About

Location

New Brunswick


About Me:

Civil Engineer in training.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Aerial Mapping.


Hometown:

Moncton


Activity Feed

Vernon Lillies replied to Vernon Lillies's discussion I too choose to fly to the moon.
"Hi Rick,

Unfortunately I have not yet been able to fly a successful mission.

I still visit the flying field several times a week but have not been making much progress. 

My current issue is that my copter does not seem to keep a proper bearing. …"
Sep 11, 2012
Vernon Lillies commented on Chris Anderson's blog post New: Configuration file repository for ArduCopter and APM
"I did not see any information explaining whether the config files in the repositories are for APM1 or APM2.
This could become important in the near future. If I simply overlooked it please disregard. 
Cheers"
Feb 4, 2012
Vernon Lillies replied to jjohow's discussion ESCs don't like cold weather - known problem?
"I experienced the same problem with 3DRobotics 20A ESC's.
The first time I experienced the problem I was worried I had a rogue cold solder joint and spent an evening isolating and cooling every component in the freezer. I narrowed it down to the…"
Jan 15, 2012
Vernon Lillies replied to Vernon Lillies's discussion Automated Flight Issues - APM2 ArduCopter
"Thanks for the response.
I will patiently wait for the recommended configs."
Jan 14, 2012
Vernon Lillies posted a discussion
Hi all,    I have made several automated flight attempts without success.    The copter performs as expected in other flight modes (Stabilize, RTL, Loiter, Alt_Hold).    When I switch into Auto Mode, the copter usually begins yawing and seems to…
Jan 13, 2012
Vernon Lillies posted a discussion
Hey all,I would like to share my experiences as a member of the DIYDRONES community. About 8 months ago I began working on my dream of a stable UAV platform for Aerial Photography. As a young Civil Engineer in training, the possible applications are…
Jan 8, 2012
Vernon Lillies left a comment for Amit
"http://www.diydrones.com/forum/topics/rtl-issues?xg_source=activity

I had the same problem, not sure if you solved it.

Hope this helps."
Dec 22, 2011
Vernon Lillies posted a discussion
Hi all,I am currently experiencing a strange problem. When I try entering RTL mode, I am immediately switched to loiter mode.Here is a pic to illustrate: I have GPS lock and have set my home location.When I call upon RTL, my copter begins to loiter…
Dec 11, 2011
Vernon Lillies replied to Ruwan's discussion Frame Assembly : Possible Error in the documentation of 3DRobotics?
"Hi,
I assembled my PDB following an older version of Assembly Instructions. The older version of the Assembly Instructions was a) different or b) I followed the instructions wrong because during a rebuild, I noticed that the wires from pin 3 and 4…"
Dec 10, 2011