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"Leonard:
Actually I just checked & I do have a light ratchet effect on the throttle, so I'll get rid of that.
Thanks!"
Actually I just checked & I do have a light ratchet effect on the throttle, so I'll get rid of that.
Thanks!"
"Oh, OK thanks Randy.
It seems to be pretty well behaved in Alt Hold, Loiter, etc, so it's just my poor piloting skills in Stabilize mode that's the problem. My test area is at the crest of a 50 or 60 meter high hill so any breeze at all causes…"
It seems to be pretty well behaved in Alt Hold, Loiter, etc, so it's just my poor piloting skills in Stabilize mode that's the problem. My test area is at the crest of a 50 or 60 meter high hill so any breeze at all causes…"
"I'm seeing very high vibe numbers also on my 450 quad. Yet the IMU Accel numbers don't look that bad. It seems to be flying OK but then, this is the only one I've ever flown so I have nothing to compare it to. Maintaining constant altitude in…"
"I completed Yaw autotune successfully then tried some flight modes.
RTL doesn't seem to work on my quad (rc7). It just hovered there at current location and altitude. It's supposed to climb to 20m, fly to the launch point and hover for 3 secs before…"
RTL doesn't seem to work on my quad (rc7). It just hovered there at current location and altitude. It's supposed to climb to 20m, fly to the launch point and hover for 3 secs before…"
"I don't have access to a windows pc but I did find it in APM Planner v2.0.18rc2.
I'll configure my Taranis the same way. I guess I'll have to be very careful not to flip the switch while it's in the air;-)
This will be extremely helpful. Thanks for…"
I'll configure my Taranis the same way. I guess I'll have to be very careful not to flip the switch while it's in the air;-)
This will be extremely helpful. Thanks for…"
"Hi Paul:
I was in AltHold both times but admit that I might have had some horizontal motion when it touched down. What bothers me is that even with transmitter throttle at minimum the motors are revving when flipped over (I do have Copter min…"
I was in AltHold both times but admit that I might have had some horizontal motion when it touched down. What bothers me is that even with transmitter throttle at minimum the motors are revving when flipped over (I do have Copter min…"
"Here's the missing second screenshot:
Screen Shot 2015-06-30 at 10.35.00 AM.png"
Screen Shot 2015-06-30 at 10.35.00 AM.png"
"OK, this morning was calm so I did roll & pitch autotune with rc7. Roll took almost 8 mins while pitch was somewhat faster. The quad was very stable and well behaved except at landing when it refused to slow the motors & disarm until it had flipped…"
"Running my DIY quad based on F450 frame with rc7 firmware and it is much better behaved than it was with rc6. I had had a couple of scary takeoffs with rc6.
I tried to do autotune today but it was too windy and I spent most of the time…"
I tried to do autotune today but it was too windy and I spent most of the time…"
"Thanks for your response, Randy.
I'm sure you guys have more than enough on your plate right now so any enhancement to the error message content can certainly wait. This EKF stuff is all new (to me, at least) so it's been a learning experience."
I'm sure you guys have more than enough on your plate right now so any enhancement to the error message content can certainly wait. This EKF stuff is all new (to me, at least) so it's been a learning experience."
"It appears that v3.3 with its EKF algorithm implementation is handling gps "glitches" differently, and probably much more rigourously (spelling???).
In any event I have found that the gps interference was most likely caused by the 915Mhz telemetry…"
In any event I have found that the gps interference was most likely caused by the 915Mhz telemetry…"
"My fpv is on 5.8 but I've eliminated that so far. However my RC is on 2.4 so that could be an issue. I've violated one of the rules of troubleshooting by changing two things at once (moving FrSky antenna and unplugging the 915Mhz telemetry radio)…"
"@Paul: Thanks for your response.
I don't power my fpv transmitter until I'm ready to go (otherwise it seems to get too hot) but one antenna from my FrSky D8R-XP is within about 10cm from the gps. I wonder if it's the telemetry transmitter that could…"
I don't power my fpv transmitter until I'm ready to go (otherwise it seems to get too hot) but one antenna from my FrSky D8R-XP is within about 10cm from the gps. I wonder if it's the telemetry transmitter that could…"
"I'm a latecomer to beta testing v3.3.
I've had many successful flights with v3.2 but with v3.3rc5 I often cannot get it to arm. APM Planner says it needs a "3D Fix", yet I have 8 or more satellites and hdop of 1.6 - 1.9. I've even cranked up the…"
I've had many successful flights with v3.2 but with v3.3rc5 I often cannot get it to arm. APM Planner says it needs a "3D Fix", yet I have 8 or more satellites and hdop of 1.6 - 1.9. I've even cranked up the…"
I'm a latecomer to beta testing v3.3.I've had many successful flights with v3.2 but with v3.3rc5 I often cannot get it to arm. APM Planner says it needs a "3D Fix", yet I have 8 or more satellites and hdop of 1.6 - 1.9. I've even cranked up the HDOP…
"The SD log would be good. It should be a "*.bin" file, not very big since it was such a short flight."
