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APM 2.6 acting strange

This is the third quad I have scratch built with the apm board,I am very familiar with how this board works and what is needed to help make this a perfect machine,But this newest copter I am building is being nothing but trouble,It still has compass

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Afro 20a ESC Problems?

Does anyone know why i would be having this problem?
these escs and motors are brand new out the packet,

when i throttle up quickly 2 out of the 4 esc's die and reset on me

is there any way how to remedy this?

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Shakey flight even after tuning?

probably a simple and obvious question but I am getting occelations when i have the settings up too high and its way too sluggish down low, and there is no in between, im thinking that my motors are too low kv and my copter is too heavy?

does this mea

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Motrs not working after build

after soldering all my Afro brand 20A escs to my QAV400 frame and hard soldering the motors to the esc's, doing the esc calibration and everything my motors wont spin after they are armed, 
they make a high pitched noise and try and spin but nothing h

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Strange esc behaviour?

unfortunately i just went for a fly then and one of my 20A afro (simonk firmware) ESC's stopped working for some reason?
i flew the copter los to the park while i was behind it, got to a nice spot to setup fpv,
plugged a new battery in, armed the copte

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Verify Altitude question?

I am using arducopter 3.0.1 and the newest mission planner and have noticed that the "verify height" check box doesnt change the altitudes as you add way points any more, 


how do I go about my copter following changes in height on the ground e.g. star

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Verify Altitude question?

I am using arducopter 3.0.1 and the newest mission planner and have noticed that the "verify height" check box doesnt change the altitudes as you add way points any more, 


how do I go about my copter following changes in height on the ground e.g. star

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Anyone want a free APM 2.5?

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today after installing my external compass/gps I decided to test my copter out and i armed it and it took off full throttle with my cord still connected, it decided to break my usb connection on the board! 

now i have no way to connect and program any

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Mavlink not working?

my copter wont connect wirelessly with 3dr air and ground usb modules, 

it keeps saying getting params... ssyid 1 and stays on that for a while and then fails, 

can someone help me fix this?

thank you!

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External Compass Mounting suggestion?

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I haven't received my external compass yet (as you can see) but i just thought i would share a mounting
idea, it is made of metal and im just wondering if it would continue the magnetic interference?

It is quite light and i think its a good substitute

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Why is my one motor not working? :(

As you can see only 3 of my motors work at half throttle, and the other day i broke a frame arm due to me descending and reducing the throttle it flipped over and crashed, 


it cant be the motor as in the video it is a brand new one, 

could it be the ES

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I give up.

I think thats it for me with ArduCopter and APM 

after all day of testing and adjusting things like PID's etc and all day failing
(5 serious crashes) 

i think its time to hang up the boots, 

my copter flew brilliantly in manual mode but as soon as i trie

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Mapping Crops Using Arducopter

Hello all! 
I was just wondering if any of you had any tips on mapping vineyards and other crops using the Arducopter?
I have been using the mission planner and setting the copter to loiter for the first few waypoints hoping that my copter could get up

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