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Chris posted a discussion
Hi Everyone,I am using apm plane v3.5.0 with MP v1.3.37. With regard to the geotagging, the ability to adjust the log offsets has been removed in this version of MP, so I'm not entirely sure which altitude is being used when geotagging.When the AMSL…
Mar 14, 2016
Chris replied to Chris's discussion RTK geotagging with piksi
"Ok, I have MP 1.3.30 so I'll upgrade and give it a go. Will let you know. Thanks for your help"
Mar 6, 2016
Chris posted a discussion
Hi everyone,I have a piksi connected to serial 4, configured as gps2 and the standard ublox configured as gps1. I am able to get the piksi into fixed RTK and the gps status shows '5'. My question is that when it comes to geotagging how do I know and…
Mar 5, 2016
Chris commented on Chris Anderson's blog post SwiftNav Piksi RTK (high accuracy) GPS now supported by Pixhawk/APM
Sep 29, 2015
Chris commented on Chris Anderson's blog post SwiftNav Piksi RTK (high accuracy) GPS now supported by Pixhawk/APM
"Hi Niels and the SwiftNav team,I have recently purchased a Piksi kit to integrate on a Pixhawk running MP V1.3.32, Piksi Console V0.24.2, Piksi firmware V0.20 STM & V0.15 NAP and APM Plane V3.3.0
I have tried two methods, the first being GPS data…"
Sep 29, 2015
Chris replied to Chris's discussion Plane V3.3.0 Crash on takeoff
"97 is the successful flight log2015-07-23 16-59-23 97.bin.zip"
Jul 28, 2015
Chris replied to Chris's discussion Plane V3.3.0 Crash on takeoff
"Thanks Grant, Attaching a successful flight log now. This flight was conducted between the two crash flights, using manual mode for takeoff and landing.

On the second crash, the machine went in nose first, but I noticed a broken control horn on the…"
Jul 28, 2015
Chris replied to Chris's discussion Plane V3.3.0 Crash on takeoff
"Successful flight long is 97"
Jul 28, 2015
Chris replied to Chris's discussion Plane V3.3.0 Crash on takeoff
"The camera is near the I2C splitter, could it be causing interference with that?"
Jul 24, 2015
Chris replied to Chris's discussion Plane V3.3.0 Crash on takeoff
"Hi guys,

Yeah I have been very carefull with the cg. Before the camera was installed I put ballast in place of it for weight and cg test. Throughout all of my flying the cg has been exactly the same, and the aircraft is well under its max weight"
Jul 24, 2015
Chris replied to Chris's discussion Plane V3.3.0 Crash on takeoff
"Hi Andre

I just used SS to abbreviate 'stratosnapper', the trigger I am using for my camera. The SS has been plugged into the pixhawk for many flights now, without any issues. Now that I have installed a camera and plugged the SS into it (the…"
Jul 24, 2015
Chris commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.3.0 released
"Thanks Grant, let me know if you need any more info."
Jul 23, 2015
Chris commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.3.0 released
"Hi Grant,

Ok no worries, I have created a discussion and attached the data logs. Here is a link to it: http://diydrones.com/m/discussion?id=705844%3ATopic%3A2053949"
Jul 23, 2015
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Jul 23, 2015
Chris commented on Andrew Tridgell's blog post APM:Plane 3.3.0 released
"Hi Guys,

I have been building a flying wing running a Pixhawk. Up until today, I have been very successful with the build and tuning. The machine has been operating well in all modes and both auto takeoff and landing work well. I have followed the…"
Jul 23, 2015
Chris posted a discussion
Hi Guys,I have been building a flying wing running a Pixhawk. Up until today, I have been very successful with the build and tuning. The machine has been operating well in all modes and both auto takeoff and landing work well. I have followed the…
Jul 23, 2015
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