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My APM2.5 went crazy

Hi,

I had a very strange accident with my APM 2.5

I was doing a programmed flight then the plane went crazy so I flicked the RTL mode but it went even more crazy. thank go I had my FPV gear on so I knew were it landed.

It kept going into circles in auto

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APM 2.5 on EDF

Hi guys,

I just got my first EDF (EF-16) and i'm planning to fit an APM2.5 in it, but i noticed that not much people do that. Is there any reason for that ? 

Thanks

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Pitch keeps changing

Hi guys

I'm trying to build my X5 skywalker but when I plugged everything and calibrated the accelerometer on my APM2.5 but noticed something strange.

even when the plane is sitting still on the ground, in stabilize mode the elevons keeps twitching sli

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Channel 6 with arducopter problem

Hi

I'm trying to use Channel 6 to tune some parameters but this is what's happening:

-i turn the dial on my controller and see that the output is chagning on the radio calibration screen.

-I gave a range of 0 to 1 for altitude Kp but when I refresh the

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Altitude using Sonar

Hi

I'm trying to use a sonar which i bought a few months ago it's LV-MaxSonar-EZ4 MB1040, I've made a cable as the wiki shows and whenever I test it in the terminal it works out but I can't see the reading in the hud or the status tab below it!!!

I'm u

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APM not following waypoints

Hi guys

I'was flying my plane with my APM 2.5 and arduplane V2.74b installed and used the auto mode, but then a very strange thing happened when my plane took another course which is around 130 degrees away from where it was supposed to go, I waited t

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Motor keeps turning

Hi,

I'm using the dragon link with ardupilot 2.5 for the first time, I usually uses the RMILEC and 9x controller.

the problem is that when I switch to stabilize mode the motor starts turning even though the throttle stick is pulled down, when I go back

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Mission planning commands

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to use the mission planner conditional commands but I can't understand how they really act.

I've read the wiki description but didn't really get it !! would some help me please?

Thanks in advance

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Parachute

Hi, I want to install an emergency landing parachute for my plane/hexa, any ideas where i can get these stuff and the release mechanism?

thanks guys.

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GPS signal lost or Radio signal lost??!!

Hi everybody,

this is my first post in this beautiful forum and looking forward to be an active member.

I had a problem with my APM the other day which I  can summarize as follows.

-Took-off on manual mode

-switched to Auto and everything was smooth as u

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