I purchased this kit with the larger motor/prop sizes. Does anyone know what the payload is?
The goal is to attach telemetry as well as my canon 60D and video tx. Will I need arm adjustments and motor upgrades to achieve this?
Thanks!
Read more…As an engineer and software developer I feel confident we could write software that auto tunes the PIDs in the air or possibly on a fixed jig that holds it in place. Has anyone done any work on this?
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Relatively new to my quadcopter, I've been flying until now (I started two weeks ago) only in stabilize mode using my turnigy radio as the single way command the quad.
I did not yet try missions.
I am training on a football field (100 meters x 70
Read more…I had a great flight yesterday on my 3DR Quad-C with 880 motors that ended in a flyaway in Stab mode. I was flying in a school yard in a residential neighborhood and had to do something to stop it from climbing away and drifting with the wind so I sw
Read more…This sounds a little too good to be true. Is anyone familiar with pressure sensors that provide this much resolution? Obviously this would be fantastic on an arducopter.
http://www.meas-spec.com/product/t_product.aspx?id=8503
Mike
Read more…One brand new Tenergy 3s 5,000 mah battery is fully charged with a balance charger and flown in an arducopter quad for 16 minutes. My battery alarm goes off at 10.8 volts (3.6 volts per cell on a 3s lipo) and I promptly land. Before re-charging I c
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I had to replace two of my props after a crash. So I ordered two new ones but they are from a different brand/supplier and not exactly the same material : two of them are APC, the two other are Turnigy plastic. The turnigy are more flexible tha
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I was doing my first flights today. And guess what... I crashed !
The crash did happen because the quad flipped (fortunately I was landing and thus almost on the ground) at the same time that one propeller collet came loose off the motor's shaft
Read more…Hey guys...I put together a 3DR quad (10" props, 850Kv motors) 2.9.1 firmware and after several catastrophic crashes I am sort of getting the hang of it.
This is my very first experience with anything R/C so I realize that most of the trouble that I'm
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I noticed some strange short throttle drop outs by displaying a graph of the Throttle IN and Throttle OUT data (from the mission planner log browser). It happens when the throttle stick is quite low (I would say around 10-25%). The throttle out
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Strange thing happened today when trying another mapping mission (one that has worked fine before) as it seems that the quad was approx 50m west of where it though it was (North/South seemed to be fine however). Had full 3D fix with 10 sateli
Read more…PLEASE - Can someone with similar configuration please email me a Spektrum DX8 configuration file so I can get back on track with my ArduCopter build? I would especially be interested in settings for beginners where the throttle, yaw and pitch sensit
Read more…I am just starting to hover a + quad in stability mode. I can hover steadily for periods ranging from 15 to 30 seconds( hands off, 2-3 ft. altitude ) then copter starts to nose down, recover slightly, nose down, etc. until it hits the ground or unti
Read more…Update 19/02/2013: problem has been resolved. See discussions below for conclusion.Hello,I am in a dead end that frustrates me to the point I might give up soon...any help welcome.I have not yet flown my new quad that I try to finalize for weeks now,
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I'm trying to figure out the setup for the 3 'longer' legs that came with my Quad Arducopter, and for use with the camera mount. Can't find instructions or a setup anywhere.
I've got 4 booms, a camera mount, yet only 3 'longer' legs.
Can any
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Have a slight problem with 2.9 firmware when switching from stabilise to loiter mode the throttle completely dies for about a second which is a bit disconcerting (nearly needed new trousers)
has anyone else come across this.
Regards to all a
Read more…Hello,
I calibrate my radio and accel. after every firmware update to be on the safe side...
My question: Which manipulations delete the Settings (calibration) of the APM2.5?
- CLI commands: erase, reset
- install of new Firmware
Thank you for your cont
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I purchased year ago, one quadcopter (pictures below) with a 2.4 ghz manual control.
I plain to use this for aereal photography, but i need the folowing:
- GPS
- GPS based mission planning software, and return to base.
- zoom and shoot
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3DR arducopter, APM2.5 :
during ESC calibration i noticed one of the fourth ESC (motor4) an extreme overheating. Three possibilities : ESC problem, motor problem or PDB problem on output motor 4.
I excluded ESC and motor problem by swapping th
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