During a 4 weeks mission to Peru we have done several UAV flights for mapping purposes. These included flights at high altitude over the Andes. The highest one was over the scenic “Bosque de Piedras”, at 4500m altitude, where we have mapped a 1km2 area in a matrix flight pattern.
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These flights fit within a Belgian - Peruvian cooperation (KU Leuven – UNALM) to study and improve agricultural production in coastal, Andes and Amazon areas of the country. Special thanks to all the developers here at diydrones, dedicated to make Arduplane rock-solid and performing well under difficult conditions. During the 30+ autopilot missions, Arduplane never failed and we managed to finish the project with one X8 frame, despite the harsh conditions (rainy season, high altitude, challenging landing spots..). Below a road-movie from the Andes part of the trip:
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What board are you using, 2.0, 2.5+? Any custom PID's or stock settings?
Wow- Thanks for posting. Great way to use UAS data for research..Love the launch "system"..
Cheers, Byron
I guess there is no speed limit there ? (he he ) it looked like a rally car race . Did those kids follow the car the whole way? I liked the catapult launch , Have a Great Day!
Nice flight and processing!
Very nice work! Thank you for sharing.
Does your X8 use detachable wings? If so can you please share images of it with the wings separated?
Also did you do any modifications to make the X8 more robust?
Thank you!
Bret C
Impressive! Thanks for sharing.
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