hi I have apm2.5 quad running 3.0.1 and I can not get it to fly a basic square or any mission in auto. What happens is it will suddenly drop and then I stop it by going back into stab mode. I gain more height and try again it will then fly the first way point and some times the second but comes to the third it just shoots off and I go back into stab mode. Everything else is OK. Stab mode is good Position hold is not great coz I have to correct it a lot. Loiter is good. RTL good and land is ok I guess lol.
Question is...is this due to cheap GPS (media tek) or do I need to adjust the PIDs?
Thanks again guys for any help received!!! :-)
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Have fixed the problem by raising the APM with a old fuel tank (temp solution) and now I have got the compassmot down to 9%,which I am shocked and amazed at. Heres how I did it.
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next thing to happen to my quad is I flew it for about 100 meters. landed on the ground and suddenly the elevator became the ailerons and vice versa. WHAT THE FELL?
Similar issues reported:
http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/strange-crash-while-in-automode-w...
There was another thread somewhere about setting the waypoint heights in mission planner (maybe the waypoint prior?)
I couldn't find the thread, search function broken.
I would agree with Ben, the compass is most likely the culprit.
Get a power module and do a compassmot, it DOES make a very real difference.
Have you also checked your vibration?
Posting a .log from a mission would give information about what is going on.
With you saying loiter is poor is suggest running a compassmot setup. You will need a power module to get this 100% though. They're a great investment if you haven't already got one. Oh and balance the props
looks like the barometer has some issues.or check the height in waypoint of mission planner. just my 2p of idea