As a DIY enthusiast I'm puzzled why 3DR has drastically scaled back the replacement parts it sells for its vehicles. Usually in a crash parts like the motors, props, arms, etc are damaged and 3DR continues to sell those parts. But occasionally othe
Read more…I'm curious what kind of flight times people are getting with a stock 3DR Y6? We flew last week with a fairly light payload (Tarot T-2D and GoPro) with a 5400mAh battery (Thunder Power G8 Pro Lite), and only got about 12 minutes of flight time.
Read more…We've put a lot of hours on our quad and hex vehicles. We've reloaded the APMs as the software has been updated, but I'm wondering if reloading should be done with some frequency? What happens when the space to log data on the APM is full? Can par
Read more…We we're doing an auto flight this past Friday with our 3DR Hex. We noticed the altitude started climbing (all waypoints were set to 50ft) and transitioned to loiter to bring it back down slowly. This worked fine and we got back down to around 50ft
Read more…We tested the throttle failsafe and RTL function in 2.8.1 and posted this video of it for anyone curious as to how it works. We were quite nervous about recovering the vehicle if it didn't work, and the momentary throttle cut was unnerving, but it r
Read more…A while back Mission Planner gave a percent usage for the battery that I assumed was based off the current data. More recently that display has switched to the live current data. Is there a setting in Mission Planner to go back to that previous per
Read more…We've had a nagging problem that has spanned multiple software releases (at least 2.7.X and 2.8.X) and multiple APMs (2 and 2.5). During flight our orientation will change somewhat randomly. This means that going "forward" in stabilize will be a dif
Read more…We just completed the maiden flight of our 3DR hex. We're trying to optimize flight time, hence the large quantity of batteries. Here are our basic specs:
880kV Motors
12x3.8 SlowFly Props
APM 2.5 w/uBlox GPS
AttoPilot 180A voltage/current sensor
FTS s
Read more…We had an unusual failure and need help analyzing the logs. We were flying our 3DR Quad Frame with an APM 2.0 with MediaTek GPS and ArduCopter version 2.7.1. After taking off in stabilize mode, we lost control from the RC (Spektrum DX6i & AR6115e)
Read more…I recently added a 2-Axis Stabilized mount to my 3DR Quad. I have an APM 2.5 with uBlox GPS. When I takeoff and fly straight the mount works great and the camera stays level. If I rotate the quad 180 degrees the mount works backwards, it comensate
Read more…I starting to work on a new multicopter (quad, hexa, or octa) focused on achieveing longer flight times. I'm not expecting anything impossible, just curious what is the best combination of frame/motors/propellers/batteries that maximizes flight time
Read more…I recently purchased and installed the optical flow sensor on my quad. During initial tests in CLI mode the optical flow sensor could not be initialized. After looking at the datasheet for the sensor I noticed that the NPD line needed to be held hi
Read more…I have an imaging board that needs to have GPS data to go along with the pictures it takes. I'd like to not have 2 GPS units on my vehicle and instead somehow output the GPS data that the APM2 has to this imaging board. Are there any available seri
Read more…An internal competition where I work is being held to come up with a Search and Rescue UAV by November of this year. There any many requirements, but I'll list the main ones below. The budget is $12.5k and we're starting from scratch. As an owner
Read more…I've been struggling trying to get reliable altitude data for my quad. Whenever I try altitude hold, it'll continually rise or fall, but not hold any sort of steady altitude. In testing I've let it get to the point where it landed and where it rose
Read more…I have a 3DR Quad and a GoPro that I want a 2-axis mount for. Does anyone else have this frame & camera combination and found a good mount?
Read more…Is it possible to mount 8 motors on a 3DR frame? This would be 2 per arm, 1 pushing and 1 pulling. Could this be a realistic upgrade for increased payload and/or motor redundancy? I realize the power board would have to be replaced as well, is the
Read more…I'm interested in a small camera mount that can mount under a ArduCopter 3DR frame. Ideally I'd like 2 axis control and be able to mount either a GoPro HD Hero or a smaller canon or sony point n shoot to it. Any suggestions?
Read more…I've been watching this site for several months and have decided to jump in. I'm building a Quad for fun and for AP. I want to use the more popular and tested parts since I'm interested in a Quad that works in its initial config. Once I get some e
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