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AC 3.0.1 APM2.0 loiter overshoot

Hello all

to make it short....

2.8.1 worked fine in all modes 

3.0.1 works much better in stabilize!!! (a world of difference) BUT LOITER OVERSHOOT!!!

what can be wrong considering EXACTLY SAME components location , the same apm2 quad in fact.

  • 5010-14 360

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ESC's HOT after SimonK flash

Hello

I have always used this ESC's, always very cold in temp, but now I did a simonk flash for my 4 escs ...they are getting hot after 3 mins i have to land because loss of power due to temp i think...

What is the reason ? i did not calibrate them, bu

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Big Prop and motor PID TUNING

Hello

I' m building a 750mm arms apm2 quad with:


*Rc timers 5010 and 17x5.5
*Esc turnigy plush 12 from hk
*4s4p panasonic 18650B inside arms (2cm alum tubes 0.5mm thick 210gr 750m2m)

total weight 1.6kg

can anyone suggest good PIDS to start with to achieve

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Compensate PIDS for too powerful motors?

Hi Is there any hint you can give me maybe in PID tunning to compensate for too much powerfull motors for a frame,

motors= NTM 2826 1200kv, prop 8x47 and fram DJI flamewheel

my friend cannot hover due to climb as a rocket!! on 4000 4s, do not have 3s b

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4 motors turned off xquad auto mission

Hello please I want to know reasons/problems that may exist for 2.8 default code turned off my copter initiating a missionI must admit my radio2.4 antena was loose when happened...is this related to fail safe or similar? I have all settings default.

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APM GPS to EXIF data

Hello

Im using exiftool to geotag directly from terminal cli GPX generated logs, but I'm having this error, question is, is the apm GPX able to be used in this tool?

ISSUED COMMANDS :

exiftool -geotag "log.gpx" "C:\geotag\IMG_0051.jpg"
or

exiftool -geotag

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QUAD Clockwise motor gets hot

Hello all, I have just bought 4 new Aeolian C2822 KV1200 motors for my 835gr xquad (APM2), but whatever motors i place in clockwise position, in my case number 4 and 2... they get too hot, but the others remain warm.... so hot that number 4 stoped sp

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APM2 Mediatek gps to OSD

Hello

Can anyone tell me if in APM2 (violet board), is there any place (pins or similar) in where to get Mediatek stock GPS info (nmea 9600bps?), to redirect it to custom OSD? connecting the OSD would interfere with internal GPS APM2 operaion?

thanks i

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2.0.39b loiter+simple+stabilize testing

Hello all

 

I've made some tests with 0 wind, almost perfect 4 all mentioned modes, first tried stabilize and was great, then tried several minutes loiter , it was perfect too!! best than ever!!. then stabilize again, and then loiter a second time. Whe

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2.0.39 concerns

Hello I have some Concerns

 

Flight time

Only 14mins with 5300 mah 3s, is it ok? standard for violet motors, long 28 arms, nothing else...

Unsteady flight and rool/pitch oscilations specially with some wind (yaw is perfect)

Its almost ok, but cCompared to

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2.0.38 Loiter problem crash PLEASE ANY HINT

Hello

I went to a park, waited for gps lock, I was in stabilize 5mts from ground, and switched to loiter, my (all stock) quad did loiter for 20 seconds fine, then "suddenly went very fast in one direction like crazy!!!", I then switched as fast as I c

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Switch modes "TIMING"

Hello

If I have (6 flight modes) using 2 radio switches, and I need to pass to a mode configured after the 3th value, we need to change "2 levers", in that case, should I do at the very same time? because I'm afraid of seting an intermediate unwanted

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FULLY Understanding!! FLIGHT MODES doubts

Hello

I'm ending the build process of an AC2 kit from jdrones, all goes 100% fine , I have loaded AC2 last firmware, setup radio with 6 position switch, calibrated magnetometer, leveled and also setup calibration for ESC... , now before any attempt to

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