I keep reading everywhere that using drones for commercial use is illegal without the FAA exemptions. But I cannot seem to find an answer to my single question;
Why are there so many websites of companies offering photography and aerial services using
Read more…First crash banged up the Tarot Gimbal. I'm hoping I can get the parts and repair it. Thoughts?
Well, I think it may be a right of passage. I was flying a very simple mission from Droid Planner today when everything went amuck.
When i put a freshly charged battery in my iris + it reads 11.9 volts in droidplanner and on my minimosd. Now i know voltage sag happens but this isnt even armed. Any ideas? In mission planner i have the 3dr 4 in 1 esc power module selected with 5200
Read more…Once I do the IRIS+ upgrade I would like to use the old IRIS parts to build a new UAV. Has anyone here done something similar? I was thinking about buying IRIS internal plates, doing a mast for the GPS, and avoiding the top and bottom shells if possi
Read more…FINAL MAPPING ASSEMBLY :: FEB 13, 2015
As promised, here are the images and captions for the community
to benefit from for the custom mount design to fit the Canon S100 to the Iris.
Looking back at this process I see way simpler approaches to mounting
So I recently planned some missions with the Tower software. As instructed to do upon it coming out. I first used my Iris+ with no gimbal and it performed flawlessly. I then attached the gimbal and when it tried to do any sort of turns it fell out of
Read more…For some reason my ESC stopped working. If i plug in a battery nothing. If i plug in a spare power module to my pixhawk everything lights up and i can connect via mavlink.
Where can I buy a replacement??
Read more…I am interested in 3D Mapping and Survey with the Iris+. I have a modified GoPro and Tarot gimbal. I need a solution for Geotagging images through this setup or a recommended alternative solution/camera. Any help would be great. I am using AgiSoft Ph
Read more…I would like some feedback on my method for installing an Immersionrc 600mw 5.8GHz VTX on my Iris.
My concern is that installing it so close to the Pixhawk and Receiver that it may cause enough noise to either shorten the control range, or cause inter
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I am measuring the temperature profile from ground to 100 meters.
At the moment I am using a data logger that records temperature altitude and humidity.
So far I have made all my flights by taking off and the doing a 3 meter loiter for a few s
Read more…I have a project that will require my Iris+ to takeoff and fly anywhere from 6000ft to 10000ft above sea level. The aircraft will only be about 300ft above the ground. I have run the numbers in ecalc and found that my required throttle will be over
Read more…I was out today setting up for an auto mission (checking altitude of some trees, planning angles, etc).
On my way in to tweak the mission I decided to have the Iris follow me. Now whenever I connect (using Droid planner on galaxy s4), I am no longer a
Read more…Does anyone have a recommendation for a 3-axis gimbal for an Iris+?
The only option I have found out there is the DYS 3 Axis. Are there any others that work with a GoPro Hero 4 Black?
Thanks, erik
p.s.
If someone who owns a DYS and an Iris sees this, I
Read more…After rigging my TX to hold both a black pearl (for FPV) and a smartphone (for Droid Planner), I think what makes more sense is to use a tripod. My intention is to:
Hey guys, really new here. I soldered on my connections to the 4in1 esc so that I can power my fpv transmitter and not use my gimbal power. I say that because I am no stranger to opening this sucker up. Has anyone with more experience inserted a Mini
Read more…During my first few flights I noticed that I would lose telemetry on the radio when the aircraft was around 100ft in elevation and I was standing, not quite underneath, but in close proximity.
When I flew at lower altitudes and over 400ft away from th
Read more…I can't seem to find any discussion on this so I believe I might have a small problem. My Iris plus has an intermittent blinking of the right rear arm LED and has since the first flights. Is this normal or should I dig in to look for a faulty conne
Read more…On maybe my 7th or 8th flight with the Iris+ I experienced a crash.
I'm pretty sure it was human error (it always is), but from my perspective at the time, it appeared that the Iris just suddenly decided it wanted to land, which is exactly what it did
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