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Toby Farrar posted a discussion
I have just tested the Save Waypoint switch on my hexacopter (APM2.5, Firmware 3.20) and it didn't work. Its very difficult to find much information about this feature so I was wondering if anyone out there had this feature working?I flew in…
Jul 9, 2015
Toby Farrar replied to Toby Farrar's discussion Pixhawk/APM - Save current position as a waypoint during flight?
"I should have seen it before, but I've just found the Channel 7 option to "Save Waypoint"

So I guess I can just fly to a suitable place, toggle Ch7 switch, fly to the next place and repeat for the end position. Then land and read the waypoints…"
Jan 12, 2015
Toby Farrar posted a discussion
Is it possible to save the current position of the UAV as a waypoint for later use?I am using an octocopter with a brushless gimbal and camera for filming drama etc. What I am wanting to do is fly the copter manually up to find a start position (i.e…
Jan 12, 2015
Toby Farrar replied to Danny steenhuisen's discussion Unable to upload firmware to PixHawk
"I had the same problem, and this did it for me. I had also disconnected everything except the switch and buzzer. I just left it connected, hit the OK button, then pushed the FMU reset button. All worked like a charm. Thanks for the hint."
Jun 3, 2014
Toby Farrar replied to Toby Farrar's discussion Mission Planner update - lost ability to load and save parameters
"Thanks Steven G. You're a life saver."
Feb 5, 2014
Toby Farrar replied to Kenobi's discussion Mission planner release notes
"Thanks for posting that. I couldn't find those release notes anywhere. Not sure why they're so hidden."
Feb 5, 2014
Toby Farrar posted a discussion
When I fired up Mission Planner today it announced that there was an update available. I let it update....(now 1.2.94  build 1.1.5147.31144)Now it has lost the ability to see the full parameter list and I can find no way to load or save my…
Feb 4, 2014