Mike J's Discussions (12)

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Flight Modes - Simple and Super Simple

I've given up for the time being on trying to get my CH 8 to switch any of my main 6 flight modes to a simple/super simple mode.  Now, I'm instead going about it a different way, just altering my main flight modes. 

This never struck me as a question

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Mission Planner Feature Request for AP

This feature request would be geared primarily towards the aerial photographers out there.  Focusing on the laptop being the primary ground control station component, it would be nice to have a video input capture option as part of Mission Planner. 

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Simple Mode Setup

For some reason, I seem to be permanently in Super Simple Mode.  Not long ago, I enabled CH 8 on my FlySky for the Iris+.  Through Mission Planner I set my CH 8 option to Super Simple Mode.  That initially worked as I would expect.  i.e. when in Alt

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Configuring FlySky TH9X for CH 8

I'd love to add some extra capability to the transmitter shipped w/ the Iris+, the FlySky TH9X.  As I tried to follow THIS article, I ended up throwing a wrench into the works instead of improving things.  That's partly, or mainly, due to not being a

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Problem Connecting to Mission Planner

New Iris+.  I've been having a difficult time connecting to Mission Planner (1.3.10 build 1.1.5369.11976) on my Windows 8 desktop.  Had similar problems w/ v.1.3.9, so I just uninstalled and re-installed 1.3.10.  I'm using the Auto 115200 setting to

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Water Grave

I've just lost my second UAV to Lake Erie.  What's going on?!?  It has a bit of history as a ship graveyard, but I haven't heard any Bermuda Triangle like stories along the lines of what I'm experiencing.

First time I took a DJI hex up and got it abou

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Tarot gimbal config

I've been having all sorts of problems w/ my Tarot T-2D gimbal since it arrived.  I wish I had recorded some of the odd noises and strange positioning but can try to explain.  The noises "magically" resolved themselves recently, but it had started sc

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Mission Planner/Config software comparison

Newbie here.  First time using APM (Pixhawk) and doing any fully autonomous flight. 

Any help on the differences between the various PC/Mac/tablet applications?  APM Planner vs Mission Planner vs Droid Planner vs Andropilot etc..  What are the capabil

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Battery Mount

New Y6 owner here. 

I've already started out w/ much more technical problems, and I'm sure I'll run into more brain teasers, but this little conundrum seems like it shouldn't be so.  The Tiger 6000mAh 4S LiPo just seems too big for the underside mount

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