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High altitude balloons and multirotors


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High altitude balloons and multirotors


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David posted a discussion
I was looking on the 3DR website for a radio kit but I wasn't able to find one listed anymore.   Does 3DR still make and sell radios for those of us who build our own drones?    I sure hope they continue to do so into the future.
Apr 10, 2016
David replied to David's discussion Quadrotor X4 vs X8 in Code
"Thanks James.   This is insightful information.    When all Yaw tuning parameters are set to zero (desktop test with motors off), the magnitudes of the top and bottom motors on a single arm for the X8 are the same PWM values.   I looked at this via…"
Apr 10, 2016
David replied to David's discussion Mission Planner Starts Speaking String of Digits Upon Connecting with Pixhawk
"Thanks for the feedback.   This makes sense that it is some sort of serial number.   It surprised me since older versions didn't call out the long string of numbers at start up which made me think it might be a problem."
Apr 10, 2016
David posted a discussion
I have a Pixhawk and I connect it to my laptop Mission Planner via 3DR telemetry modules using Mavlink.  Upon connecting the built in voice within Mission Planner speaks out a long string of numbers.   What are these?    Does this indicated any kind…
Apr 9, 2016
David posted a discussion
I have a couple questions about how Arducopter handles the X4 configuration vs the X8 configuration.   What are the differences?  Is the X8 the same as an X4 with identical signals sent to the top and bottom motors?  Is there anything special…
Apr 4, 2016
David replied to David's discussion Arducopter X8 Multirotor; X Configuration vs Plus Configuration
"Quick update in the hope it may help someone:  I determined through experimentation that Arducopter does support the plus configuration for the X8 by changing the parameter directly."
Apr 2, 2016
David posted a discussion
I am building an X8 Multirotor.   I would like to use one of the arms as the front facing direction.   Does anyone know if Arducopter supports the plus (+) configuration or must we use the default X configuration only if flying an X8 octacopter?This…
Mar 31, 2016
David replied to David's discussion 3.1 Sudden Violent Crash while in Loiter
"A little more info- the initial rocking back and forth seemed to be started by the wind.    After the oscillation started, it seems as though the APM may have over compensated the recovery?    Thoughts?"
Jan 29, 2014
David posted a discussion
I was flying my Steadidrone Qu4d running APM 2.6 (Arducopter 3.1) when I experienced a sudden loss of control and crash while in loiter mode.   I had been flying in auto mode with waypoints and switched back to loiter.   Everything was performing…
Jan 27, 2014