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Richard Soderberg replied to zulfadli's discussion Help me in physic concepts to lift up the quadcopter.. using newton third law concepts.. in ArduCopter User Group
"For an interesting site on aerodynamics and flying take a peek at See how it flies
Newton is covered specifically in The laws of motion
/RS"
Dec 19, 2012
Richard Soderberg posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
Hello!I was flying my 3DR hexacopter for the second time today. All went fine, loiter, circle, stabilize, alt hold etc. After 10 minutes I was loitering at 1-2 meters (3-6 feet) when all of a sudden the copter took off at 9-10 m/sec and cartwheeled…
Nov 5, 2012
Richard Soderberg posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
My Futaba has a reduced power output function intended for range checks.On  a regular copter/airplane this would be simple, just keep walking backwards wiggling the sticks an make note when the rudder movements cease or become erratic. Since my…
Oct 28, 2012
Richard Soderberg posted a discussion in ArduCopter User Group
And if so, would that be the 433Mhz version?TIA,/RS
Oct 23, 2012
Richard Soderberg replied to Graham Miller's discussion APM 2.5 only boot via USB
"If substandard ESC:s are to blame how come I have the same no-boot-problem using standard ESC:s supplied by 3DR in my recent hex kit? (It boots when the feed from ESC is connected to the input side)
/RS"
Oct 11, 2012
Richard Soderberg posted a discussion
Hi!I'm on finals building my first 3Drobotics Hexacopter with the bigger 880 motors.I've tried to find recommendations for LiPo:s but haven't really found any good advice.It appears that a 3 cell package is correct but which capacity (mAh:s) would…
Sep 28, 2012
Richard Soderberg posted a discussion
As i unpacked one of the motors for my 3Drobotics hex kit one of the cables fell off! Apparently it was never soldered but the shrink tubing barely held it in place.Is this easily fixable or a factory return? (I'm 5600 miles away from San Diego ..…
Sep 22, 2012
Richard Soderberg posted a discussion
Hi Everyone!I just got a 3drobrotics hexa kit with the 880 motors. What specs should I look for when I go LiPo-shopping?TIA,/RS
Sep 21, 2012