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Michael commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Pixhawk/APM compatible Wifi radio
"@Stefano, unfortunately it is not possible to change IP parameters."
Jul 9, 2016
Michael replied to Osman Kültür's discussion APM 2.6 connection error to Mission Planner in ArduCopter User Group
"try downloading it from here:  http://firmware.diydrones.com/Copter/stable/apm2-hexa/ and then load custom firmware. hope this works for you."
Mar 19, 2016
Michael replied to Osman Kültür's discussion APM 2.6 connection error to Mission Planner in ArduCopter User Group
"Click "Previous Firmware" then select 3.2.1  (i thnk i highlighted the wrong firmware, not sure but you get the idea)"
Mar 19, 2016
Michael replied to Kevin McLendon's discussion Newbie question in ArduCopter User Group
Oct 6, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"nice piloting skills there. Here is a short clip of my quad cruising during the rc7 release."
Aug 25, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"I've found that when in autotune, it will loose altitude rather quickly when bringing it back to its starting area. The trick is to bring it back slowly (and add some throttle if necessary to maintain altitude). I've also noticed that the closer it…"
Aug 24, 2015
Michael replied to amirhossein eshtiaghi's discussion LiPo battery issues in ArduCopter User Group
"Here is a great comparison that goes along with the general conversion (C rating sustainability)."
Aug 12, 2015
Michael replied to amirhossein eshtiaghi's discussion LiPo battery issues in ArduCopter User Group
"sounds like you ran the voltage too low."
Aug 10, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Thanks for your reply and explanation. I have the controller mounted using only a double layer of 1cm squares of 3M 4010 double-sided gel tape at each corner.. After a couple years of 3S, I'm really enjoying this new found world of 4S capabilities."
Jul 14, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Something of possible interest. Frame- Hoverthings Flip FPV w/ 2212 980kv Sunnysky's. I have been flying a 3s setup with 11x45 HQ MR props for a while now. Last night I switched over to a 4S setup with 9x43 HQ MR props. IMU1 is nearly identical with…"
Jul 12, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Very glad I saw this post. I was getting very frustrated with my Hoverthings modified FPV-Pro. @ 0.1 I was getting very high numbers all around (Stab R - 13~ Stab P 16~), etc... it was a very angry bee in the air and fpv and gopro vid showed it,…"
Jul 5, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Hello SwissFreek,
I'm not completely sure what the issue is, but I noticed the same thing back in 3.3-rc5. It has something to do with ATC_ACCEL_Y_MAX.  leonardthall reviewed my log and found this setting to be at 9000 and suggested setting it to…"
Jul 5, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Something magnetic nearby perhaps. I have magnetic tool holders on the wall by my workbench and if I place my quad to close, I get the same errors. Actually anything magnetic in proximity will cause that error."
Jun 30, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"many thanks!!"
Jun 28, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"V2"
Jun 28, 2015
Michael replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"thanks! do you happen to have the  tricopter version also?"
Jun 28, 2015
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