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Chris Austin
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Unplanned Water Landing
Started this discussion. Last reply by Søren Kuula Aug 28, 2013. 5 Replies 0 Likes
So flying around this weekend taking some lovely shots over the coast and countryside. The wind calmed down this evening so I thought I would get some nice shots during sunset. All was going well, I…Continue
Who's who of the DIY Drones movement
Started this discussion. Last reply by R. D. Starwalt Aug 21, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I'm quite new to this community but as I explore APM and ArduPilot I find myself constantly in awe of what has been achieved. I wanted to make a donation to help sustain the project but it dawned on…Continue
Tags: who, whos, developers, community, donation
Commanding descent into a loiter
Started this discussion. Last reply by Martin Poller Sep 15, 2013. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Hi chaps,Could anyone a little more experienced explain the behaviour I should expect if I performed the following WP sequence in a mission? …Continue
Cumulative mAh display
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nathaniel Caner Jul 29, 2013. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi All,Just a quick one. Is there a way to add cumulative mAh display to the GCS HUD? I've seen this on a lot of video OSDs and it strikes me as a more intuitive way to judge capacity over % derived…Continue
Tags: mah
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Profile Information
- About Me:
- Sound engineer by day but like a good project by night. UAVs have become my latest project.
- Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- Building my first plane at the moment. An Easy Star 2 with APM2.5 ready to carry a GoPro for ariel photography/video
@JPJackPott
- Hometown:
- London
Chris Austin's Blog
A whole week to fly
Posted on August 18, 2013 at 1:11pm 2 Comments 4 Likes
I spent last week on holiday with friends in the countryside. Naturally I took the EasyStar as I planned to use my recreation time to get it tuned, proven and dialled in.
The wind was a bit high in the day times so all my flying was done at sunset when it calmed down.
On the first evening I worked on getting roll and pitch PIDs in. After giving my…
ContinueFirst flight with the GoPro attached
Posted on July 28, 2013 at 1:30pm 6 Comments 6 Likes
I'm pleased to report that after an initial successful flight at Easter I have my plane back in the air (helped by finding somewhere in London to fly it), this time with the full weight of the GoPro and corresponding ballast attached.
Its a stock EasyStar with added CF in the wing spars and up the tail to strengthen it, with the addition of APM2.5+3DR and a GoPro hung at the root of the port wing. To balance some lead shot is in the starboard wing towards…
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