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Charlie Fox replied to Cristian Rougier's discussion Motor AMP ? in ArduCopter User Group
"Disk motors traditionally are quite low amps compared to a 28 or 35mm"
Mar 20, 2013
Charlie Fox replied to Cristian Rougier's discussion Motor AMP ? in ArduCopter User Group
"On 3s I think 30A will be more than ample. 4s would use less.

My 950kv 28mm motors push 1.25kg at 4S and pull 17A"
Mar 20, 2013
Charlie Fox left a comment on ArduCopter User Group
"I find with mine If I'm hovering above say 2m when I click alt hold it rises up a few meters then stops. If under 2m it drops down and lands. Its a bit of an art as it doesn't respond rapidly to throttle input. Definitely not how I expected it to…"
Feb 10, 2013
Charlie Fox left a comment on ArduCopter User Group
"Hi Goncalo *my keyboard doesn't have that c sorry.
That is probably normal behaviour.

In ALT hold mode the throttle becomes altitude control. So switching modes doesn't guarantee it will hold its current altitude but rather the altitude relavent to…"
Feb 10, 2013
Charlie Fox replied to Silviu's discussion X 8 Setup How to run 8 motors on APM 2.5? in ArduCopter User Group
"You have to set up the code via arduino ide not mission planner. updates however can be done via mission planner.

Do not do as suggested before which is basically a hacked quad. Yes it will fly by not as stable and smooth as what is called the…"
Feb 10, 2013
Charlie Fox replied to Zen's discussion Is safe flight possible with diydrones gear?
"Drone Savant, if not APM, what platform are you working with at the moment?"
Jan 29, 2013
Charlie Fox replied to chris wilson's discussion question about commercial use.
"Which country?

In NZ any pilotless aircraft used commercially becomes a UAS, certification starts with approval by the director of our CAA (like the USA FAA), one of the general requirements is to have sat the exams for. PPL. Only 3 nz operators…"
Jan 23, 2013