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Richard Manley posted a discussion
I am building a micro drone using a Tiny Pepper flight control board with a built in FrSky receiver.  I am currently using a Taranis X9D transmitter, but I would like to build a custom one.I can take the servos out of many different controllers, and…
Feb 12, 2018
Richard Manley replied to Richard Manley's discussion arducopter flight controllers
"Rick,
Thanks for the input.  I looked those up and watch a youtube video of the set up.  I'll give that a try at some point.  For now I am comfortable using the Mission planner, so I will probably stick with an Arducopter board.  
I found called the…"
Oct 20, 2014
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Oct 13, 2014
Richard Manley replied to Richard Manley's discussion Binding two transmitters to one receiver?
"Thanks
I think this will work better than binding to TXs to one RX."
Oct 4, 2014
Richard Manley replied to Richard Manley's discussion Binding two transmitters to one receiver?
"Thanks for the help. I'm currently using the flysky fs-th9x, but I can use anything that works.
I really want to control the vehicle with a computer or micro-processor, but to be able to take controll if/ when things go wrong.

Can you explain the…"
Oct 4, 2014
Richard Manley replied to Richard Manley's discussion Can you provide a toutorial on RC TX/RX?
"David, thanks for the reply. I'm still not sure we are talking about the same thing.
Is it correct that the RC system is composed of three separate parts...
Control box - the box with the switches, knobs, and sticks
Transmitter radio - the part that…"
Oct 4, 2014
Richard Manley posted discussions
Oct 4, 2014
Richard Manley replied to Richard Manley's discussion What should by first Quad Upgrade be?
"That's a good question.  Currently i'm in the learning mode, not the Doing mode, so I'm looking to add parts just to learn more.  But now that you asked, I guess ultimately I would like to fly autonomously over (un-populated) large distances (given…"
Sep 29, 2014
Richard Manley posted a discussion
I currently fly:x4 quadcopterFlySky FS-TH9X transmitterTurnigy 9X reciver3DR PPM multiplexer3DR telemetry radio3DR Pixhawk autopilot  ArduCopter V3.1.5I have encountered and solved many problems, and now I finally feel relatively comfortable flying,…
Sep 29, 2014
Richard Manley replied to Attila's discussion Radio Calibration problem with Pixhawk
"I just bought the 3DR DIY Quad with a FS-TH9X radio and a FS-R8B receiver. The assembly went well althe way up to the Radio calibration. When I got to the cal screen nothing happens, no green or red bars. I have bound the tx and RX, but no change.…"
Jun 28, 2014