I wonder what the general consensus is for what people now use and prefer for the throttle stick and whether to have it spring loaded so that it sits in the middle (hover position) compared to having it un-sprung as we always used in the past.
I can
Read more…We see a lot of assumptions out there about props etc, but very hard to find hard evidence and factual data. The data I have been searching for over the last 6 months is to find proof whether Carbon Fiber props are really so much better than plastic,
Read more…I am looking for any information if a brush-less gimbal can be controlled via the APM boards gimbal controller and how to set this up.
Currently my Brush-less gimbal has its own stand alone gimbal controller, but I would prefer to reduce the hardware
Read more…These following were the steps I did to set up the FrSky TFR8 RX to initiate the fail safe on APM and in case this can help others . I suggest add yours here as well if you have a different TX/RX FS setup.
I suspect other TXs other than the Futaba wi
Read more…I originally posted this on the "ArduPlane 2.71 released" discussion but no response yet so here is my issue.
( I posted some files on that discussion here http://diydrones.com/forum/topics/arduplane-2-71-released?id=705844%3ATopic%3A1198629&page=9#co
Read more…Mike ok I apologist and I might have been wrong to assume it didn't get out of Malaysia which in most case lots of news doesn't, but it still doesn't warrant a reply "It is the mission of DIY Drones to only promote the positive side of hobby drones"
Read more…What difference would be noted between using a 800Kv to 900Kv motor (Tiger T-Motor MT2216-12 vs T-Motor MT2216-11 ) on the exact same frame and using the same 12.45 props? I mistakenly bought the 900s but thought to try them anyway.
I currently use th
Read more…Just my view but I feel in the Configuration page in Mission Planner for the PID config selection now in this latest version to get the the PIDs is to many click and all the drop down menus are unnecessary.
When we are doing the the PID tweaking and
Read more…Can anyone point me to where to find a decent battery review for battery selection for multi copters or otherwise and online stores to buy them?. I am looking to buy 4 batteries between 5000 to 6500mAh 3S and between 25 to 40C and want to make sure I
Read more…In a crash a few weeks ago the diode on the mag fitted to the AMP 1 board got damaged and to the point it ripped off some PCB traces so I cant solder it back on. I have ordered a new one but though in the mean time it still might work. , I see there
Read more…My main concern as repeated a number of time in a number of other posts is the safety aspect needs to be a primary focus on this APM project.
So far many suggestions have been ignored to date. We really must all demand a better fail-safe functions and
Read more…I have just bought the new APM2.5 board and see there are quite a few changes made to this compered to the APM2.0 board.
When will the APM2.5 wiki be available? I see the APM2.5 doesn't come with the SD card bay. So why was this dropped and how can th
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