John Owen's Discussions

Motors not arming

I have the arducopter kit with all the stock equipment.

I just finished configuring the RX/TX in the conifgurator and everything worked perfectly.

I know I have RX power because I have a red light on but I cannot arm the motors at all.

I unplugged th

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Hawk Sky trying to take off backwards

I bought a Hawk Sky and put it together last weekend.

The prop was already on the motor when I bought it. I tried to take it off today and the thing kept trying to roll backwards!

I read that you had to reverse the prop, but when i did, it still ro

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Wire colors for ESC connections

I cannot find anywhere that says what color motor wire connect to the ABC wires on the ESC's. Could someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

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Battery for Dynam Hawksky

I was wondering if anyone knows what size battery is compatible with the stock motor and ESC that comes with the Dynam Hawk Sky?

Thanks!

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Testing the AMP and Sheild

I just finished soldering all the connections for my APM and Sheild. I had a bit of trouble with two pins and had to do a little custom work to complete the solder job.

Is there a good way to test and make sure everything is working correctly before

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Ardupilot Mega Pin 40 and 41

Does anyone happen to know what pin 40 and pin 41 are used for (especially in the case of ArduCopter)?

They are labeled PG0 and PG1.

Thanks!

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Well I got my kit yesterday and in my haste to get things started I grabed the wrong soldering iron and went to work. The iron was a 60watt and when I had to remove a header to resolder, I ended up lifting the solder pad and a small piece of a trace

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Turnigy 9x computer connection

I have a quick Newbie question.

Is there a way to hook up my Turnigy 9x to my computer to use it with a flight simulator like FMS?

If so what would I need to go about doing this?

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Power supply for battery charger

Ok I am sure this is a total noob question, but I would appriciate some advise.

I bought a Turnigy Li-Po Battery Charger and I noticed the product page says that the power supply is not included. I assume this means that thoes nice little aligator c

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Question about FAA regulations

I am going to be flying my arducopter mostly at a friends land in the country. Sadly there are a few old, probablly debunked airstrips around his land. These airports are registered and have a rating for no more than a single engine plane and neith

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