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Cabling for FPV

I have this

http://www.getfpv.com/lumenier-ce-720-effio-v-720tvl-super-wdr-camera.html

and this

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__77815__Lawmate_1_2GHz_8CH_1000mW_Wireless_AV_Transmitter_for_FPV_CCTV_Camera.html

The cables that came with them a

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Transmitter would not reconnect to Arduplane

I attempted a mission.

Arduplane is set to continue on tranmitter failsafe. After takeoff I turned off the transmitter. I had a telemetry connection. I have flown many flights in the hard config of this plane so i am very positive that the video is no

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Continue Mission when transmitter is switched off

Hi,

Was this ever sorted ?

http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/continue-mission-on-signal-loss?groupUrl=apmusergroup&groupId=705844%3AGroup%3A394667&id=705844%3ATopic%3A1335752&page=1#comments

I did a flight today and had both values in the firmware setti

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Mission Planning

I am planning a mission. The landing point is not the same location as the takeoff point.

How can i calculate the distance of my mission ? (Mission planner automatically appears to draw a return to start point as a waypoint - so the distance does not

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1.3 ghz hd 1080

Hello,

does a 1.3 ghz hd transmitter reciever combination exist that is suitable for an rc plane. I have a standard 1.3 ghz setup but i would love better video quality coming back to a screen.

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Arduplane AutoTakeoff

i am going to setup auto-takeoff for the first time. I dont know the location. can i just setup any mission at any location on mission planner with the first point being auto take off and then use that mission ?

from reading the documentaion the plane

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Fatshark Dominator HD

Hello,

i have my av out from my receiver plugged into the AV IN/OUT of the fatshark dominator HD and have the receiver turned off. I am still not getting an image. Is there something else i need to do ?

I have referenced this but there is little/no inf

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Finwing penguin takeoff issues

hello,

i find it tough enough to take off my finwing penguin. Its balanced and i takeoff in manual. usually i'm on my own and if there is someone to help then they have 0 experience.

I dont really want to use the auto take off feature.

What i currently

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Charher

Can a max 5amp charger charge an 8000 mah battery ?

20150608_115129.jpg

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Underpowered Quadcopter

I have just setup a new quadcopter using the Tarot Iron Man 650 Carbon Fiber Quadcopter Frame. I have also added a gimbal.

The quadcopter howers at a PWM of about 750. This is the max recommended per the arducopter instructions. I set the THR_Mid opti

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Digital Camera Mount

Hello,

I am looking for a sturdy digital camera mount for a quadcopter that doesnt have a gimbal. I just want to lock it at 30 degrees pointing down. Simple. The quadcopter i have is this.Ideally if it fits onto this, that would be great.

Something lik

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SBus on APM

Hi,

Does anyone know if this works or if there is newer firmware. From reading the comments there are issues ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nqr4-cbyvI

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Taranis X8R Bind

Hi,

Does anyone know of a good youtube video that explains how to bind an X8r to a taranis and connect to an APM 2.6 via Cppm.

What i have tried is binding the X8r in D16 mode and jumpering channel signals 2 and 3 on the apm but it doesnt work.

maybe i

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Disarm Arduplane

Is it possible to disarm the arduplane after it has landed using the transmitter only?

The reason i would find this useful is , i usually land into long grass about 100 metres from where i took off and what i find is that while walking to the plane it

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Very Large Frame

hello,

I have an Arducopter and an Arduplane and would like to build an Ardurover using an existing APM 2.6.

What is the largest frame for an Ardurover i can buy ?

Does ardurover support 4 wheel drive ?

I want something i can send back very rough ground

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where can i buy a penguin?

I want to buy a spare finwing penguin in europe but i have seen no website that has them in stock. Does anyone know wher these can be purchased?

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launch heavy fpv plane

I have put together a long range capable finwing penguin with 2 x 5000 mah batteries + ezuhf video equipment. I have to get a friend to hand launch it but its quite difficult to get right. I would say it takes 3 attempts to get it launched. Given tha

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Corrupted Logs

Hi,

Attached is a dataflash log from my APM 2.6 running the latest firmware. I flew for ~ 12 minutes but most of the data is missing ?

See the image below and the log is attached.

All my logs have missing data.

thanks

Damien

2014-11-22 16-46-54.log

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Large FPV Screen

It would appear that the largest purpose built widescreen FPV monitor is 10.1". When i say purpose built i mean it does not have the "blue screen" issue. I watched a video on youtube where the author stated that if you put a DVR inline with your vide

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Camera Pan Tilt Power

With JP1 removed, is it ok to power my finwing 390 pan tilt servos from the oututs of the APM on channels 6 and 7?

thanks

Damo

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