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About
About Me:
RC and Robotics hobbyist for 6 years. I became inspired by DIY drones after reading an artical in Make magazine. I have always wanted to fly RC planes and with the family now on their own I bought my first plane two years ago and learned to fly.
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
My origional interest was in vision based ground vehicles however I cannot resist the UAV idea with available technology. I have viewed a number of DIY UAV vidios and am very impressed.
Hometown:
El Cajon, CA
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"Hello Sebastian, I see the name Brifly on the above but can't help think I have posted or not quite understand the nature of this site. Whether or not this is my post I can say I have had the same experience with the airspeed readout in the GCS. I…"
"I feel compelled to ask the question in this forum I have asked in other threads. Has anyone hade trouble with the APv2 using the IMU falling out of range within 10 to 20 ft? I have previously detailed this question but not worked out the problem. I…"
I have been using a standard Ardupilot on my easystar with a HiTec receiver and Tx at 72Mhz. Not at first but lately the system is loosing range capability. With Ardupilot installed w/or w/o shield and imu installed the servos will get the jitters…
" Jason I see this discussion is a little old but much the code rework much needed. I have experienced trouble with the failsafe in it not working at all. If I understand the code correctly, if the failsafe is not configured "#define…"
I have been enjoying flying my Easystar for months now and have recently installed the shield with air sensor equipment. I also have the telemetry working transmitting to an Ardustation. Airspeed on the Ardustation always indicates static speed…
"Hey thanks a bunch for the links. I do not know why I missed the motor. Now if I can only get their website to deduct my credit I can pull the trigger on this order!"
"Thanks Stefan the setup looks great. I was not able to locate the 2835 on the hobbyking site maybe it is discontinued. The motor and prop combinations are difficult to understand and I haave not found a definitive site to help with selection. One…"
"Humm I suspected this might happen by way of crashing my stock one. They get to look like a jijsaw after awhile. Hey what motor and prop are you using? I like the look."
"HaHa,
Actually not so may lions as enemy bullets in the late 60's!"
Actually not so may lions as enemy bullets in the late 60's!"
"I really like the mods however my plane has an afinity for the ground, so much so that my daughter said it now looks like a jijsaw puzzle. She dubbed it Saw I after the movie. Anyway if yours doesn't land more or less in a level latitude I will be…"
"Howdy Moses,
I like your spirit. Reminds me of my Vietnam soldiering days when I thought I might build a real plane out of bamboo, ponchos and a jeep engine and fly out of there! Perhaps a model is safer especially if you are not going to be shot at…"
I like your spirit. Reminds me of my Vietnam soldiering days when I thought I might build a real plane out of bamboo, ponchos and a jeep engine and fly out of there! Perhaps a model is safer especially if you are not going to be shot at…"
"Nathaniel, I have the same trouble with ardustation. Since your posting is somewhat old you may have found an answer elsewhere. If so let me know. The extra buttons make a nice beep though. Also my Lat, Long figures are off and the airspeed which I…"
Hello all,I have had no luck whatever with getting throttle failsafe to work. I have set up the config file to: THROTTLE_FAILSAFE 1, THROTTLE_FS-VALUE 920 (my radio throttle drops out at around 935) and FAILSAFE_ACTION 1. It is difficult to ground…
"I have not tried this but by now you may knnow the answer. I Think you can use the IMU w/o the gps at least for testing. Logically it just stabilizes the plane and is not concerned with position on earth so unless the code hiccups on it you should…"
I have assembled my GCS Ardustation, added the Xbees to it and plane and they worked for a short time until building a nice fancy box for the GCS. Upon installing to the box the GCS no longer worked. The unit booted and the display works. The three…
Thanks for the advice on using my shield with airspeed sensor. I simply installed it and to test, squirted w/ canned air when running. The motor slowed as I presumed it should. I will flight test when it is not windy out.Meanwhile I have been trying…
