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Worcester, MA


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Eric Thomas replied to Lockhart's discussion Differential Spoilers on X8 in X8
"I've implemented (and flown) a fix for differential spoilers, submitted as Pull Request #1736.  Source and hex files are also posted here:  http://www.etheli.com/APM/ArduPlane_v3.2.0_etMod--ET"
Jan 5, 2015
Eric Thomas replied to Andy Fabian's discussion differential Spoilers and elevon_output?
"I've implemented (and flown) a fix for differential spoilers, submitted as Pull Request #1736.  Source and hex files are also posted here:  http://www.etheli.com/APM/ArduPlane_v3.2.0_etMod--ET"
Jan 5, 2015
Eric Thomas commented on Bob's blog post Amateur drone pilot finds man missing for three days
"Here's an updated post; it says that Equusearch is back in the air:

The FAA's Cease-And-Desist Orders to Drone Pilots Are Bogus, Appeals Court Rules
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-faas-cease-and-desist-orders-t...

--ET"
Jul 23, 2014
Eric Thomas commented on Bob's blog post Amateur drone pilot finds man missing for three days
"You can make a serious case that this UAV saved a guy's life.  They might not have found that old guy for weeks."
Jul 23, 2014
Eric Thomas replied to u4eake's discussion APM 2.5 with NEO-6M ublox gps (not 3DR LEA-6)
"I was getting occasional similar GPS "runaways."  Loading the NEO-6M GPS configuration posted earlier in this thread seems to help:  http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1222612…"
May 29, 2014
Eric Thomas replied to Gábor Zoltán's discussion Adding extra functions to MinimOSD
"I believe you want the HDOP to display with a floating-point "#.##" format, like this:
    osd.printf("%c%2i|%.2f", gps_str, osd_satellites_visible, (float(eph)/100));
That line works for me.
--ET"
Feb 19, 2014
Eric Thomas replied to Gábor Zoltán's discussion Adding extra functions to MinimOSD
"Well, what you're saying about HDOP values varying between brands, etc, is a good argument for showing the numeric value on the OSD. :]
I've been having issues with my GPS where it sometimes gets wonky during a flight.  Seeing the numeric HDOP while…"
Feb 19, 2014
Eric Thomas replied to Gábor Zoltán's discussion Adding extra functions to MinimOSD
"I'd like to be able to see the numeric GPS HDOP value.  The blinking satellite-dish symbol is good, but an HDOP value of 2.10 looks the same as say >5.00.  I can patch the code to show the value by changing a line in OSD_Panels.ino 'panGPSats()'…"
Feb 18, 2014
Eric Thomas replied to José Manuel's discussion Connection cable u-Blox GPS CN-06 GPS Receiver V2.0
"See also GPS-configuration info here:  http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:Comment:1222612
--ET"
Feb 10, 2014
Eric Thomas replied to José Manuel's discussion Connection cable u-Blox GPS CN-06 GPS Receiver V2.0
"I believe this cable fits the 6-pin GPS port on the APM:

FTDI GPS Adapter cable 15 cm  $1.75http://store.3drobotics.com/products/ftdi-gps-adapter-cable-15-cm
--ET"
Feb 10, 2014
Eric Thomas commented on Alexey Kozin's blog post Allegro acs756 current sensor for arducopter
"One thing to watch out for is that, in ArduCopter 2.9.1, parameters have been added and "k_param_curr_amps_offset = 193" will conflict with another parameter (resulting in the "AMP_OFFSET" value not saving to the non-volatile memory). A higher value…"
Feb 19, 2013
Eric Thomas commented on Alexey Kozin's blog post Allegro acs756 current sensor for arducopter
"There doesn't seem to be any sign of a new "AMP_OFFSET" parameter in the ArduCopter v2.9.1 release (contrary to Andrew's 11/20/2012 comment). Would be great if it's added soon so we don't have to keep "hacking" it in. --ET"
Feb 18, 2013
Eric Thomas commented on giu's blog post Configure 6 flight modes for Futaba T7CP
"Here's the configuration I got to work well on my 7C for switches D and G, six flight modes, and no messing about with channel 7:
  PARAMETR CH5-SW>G  E.POINT CH:5 UP 47% DN 48%  SUB-TRIM CH:5 GEAR>+60  P-MIX1 MAS>OFS SLV>CH5 SW>D-UP RT>-50%
--ET"
Feb 18, 2013
Eric Thomas commented on Xerravon's blog post 6 positions for Futaba 9C Super
"Update:  With the above settings I had endpoints setup on CH5/GEAR of 80%/80%.  With CH5/GEAR endpoints at 100%/100%, here are my settings:
  AUX-CH CH5=>Sw-C  Mix PMX-6 CRV    MAS=>5, SLV=>5, LINK=>ON, SW=>D, POSI=>DOWN    POS 1=>-71%, (2=>-40%),…"
Jan 19, 2013
Eric Thomas commented on Xerravon's blog post 6 positions for Futaba 9C Super
"One thing not mentioned is you need to have channel 5 configured to switch 'C'.  Using the curve mix is definitely a good idea; here's what I ended up with:
  AUX-CH CH5=>Sw-C  Mix PMX-6 CRV    MAS=>5, SLV=>5, LINK=>ON, SW=>D, POSI=>DOWN    POS…"
Jan 19, 2013