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Trinity, FL
About Me:
I am a private pilot (PP,MEL,MEI) and have done a lot of professional work with RF modems and high speed data links.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
So far, I've worked with the EasyStar platform, Dragon DOSD+ and now the ArduPilot Mega. Very impressed with Mission Planner and can see a lot of potential in the combination.
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"You could also look at --
http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/items/TBMFPVX8-84.html
Their kit price is US$199 compared to FPVModel's US$299. Big savings right there."
http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/items/TBMFPVX8-84.html
Their kit price is US$199 compared to FPVModel's US$299. Big savings right there."
"I also saw this message when a changed flight plan was loaded into APM 2.75, followed by switching from manual to automatic mode. This would suggest a problem with replacing a flight plan or altering steps. The only way I found to clear this…"
"Antonio,
We made several tests this morning with our EZ Star "testbed" plane. This uses the same (APM 2.75) firmware but does not have the size risk of the X-8.
Prior to starting, I ensured that we were using the same parameters you listed…"
We made several tests this morning with our EZ Star "testbed" plane. This uses the same (APM 2.75) firmware but does not have the size risk of the X-8.
Prior to starting, I ensured that we were using the same parameters you listed…"
"I have been trying this with a X8 and something appears to have changed in the recent firmware. AutoTakeoff was working earlier this year, arounf the March timeframe. It stopped working reliably when the firmware was updated to ArduPlane Ver…"
As of the more recent versions of ArduPlane, the firmware no longer does an automatic level on startup. Instead, that has become one of the initial startup steps when installing it in a new plane.In the past, I have glued a bubble sight onto the…
"Removing the Mission Planner's manual leveling ability was not an oversight, it appears to have been directed by "Tridge" from the developers group. Here's his email to Michael Osborne telling him to disable that ability in MP --
Hi Michael, The…"
Hi Michael, The…"
"Hi, I am also having this problem. I have a new, unflown APM2.5 and just loaded 2.74b firmware. The box is sitting level on my bench but starts up reporting node up of 0.2 units and left roll of 2.2 units. I've tried a reset to clear any old data…"
"Toby,
Thanks for commenting, I have seen your videos and that's part of what made me start to research the topic. As you know, the difficulty is finding a cellular-based IP device that also has a serial input. Not exactly your common…"
Thanks for commenting, I have seen your videos and that's part of what made me start to research the topic. As you know, the difficulty is finding a cellular-based IP device that also has a serial input. Not exactly your common…"
"Given the great commercial success of the Skywalker x8 wing, and its scarcity, it would be smart business to offer a close competitor. Bring it on!"
"I had a similar incident that resulted in the loss of the airframe. The plane was sent out to a waypoint at 1 mile distance to check both the 3DR telemetry and the OSD video. The plane started to orbit the waypoint but was continuously losing…"
I took my antenna tracker hardware out to the field today with the goal of flying around and confirming that it would follow the airplane around.The tracker is Maestro-based and is responding correctly to both the Pololu config program and to the…
This 3G modem has caught my attention as a real possibility to become a "component" replacement for the "XBee" and "3DR" class telemetry radios most of us are using. It comes from Cooking-Hacks.com, you can see the catalog page here…
"Carl,
Here are some pictures of how your 3DR radio box came out. I downloaded the .stl file from thingiverse.com, then uploaded it to shapeways.com and they made it into a nice precision part set.
The only change I plan is to use a small piece of…"
Here are some pictures of how your 3DR radio box came out. I downloaded the .stl file from thingiverse.com, then uploaded it to shapeways.com and they made it into a nice precision part set.
The only change I plan is to use a small piece of…"
"Pieter,
Thanks for posting, I was beginning to think that no one else in the DIYDrones community either sees this or considers it a safety issue.
To your question- AutoTakeoff is supposed to make the plane climb straight out until it reaches the…"
Thanks for posting, I was beginning to think that no one else in the DIYDrones community either sees this or considers it a safety issue.
To your question- AutoTakeoff is supposed to make the plane climb straight out until it reaches the…"
I've been working with the Auto Takeoff macro and have experienced the problem where the throttle goes to "max" as soon as AUTO mode is selected. The documentation and other posts tell me that I should close the throttle and put the APM in AUTO…
"Luis- This is an amazingly great collection of almost everything needed to get an ArduPlane into the air ! Thanks many times over for your efforts."
