I just updated Mission Planner and now I get a message "Geofence Breach". I currently have the Geofence disabled.
Is this a glitch in the update, or do I need to change a setting?
Thanks.
Read more…Is there a way to tell if Tx loss signal initiated my RTL
Im about pretty sure it did as I was FPV 2,000 feet away, but still I want to be sure.
If there is no way to tell thats okay, just wondered.
Ed,
Read more…As a TBS Disco flier with this really looks interesting.
Looking at the history of ardupilot
http://dev.ardupilot.com/wiki/history-of-ardupilot/
I'm a little worried about escalation in physical size over the years of this product when other FC are small in comparison, are there any plans to make a smaller p
Read more…Hello,
I have a problem with Turnigy Multistar esc's (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__25365__turnigy_multistar_30_amp_multi_rotor_brushless_esc_2_4s.html)
I know that they can not be calibrated using the standard method and that these should
Read more…Hi,
Had a weird one a couple of days ago, and I can't quite work out why my quad did what it did ...
Basically a nice warm sunny day (usually rare for Scotland, although not his year), hardly a blip of wind (max 0.9 m/s recorded) and just plugged in a
Read more…Here's my update on the flight controller project i'm working on !!
Testing my custom built hardware on my Quadrone V 2.3 (quadcopter :P )
Currently running the Multiwii 2.1 software !!
sensors used - BMP 180 (barometer) , MPU6050
processing platform - A
After 3 auto flight, my apm start giving me this message"bad compas health" can on board compas be damage by vibration?
Read more…I wanted to have self tightening props so I could get my disco pro ready faster after taking it out of its case, I looked a lot and finally found a prop adapter that would work...and it works great!
So I thought I would share it with the other TBS own
Read more…I had a crash yesterday from about 60m. The Y6 is not looking good. I can fix it up, but I can't figure out why it crashed.
I have dataflash logs and FPV video from the flight. The FPV camera has seen better days - the footage is blurry, but it's enou
Read more…We were doing a demo for some water resources groups here in the SF north Bay area along the delta showing salinity gradients at specific GPS locations. The protocol was to take off in auto mode and loiter at 9 meters. From there we would enter guide
Read more…Hi,
My quad is running on Pixhawk and I use a FlySky TH9X radio (typical DIY Quad kit from 3D Robotics). The firmware is ArduCopter v3.1.5.
This morning, my quad started flying away (it might have been because of the wind but it just didn't seem to lis
Read more…I have seen a few users with "100 km" badges, and I believe these were all achieved with fixed wing platforms. (Right?)I am wondering... what are the longest distances people have been able to cover with a copter? Anybody up to 20 km? 50 km?! Is ther
Read more…I'm having an issue similar to the issue Oliver is having. Ground radio can see the air radio and has a solid green light and the red light flashes occasionally. The air unit never seems to connect, has a flashing green light and the red light flashe
Read more…Windows 8, I don't see "download firmwares" or "beta firmwares"
Windows 7 I do
Hi everybody,
First of all, I apologize in advance if the questions I'm gonna ask here have already found an answer, either on the Web or on diydrones, I've searched for quite a while before posting, but I may have missed something. I also apologize f
Read more…I have these arms on my quad Arms. Historically i used to mount the motor directly to the frame but i know realize that the screws over time and tightening protruded into the coils of the motor and severly damaged them. Now i want to use the proper m
Read more…I have been trying to get an APM 2.6 in working order. Unfortunately, this time the copter crashed from 12 feet in the air and destroyed three Graupner props and a 8000 mAh lipo. Note: This is not my first UAV build.
I have flashed, erased and
Read more…Nick has made us a nice 3D printed GoPro mount to the LEGO drone
Just thought I would share our progress
NASA recently announced plans to deploy a quadcopter drone to explore the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon
I wonder if FAA shall consider this kind of airspace Under its juridiction....
More here : http://dronelife.com/2014/06/20/rise-drones-spa
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