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mark coleman replied to mark coleman's discussion Thought I had this one fixed.
"Bump,Is there a part of the logs files you can check to see what the autopilot is doing? (hit way point, dist and direction to way point).It flies great every other mode. Did the auto log analyzer. It does say not auto tune info, but always says…"
Nov 9, 2014
mark coleman posted a discussion
Firmware version: V3.2-rc9After searching for a similar problem a few weeks ago I thought I had solved this when I found MAG 2 OFFSETs were set to zero. Obviously not! I sure could use some help. I've flown some small missions out at the club and…
Nov 7, 2014
mark coleman replied to mark coleman's discussion Pixhawk almost fly away...... Whew
"Is that a huge spike in mag field interference about the time she took off all crazy.Trying to learn more and work through the wiki section on logs.Has to be a reason why it went wacko. She's flown great missions out at the RC club."
Oct 9, 2014
mark coleman replied to mark coleman's discussion Pixhawk almost fly away...... Whew
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Oct 9, 2014
mark coleman posted a discussion
This flight ran through the first two waypoints on its mission then went crazy. I've looked at the mission and it all looks right. Checked the things I know how to check in the logs and cant seem to find anything.Any help would be greatly…
Oct 8, 2014
mark coleman replied to Matthew Pitts's discussion Flamewheel Pixhawk build Help
"I had a setup exactly like this and could not get the needed thrust out of the motors. It always ran about 80% thrust for stabil hover, no matter the battery, no matter the load. Changed the ESC to AFRO 30 AMP and some Turnigy 980kv motors. It is a…"
Oct 4, 2014
mark coleman replied to Long Phạm's discussion TBS Discovery & Pixhawk load of problems :( in ArduCopter User Group
"3.2 beta provided these result. Mute point now. New motors and ESC's orderd"
Sep 19, 2014
mark coleman replied to Long Phạm's discussion TBS Discovery & Pixhawk load of problems :( in ArduCopter User Group
"its just a basic fw450 with a pixhawk. dji motors and optoE300 ESC. I didn't think those could be calibrated?? Probably wrong like on all this stuff. LMAO Humor and stress go hand in hand.I adjusted the throttle mid and it helped the throttle in…"
Sep 16, 2014
mark coleman replied to Long Phạm's discussion TBS Discovery & Pixhawk load of problems :( in ArduCopter User Group
"Firmware version 3.1.4. Still over 80% thrust. Any ideas yall?"
Sep 16, 2014
mark coleman replied to Long Phạm's discussion TBS Discovery & Pixhawk load of problems :( in ArduCopter User Group
"I rolled by my firmware to 3.4. I may have to do a tethered test flight today. As a first time real drone owner this is getting steep on the learning curve. I have to be able to trust this thing to run small missions. Post results later. :-)"
Sep 16, 2014
mark coleman replied to Long Phạm's discussion TBS Discovery & Pixhawk load of problems :( in ArduCopter User Group
"opto e300 esc dji 2212 920k motors. It doesnt matter if it a 2800 or 4200 battery its still way high."
Sep 15, 2014
mark coleman replied to Long Phạm's discussion TBS Discovery & Pixhawk load of problems :( in ArduCopter User Group
"I'm having a similar issue with a pixhawk 38.8 ounces and running about 80% throttle in and out for stabilized hover."
Sep 15, 2014
mark coleman replied to mark coleman's discussion Not enough thrust, help me out?
"Thank you very very much Tom. I'm very new to all this and that's what I thought I was seeing. I needed a  more experienced person to help. I can use that tarot gimbal on a larger frame when I build a new one. :-)"
Sep 11, 2014
mark coleman replied to mark coleman's discussion Not enough thrust, help me out?
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Sep 10, 2014
mark coleman posted a discussion
FW 450Pixhawk Controller2800 75C batteryGPS, MavlinkDJI 300 ESCDJI 2212/920KV motorsTotal wieght without gimbal and camera and battery 902 gramsBattery 231 gPer what I read it could be 1600 grams lift weight for this set up. Flies perfect this way…
Sep 10, 2014
mark coleman replied to Mathieu's discussion Tarot 2D gimbal and Pixhawk - Tilt control
"black and white wire only"
Sep 10, 2014
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