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NSW


About Me:

IT consult and X chemist


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Building custom UAVs mainly carbon frame quads.


Hometown:

Newcastle


Activity Feed

Hotwire replied to Mario D. Molina Castellanos's discussion 3DR Iris+ Motor won't start when armed in IRIS
"Is it set to spin motors on arming? Have you checked the throttle received from the Rx? Does this also do this in Arco mode, Acro mode ignores many inputs and will arm and operate without checking for HDOP and other things.
Seem odd that loiter will…"
Jun 20, 2017
Hotwire replied to Mario D. Molina Castellanos's discussion 3DR Iris+ Motor won't start when armed in IRIS
"Most common reasons are hdop and compass disparity. Best way to find the answer is to connect to MP while arming. MP will flick up a brief message as to what the fault is. I suggest no props if using a USB cable.
Hope this is helpful."
May 28, 2017
Hotwire posted a discussion
My Rx is prone to creating some small variable output (noise) which is always going to be, for any receiver. Its enough to affect my video recordings and requires some effort to fix with video editing applications.CleanFlight has a simple threshold…
Mar 13, 2017
Hotwire replied to Hotwire's discussion GoPro controll for non-Solo users
"To be completely fair I would appreciate an explanation from either part. Was the information given only for Solo development?
Do GoPro get a royalty from Solo sales? If either is true I will happily retract my question and get on GoPros back."
Jul 13, 2016
Hotwire posted a discussion
Before Solo there were many hobbyists using APM and Pixhawk. It was our frustration that the Gopro was not something we could control, not even the trigger ( without risking a dead Gopro). So 3DR did a deal with Gopro and the Solo got the feature of…
Jul 13, 2016
Hotwire replied to Jun Yamog's discussion Help tune my APM so it flies closer to a Pixhawk which was swaped on the same frame
"Glad you had some success.
Cheers."
May 21, 2016
Hotwire replied to Jun Yamog's discussion Help tune my APM so it flies closer to a Pixhawk which was swaped on the same frame
"I understand you are likely over this topic but I thought you would like a possible explanation. It is my experience that faster or slower FCs sample rates are effected by resonant frequencies, depending on the closeness of the frequencies to the…"
May 17, 2016
Hotwire replied to Matthew Kerle's discussion new rules from CASA, good news? in Australia
"Crop dusting aircraft, especially those in the 7 to 25 kg range, constitute a serious safety risk. For mine and crops survey,I foresee the equipment becoming smaller and smaller. Small photographic drones would constitutes very small safety risk.…"
Apr 20, 2016
Hotwire replied to Justin M's discussion I'm ready to drop 3DR, go with DJI in IRIS
"All this stuff is way over complicated. A GoPro on a gimbal and Helium balloon, two strings for orientation are control. Its got to be better that $1.5K and video full of jello.
Really, all this gear is overkill for selfies."
Apr 18, 2016
Hotwire replied to Matthew Kerle's discussion new rules from CASA, good news? in Australia
"Thanks for putting this up, Matthew. I wonder how many people will inform CASA they are taking commercial video with their P4 or Solo. Many people will take this as a free for all. It will create that kind of lunacy you get when there are no rules.…"
Apr 18, 2016
Hotwire replied to Justin M's discussion I'm ready to drop 3DR, go with DJI in IRIS
"Front left hand motor or ESC failed. Because it was so quick I would expect ESC. Could be a solder join on or connection to it.
Once you have a failure, fly low for a bit and try to observe the problem again. It wont go away magically. If it falls…"
Apr 12, 2016
Hotwire replied to Phill O'Keefe's discussion Emas MT2213 / DJI 9450 Thrust Prop Compatability in Australia
"Should work fine. 1045 props will make little difference but will likely be quieter. Be sure to by a balancer and balance each prop. Check ESCs are compatible with FCs , some just smoke and die, and are only suitable for direct receiver control."
Jan 3, 2016
Hotwire replied to Gábor Zoltán's discussion Adding extra functions to MinimOSD
"I would like to say thanks to you guys. MiniOSD is an excellent and cheap OSD system for APM and others. The additions you made are really valuable.
CHEERS."
Nov 11, 2015
Hotwire replied to Barrie Clarke's discussion Tea Gardens/Hawksnest. in Australia
"Hi Alvan
I have a few mates that fly. All at different levels but all keen.
Anna Bay is mostly clear of controlled air space and sounds like a good place to have a flying get-together. My eMail is hotwire.rctrix@gmail.com.
Cheers."
Nov 11, 2015
Hotwire replied to Joseph Bruno's discussion Big differences between parameters dumped from TLOGS in 3DR SOLO
"Either the data is rubbish or something has conflicted with the com port. Which ever, I would set the FC to defaults and start again.
If you have another PC, it would isolate the issue to the computer or the FC."
Sep 24, 2015
Hotwire replied to Jim Martin's discussion FPV in Solo App vs Tower App in 3DR SOLO
"Hobby King TX/Rx systems usually contain a usb plug to fit a GoPro. Some have an intergrated screen. Cost is about US$300 for a 5.8GHZ system.
I don't have a SOLO so I can't tell you if it already includes a Video Tx but these are just about the…"
Sep 8, 2015
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