I am not sure if this is the right forum to post this...if not, please advise and I'll move it. I am an Iris owner...original Iris, not Iris+. However, I am updating my Iris to the + with the upgrade kit. In advance of actually installing the kit,
Read more…Can someone explain how the arducopter firmware process works? I know it is open source, but someone or some entity decides when the beta releases happen...and I assume, they will decide when 3.2 becomes "official". Who exactly makes these decision
Read more…For the moment, commercial drones are, unequivocally, legal in American skies after a federal judge has ruled that the Federal Aviation Administration has no
Read more…For FPV/OSD, it seems as if the 2 options for viewing are using a monitor or goggles. Both use A/V and RCA cabling it appears, so does that mean that most (all?) FPV/OSD is analog? Does anyone know if it is possible to use a typical tablet, rather
Read more…I am ready to try my first auto mode flight. I've figured out how to set all the waypoints, get the flight entered into the copter, save a mission, load/unload (delete), etc. The only thing I am unclear on, is what happens IF:
Can anyone point me to a good location with information on the basics of a transmitter. I need to understand channels, how they work, how to set them up, how to set up switches/knobs/etc. I look at the screens on my TX and all I see is gibberish (n
Read more…I have a Spektrum DX8 transmitter (TX). Ok, I understand it has 8 channels. On the TX, there are additional switches, knobs, etc. with labels F mode; Gear; Aux 3; Rudd D/R; Flap, Gear, Aux 1, Aux 2; Elev; Flap; Ail D/R. The manual does not state w
Read more…I am not a programmer (wish I was, but probably too old to start now). I am trying to understand what all is happening in the industry as far as how it relates to the end user. I would love to learn to fly one of the multicopters and it seems as if t
Read more…Regarding using a camera with Andropilot: Still don't yet have a copter so just trying to get my mind around how this will work. Let's say I have a camera mounted on the front of my copter and it is fixed in a single position (ie. no gimbal). If I
As a newbie, I think having some LED along the arms would help with initial learning curve to allow for a better visual attitude of the copter. Can LEDs be added easily and if so, roughly how? Where would they get their power? Could they be progra
Read more…I don't have anything to fly yet, except for a little Nano QX. But, I have a "real" MC coming...thought I'd learn a bit about flying on the Nano until the "real" MC arrives. I went ahead and bought a Spektrum DX8 TX in anticipation of the MC from 3
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