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"@Wilhelm - this is great. This could be really useful for connecting offboard control to a sim. Any chance you can re-post the contents of your blog here? or did all it have were the commands? An explanation of what the above commands do would be…"
"I think this whole thing (including the "near miss" report) shows the mass incompetence of the FAA. This is purely a knee-jerk reaction because they don't know what else to do. I have no intention of registering anything--the FAA can go Foxtrot…"
"We have a Bixler 2 with a DX7 transmitter with an AR7000 receiver (no satellite) and have the same issue. Setting the throttle trim to minimum seems to prevent the constant spinning on startup, however every now and then it still spins briefly on…"
"Hi - this is pretty cool. In your wind estimation file, you mention that implementation will be described in a different report. Is that report posted somewhere?"
"I'm in a flight dynamics course now and as a class we're trying to see if there's a way to contribute to the APM code - we're going through the code now to see how it works, etc. Is there by chance already sort of a map to the software (or…"
"So what's the difference in being under surveillance by a manned aircraft vs. an unmanned aircraft? Seems to me like you're being watched either way...
As far as worrying about if a motor fails, could you imagine if the Wright Brothers or any…"
As far as worrying about if a motor fails, could you imagine if the Wright Brothers or any…"
"@Lorenz - I think there are bigger issues with using HIL simulation for gain tuning such as imperfections in the physics / aerodynamics models employed by X-plane and imperfections in the model of your airplane in X-plane. They are probably good…"
"I've never used a DX7 before, but I followed the instructions and it works great. I'd like to use the elevator D/R switch instead of the rudder switch since the elevator D/R switch and the flap switch are right next to each other. In the step…"
"Good info--I just ordered and received 2 APM 2.5s. So if I understand correctly, I can get 2 enclosures free of charge (ones designed for the 2.5)?"
"You don't by chance know if there's a similar hack for Spektrum (or Spektrum compatible) receivers do you?"
"Hi - I'm trying to evaluate different autopilot platforms (APM 2.5 vs PX4 vs Paparazzi and maybe APM 3?). Couple questions:
The PX4 Autopilot platform overview view just says "video is private" when I try to view it. I'm signed in, but what else do…"
The PX4 Autopilot platform overview view just says "video is private" when I try to view it. I'm signed in, but what else do…"
I'm interested in comparing different open source autopilots such as the APM 2.5, the PX4 or any of the Paparazzis. Has anyone already done a similar comparison? Where's the best place for hardware technical information for APM 2.5 or PX4? (for…
"This is awesome! Thanks! I noticed as well that er9x no longer has a MAX source on the mixer, but it looks like HALF does the same thing.
Once I got the radio set up the way instructed here, I made the following modifications--
- Changed the switch…"
Once I got the radio set up the way instructed here, I made the following modifications--
- Changed the switch…"
"Angela - I haven't resolved my issue. Based on one of your earlier comments, I looked at the soldering job of the 2560 chip itself and it doesn't look the greatest either however I don't see any obvious bridges or defects. I need to get a…"
"The instructions for loading software need updated pretty badly. I hate to be critical, but I've tried following the instructions very explicitly only to find out for whatever reason the Mission Planner can't upload firmware to my board (I ordered…"
