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Panama, panama


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New to multicopters; old to RC!


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Hmmm... I would, if I only know what you meant by UA S!


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Panama, Central America


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Felipe Rabat replied to Felipe Rabat's discussion Pixhawk reading 0V in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"Hi, Jaime.  I have a Pixhawk 1 (the original that came with the 3DR Y6 kit).  Same with the battery monitor, it is the 3DR one that came with the kit.  
I am attaching a screenshot of the Battery Monitor and Battery Monitor 2 setup screens from MP, …"
Apr 17, 2018
Felipe Rabat posted a discussion in Arducopter Y6 Owners
Hi, guys.  I know the 3DR Y6 is not as popular as it used to be, but I still need some help.  I recently dusted off my Y6 and started using it again.  I even installed a new Hero4 for 4K video with a new lens (to get rid of the fisheye effect)...The…
Apr 17, 2018
Felipe Rabat replied to Felipe Rabat's discussion Vibration
"The part that I do not understand is that before (a couple of years back, when it was flying), it was OK in the vibrations (of course, MP now changed the way they are measured, so I am not sure that is not the reason).  I was thinking maybe there is…"
Jan 23, 2018
Felipe Rabat posted a discussion
OK, a bit of background first.My 3DR Y6 had been sitting in the attic for a couple of years, so I dusted it off and got it back in the air.  I still need to tune it, but I flew it first in front of my house (just hovering), and then decided to take…
Jan 22, 2018
Felipe Rabat replied to Felipe Rabat's discussion Sudden loss of power in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"It's not letting me post the last one..."
Mar 6, 2016
Felipe Rabat replied to Felipe Rabat's discussion Sudden loss of power in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"Here's two of the 3...2016-03-06 15-14-03.log2016-03-06 15-34-59.log"
Mar 6, 2016
Felipe Rabat replied to Felipe Rabat's discussion Sudden loss of power in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"OK, did a test flight today.  Still not sure what is wrong, but the Y6 is flying very erratic.  If I even touch yaw, it starts oscilating, and since it keeps trying to turn left, you kind of HAVE to use yaw.  Trying to fly in stabilize mode is VERY…"
Mar 6, 2016
Felipe Rabat replied to F. C. Bearsch's discussion 3dr Y6 flight time poll in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"I have a Y6B, with Pixhawk AC3.2, 880 KV, Neewer 10 X 4.7 CF props, 3DR Telemetry, STorM32 controller and DYS 3 axis gimbal (I had to use a custom CF mount to the front of the copter), 4S 6,600 mAh battery, GoPro Hero3 camera, Sony flight camera,…"
Mar 3, 2016
Felipe Rabat replied to F. C. Bearsch's discussion 3dr Y6 flight time poll in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"I also run the Neewer CF props from Amazon.  I am also very happy with them.  And they ARE durable, although last time I had an encounter with asphalt, they did not fare off too well (I think the fact that I was doing about 30 mph may have…"
Mar 3, 2016
Felipe Rabat replied to Felipe Rabat's discussion Sudden loss of power in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"Well, finally got through fixing all the bugs.  Yeah, I know, it's been a loooooong time.  But I was just settling in to my new life (I moved from Panama to Costa RIca, moved to a rental house, bought a new house, moved again, and all this while…"
Mar 3, 2016
Felipe Rabat replied to Julian's discussion self loosening nuts? in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"I have never had a prop come off.  I do check that they are tight every time I mess with my motors, but I have not had any issues.  I do balance all my props, as vibration tends to loosen everything and cause issues on the video.  
The motor reverse…"
Mar 3, 2016
Felipe Rabat commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post T3 Back to the Future
"Well, I really wanted to participate on this one, but unfortunately, I took off in my Y6 with a pack that was not fully charged to film my roof, and I had a "premature landing" on the roof, and the slope of the roof cause a "secondary landing" on…"
Aug 6, 2015
Felipe Rabat replied to Felipe Rabat's discussion Sudden loss of power in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"I have not had much time to test (been on business trips), but I suspect the issue I mentioned.  I will first start by rebuilding the Y6, and checking the voltage with the charger (completely charge the battery) to see what the voltage are per…"
Aug 6, 2015
Felipe Rabat replied to Felipe Rabat's discussion Sudden loss of power in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"You know, now that I think bout it, I placed it on the charger and let it charge until the charger announced it was done, but I did not check the voltage.  And I know that the charger has a max charge rate of 6A, combined with a maximum charge time…"
Aug 3, 2015
Felipe Rabat replied to Felipe Rabat's discussion Sudden loss of power in Arducopter Y6 Owners
"Checked the battery in the charger; 3.1V per cell (one was actually 3.01), so low battery is defenetly the cause.  Now the question is WHY did the battery last so little... And why was the voltage shown in TOWER higher!  Here is the Volt chart from…"
Aug 2, 2015
Felipe Rabat posted a discussion in Arducopter Y6 Owners
My wife wanted to take a look at the ceiling of my house, and I figured this would be a good job for the Y6, especially considering that I had just finished installing the STorM32 controller on my DYS gimbal.  So, I took off, changed into LOITER…
Aug 2, 2015
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