About

Gender

Male


Location

Brooksville, FL


About Me:

Retired, ex systems analyst. Hobbies include UAVs, precision airguns, and photography.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I've been in the hobby for about a year. Have a DIY "X" frame quad 680. It's the hands-on technical parts that I like the most.


Hometown:

Weeki Wachee


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Tom White replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"Thanks for the replies..."
Oct 2, 2015
Tom White replied to Randy's discussion Copter-3.3 beta testing
"I assume this has already been discussed but, for the life of me, I haven't been able to find a way to search this forum's database.
I just completed an auto tune of roll and pitch. The results between roll and pitch are completely different, ie:

 …"
Oct 1, 2015
Tom White posted a discussion
Hello, I'm flying 3.2.1. My hex has a 3DR pixhawk installed. Accomplished dozens of flights with no problems. Then I replaced a 3DR LEA6H with a M8N. After the switch, the behavior of the hex changed:If I fly in a GPS controlled mode (Pos-Hold) and…
Sep 8, 2015
Tom White replied to Rolf Blomgren's discussion APM MavLink to FrSky X8R S.Port converter
"If you haven't already, you need to go into the SCRIPTS folder on the SD card and change the sub-folder "model_name" to "Storfot"."
Aug 1, 2015
Tom White replied to Rolf Blomgren's discussion APM MavLink to FrSky X8R S.Port converter
"Thanks Jan. I set it up and it works perfectly. For those that are wondering a status of disarmed is shown displayed by blinking the current flight mode in the header bar. The flight mode turns solid as soon as the bird is armed. Same with the…"
Aug 1, 2015
Tom White replied to Rolf Blomgren's discussion APM MavLink to FrSky X8R S.Port converter
"First, thanks to all for the amazing work done on this project!
My question, can someone advise if there is a version of the software that provides data on the Armed/Disarmed state of the flight controller to the Taranis?"
Jul 31, 2015
Tom White commented on CSGShop's blog post UBLOX NEO-M8N GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS and SBAS receiver EVAL module ready for purchase
"I have Neo-M8N modules from 3 different manufacturers but have never been able to get any of them working even close to correctly. I've spent hours and hours browsing forum after forum trying to find someone who has been successful with the M8N. I…"
Jun 26, 2015
Tom White replied to Tom White's discussion Pixhawk Vertical Fly Away
"Thank you. I'll definitely study your link."
Jun 6, 2015
Tom White replied to Tom White's discussion Pixhawk Vertical Fly Away
"Thanks - I was in PosHold mode. I re-did my FC mount today. I'm using rubber balls - looks very promising."
Jun 6, 2015
Tom White posted a discussion
I recently completed my hexacopter (Pixhawk, AC 3.2.1). Test flights in Stabilize, AltHold and PosHold were acceptable to me ( a beginner), other than the fact that every once in a while the copter would jump up 1 or 2 meters. These flight were all…
Jun 4, 2015
Tom White replied to Rolf Blomgren's discussion APM MavLink to FrSky X8R S.Port converter
"Thanks, this points me in the right direction."
May 3, 2015
Tom White replied to Rolf Blomgren's discussion APM MavLink to FrSky X8R S.Port converter
"Hi, sorry if this has already been mentioned - I couldn't find anything.

FrSky makes a number of sensors that attach to their SmartPort in a daisy-chain manner. Can anyone tell me if attaching their Vario or Voltage sensor, for instance, would…"
May 3, 2015
Tom White left a comment on PIXHAWK
"@Rodney
Received the N6, from you, today! Works perfectly with my Pixhawk, so it'll be my M8N that has the problem. Already ordered a new one. Big thanks for letting me test your GPS - it's in the mail, back to you."
Apr 21, 2015
Tom White left a comment on PIXHAWK
"@Rodney
Very kind of you to offer an N6 to test!  Excuse my ignorance but, how do we get in touch?"
Apr 17, 2015
Tom White left a comment on PIXHAWK
"@Richard  @Rodney
Thanks. Rodney, I do have a Neo6 and I tried to hook it up, but it's from way back when the APM took a smaller 6 pin connector, so I have no easy way to test it with the Pixhawk.
If no one has ever heard of a Pixhawk being the…"
Apr 16, 2015
Tom White left a comment on PIXHAWK
"@Richard
Thanks for your comment. I did a lot of plugging in and out - no joy. I tried using the Serial 4/5 port - got 4 Sats and 14 hdop. Checked the voltage from the GPS port = 4.97V. Checked the rechargable battery on the Neo = 2.94V.
Could it be…"
Apr 16, 2015
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