Chris Austin's Discussions (4)

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Unplanned Water Landing

So flying around this weekend taking some lovely shots over the coast and countryside. The wind calmed down this evening so I thought I would get some nice shots during sunset. 

All was going well, I made a few passes getting the footage I wanted. The

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Who's who of the DIY Drones movement

I'm quite new to this community but as I explore APM and ArduPilot I find myself constantly in awe of what has been achieved. I wanted to make a donation to help sustain the project but it dawned on me that I didn't really know who was who or how the

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Commanding descent into a loiter

Hi chaps,

Could anyone a little more experienced explain the behaviour I should expect if I performed the following WP sequence in a mission? 

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In short, what I am trying to achieve is an "on the spot" reduction in altitude: so the first waypoint is at

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Cumulative mAh display

Hi All,

Just a quick one. Is there a way to add cumulative mAh display to the GCS HUD? I've seen this on a lot of video OSDs and it strikes me as a more intuitive way to judge capacity over % derived from voltage (providing its accurate).

Some back rea

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