Max Patissier's Discussions (12)

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Land function

Hi to all,

I would like to be sure how the land function is working.

On the documentation, it say that it is using Alt hold function.

But if I try to switch from Stabilize to LAND, with wind, my quad is landing on the same vertical, like a loiter.

Then,

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my first big flight away

Hi to all

well, custom H alu frame, APM mini firmware 3.2 - GPS Ublox 6h, Qbrain 4x25, moteur Ipower 850Kv.

I start the quad this morming with auto mission 800 m. Wait for 7 satelites - I usualy get 8/9 satelites in our open field,

Started with Alt Hold

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Failsafe en auto mode

Hello everyone

2 accidents today and maybe same (human) error.

I was trying long auto mission - 2 km from home - and for all the 2 missions, when the drone is going back, I get an RTL and a stabilize and the drone fall.

I have un TX9 XR + RX Frsky and f

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ArduCopter V3.2-rc4 (f12d06d7) scratch

Helo to everyone.

My first and heavy scratch from long time ago.

F450 APM2.6 gps+compass 3DR motor DT700 exc afro 4500 mAH {almost new and fulling charged} with gopro+guimbal

I use this drone almost every day. maybe 100 flight with it

Today I did a missi

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Where is the CLI

sorry for that maybe stupid question but, after the mission planner update (1.3.1) I cannot find anymore the CLI console.... 

I have a MSDOS window with :

Open MissionPlanner.GCSViews.SoftwareConfig SWConfig
Open MissionPlanner.GCSViews.ConfigurationVie

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Cap to 320°

Hi to all

running a F450 + APM 2.5 + External 3DR GPS + firmware3.1.

Everything work well (stab, loiter, auto) but my quad point after few second to cap 300°. If I turn the quad (yaw), it get back to cap300.

I did compass setup 5 o 6 times, declination

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Sensor versus Baro

Hi everyone,

following my discussions and after compassmot, everything seems working well. Except AltHold when the quad is up to 2 meters high. Bellow, it just fly perfect (Alt + Loiter), After 2 meters (more o less), the quad start going up and down

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Firmware arducopter 3.0 vs 2.9

As I am quite new in this hobby, I could be wrong but I guess my quad was very stable loitering few weeks ago. Right now, I have a huge problem with the drone going mad and climbing 72 m instead staying quite at 2 m... and the loiter is not stable an

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RTL goes mad

Hi everyone

I have a H4 DIY with APM 2.5. I have been flying the copter without any issues for the past day except Loiter which is sometime mad... I went to an open football field and started it up. I let the GPS lock prior to flying it (nice winter d

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