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About Me:
Have been flying RC models for 30 years, attended 3 world championships, I have been in the UAV industry for the last 10 years
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I have been employed in the UAV industry for the last ten years, from pilot to building sensor systems to design of airframes
Hometown:
Port Macquarie
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"Hi Pmarche,
I use 60a foxtech speedies with Simon k firmware, the foxtech props have proven to be pretty nice too. Very stiff and very light"
I use 60a foxtech speedies with Simon k firmware, the foxtech props have proven to be pretty nice too. Very stiff and very light"
"Firstly these comments are not aimed at anyone in particular, but if the cap fits then feel free to put the hat on....! I think a lot of you guys are missing an important point. It is NOT the PIXHAWK that has the issue, it is the speedies and Simon…"
"To start auto tune it at least needs to be able to get in the air safely. It looks like the Rate P terms could be a bit higher. Can you connect to mission planner and get the log file for your last flight? if the rate I term is not the same as the P…"
I have some logs from 2 vehicles testing the battery fail safe (6s packs, set to 21.5v) with no fail safe event when going down to 21.3v I can post them if they are useful.
"Hi Dave, You need to set the radio to airplane mode, no mixing and then read through the wiki and take it one step at a time. It is pretty full on but you will be rewarded with success if you follow all the steps....!
The more you do the easier it…"
The more you do the easier it…"
"Hi Rob, Setting up a largish heli for Phil C,(re recent email from phil r).. What version of code do you recommend running at the moment?
Cheers
Steve
(bet it's warmer here than there at the moment!!)"
Cheers
Steve
(bet it's warmer here than there at the moment!!)"
"Damn phone, first line was meant to be WASN'T trying to tag every one... Sorry guys!"
"Oliver, sorry i just reread my post and maybe i was a little harsh, i was trying to tag all in one category. I know some world class 3d pilots (giant scale) that have only been flying for 3~5 years And would have a hard time explaining ANY…"
"Oh, one more thing,... For X8 owners,. if you want to use less reflex and improve performance and handeling try cutting off the "Camera Bump" on the bottom of the main body,... you will NEED to move your cg over 25mm forward AND tape the wing so the…"
"Seriously guys , those of you that think this is a knock off would say that a mini (car) is a knock-off of a Volvo,... cause it has wheels....
For those of you that think this is a knockoff it just shows how little aerodynamic knowledge you have.
I…"
For those of you that think this is a knockoff it just shows how little aerodynamic knowledge you have.
I…"
"The cable for the satellite reciever does plug staright in. If you don't see servos moving on the calibration screen it means no firmware loaded on IO board. If you are using 4cells or less you can get the voltage direct from the flight pack,...…"
"Yep, haven't hand launched it now for some time... rail on catapult is 3 meters. acceleration trigger for auto start is 5ms and 0.5 sec delay which means I am getting full throttle just as it comes of the launcher. Catapult rail is inclined up at…"
"Just like to take a minute and say thanks again to Rob, Randy and the Dev team. And all the beta testers, especially those that suffered for the rest of us! hats off to you all!!
I have built a rather large coaxial quad for a commercial purpose, and…"
I have built a rather large coaxial quad for a commercial purpose, and…"
"I strongly disagree with the issues you guys are raising about weight. If you build it right it can be very strong and still quite light. I fly fully moulded gliders and they are bullet proof compared to what is required for a X8
I Like the idea…"
I Like the idea…"
"Ok, found a couple of things that are a little interesting....
Uploaded beta firmware, flies awesome! (TBS type frame)
i added a buzzer and moved a few things around, wouldn't arm. redid compass cal. numbers went from really low to over 600+!!!…"
Uploaded beta firmware, flies awesome! (TBS type frame)
i added a buzzer and moved a few things around, wouldn't arm. redid compass cal. numbers went from really low to over 600+!!!…"
"Hi Mathew, there is a angle limit that you can reduce that seems to soften it once you have it tuned. I was playing with it the other day.
having said that it sounds to me like it is not tuned yet. can you post a log?
Learning to tune the APM…"
having said that it sounds to me like it is not tuned yet. can you post a log?
Learning to tune the APM…"
