Well, now it's my turn. After dozens, maybe hundreds of flights of my APM, today in my pre-fpv RTL test, the APM decided to throttle up to maximum, go max pitch, and plow deep into the earth, damaging or completely destroying everything on the quad.
I
Read more…So I bought one of these things (or one exactly like it), because once while learning fpv I backed into a tree and it took me a couple minutes to figure out which direction my quad was. No big deal, but I could see where it could possibly be a real b
Read more…I'll just be direct here, so as not to be overly long.
The 2.9.1 forum thread is past 1600 posts, and I have no doubt it will hit 2000 posts shortly.
The problem with that thread is that it's crushing under it's own weight. The same or closely relate
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Read more…How much Voltage Sag is normal?
I'm going round and round with various batteries trying to find one that doesn't sag so bad.
What I'm talking about is; in flight, it seems most batteries will get down to 10v or so, but once I land it's right back up t
Read more…So I've been unhappy with how aggressive the throttle is on 2.8.1, plus my quad sinks, and climbs, and sinks and climbs, over and over. And I feel like I'm often giving it waaaay to much throttle just to hold altitude.
So in the new Arducopter Pids s
Read more…If you go to Arducopter Pids and change Altitude Hold/Altitude Error:/P, it shows up immediately in the Arducopter Config/Altitude Hold/P spin-dial.
BUT.... If you change Arducopter Config/Altitude Hold/P, it never shows up in Arducopter Pids/Altitud
Read more…Don't know if this is a stupid idea, but is it possible to solder up an battery to the little external gps connector to provide power to the on board gps, so it doesn't take so long to lock?
Read more…Hey! I see way points are removed from the map now when they become Commands! Awesome!
Read more…After hijacking Kur's blog (sorry Kur), I tried to post my logs, but it appears if you post in a blog post, you can't post files. Anyways, here is my logs using ALT_Hold with a sonar.
Note: I don't think anything is wrong with SONAR, but check out GP
Read more…So this thread here: http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/new-orleans-cancels-plans-for-super-bowl-drone-after-press-inquir?xg_source=activity
Or I should say the comments in it, got me to thinking. So this may be a stupid idea, or maybe it's sheer gen
Read more…This is what the wiki says:
| Yaw tracking option | ALtitude (in meters) | Latitude | Longitude |
Has anyone tried one of these 6 position switches yet? Seems perfect for a mode switch.
I can't tell if it's plain old contacts inside, or if there's fancy electronics.
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Components:_Switches_and_knobs/Fr
Read more…Just wondering. Forking a conversation off from the 2.7.3 announcement.
Read more…What parameter (PID) should I adjust if my XCopter wobbles a bit when it's auto-navigating?
Read more…So I flew this mission today. Lifted off, trimmed up the copter, and hit auto.
What it appeared to do to me, was go to waypoint 4, then waypoint 3, then land.
Is this because the mission course is to small? It is possible, it went to waypoint 1, then 2
Read more…Dang it. I've flashed this thing 15 times and it still comes up as ver 1.8.
I've used different computers, different FTDI cards. Different usb cables, different usb ports. Each time I flash it, is says Done! Like it was successful.
Then all I get is;
Read more…I put 5 or 6 way points into my Xcopter. Went and flew, and though I didn't fly the planned course, it did seem to head off towards waypoint 1 until I aborted and flew it back. All well and good.
But now at home, and using mission planner. When I trie
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