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Male


Location

BC


About Me:

Retired military, love to tinker.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I have a small but growing fleet of drones.


Hometown:

Courtenay


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Rob Nielsen replied to Rob Nielsen's discussion CX20 not lifting off
"I just used whatever was most current on the Mission Planner software. I actually sold my 2 CX-20s off. a little while ago. I have been running a home built 550mm running AMP Mega, and I am preparing to build a really big (1500mm) offset coaxial…"
Sep 10, 2015
Rob Nielsen replied to Rob Nielsen's discussion CX20 not lifting off
"yes, through the USB, it should be the ONLY think plugged in for the first pass at calibration."
Aug 12, 2015
Rob Nielsen replied to Rob Nielsen's discussion CX20 not lifting off
"Yes, the problem is amazingly simple yet annoying. Do a full calibration and setup WITHOUT plugging in the battery. It will beep at you and you will be on the verge of wanting to fling it. After the full initial setup, power down and disconnect,…"
Aug 12, 2015
Rob Nielsen replied to Bob Snyder's discussion MIssion Planner Wizard Stuck
"Same problem here too. Just did a brand new build on a quad with the full APM package. Everything is great. Strangely I have no Roll control. I tested the RX with a servo and it's working fine. I test in under Actions, Raw Sensor View, then Radio…"
Apr 18, 2015
Rob Nielsen commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post Successful test of the Cheerson CX-20 (APM + Arducoper firmware inside)
"The modified APM in the open CX20 can make some mods and upgrades challenging. I tried to get a 3DR telemetry module to work in the 2 different ways (under guidance of another who eventually got theirs to work).
Instead of constantly fighting, I…"
Mar 26, 2015
Rob Nielsen commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post Successful test of the Cheerson CX-20 (APM + Arducoper firmware inside)
"Sadly no. She's still never seen the air from above. Actually correct prop location and installation was one of the first things I made sure of. I haven't had them on the wrong corners yet, and toi make sure it doesn't happen, i have the props…"
Feb 27, 2015
Rob Nielsen posted a discussion
I just got my CX20 yesterday, I have been reading up on all the details and quirks so I was ready for it's arrival. I did a complete inspection of the interior components (ensuring I had disconnected the magnetometer in the mast). Everything is…
Feb 20, 2015
Rob Nielsen commented on Jean-Louis Naudin's blog post Successful test of the Cheerson CX-20 (APM + Arducoper firmware inside)
"I am one of an apparently sizable group have the opposite problem of a flyaway. I have a "won't fly at all" problem.
I have done the compass calibration as per included instructions and the one used by end users. I have calibrated the transmitter. I…"
Feb 19, 2015