About

Gender

Male


Location

SA


About Me:

retired


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

just beginning


Hometown:

Adelaide


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Mike replied to Oscar Renato's discussion The throttle on my pixhawk 2.4.8 does not work in ArduCopter User Group
"Have you armed?"
Jun 30, 2018
Mike replied to Escobar's discussion Pixhawk 2.1 with Futuba SG14 - Unpredictable Mystery! in ArduCopter User Group
"Check that the radio and receiver are working correctly by another means. Ignore the FC and connect servos directly to the receiver (if that's possible) and see if they work OK. If not, test the Tx with a different receiver if you have one. 

It…"
Nov 20, 2017
Mike replied to Jaroslaw Kwiatkowski's discussion mini APM 3.1 JR DSX9 AR6100e Problem in ArduCopter User Group
"If you mean heli mode on transmitter, don't use that. Use a normal fixed wing aircraft setting."
Aug 28, 2017
Mike replied to Aaron Emmett's discussion X-UAV Build in X-UAV Talon
"I'm in Adelaide and bought a Talon plus extensions direct from the maker in China. Turned out to be the cheapest solution at the time too. There's useful information here

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?1977612-Talon-UAV-fr...

Good…"
Feb 1, 2017
Mike posted a discussion
I am installing a new Pixhawk in a quad and trying to calibrate the accelerometer. I have attempted this now at least a dozen times but each time it fails. The reason seems to be that the process is being disturbed by the constant stream of error…
Jan 15, 2017
Mike replied to Tyler Troutt's discussion Navio2 vs ardupilot mega vs revolution
"My HK board worked fine using Arducopter. GPS support is just the same as if it was using an APM and works perfectly. The downside is that the port was done once for quads and hex frames and has not been repeated for later versions of Arducopter -…"
Nov 14, 2016
Mike replied to Tyler Troutt's discussion Navio2 vs ardupilot mega vs revolution
"Look here for mag suggestions. Also a link to the Arducopter port. Bear in mind that it by no means a current version of Arducopter and there will be things in the current GCS that won't work or will work wrong. If you intend to persist I recommend…"
Nov 13, 2016
Mike replied to Tyler Troutt's discussion Navio2 vs ardupilot mega vs revolution
"I have 2 Revos. The first I acquired when they came out and, after a frustrating time with Open Pilot eventually installed the Arducopter port on it. I've been using it unchanged in a camera hex since then. Recently I bought another, this time from…"
Nov 13, 2016
Mike replied to Cala's discussion FPV-POWER from Australia, anyone know them? in ArduCopter User Group
"Deleted"
Jul 3, 2016
Mike replied to Paul N Braida M.E's discussion Bad compass health in ArduCopter User Group
"As this is your first try you might save yourself a bit of early hassle by using the internal compass, ie don't connect the external compass yet (unless you have to.if there proves to be too much interference with the internal once you've got it all…"
Apr 11, 2016
Mike replied to David Kershaw's discussion Flight mode confirmation??? in PIXHAWK
"That option, along with the original open source version and the functionally superior Android based solutions - all referenced earlier in the thread - will work with his Taranis. Why do you tell him to get rid of it and "purchase a Taranis Plus"?"
Apr 2, 2016
Mike replied to David Kershaw's discussion Flight mode confirmation??? in PIXHAWK
"He's already got a Taranis, a Plus only adds haptic which is not much help to him in respect to the question he asks."
Apr 2, 2016
Mike replied to Michael Keppeler's discussion FPV racer using APM in ArduCopter User Group
"I did as suggested in the link, the log is attached.2015-11-09 16-19-09.log"
Nov 8, 2015
Mike replied to Michael Keppeler's discussion FPV racer using APM in ArduCopter User Group
"I had the same problem last week. I eventually discovered that the craft would alt hold and loiter much better with the video Tx and camera powered off. I haven't yet had the chance to establish whether it was the camera or the VTx, or both, causing…"
Nov 8, 2015
Mike replied to Jacques Eloff's discussion Home Point Reset on Powering Up in PIXHAWK
Oct 29, 2015
Mike replied to Jacques Eloff's discussion Home Point Reset on Powering Up in PIXHAWK
"That's for 'Copter. In 'Plane its when it gets GPS lock. Presumably there is a good reason for the difference but someone else will have to tell you what it is."
Oct 27, 2015
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