David Tipping's Discussions (5)

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iris+ to Pixhawk 2

Hi - has anyone swapped the Pixhawk in their Iris+ for a Pixhawk 2?

How did it go, are there advantages, how did you cope with the different cabling, what was the cost, would you recommend this to others.

Sorry if this topic has already run but I'm on

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Iris+ Compass Issue

My Iris+ is still recovering from a serious failure where it plummeted 50m onto rocks on a coastal reef back in September 2015. Three of the four arms were broken as well as top and bottom shell, motors, props, legs, FRsky receiver and other bits inc

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Pixhawk 680 Quad falling from sky

Hi – can I request some help with my home built 680 Pixhawk controlled quad please. Sorry if I’m not in the correct place in this forum.

The craft has done several autotunes and in some ways seems to fly ok however on most flights, possibly when yawin

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Batteries - best use?

Hi - I have built a multirotor with the hope of utilising the stock of batteries I already own for my Iris+ this means Li-po 11.1V 3s 5100mAh 8c batteries. Batteries are expensive and an effort to look after and maintain. The idea of having a one siz

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Flight planning in difficult terrain

Hi – I have been flying IRIS+ for a few months, mainly to get an understanding of UAV’s as tools for environmental survey and monitoring as well as of course being cool exciting technology. As an ecologist and GIS user I am imagining lots of opportun

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