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Issues Arming ArduCopter

Hi everyone,

I recently finished construction of my 3dr ArduCopter kit and began calibrating the electronics. I used the CLI to calibrate my radio as the GUIbased one didn't work, but other than that, everything went without a hitch. I finished calibr

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Ublox lea-6h no GPS lock

Hello,

i bought the ardumega 2.5 + and the ublox gps together from 3drobotics.

The GPS will not lock onto any satellites. I am powering both right now over USB from my laptop. I am outdoors in a clear sky. I ran the CLI gps test. it says the ublox is O

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Loiter and RTL work "now and then"

Hello,

We are in the process of fine tuning a large octo and a small tricopter, both using Arducopter 2.8.1. We have challenges with the loiter and RTL mode. In one flight loiter can be perfect, and then, after flying around, the multicopters don,t wa

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Need some advice

Hey,

I'm not really a begginer but this is my first big quad and i need some advice.

My setup is:

-Tarot fy650 frame

-hobbyking blue esc 40amp

-multistar 390kv

-4s 4ah battery

-15x4.5 wooden props

-APM 2.5

-Weights 1.8kg

Does anyone has a similiar setup that c

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Some general questions

Hi all,

i'm an italian university student and me and a pair of friends are really interested in building our first drone (probably a quadcopter). I see that the store has everything we need but, since we are down here in italy, we are going to spend a

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My first question

New to this subject in all respects.

I'm looking for some hand holding - This June (6 weeks)  I'm doing a Robot Camp at my university for 12-15yo students. Much of the student time will be spent with Lego Mindstorm but I would also like to buy a gps e

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APM 2.5 loiter wanderer

I am new to this level of UAV.

I have a Hex X 2.9.1, 800kv, 12x4.5, 5000 3S, AUW 2500g. 8+ min flight, all balanced and centered

Hovering in Stabilize mode is good, but it seems to want to pitch slightly. forward or back. I have to stick hold position 

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APM 2 power problem

Last night i used an XT 60 to Deans converter plug made by a friend to connect a battery to my quad which has an APM 2 board and I use the APM Power Module.  Well i did not check the plug before i used it which was a mistake as it resulted with me co

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Flying without GPS

Hi you all.

I'm trying to fly my quad without using the GPS (which is been shipping). But I have some problems with it. I don't know how to save the configuration at the Mission Planner, so I don't know how to make it fly. All works ok, but I still ha

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