Over the weekend I did my first Balloon assisted flight. Helium balloon carried my glider up to 13,000ft, at that point i issued a remote cutdown command to release the balloon from the plane.
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Read more…GPS: 770000, 1, 10, 41.0994610, -92.4471590, 0.0000, 711.8800, 702.9700, 19.9400, 195.1000
How do I convert the timestamp? Is altitude in meters? Is that the 711 or 702?
19.9400: This speed? In mph?
195.1000: Heading?
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Can I trim the aluminum pitot tubes down in length? Maybe in half?
How many bends in the rubber tubing can I have before it begins to effect the airspeed readings?
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I got me new APM up and running, and started doing tests with Mission Planner. I have followed the WIKI set by set and am at the point of turning my radio on and testing servo response.
Radio controls servos in manual mode as exp
Read more…Hello, I don't know if this is the best category to post this but I figured I should start somewhere.
I have a recently purchased ArduPilot Mega w/ Airspeed and Magnetometer. I am installing this in a traditional glider with no motor.
The goal is
Read more…Hello, I am new to the DIY Drones group. I have spent some time getting myself acquainted with the basics of ArduPilot and hardware. I have some preliminary questions. I want to drop a glider (no motor) from a HotAir Balloon (about 5000ft) and I w
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