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Receiver Wiring Setup

Could someone please tell me which wire goes where (from spektrum receiver to APM); specifically, which output from the receiver goes to the "pitch" input on the APM?  Normally with spektrum, pitch in Heli mode is output on Aux 1, so does Aux 1 from

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RTL Just Saved My Quad

So, I was just out FPVing.  While I was 195m from home, I suddenly lost all video.  I hit RTL and hoped for the best as I removed my FPV goggles.  Sure enough, after about 10 seconds I spotted my quad coming home like a trained puppy.  After landing,

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Home Distance

I was just reviewing some video that I recorded of my FPV flights and I noticed that the "distance from home" did not reset to 0 after I disarmed and re-armed my motors.  I stand to be corrected, but does not your home location change from you previo

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Swash Travel Bottom Value

So, I am trying to set up my HK600GT with APM 2.5 and I am unable to change the bottom number in the swash travel; every time I enter a number manually, it automatically changes to a value of 1099, which causes my swash to bind...I can change the top

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HK600GT Drone with APM2.5

Hey Guys,

I am brand new to this form (1st post), and the wonderful world of drones.  I have recently set up a DJI NAZA 550 with an APM2.5 board and am loving it, so I decided to make an attempt on a traditional helicopter frame using an inexpensive H

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