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Ottawa, ON


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retired engineer, assisting AUV project at Carleton University. Basic RC flyer. Just purchased an ardupilot


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Edmonton, AB


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Fred Forbes posted a discussion in ArduPlane User Group
The videos referenced in the Arduplane wiki do not function.  They are supposedly "private"  Can anyone assist?
Oct 3, 2012
Fred Forbes posted a discussion
I'm running APM 1(1280).  If I load Arduplane 2.62 with the APM planner, the MAVLINK connection is successful.  If I load Arduplane 2.62HIL the MAVLINK connection is unsuccessful (only one heartbeat received).Anyone know whether this is an Arduplane…
Sep 14, 2012
Fred Forbes posted a discussion
I have Hitec R/C equipment in my APM2-equipped Telemaster.  The rx is the Optima 7.  This rx has a failsafe capability where you can select the throttle setting and the control surface position when signal is lost.  Loss of signal results in the…
Jun 6, 2012
Fred Forbes posted a discussion
I am trying to get my Arduplane working in simulator mode (X-Plane) and am not having much success.I have a Hitec RC system; a 2.4G Optic6 Tx and an Optima7 Rx.  I have servos attached to thefour control channels.  The system is in manual modeI…
Jan 4, 2012
Fred Forbes posted a discussion
While troubleshooting another issue with APM, I noticed there was a pair of pads unused on the board.  One pad is connected to pin 1 (PG5) of the ATmega1280 chip. The APM  schematic shows there is a 1K resistor (R8) connected to pin 1 (the other pad…
Nov 28, 2011
Fred Forbes posted a discussion
I successfully setup my arduplane (APM 1280) with s/w version 2.24.  Everything checked out with the ground tests.  Yesterday, when I tried to update to v 2.26 something went wrong.  The symptoms are as follows.The rx/servos are powered by a 5v…
Nov 25, 2011
Fred Forbes commented on Jason Short's blog post What's up with original Ardupilot? (not APM)
"I'm assuming Jason is pleading for programming help as well as testers. I may be wrong but I think the availability of additional capable programmers would help the development of AP projects. As for me, a beginner programmer, I am planning to stick…"
Nov 21, 2010
Fred Forbes commented on Jordi Muñoz's blog post DIYDrones Store Switching back to FedEx, up to 50% off on international shipments!
"Jordi
I may not understand completely but can I still get USPS delivery to Canada at a rate comparable to the current rate?"
Jul 15, 2010
Fred Forbes commented on Fred Forbes's blog post Ardupilot roll functional flow diagram
"Hobby-Lobby.com sells and distributes the arf version. I got mine from a Canadian distributor of Hobby Lobby products. I don't have any other source for you"
Jun 29, 2010
Fred Forbes commented on Fred Forbes's blog post Ardupilot roll functional flow diagram
"Hi
Unfortunately I had a serious accident with my Telemaster. While troubleshooting an IR stabilization issue, it ended up in a vertical dive. Using all my beginner skills I pulled out too hard and the wings folded. It is now a major rebuild…"
Jun 28, 2010
Fred Forbes posted a discussion
I have been out of the loop for some time but am now in the process of putting together a new ardupilot.  I went looking for the version of the Configtool that is in the instructions which is supposed to be in the Google code repository.  However I…
Apr 26, 2010
Fred Forbes posted a discussion
Hi, I have used the Mode Switch Test software to confirm I am set up for: POSITION 1 Manual POSITION 2 Fly_by_wire POSITION 3 AutoWhen I move the elevator and rudder control sticks in manual mode the control surfaces move as expected.  When I do the…
Apr 21, 2010
Fred Forbes commented on Bryan's blog post Airspeed
"Once you have established a good airspeed while flying and GPS is giving you course over ground (with respect to true north) and speed over ground, I don't see how you can compute wind speed and direction. I would argue that you also need true…"
Oct 4, 2009
Fred Forbes commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPilot (Legacy) main page
"I posted my first crack at a flow chart (roll only) as a blog a few days ago. Maybe you haven't seen it. Would be interested if you think it is the kind of thing you are looking for."
Jul 31, 2009
Fred Forbes commented on Fred Forbes's blog post Ardupilot roll functional flow diagram
"Chris

Perhaps you're right. Rather than identify the functions as notes the way I have done, I could maybe block diagram the functions and the connections amongst them. I'll have a look at it. I do like the software flow diagrams for showing the…"
Jul 30, 2009
Fred Forbes posted a blog post
I'm installing Ardupilot in the 6 foot wingspan electric Telemaster. As this is a significantly different airplane than the Easy Star I want to proceed slowly and carefully. If I can I am going to adjust and confirm PID settings, etc, one function…
Jul 29, 2009
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