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About Me:

Relative RC newbie. Been flying RC a couple of years. I enjoy the "trinkering" as much as flying.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I figure the FC can do a better job flying than I can...


Hometown:

St. Petersburg, FL


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Jim Wittstruck replied to Jim Wittstruck's discussion Waypoint added thousands of miles away in ArduCopter User Group
"Thanks Michael.

Can you confirm that it would work just to put a final waypoint as a land command rather than the way I have been doing it (a final fly to with a land waypoint below it)?"
Apr 15, 2015
Jim Wittstruck replied to Jim Wittstruck's discussion Waypoint added thousands of miles away in ArduCopter User Group
"Thanks Edgar,
So is it best NOT to use the "add below" button to add my "land" waypoint? Did this change? I have done this numerous times before with success. I just updated to Mission Planner 1.3.24 build 1.1.5574.33902 and Arducopter V3.2.1…"
Apr 15, 2015
Jim Wittstruck replied to Jim Wittstruck's discussion Waypoint added thousands of miles away in ArduCopter User Group
"Thanks Erik,
I wasn't at the mission area when I planned the mission. I planned and loaded the mission (which I haven't yet flown) last night. I was planning on going to the field to fly it today, but didn't want to take my laptop. Won't it set home…"
Apr 15, 2015
Jim Wittstruck replied to Jim Wittstruck's discussion Waypoint added thousands of miles away in ArduCopter User Group
"How do I switch between the two modes?
Also, If I want to set a landing wp, do I first need to set a wp above it as I did in my example, or can I just enter a "land" wp (would have been #17 in my example)? I have always done it using a standard…"
Apr 15, 2015
Jim Wittstruck posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
I had a weird experience setting up one of my APM 2.6 controlled quads using Mission Planner 1.3.24 build 1.1.5574.33902 and Arducopter V3.2.1 )36b405fb). I set up wp1 as an ROI and added a total of 18 waypoints to circle the ROI, return to my…
Apr 15, 2015
Jim Wittstruck left a comment for Martin Ouellette
"Hello Martin,

Coincidently there was a post today which probably answers the problem.

http://diydrones.com/group/apmusergroup/forum/topic/show?id=705844%...

Jim"
Jun 11, 2014
Jim Wittstruck replied to Jim Wittstruck's discussion Frustrated in ArduCopter User Group
"Thanks Randy. I'd have never known what that indicated or what to look for. Maybe someday if I keep pluggging along I'll get logs figured out.
I've got the quad back together and am going to swap out props (see Gustav reply) I was using 10x4.7…"
May 7, 2014
Jim Wittstruck replied to Jim Wittstruck's discussion Frustrated in ArduCopter User Group
"HOW TRUE!
There is no "easy way". Couple that with the fact that I'm a slow learner and old, shortcuts sound tempting. I'm just going to havr to back up a few steps on not be in such a hurry.
I am going to look into ways of reducing the interference…"
May 6, 2014
Jim Wittstruck replied to Jim Wittstruck's discussion Frustrated in ArduCopter User Group
"Thanks for all of the input and the link to RCGroups Mobius forum. I AM going to get this worked out. I guess the greatest fun is overcoming the frustration.

Jim"
May 6, 2014
Jim Wittstruck posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
First, let me say that I am a novice. I have been flying APM quads for a little over a year starting with a 3DR quad. I am now on my 5th APM based quad and keep having a similar situation cause me to crash. I don't know whether it is an equipment…
May 6, 2014
Jim Wittstruck posted a discussion
I have tried to update Mission Planner 1.2.97 build 1.1.5167.24804 and get the following error message:"Update Failed File downloaded does not match hash: it-IT/MissionPlanner.resources.dll"What does this mean and what should I do to correct it?
Mar 19, 2014
Jim Wittstruck replied to Wayne Francis's discussion Crash Again....... in ArduCopter User Group
"You know, I experienced the same thing back in November. Destroyed my 3DR quad. I posted back then asking if there was a possibility of there being a firmware issue. I got all of the standard responses - bad esc, motor, etc. Then I went down the…"
Jan 9, 2014
Jim Wittstruck replied to mark's discussion Biggest culprit of ~~interference~~ in ArduCopter User Group
"Boy does this sound familiar. I posted the same issues about a week ago. Using the same hardware I have used successfully for about 8 months - APM 2.5, Ublox gps, 3DR telemetry and sonar. 3 crashes since updating to 3+ firmware, last one destroyed…"
Nov 18, 2013
Jim Wittstruck posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
I have been flying a 3DR Quadcopter for about 8 months and made a huge mistake by touching my battery leads to the power cable in reverse polarity - I didn't plug it in, the connectors just touched. That was enough to do something to my APM 2.5.…
Nov 12, 2013
Jim Wittstruck replied to Oliver Volkmann's discussion Power Quad Build - Loiter Issues in ArduCopter User Group
"I posed a couple aof weeks ago a very similar situation which resulted in the crash and destruction of my 3DR quad. I notice since then that this is about the fifth or sixth post on the same basic issue - the quad going nuts when switching mode. For…"
Oct 24, 2013
Jim Wittstruck posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
First let me say that I will always be a "newbie". I've been flying my 3DR quad for about 6 months and just when I think I get it figured out and seemingly flying well something weird happens and it falls out of the sky. Today I did a simple flight…
Oct 17, 2013
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