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APM2 and Turnigy plush 30A ESC

Hello,

im using the turnigy plush 30A ESC's with APM2 and the ROXXY 2827/35 motor (14 pole - 760kv)

Wich settings need the turnigy plush?

Brake - no

Battery - Ni-XX (its safer?)

start mode - normal? or soft? or very soft?

timing - low? or middle? or high?

A

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Magnetometer Help

Hello everyone,

 

well hex flies stable apart from yaw will not lock i noticed in the miossion planner flight data the magnetometer is not reading correctly, in the set up i did a calibration which gave me a offset number to use, can anyone tell me whe

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2.4 -> 2.3

Gents,

 could anybody inform me how to change from quad to hexa after downloading 2.3 by using Arduino?? The command setup] frame hexax does not seem to work.

Sorry for asking but I am really new and 2.4 is not working for me so I need to get back to 2

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2.4

Ok guys sorted the motor problem loaded the 2.4 version (thanks chris) but have a bad yaw prolem,

hexacopter swings round to the left i have to put full right stick in just to hold it, should i change the

Rate Yaw or Stabilise Yaw, increase or decrease

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Board Fault or Software??

Ok guys here we go, board installed radio and mavlink all works correctly, all motor power up togther

BUT pulling really bad to the right and bad left yaw, now entering cli mode doing a motor test

the front and back motors work but in the test the left

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Help!

Hello all my first test flight with the ardupilot on a hex + frame was a disaster but to my problem,

when i goto cli setup motors when the front and back motor works on the pitch stick but when i try the roll stick left or right no motors work at all?

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ARDUPILOT-

I am designing an multicopter and using ardupilot mega in it, for this apm will act as stabilising board too or with apm we should use stabilising board , i am confused...please help me

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Does it work on a Mac?

Hello.I am an avid flyer of small indoor helis but am now getting hooked on outdoor quad copters. I would love to jump in to the drone community but was wondering if the Mission program works on Apple machines.I would like to get your experiences wit

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Help for a total Newbie

Hello.  I’m a complete newbie here and I am brimming w/ questions. 

First a few words about myself.  I got into the RC aircraft (fixed wing & heli) many years ago.    I got out of the hobby but now I have more free time than before.  I recently bought

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Best Material for Landing Gear?

I have finally completed my winter project - a bench top CNC mill. After several hard landings (tongue planted firmly in cheek), I want to start making my own replacement landing gear and/or electronics platform.

I am currently flying a modded version

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Skyjib 8

Any suggestions which props (electric or slow flyers and size) and batteries (five or six cells) works best with the Skyjib using Axi 4120/20 motors and Phoenix Ice 75 speedcontrollers?

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