Anybody in the Raleigh, NC area flying APM2.6 w/Copter 3.2.1?
Would like to share experiences.
Thanks!
Nelson
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Copter 3.2.1 - Log Analysis has me Beat, Help would be Great!
I have tried all the tips I can find, but no luck finding a clue on a subtle problem.My 3DR 2013 Y6B, recently upgraded to 4S batteries from 3S, went through the calibrations including ESC, still tends to drift backwards and to the left. CofG seems
Read more…Terminal Screen - Is this a Problem?
3 year old 3DR Y6 kit with APM2.6, two crashes in that time, but cannot seem to get it back to stable. I noticed that in terminal mode, after connect, it displays "ublox" then garbage keeps being displayed. Not sure if the GPS/Compass took the brun
Read more…Good, Bad, or Ugly - PPM encoder with APM 2.6
Seeing how these devices were going out of stock at 3DR, I purchased one, should I decide to upgrade to Pixhawk. Odd events followed. I had a crash after takeoff.
I did redo the RC calibration prior to this flight. After the crash, I noticed some o
Read more…APM 2.0.14 Flight Planning
After a year of flying my Y6, I want to try Auto missions. The Arducopter instructions for how to do so date back to APM v1.x and I have 2.0.14 on the MAC.
I cannot get far as I cannot pick a home start point, or see anything on the right click men
Read more…Help - After Converting to Frame 10...
As some of you know, I had a crash. My Y6 is back together, and I gave it a "maiden flight". It is showing the same tendency I saw after initially changing to Frame 10, in that I have to give it forward pitch else it keeps going backwards. The cent
Read more…Motor Failures
After my crash, I had visible damage to the left bottom motor, as the wires got snapped off just as they entered the motor. I have since re-assembled each arm using the side hole with a grommet, and the wires pointed inward.
Ran a motor spin test, an
Read more…US and FAA Rules, Practical Example
President Obama is visiting our area today, so there is a TFR or Temporary Flight Restriction while he is here. Included in the verbage is:
THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED WITHIN THIS TFR: FLIGHT TRAINING, PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACHES,
Read more…Best Way to Orient Motor Wires
My 3DR kit Y6 crashed, and the motor wires on one motor were snapped off during impact. The instructions say to have the wires pointed outboard on the arm as in the photo from the PDF assembly instructions.
Did anyone try pointing them inboard?
Thanks
Read more…Y6 Frame 10 Conversion
I decided to convert my Y6 to the new frame 10 option. Of course, the motor cables from the ESCs were only reachable by taking it apart, top frame off the bottom frame. I labeled them as they were, disconnected, then re-connected in the new positio
Read more…Yikes, first too little threadlocker, then too much....
Yup, I am still new to this. After the CompassMot test, I was putting the props back where they started, and discovered the top motor on rear/black arm (#6) was wiggling. Screws still there. So I took the top/bottom motor assembly apart, got out
Read more…So Many wires!
The 3DR Web Assembly manual shows the rear ESCs stacked together. I emailed their tech support and their reply was that it is OK to do so. Now, if I can only figure out where to put all the wires. Oh yea, the PM is still hanging out. Trying to ge
Read more…APM, Disconnecting APM from Windows, Noobie question
I just downloaded successfully to my Ardupilot 2.6 following first time setup guide. This using Win7 running on Mac/Bootcamp. No problems with the drivers for communication, but just wondering.
On a Mac you always "eject" the USB device prior to unp
Read more…3DR Y6, Noobie needs some help
Starting putting together the new 3DR Y6 kit, and all is going well. I am at the point of trying to get all the ESCs, wires, PDB and PM wires placed. Lots of wires. 3DR has some Y6 photos and all I can see is two ESCs attached with zip ties to the
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