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  David Anders August 15, 2013 at 1:28am

  Hey all,

  Just thought I would drop a quick note here to tell all that the 5th DIYDrones Melbourne, Australia meet is happening this Sunday from 08:30 at Williamstown.  Check out the Melbourne group for more details. (:

  All welcome. (:
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  Hugues August 8, 2013 at 9:58am

  Which command can i use in auto mission to have the arducopter face a certain direction flying between two waypoints, instead of the default which is facing the direction nbetween waypoints? Which parameter in the waypoint command or is it another command to use  ?
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  John McGrath August 7, 2013 at 5:55pm

  Try to embed this one more time now from you tube. 
• furqan August 4, 2013 at 6:09pm

  arducopter C++ code algorithm  ? any links ?
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  David Anders August 1, 2013 at 10:34pm

  @tahines - there are two schools of thought here.  One, go conservative and get an AR.Parot or something like that and practice the difference in control.

  Or two, buy a quad (x4), build it and learn that way.  It's fairly fool proof if you read the wiki, manuals, ask questions and TEST TEST TEST.

  You will of course break things (props, motors, bend arms, etc) even if you are careful.

  Considering you've been around RC before I would probably start with a X4.  That's what I did (making the jump from planes) and never looked back.

  It really comes down to your budget, ability and confidence. (:

  Happy to PM more if you're interested.
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  John McGrath August 1, 2013 at 8:57pm

  @tahines if you have no flying time with a multirotor do yourself a favor and get a cheap 40 dollar one to fly with for a few weeks before you even think about flying a arducopter.   If you are just concerned with a "hobby" type setup a quad would work fine. If you are looking to do something more ie bigger cam etc.. Hexa, Y6, X8 but it sounds like that's going to be overkill for you..
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  tahines August 1, 2013 at 3:46pm

  Thinking about buying a 3DRobotics Copter.  Don't know which one to get (X8, Y6, or X4) with FPV.  This will be my first copter.  I have been flying RC electric planes with small camera a while.  Ready to get a copter.  Anyone have any good/bad info on these units?  This is for hobby and aerial video/photography with a small camera or GoPro unit.  Any help would be useful.
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  Wessie July 31, 2013 at 7:47am

  @Mark : -
  
  Test 1:
  Hold the quad securely in your hand, ARM, and advance to 1/2 throttle or so, until you feel it getting lighter in your hand. All TX sticks in the middle. Now tilt the copter in the 4 directions. It should "fight" you and try to remail level. It MUST pass this test. if it feels wobbly in your hand, or tries to go places, this is not right, go check your motor numbering, pdb setup and prop directions.
  
  If you pass test 1, move on to
  
  TEST 2 :

  Still holding it in your hand, throttle 50%, blades spinning, mode the Elevator (pitch) stick forward and back, the quad must follow the sticks. Repeat for Aileron (Roll) stick, and lastly Rudder (Rotate). you may need a bit more throttle to feel the Rudder pull, and be careful here. if you push the rudder left, the FRONT of the copter must want to go left. if any of the directions are incorrect, simply recerse that channel on the radio. (Dont accidentally reverse your throttle!!!!!!)

  Let me know the results.

  Wessie

  
  
  ALL the coptwers I have set up have flown after passing these test.
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  Wessie July 31, 2013 at 7:37am

  Can anyone point me to a working ARDUCOPTER Y6 Parameters file?
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  Gavin July 27, 2013 at 5:11pm

  hi,who had used the px4fmu? I made new one ,but can not connect to pc,because when connect to pc ,it can not see the usb com port,and not install the usb drive.who can help me.thanks.