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Ferndale, MI


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I am using apm as a stabilizer for fpv flying a traditional heli


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Ferndale


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Colin Holzman replied to Colin Holzman's discussion Blade 450 flybar question
"I just completed the poor man's flybarless modification on the b450 flybar head. It hovered in the backyard perfectly after quickly re tuning pitch and roll rate. The values are similar to what they were with no flybar weights. I ended up with 0.033…"
Aug 16, 2013
Colin Holzman replied to Colin Holzman's discussion Blade 450 flybar question
"OK so I guess this conversation is a little one sided, but maybe someone will find it useful for their project.

I flew at the park today and it is definitely much better without the fly bar weights. I didnt notice the wobble through six batteries.…"
Aug 15, 2013
Colin Holzman replied to Spencer's discussion Swashplate setup on flybar system
"Try flipping the servo positions in mp. That worked for me when I had that problem."
Aug 15, 2013
Colin Holzman replied to Colin Holzman's discussion Blade 450 flybar question
"Update: I removed the flybar weights and re-tuned the board. I hovered in the back yard a little and it seems slightly better, but I can tell there is still a strange wobble on the pitch axis with a sharp pitch input. I will update again after I fly…"
Aug 14, 2013
Colin Holzman posted a discussion
I posted this in the trad heli user group but there doesn't seem to be a lot of activity there. Here is the original post: I am hoping someone has some insight into a few questions I have. I am flying a Blade 450 with apm 2.5 mounted aft of the main…
Aug 14, 2013
Colin Holzman posted a discussion in ArduCopter (traditional heli) user group
I am hoping someone has some insight into a few questions I have. I am flying a Blade 450 with apm 2.5 mounted aft of the main shaft where the tail gyro would be. I am running 3.0.1 firmware. So far I have successfully setup the heli and have about…
Aug 13, 2013