Hi all,
Well it started out a great day, no wind, great weather, I took up the 26cc Yak gasser, with APM2.5.
I'm used to electrics and glow engine planes and Ive had many hours flying FBWA mode, but this was the first day flying this gasser with APM.
Al
Read more…Hi all,I have 3 planes with APM 2.5 units and one set of RFD900 modules.In any plane I choose, I get slight jitter in the servos when I turn on the RFD900 radio.So far I have installed a ferrite bead at the radio, added 0.1uf and 100uf cap at the rad
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I have had great success with a foamie and the autotune mode to get it flying.....
Now I have bought myself a very fast and "twitchy" Yak 54 stunt plane, that is powered by a 26cc two stroke motor..... It's a bit of a jump flying from one to th
Read more…Hi all,I'm using mission planner and have just connected the joystick. It's cool to see the joystick move the control surfaces of the plane! But is there a way to use the joystick in non-manual modes such as FBWA to have the benefits of stability?
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There was a good documentary on the 2012 Outback UAV Challenge, which screened today on Channel 10 in Australia.
http://ten.com.au/watch-tv-episodes-online-documentaries-video.htm?vid=2637310706001
I think it only works if you have an Australian
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I have received my APM2.5 this week and have downloaded MP and had a play. I interfaced to my RC controller in preparation for a flight.
I have set up all the channels as recommended and flicking switches on the radio changes the APM's modes to
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Hi Guys,
I bought a MediaTek GPS from DIY drones to use for a weather balloon project. It won't be used for a drone or with any other DIY Drones hardware.
The problem I have is that my transmitter only accepts either 4800 or 9600 baud input, and wh
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I've purchased the ArduPilot and IMU board and the MediaTek GPS. Im in the first stages of getting things going.
The ArduPilot was pretty easy to download to, but Im having problems downloading the firmware to the IMU. I have followed the tutorial
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Hi all,
I'm looking at getting into the DIY drone scene and am just about to purchase some parts. I'm after any comments on forseeable problems on my setup and choice of parts that might not stand out to a beginner like me.
I have a Cessna 182 http
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