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Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"You replaced the component?"
Feb 2, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"Thanks DG I will try it.

The flight was last Saturday. And I was flying in stabilize mode, so, not using the GPS."
Feb 2, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"Anyone can give a help here?"
Feb 2, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"The problem of the unleved fly was corrected. I had to calibrate the accelerometers with the APM outside the copter. 
I did another flight today with APM with arducopter 3.2 and another crash like the one reporter before. The quadcopter was flying…"
Jan 31, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post DJI to release mandatory firmware update
"But the autopilot from DJI will permit to fly manually without the GPS in that places, right? So, only will solve the auto or GPS flights?"
Jan 28, 2015
Rui Costa posted a blog post
Sometimes gear fails you! This was Cinecopter experience in Peru filming for animal planet!
Jan 26, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"MarkM: That makes a lot of sense. It's explained why this happened. Because in the first flight, the COG was a litle out of correct point.

And regarding to the cause of the crash. I tried to run it securing in a table and it's all working well. But…"
Jan 14, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"Where I change the trims to zero?"
Jan 14, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"I will try after with that COG.

For the tests, maybe I will hang the quad to a table and try to increase the throttle."
Jan 13, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"This guy had the same forward drift issue. 
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=30077609&postcount=7"
Jan 13, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"Making the question in other way. The Autopilot will put the COT in the same place as the COG to a level flight.
According to this, it will be better to have already the COG coincident with COT to have all motors rotating at the same speed. Just to…"
Jan 13, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"I have to move the COG to the COT?"
Jan 13, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"What could originated the esc/Motor fail? They appear to work well just in arm position. I will wait more opinions to decide if I dry another flight.
I selected V-Type frame in the configuration. It's correct, right? I have to modify anything in…"
Jan 13, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"I tried via USB and it worked.

Here it's:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5JBRzChSqfXcnRNN2tuSTF6djg&a...

Your help discovering what cause the crash will be very appreciated. You can see in the Roll graph what happen. But I don't know the cause."
Jan 13, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Randy's blog post ArduCopter 3.2 ready for wider use
"My Quad crashed and I cannot understand why. Maybe you can help me. I'm trying to download the flash log with 3DR radios, but I get time out. What can I do? I attached the telemetry log.

The airframe is a reptile type like the TBS Discovery…"
Jan 13, 2015
Rui Costa commented on Rui Costa's blog post New Pro Multirotors Airframes - Special Price
"The features of this airframes were explained before. I don't think a good idea to duplicate the information. This post was just to inform the community about the launch special prices but I think was not well received. So if you prefer, I can…"
Jul 13, 2014
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