President Obama is visiting our area today, so there is a TFR or Temporary Flight Restriction while he is here. Included in the verbage is:
THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED WITHIN THIS TFR: FLIGHT TRAINING, PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES,
Read more…My 3DR kit Y6 crashed, and the motor wires on one motor were snapped off during impact. The instructions say to have the wires pointed outboard on the arm as in the photo from the PDF assembly instructions.
Did anyone try pointing them inboard?
Thanks
Read more…I decided to convert my Y6 to the new frame 10 option. Of course, the motor cables from the ESCs were only reachable by taking it apart, top frame off the bottom frame. I labeled them as they were, disconnected, then re-connected in the new positio
Read more…Not sure how to post actual video but here is a youtube link of my Y-6 and a friend's Quad flyn around, another friend did the video.... We set them up with both video and FPV and are a blast to fly....Thanks to this community, developers, and hobbyi
Read more…Hi I am pretty new to the forum and yesterday I had my first crash of my brand new Y6. I built this from scratch, and had flown it 6 times. Since the first flight I had sudden pitch movements/glitches but they went away after less than a minute of th
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I am ordering what I need to look at the Y6 propeller setup. I was wondering what people considered the standard Y6 setup. I would like to know:
1. Battery capacity and cell count.
2. Flying weight.
I intended to start with the standard 3dr Y6 RT
Read more…Though I fly Sky-hero Spy (Y6 configuration), it is relevant to the 3DR Y6:
Initially I connected the 6 motors as suggested in the APM Copter instructions. The copter was unstable, throttle reaction was very sensitive and yaw was terrible.
I then chang
Read more…Hello,
I am still learning to fly my Y6 from 3drobotics store. Included in the kit I found two velcro straps, which I used to grab hold of the battery.
Today, in mid-flight, I see something fly down from my Y6, (followed by the Y6 itself).
Thankfully I
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I have a few questions regarding the Mission planner and flight modes.
1. If I set 3 modes for my radio to use can I still command all the other modes using a ground station or tablet?
2. What RTL settings are you guys using for timing? How long befor
Read more…Hi,
I sent this support mail to 3DR, but decided to publish also here. Perhaps someone here can answer some of my questions?
1. Mounting prop with locating ring
The propellers (APC LP11047SF and LP10047SFP) don't fit the threaded collet (4.85 mm/0.19 in
Last week I received 4S batteries and have been trying to tune the PID's on my Y6 for it. I am hoping some of you who are using 4S batteries can share your params so I can compare. I started with the params file posted on the 3DR site.
I'm having a ha
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I ran across this thread over at google code drones discussion and would like to bring attention to it, hoping 3DR chimes in and can clarify if indeed the rear blades need to be swapped (and documentation updated to reflect this). You will noti
Read more…Anyone know why 3DR got rid of the 880 motor option? They are only offering the 850 as a motor option with their kits and ARF's. Also, what kind of flight times are you getting with the recommeded batteries?
Thanks in advance.
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I'm curious how many people are using 4S batteries with their Y6 and how it performs. I was planning on trying a couple 4S batteries, but whenever I do any calculations on ecalc with a 4S battery, it says over power (260w vs 200w rating for the
Read more…Is it possible to perform the compassmot test without propellers? Or will the interference measure be wrong, beacuse the motors have no load? Or could I simply securely attach the Y6 (with normal propeller setup) to the ground with some clamps - shou
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I bought a Y6 complete kit from 3DR and is slowly getting into a final. I wonder if there's any other Y6 owners nearby Stockholm, Sweden? I know of at least one more (Ericsson Flying Club). We will cooperate in building, trimming, etc.
I have sligh
Read more…Hi Folks!
Long story short, I purchased the parts, assembled my Y6, it worked flawlessly until I got it tangled into the top of a tree.
A motor and two arms later (and some nuts and bolts - the fiberglass was stronger than the metal scews 3.5 and 3 mm
Read more…So I have started to play with auto flights and have some longer segments that I would like to add a little more speed between them. I found the Do Change Speed in the mission planner on the waypoint drop down box. When selected it appears that you c
Read more…What are the highest wind speeds you've been able to fly your Y6's in? 15, 20mph? I'm in windy MT trying to do some surveying and want to be sure I don't push the limits too far.
Read more…Hi All,
I've been trying to extend my flight time, and also bring a bit more power to my Y6 - the direction people keep pointing me at is going to a 4S battery. Before taking the plunge, It would be great to hear from users that have tried, or are usi
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