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Pinoccio - A wireless, web-ready microcontroller with WiFi, LiPo battery, & built-in radio

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Aircraft became mostly unresponsive after launch. Log file attached.

I have been operating a flying wing for a few weeks now with success. On my second flight, the motor was surging right after takeoff so I attempted to land but roll and pitch commands became unresponsive and so did my ability to change flight modes

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Heading "went South"

I have a flying wing with APM 1.0, software version 2.3. Last Sunday it flew multiple flights flawlessly with 4 auto landings. I built a second wing with identical hardware but I updated the Mission Planner and the APM to version 2.33 but left the

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APM Failure in Flight(?)

My new Easy Star switched from Auto to RTL mid flight but instead of flying home it nosed in. I am including the narrative of the event and events leading up to this as well as the log file. I hope someone can chime in and help me to identify the p

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Autonomous Modes, Capabilities and Definitions

Is the description, options and operation of the "Command" options for each defined Waypoint posted anywhere? I can't find any info under Flight Modes on the Wiki. For example, if I want the plane to fly a series of waypoints and then automatically

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XBEE Pro 900 Stopped Communicating

I have been using the XBEE modems with success for some time now. Yesterday I did a flight and they worked fine with version 1.0.34 of the Mission Planner and my APM. I removed the modems from my aircraft and laptop and my buddy installed them on h

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No Rudder Out of APM

I flew my APM Easy Star yesterday with pretty good results. I switched the wings over to Easy Glider wings with Ailerons for todays flight. All surfaces work in manual mode, but in any other APM mode the rudder does not seem to work.

It's clear th

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Elevator up in flight modes

I am flying an EZ Star with an APM and the latest software that came out today. Whenever I switch to Stabilize, FBW or RTL, the elevator goes full up. This happens on the bench or in the air. GCS shows the aircraft to be level. Surfaces still try

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ServoSwitch v10 Question

I am looking for a remote controlled relay that has an adjustable trigger point. Does the ServoSwitch v10 have the ability to have the trigger point modified?

For example, I want to hook 2 switches up on the same throttle channel and one triggers a

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