw also moves. This is in stabilize mode ? is there something wron
Read more…Why is Flight Mode 6 [fltmode6] disabled in Flight Modes under Initial Setup?
I can change fltmode6 in advanced paramaters which will work but under flight modes it is still displayed as "manual" , hence when I make a change to another mode it saves F
Read more…I have calibrated my Accelerometer on the APM 2.6. I am running firmware 3.0.1. This is a brand new APM board. Linked is a video of the APM sitting flat on a table. Why does the horizon move - is there a problem with my Accelerometer ?
Read more…I have JP1 inserted. To power the Arduplane servos + motor, can you tell me if the image below is correct?
On arducopter there is a CH6 and CH 7 opt that i use as RTL [Ch7 Opt]
Is there an equivalent setting in the arduplane on mission planner ?
Read more…Does anyone know how to proceed to avoid those negative numbers ?
I am getting the following, and it messes up my georef (negative numbers in the pics geo data)
Is this plain barometer innacuracy ? Funny thing is that negative numbers are very stable w
Read more…Hello guys,
Has anyone experienced it ?
Geo Ref from mission planner executes it well, file location.txt is produced..
... except altitude gets totally messed up while showing well when graphing it from tlog
Any idea why ?
Thank you
Read more…I am doing AP and photogrammetry with Bixler + APM + GPS + telemetry.
It flies fine but as soon as going upwind when wind above 10mph, plane is wagging, fighting, and battery gets dead very quickly.
Bottom line I need something slow but wind resistant
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