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Bill commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPlane home page
"For dual APM I could feed both APM with the Rx outputs, feed both APM outputs to an extra mux and control that mux from the primary APM mux c/o line.
The extra mux normally passes the primary APM output to the servos.
If the primary APM fails the…"
Sep 28, 2011
Bill commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPlane home page
"Thanks Chris, I'll wait until everything else is finished and buy the APM last."
Sep 17, 2011
Bill commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPlane home page
"Are there plans to release a new version of the hardware or is it mature and now only the software is being developed?
Thanks, Bill
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Sep 16, 2011
Bill replied to borneobear's discussion Altitude Hold for RC Helis
"Rather than start yet another thread on "how do I build a stabilizer" I think attaching my question to this thread might be the best.
Unlike most members who want to design their own, I just want to buy a stabilizer that will allow a helicopter to…"
Jun 2, 2009
Bill commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPilot home page
"Iv'e thought a bit more about the saving of waypoints during a flight.
The ArduPilot already has the GPS data so the other processor only has to tell it to save the current position as a waypoint. One digital input can be the save waypoint…"
May 8, 2009
Bill commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPilot home page
"Chris, thanks for your wonderful system.
Is it possible for another processor to pass a waypoint to the ArduPilot via spare I/O pins?
An example is a glider that has found a thermal and can enter the location into ArduPilot.
It can later return to…"
May 7, 2009
Bill commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPilot home page
"I've tried to find the answer by reading as much as I can about ArduPilot but I still can't so here's the question -
The Ardupilot is a fairly complex device and it even uses GPS, so why does it use the pyro sensors instead of a dual axis…"
May 5, 2009