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I'm new to drones but want to learn. I'd like to build a small business which uses drones, and so have decided to try and understand this world through this site among others. Thanks for reading this, and thanks for helping.


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Andreas Nicolet replied to Andreas Nicolet's discussion Weird issue with IRIS+/Pixhawk
"Thank you Chris, but unfortunately not. Quick answer since the forum just apparently deleted my long answer here.

I think it is just me being surprised about the effect of adding the weight of the gimbal Just flew it in Loiter and Standard mode. It…"
Jun 17, 2015
Andreas Nicolet replied to Andreas Nicolet's discussion Weird issue with IRIS+/Pixhawk
"Indeed - I charged it to 100% after I got it. Just tested it again. Iris starts up normally, I arm it, props start spinning at low speed, I start increasing throttle slowly, nothing happens, I increase it more, nothing happens, I get to 50%-70%…"
Jun 17, 2015
Andreas Nicolet replied to Andreas Nicolet's discussion Weird issue with IRIS+/Pixhawk
"2015-06-16 21-23-00.log"
Jun 17, 2015
Andreas Nicolet posted a discussion
Weird issue with IRIS+/Pixhawk
Hi folks. Just flew my Iris for the fourth time this evening. I've flown it a few times before with no problems at all. Today I flew it with the Tarrot gimbal for the first time.After about 2 minutes of successful maneuvering around the garden, the…
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Jun 17, 2015
Andreas Nicolet replied to Paul Braun's discussion Suggestions on converting to APM or Pixhawk on a DJI F550 w/Naza
"Hi Paul, 
please could you tell me if you ever found a solution to this problem? I am facing the same issue.
/A"
Apr 6, 2015
Andreas Nicolet posted a discussion
Ideas for new Airframe?
Hi everyone, Trying to find the right airframe to carry 2-3 medium-sized Cannon cameras as well as a few (2-3) other low-weight hardware items and cabling (each about the size of the PixHawk autopilot I am using). The UAS should be able to fly at…
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Apr 6, 2015
Andreas Nicolet posted a discussion
Best cheap ARF fixed-wing for startup
Hi everyone, Im moving to California this April to begin a startup in the UAS business with a friend. The end-goal will involve flying multiple fixed-wing UAS craft (In the beginning mostly outside the US). First we need to build a prototype.We have…
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Apr 5, 2015

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