Hi All,
Been flying by quad in auto mode doing some ground mapping and on the whole things have been going well, however every now and then the quad goes a bit nuts when attemtping to go to a waypoint, making it circle widely with increasing speed. S
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I'm not sure how the on board compass setup is supposed to work on a hex. I connect via 915 M link and every thing looks good except the direction on the flight data screen is always out by alot like 180 degrees. Everything flies good in manual and
Read more…As a suggestion it would be really nice if we had Auto option for Ch 7
I have Auto set on my 3 way switch bottom, but the other day I was in mid switch and thought I was in top, I went down one and my quad flew up and hit the trees, then crashing down
Read more…Does Ch 7 Opt RTL override Auto mode?
I assume it does but would like verification.
i.e. if I am in Auto and I want it to come home can I flip the Ch7 high?
Thanks, Ed,
Read more…I did a waypoint flight today and noticed that it did not hold altitude well at all. Climbed and descended a lot. 7-10 mph winds so maybe thats why.
So I took a look at the kmz and noticed that all the points had a "alt error #". I am not sure if t
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I recently got the Udrone Hexacopter including the gimbal with the lot and have a few general questions which im sure others will also have especially if they have little experience.
Resources
It would appear that there are quite a few oth
Read more…I was able to put in in stabilize and get it back but here is exactly what happened.
I have the latest GPS Mediatek firmware.
1) Took to field.
2) It did all waypoints amazingly great.
3) Landing was a little too fast for my LEGO coptor.
4) Took home and
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Took my newly-completed quad outside today for it's first outdoor hover testing.. It's been working perfectly indoors (tethered) for tuning and setup.
Everything started out fine, GPS lock, telemetry ok, armed successfully in stabilize mode
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I am new to this area and I am currently waiting on deliver of the 3DR ArduCopter Hexa-B. Can anyone advise on what my first steps should be regarding flying this.
Many Thanks
Thomas
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Just wondering will 2.9 have a mode that lets you "fly by gps" like the N...?
They call it "GPS Atti. Mode"
Hey guys, I am just getting started at Arducopter, and I bought an Arducopter Rev C from 3DRobotics, but I am having technical difficulties to say the least. I am almost certain there are no soldering errors, and my receiver inputs are in order, but
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Could some of you post pictures of their quad arducopter(s) if you think you have a neat cabling and battery arrangement ? This would help me and probably lots of others too,
How to you fix your ESCs ?
How to you fix your battery ?
How to yo
Read more…I have been using stabilize, wanted to try position hold to see if it will at least stay in my back yard and it wont, it drifts off almost hitting fences and plants.
I know the GPS works well because I fly it waypoints a lot and it works well.
Any reas
Read more…Went to the LEGO store at Disney today and changed out the legs from the thin window frames with 2x2 bricks. This should handle a very solid landing now. Basically this quad is almost one solid frame now since its CA glued together.
Also made the le
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I have just got my 3DR kit quad Arducopter with GPS 3DR GPS uBlox LEA-6.
During the assembly process that little GPS board fell a two or three times on my table from the height of the quad frame (I would say 10 to 20 cm high).
Then yesterday
Read more…I have an APM1.4/2560. I had a 1280 on it but just changed that to 2560 to be able to install the latest version.
What is happening is a strong yaw clockwise. It will hover though it is impossible to fly because of the yaw. I don't have GPS or magneto
Read more…After a great flight all motors shut down.
I turned off myTx before my Quad batter disconnect, I know it went into FailSafe
I know why it may have done that but if the chopper is stopped and on the ground it should not take off again. Lucky I grabbed
Read more…When I download my flight all I see is earth, GPS is locked, both lights blue before take off.
I expected to see my backyard flight on google earth
Here is the KMZ file 2012-12-28%2015-18%203.kmz
just want to wish everyone on here a happy christmas and a great flying new year, seeing what this year has achieved on here cant wait for the next one.
cheers all
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One question on the servo cable from PDB to ESC , the red (+) is really supplying 5 volts or is it just there for mechanical purposes ???, sure the black is (-) ok and the signal (s) comes from APM , but not sure if really the PDB uses the + to
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