I have been interested for a while in the possibility of creating a VTOL fixed wing which transitions into forward flight after a vertical take off using multirotors. Finding this article prompted me to post this to ask whether this could be achieved
Read more…Some advice please. I need to take an informed decision on whether to purchase a Pixhawk or an APM 2.6.
I intend to fly fixed wing photogrammetry missions. As such I need full functionality on the Mission Planner and to be able to log GPS position and
Read more…I am probably being stupid on this, but am I right in thinking that the way RTL works is that when invoked it will return to Home as defined in the Mission Planner?If this is the case then would it not be more useful for RTL to return to the GPS loca
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I have spent a very frustrating day today trying to set up my Arducopter with the new motors (the optional 880kv ones from FahPah) and new Hobbywing Platinum ESCs. The APM was working fine with the original ESCs and motors.
The problem i
Read more…I managed to shoot a short video today in the mist and murk that is the UK's weather right now. You can hear a single bad motor making a noise and glitching occasionally. In fact, at the end of the flight it glitches enough to flip the quad right ove
Read more…I have finished building my pre-soldered ArduCopter. I loaded RC2 as 1.4 (which was pre-installed) seems to be out of date now.
Could someone please help me with the following issues?
1. I set everything up before plugging in my Mtek GPS 3329. Once I
Read more…I have the pre-soldered kit. I cannot find anything to tell me how I power the APM and receiver. Each of the ESC's connect to the PCB, I think all but one should have the power wire cut? From the PCB I have what must be a two wire power supply, but w
Read more…I have placed an order for an Arducopter kit and I am very enthusiastic about this project. After looking through this site further and the Arducopter Wiki I am very confused however about what I will actually get for my money.
