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Feilding


About Me:

Retired Structural Engineer


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Have built and flown Quadcopters on both APM and DJI platforms. Now wanting to use some surplus APM 2.6 gear to send a boat on a mission using 3dr Tower App on a mobile phone


Hometown:

Feilding


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Bruce Ardern replied to Bruce Ardern's discussion Octocopter Transmitter Set Up
"So if I have a quadcopter with + configuration instead of x configuration, is the radio setup still the same but the difference is in setting up the FC through Mission Planner?
cheers, Bruce"
May 24, 2019
Bruce Ardern replied to Bruce Ardern's discussion Octocopter Transmitter Set Up
"Many thanks Marc Marc LE BRET said:
Octocopter or Quadcopter, the radio settings are the same.

Follow the wiki: http://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-rc-transmitter-flight-mode-...

All pertinent information is there.

Pixhack 2.8.4 is not a…"
May 23, 2019
Bruce Ardern commented on Brian Donovan's blog post Octocopter - basic to start
"Hi Brian, How's your memory! How do you set up a Turnigy 9X to operate for an Octocopter. I know very little about radio setup but have successfully followed instructions to set up for a quadcopter.
cheers, Bruce"
May 22, 2019
Bruce Ardern posted a discussion
I want to set up a Turnigy 9x or FlySky TH9x or Devention Devo 7 to operate an octocopter using Pixhawk 2.8.4 flight controller. I am a complete novice on transmitter setups can anyone help or point me to a wiki
May 22, 2019
Bruce Ardern replied to Bruce Ardern's discussion Mission Planner Mystery
"Many thanks Andre, I'm not crazy after all.
Uninstalled MP then deleted the Folder "Mission Planner" in "Program Files (x86)" reinstalled MP and BINGO everything is back."
Jul 6, 2016
Bruce Ardern replied to Bruce Ardern's discussion Mission Planner Mystery
"Thanks George, but no that didn't work for me "
Jul 5, 2016
Bruce Ardern posted a discussion
Hoping someone can help.Mission Planner v1.3.38 connected to Pixhawk via USBAC v3.3.1MP Config/Tuning is not showing any values in Standard or Advanced Parameters pages. Flight Data screen is alive and looks ok Shows GPS Lock Position on Google map…
Jul 5, 2016
Bruce Ardern posted a discussion
APM 2.8 Arducopter v3.3.3I went flying, great take off, flight and RTL. Standard shut down unplugged battery then switch off RC.Next day and since, won't Arm, Motors Twitch, while ESCs beep continuously. Something is wrong without anything being…
Jun 3, 2016