Below are pictures of the route and track in APM.
Any advice on how to make the quad fly a tighter track?
Iv also attached the .kmz file which doesnt display properly on my pc??? Any ideas why?
Thanks
G
Read more…How much does it improve the position hold capabilities?
Read more…This question pertains to vibrations...
How much is acceptable? And is there a way we can test to see if the vibrations are acceptable.
Iv read a few posts and excess vibrations cause all sorts of nasties...
Thanks
G
Read more…After take off, I have to trim the pitch and roll to stop the copter from flying off by itself.
Now once its reasonably stable and I go into loiter mode.
Do the trim adjustments work against the loiter?
Thanks
G
Read more…Auto Take off and loiter for unlimited...
Something was definitely not right.
It took off perfectly but then started to rotate as in video.
I would imagine i did something wrong with the script.
I want to be able to take the copter anywhere, regardless o
Hi Jason!
Would it be possible to have a modified altitude hold mode, but with the capability of changing altitude?
Bear with me ;)
Lets say the copter is on the ground and the throttle is at 0%. We select alt_hold2.
Increase the throttle to 50%. The c
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How would you connect a switch on an RC transmitter to control the relay on the APM board???
How much code needs to be changed?
Thanks :)
G
Read more…Hey Guys
Im doing a photoduino board for a friend and was thinking of running a few extra.
Heres the site: http://www.photoduino.com/
Would any1 be interested?
G
Read more…Hey everyone
How do I work out the flight time on a multi-rotor.
I have the weight of the platform, the motor specs and the battery capacity.
Is there a simple calc?
Thanks
G
Read more…Im in the process of building a octo-copter for lifting a heavy payload.
Im looking to use the Turnigy G25 motors.
It says on the HK site that I should use 14x7 props.
Should I? Or should I use the 12x45 from DIYdrones?
The specs for the G25 are:
Spec
Read more…After quite a bit of time interacting and playing with my Arducopter, I have come to the irrevocable conclusion that my Arducopter share more personality traits with my girl friend than I care to enjoy.
1. If I ignore either for long enough, they wil
Read more…Hey everyone, I need some advice with regards to a custom build octo.
Im building a frame that can carry a droidworz slr camera mount, hence quite a payload including the camera.
I want to use the following motors:
C2836 KV88
Hey Guys,
My altitude hold works perfectly over bricks or hard surfaces. But doesnt work nicely over grass.
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks
G
Read more…Hey every1.
I currently have a standard quad arducopter.
I want to upgrade it to an octocopter.
What do I need to buy?
Thanks
G
Read more…Hypothetically speaking: If i take my quad to 20m and completely kill the throttle, it will tumble and fall...
If i throttle back up, will it recover???
Thanks
Though Id ask before trying.... :)
G
Read more…So i hover 2 meters above the ground and engage ALT hold mode. Slowly the quad lands itself. Theres no indication of the motors speeding up or slowing down to compensate for altitude.
When I put it in loiter mode, it holds altitude and loiters at 2 m
Read more…To be honest Im not sure what happened, but it happened quick! There was a little too much wind I think...
Just before it hit me i was giving it full forward pitch...
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Hey Guys,
I need help! APM Planner used to work perfectly on my notebook, now it runs so slow I cant use it.
It takes 5-10 seconds to register a click!
Any suggestions, i really dont want to reinstall windows.
Im running win 7 32 with APM planner 1.0.
Read more…Hey Guys,
I just finished doing some upgrading on my frame, added longer legs, go pro cam, av transmitter etc.
It has increased the weight by about 300g. When I go to alt hold mode, the copter just slowly floats down to the ground.
Which should i mak
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