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Airfix4 commented on Simon Wilks's blog post Introducing the Sky Observer (Skylark) UAV from ZETA
"@ Simon.
Any updates? Hows the Observer holding up?
Have you installed the Pixhawk and flown autonomously?
I'm also interested in flight times and durability. 
I see HK offers kits for just over $200. "
Feb 6, 2016
Airfix4 replied to Daniel Illig's discussion Poor customer service from 3DR -- Are they becoming another DJI?
"I got an email toady from Technical UNsupport...it's only been 38 days!!

Here we go again. If you read the 18 emails, you would know "my side of the story". Are we 10!?!!

"Thank you for contacting Technical Support.
My name is Enrique, manager at…"
Sep 17, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Daniel Illig's discussion Poor customer service from 3DR -- Are they becoming another DJI?
"still nothing...should I give up?"
Sep 2, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Daniel Illig's discussion Poor customer service from 3DR -- Are they becoming another DJI?
"I gave up going round in circles and asked to speak with a supervisor on 8/19/15...I am still waiting."
Aug 25, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Daniel Illig's discussion Poor customer service from 3DR -- Are they becoming another DJI?
"Support was okay a year ago. Okay meaning they as least found resolution and replaced components in a not-so-timely fashion.
However, recently Customer Support has been horrible. I understand the Support Reps must be overworked, but that is no way…"
Aug 19, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Airfix4's discussion Mission Planner 1.3.31
"I re-calibrated the accel on a PC running 1.3.30.
Flew the same mission that was previously loaded on Pixhawk. 
No payload. 
No issues. 

I'm not sure if this is a fluke or not, but seems there may be somthing wrong with MP 1.3.31 accel calibration.…"
Aug 10, 2015
Airfix4 posted a discussion
Does anyone know what changes were made in the latest MP?There isn't anything listed in the change log.https://github.com/diydrones/MissionPlanner/blob/master/ChangeLog.txtI see there are some changes to the accelerometer calibration. An additional…
Aug 8, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Airfix4's discussion GPS Glitch / Loss of GPS
"It turned out to be a faulty GPS module. 3DR RMA'd the unit and the replacement GPS is working. "
Aug 8, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Airfix4's discussion GPS Glitch / Loss of GPS
"Thanks Drew, I'll focus in on the cable and let you know what I find. "
Aug 3, 2015
Airfix4 posted a discussion
Hi all, I'm having a GPS issue. The problem was identified during an auto mission. The aircraft started drifting so the mission was aborted. The logs reveal several GPS glitches (pic attached), but also complete, intermittent loss of GPS. It bounced…
Aug 3, 2015
Airfix4 posted a discussion
My company is looking to hire a consultant whom will help write params and evaluate mission planner logs.Log troubleshooting expertise and sensor integration are tasks we are looking for assistance.If you are looking for part time work and are an…
May 12, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Ivan R's discussion stuck at a mission waypoint in AUTO mode
"What is your wp nav radius set to?"
May 5, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Kjetil Riisnes's discussion Pixhawk compass calibration does not work
"I had a similar issue with accelerometer calibration. 3DR is replacing pixhawk, but its been several weeks now and hasn't shown up.

hope the quality control and lack of parts isn't a sign of things to come..."
Apr 24, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Eliran Eyal's discussion help!!!! problems with auto mode
"I've run into the same issue with a quad. It takes off and just stays there, i.e. doesn't actually go to the waypoints. Loiter and autoland work fine. I believe its a MP update issue. What version are you running? I'm running 1.3.24. A new version…"
Apr 24, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Airfix4's discussion MP 1.3.23 "error receiving log list"
"It did end up pulling the files when hooked up via usb, but only through the terminal. Good luck!"
Apr 15, 2015
Airfix4 replied to Airfix4's discussion MP 1.3.23 "error receiving log list"
"I was able to get them through the terminal. It took hours to get them all. next time I'll see if they can be pulled right off the ad card...not sure, but worth a shot."
Apr 15, 2015
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