Gender
Male
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Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng
About Me:
I'm a computer scientist, engineer and general tinkerer.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I build my first quad. Now to learn to crash it less.
Hometown:
Johannesburg
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"A cold start to full fix (inlcuding having the entire almanac) should take no more than 14 minutes. I doubt that it is a problem with insufficient power, but you could try this by powering them from a USB hub that has an external power supply.
One…"
One…"
"That's exactly what is onboard the APM 2.5.
Barometric pressure sensor upgraded to MS5611-01BA03, from Measurement Specialties."
Barometric pressure sensor upgraded to MS5611-01BA03, from Measurement Specialties."
"Fastest my X Quad has gone is around 60 km/h - but only with three motors and mainly due to gravity. Actually, entirely due to gravity."
"I have a Spektrum DX7s with AR8000 receiver, so my knowledge applies to this pair - and should hopefully apply to yours.
Out of the box, my TX had a lower limit of around 1100 PWM - as confirmed in the APM Planner. One of the RX/TX failesafe modes…"
Out of the box, my TX had a lower limit of around 1100 PWM - as confirmed in the APM Planner. One of the RX/TX failesafe modes…"
"Silly mericans. 1 litre of water weighs exactly 1 kilogram...silly pounds and gallons"
"I have the same radio (and not much experience with it) and found that most of the additional switches aren't used by default, other than:
Chan 5: Gear - 2 way - top, left.
Chan 6: Flaps - 3 way - top, left
Chan 7: AUX2 Pot.
Why not use the AUX?2…"
Chan 5: Gear - 2 way - top, left.
Chan 6: Flaps - 3 way - top, left
Chan 7: AUX2 Pot.
Why not use the AUX?2…"
"Hi, sorry if my posting is a little disjointed, my nerves are still going wild."
After 2 weeks of building, reading and testing, I took my quad out for its first flight today. I hated every minute of it. I had flight modes set set to Stabilize on all three positions on the assigned switch on my transmitter.I had about 5 seconds…
"I use Virtualdub to process my GoPro videos, and a deshaker filter (http://www.guthspot.se/video/deshaker.htm) to get rid of the jello. The deshaker filter has a massive amount of parameters, most of which are mystical to me. The results are quite…"
