I have not flown my finwing penguin yet. In manual mode the elevator moves alot (100% i would say). In FBWA mode the elevator moves about only 30% up and 30 % down compared to Manual mode. Is this expected? The same looks to be true for the ailerons
Read more…does anyone know if it is possible to change the telemetry receiver frequency from 433mhz to 915 mhz ?
Reason is that i bought a second telemetry kit for a new plane but the site only had 433 mhz and it would be useful if all my equipment was on the s
Read more…I have located my 600 mw Immersionic FPV transmitter in my Finwing penguin fuselage. Shoud it be located outside the plane to cool it or has anyone any experience ?
Read more…i have not flown my APM yet. Should i be taking off in FBWA mode or manual mode for the first flight ?
One i know everything is setup and working should i take off in FBWA mode then (as i have been told it is the easiest) or do people take off in manu
Read more…i know this might seem like an obvious question but am i supposed to remove JP1 on arduplane when using the 3dr power module in conjunction with the APM 2.6 ? Right now i have it inserted and everything seems fine although i have not flown yet. What
Read more…I am trying to calibrate my external 3DR GPS/Compass. Under Mandatory hardware and Compass, I set the orientation to "APM with External Compass". Now if i disconnect and reconnect using mission planner, the radio button switches to "Manual".
What is g
Read more…My APM 2.6 with 3DR Voltage/Current sensor tells me i am drawing 6 amps while sitting idle. I have a 600 mw FPV transmitter powered via the battery also. The ESC is powered
Is this normal. it seems like alot ?
thanks
Damo
Read more…Are the following expected results below correct for FBWA Mode (This is how i have my APM Plane setup and it is working ?
| Transmitter | Expected Result |
| Aileron Right | Left Aileron Goes Down & Right Aileron Goes up |
| Aileron Left | Left Aileron Raises & Right Aile |
Is bullet point number 1 incorrect ?
I think bull
Read more…I have my arduplane setup with APM and the latest firmware. I have no modified any settings but i have performed all the calibrations. I have not flown yet. When i roll the plane the yaw also moves. This is in stabilize mode ? is there something wron
Read more…Why is Flight Mode 6 [fltmode6] disabled in Flight Modes under Initial Setup?
I can change fltmode6 in advanced paramaters which will work but under flight modes it is still displayed as "manual" , hence when I make a change to another mode it saves F
Read more…I have calibrated my Accelerometer on the APM 2.6. I am running firmware 3.0.1. This is a brand new APM board. Linked is a video of the APM sitting flat on a table. Why does the horizon move - is there a problem with my Accelerometer ?
Read more…I have JP1 inserted. To power the Arduplane servos + motor, can you tell me if the image below is correct?
On arducopter there is a CH6 and CH 7 opt that i use as RTL [Ch7 Opt]
Is there an equivalent setting in the arduplane on mission planner ?
Read more…From my work in attempting to figure out Failsafe i see that the APM ALWAYS treats the throttle channel as the failsafe channel i.e RCMAP_THROTTLE in the full parameter list. Can i change what channel is used to determine failsafe i.e for me it is RC
Read more…Hi.I have an Arducopter that flys great but i want to build a plane next.
I want to be able to fly for 1 Hour, so i am thinking 2X 5000mah batteries. I also want to put my FatShark attitude FPV kit onboard aswell as the APM 2.6, ESC and Motor. I have
Read more…is is possible to control my gimbal over telemetry. I dont have spare channels on my transmitter.
Thanks
Damo
Read more…hello,
when i use the 433 mhz telemetry on my pc the reception is 100% at close range - no issues.
When i use my Samsung galaxy tablet the reception is ~3% at close range - also the signal drops (you can see the flight mode constantly changing from arm
Read more…hello,
when i built my Arducopter i found it extremely frustrating to gather all the required components.
Anyway i documented everything i bought and here are the results. I also documented some issues i came across (compass mainly) and how i solved th
Read more…hi all,
I gathered information that i would like to share in case it helps anyone.
Test: Fly to 4 ft and enable loiter until low voltage alarm sounds with the following batteries.
