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Male


Location

Girdwood, AK


About Me:

Aircraft pilot, mechanic


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Private business applications, ie inspection, photography design & manufacturing, air & sea vehicles.


Hometown:

Girdwood,Alaska


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Michael V. Smith replied to Michael V. Smith's discussion Motor arming reversed?
"I reversed my rudder and it arms fine now. Not sure why it reversed. It was fine before the update.
Thanks for the info.
Mike"
Feb 12, 2014
Michael V. Smith replied to Ryan's discussion Trouble Compiling ArduCopter v3.1.1 on APM2.5
"Not sure about your GPS but I found I had to reverse my rudder and alieron controls on my Specturm DX8. Not sure why they changed but things seem normal now. You may check the throttle and see if it is reversed."
Feb 9, 2014
Michael V. Smith replied to Bob Snyder's discussion MIssion Planner Wizard Stuck
"Same problem as Bob. Although when the battery is connected and I calibrate the ESC, it arms throttle lower left.
What's going on?"
Feb 8, 2014
Michael V. Smith replied to Ryan's discussion Trouble Compiling ArduCopter v3.1.1 on APM2.5
"I recently loaded my 2.5 amp / hex copter with newest update and could not arm (As Keith). I tried throttle lower left and it armed. I'm going to fly it now and see what else has changed. I have a good GPS lock?"
Feb 7, 2014
Michael V. Smith posted a discussion
I recently loaded my 2.5 APM on a hexcopter with the newest updates from Mission Planner.After ESC configuration, multiple times I discovered that my Spectrum DX8 would only arm in the throttle lower left position instead of the lower right as it…
Feb 7, 2014