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Alpharetta, GA
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Starting with a drone configuration due to too many stories of FPV equipment flying away. Stock Bixler -> Drone Bixler -> FPV/Drone Bixler.
Hometown:
Atlanta, GA
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"Roll of spotter:
AMA rules (Yes but there are reasons for the rules)
FPV is disorienting if you need to switch out of FPV in a pinch. A good spotter should be able to reorient you quickly or give quick commands in an emergency.
Helps you stay…"
AMA rules (Yes but there are reasons for the rules)
FPV is disorienting if you need to switch out of FPV in a pinch. A good spotter should be able to reorient you quickly or give quick commands in an emergency.
Helps you stay…"
"It looks like you lost RC input within seconds after you throttled up, and at that point your stick positions appeared to be fixed. To me, this appears to be a "brown out" type situation where your receiver didn't like the immediate 0.5V voltage…"
I am actually fairly new here, but I am one of those people who follow the threads eagerly looking for the next software release with bug fixes and feature updates. To be sure, so far I've had some great success with my APM2 Bixler FPV drone. …
"Thanks for the update guys! I honestly think you guys update faster than I get to fly..... (Around once every two weeks)
<BEG>I hope that this is a good as a place to ask as any, but it has been bugging me since I started working with the APM2.…"
<BEG>I hope that this is a good as a place to ask as any, but it has been bugging me since I started working with the APM2.…"
"I recently ran into a similar problem but I think my symptoms were a little different from what has been described here. I use a laptop for telemetry, but the battery isn't what it used to be so I bought a UPS for the field. Being the thorough geek…"
"There is something wrong here:
1) I am not familiar with there being a stabilize function where it uses the rudder. My successful setup only uses ailerons and elevators - Not rudder. To my knowledge the only reason why you would use rudder instead…"
1) I am not familiar with there being a stabilize function where it uses the rudder. My successful setup only uses ailerons and elevators - Not rudder. To my knowledge the only reason why you would use rudder instead…"
"I run 900-MHz telemetry as well, but from my experience you have to delete both:
From a PC it is really simple, it should be nothing really more than deleting contents of: "C:\Program Files\APM Planner\logs" There shouldn't be any negative…"
From a PC it is really simple, it should be nothing really more than deleting contents of: "C:\Program Files\APM Planner\logs" There shouldn't be any negative…"
"For 50k I'm sure that this guy would be willing to demonstrate all these fantastic abilities for you. If not, your just setting yourself up for a high-tech Spanish Prisoner scam."
"Good luck with the Bixler-2! It looks like the APM guys here are already tearing it up. : )"
"F11music -
It would appear that both you and I are having some GPS issues now. Lost GPS mid-flight and started heading towards the trees.
Be careful for whatever reason I am seeing a lot of activity on unexplained "bugs" "GPS" and "Firmware 2.50"…"
It would appear that both you and I are having some GPS issues now. Lost GPS mid-flight and started heading towards the trees.
Be careful for whatever reason I am seeing a lot of activity on unexplained "bugs" "GPS" and "Firmware 2.50"…"
"Ah - I forgot that the Geo-fence has to be re-enabled with every flight so it really wasn't enabled for this fight. I guess I understand the reason, since it is possible to have the wrong geo-fence set when you are at another location, but I wish…"
"I know you are trying to decide between those three airframes, but I also have to suggest a Bixler-1 as a glider. I can go 10 minutes from my house to a field with an excellent updraft and keep mine in the air for 40 minutes easy with 10% throttle…"
I'm really hoping that someone in the community can help a fellow drone hobbyist figure out this GPS mystery.I have an Ardupilot Mega 2.0 (Ardupilot 2.50) with an external MediaTek MT3329 GPS (3DRobotics) to this point seemed to be working very well…
"@Rana
Nice - What program did you use? One of the hardest things in PIP video is correlating multiple events from different perspective. In general, I recommend some sort of timestamps to ease the process. Even if you match the timestamps you…"
Nice - What program did you use? One of the hardest things in PIP video is correlating multiple events from different perspective. In general, I recommend some sort of timestamps to ease the process. Even if you match the timestamps you…"
"F11music:
I haven't found the need to modify too much beyond the stock values -
PTCH2SRV_P = 1.2 (Essential otherwise Pitch is too soft)
RLL2SRV_P = 0.8 (Essential otherwise Roll is too soft)
AHRS_YAW_P = 0.2 (Bixler PARAM file suggestion)…"
I haven't found the need to modify too much beyond the stock values -
PTCH2SRV_P = 1.2 (Essential otherwise Pitch is too soft)
RLL2SRV_P = 0.8 (Essential otherwise Roll is too soft)
AHRS_YAW_P = 0.2 (Bixler PARAM file suggestion)…"
"I guess I did miss sharing the video process:
The original footage was taken from a 808 #16 HD camera mounted on the canopy of the Bixler.
The telemetry (top right) screen was recorded directly from my Mission Planner - "Flight Data" ground…"
The original footage was taken from a 808 #16 HD camera mounted on the canopy of the Bixler.
The telemetry (top right) screen was recorded directly from my Mission Planner - "Flight Data" ground…"
