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brandon posted a discussion
I was flying an iris over the weekend, and for some reason it decided to fall out of the sky. I went back to take a look at the flight log and it looks like the quad knew it was falling and was attempting to compensate. The battery voltage appeared…
Jun 21, 2016
brandon replied to brandon's discussion AC3.2.1 Auto mission underpowered autonomous takeoff.
"I solved this issue.
I am using afro 30A escs with 880kv 3dr motors. The rapid change from 0 throttle to 100% throttle caused a glitch in the ESCs that wouldn't provide full power to the props. Human controlled flight never triggered this condition…"
Apr 18, 2015
brandon replied to brandon's discussion AC3.2.1 Auto mission underpowered autonomous takeoff.
"Is anyone else experiencing this issue? The auto takeoff is underpowered and then the quad tips over. The quad flies fine under manual control in stabilize."
Apr 15, 2015
brandon replied to brandon's discussion AC3.2.1 Auto mission underpowered autonomous takeoff.
"Log file from a second vehicle. I should note that I've been flying successful missions with these vehicles for a few months.15-04-02_13-18-24.bin"
Apr 2, 2015
brandon posted a discussion
I am having an issue with AC3.2.1 not taking off predictably after an auto mission is started. After the quad is put into Auto mode and throttle lifted on the rc transmitter, the autopilot seems to set a prop rpm that is too low for takeoff. I spent…
Apr 2, 2015