Posts filed under: Auto Pilot

Mayday! Mayday! I tested the FPV system on the Raptor140B, with nearly disastrous results. Luckily, the APM was onboard to save the day! I added the 400mw 1.3Ghz FPV transmitter...
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ArduPlane, APM2.6 and Mission Planner come together to make an awesome feature called “Follow Me” where the ground station sends the airplane it’s GPS location and the airplane will go...
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After flying 15 missions and traveling over 150km to establish the APM’s reliability, I completed this final test of key failsafe and telemetry control functionality. Specifically, I proved the APM...
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Flew the Raptor for 10k, 9k of it was fully autonomous! It completed three 3k circuits flawlessly… Longer and faster flights coming up next....
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Successfully tested the APM and telemetry with the Raptor, it flew great! The APM and mission planner and telemetry make an awesome combination....
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I added the APM to my Raptor Flying wing and tested it’s stabilization and RTL feature. I had a motor mount issue that ended the flight early, but after a...
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We lost the Shrike!!! See you Saturday, -Trent & Nick –Shrike– FPV Tx: 400mw 5.8 gHz from FoxTech – http://www.foxtechfpv.com/58g-400mw-8ch-transmitter-p-544.html FPV Rx: http://www.foxtechfpv.com/new-8ch-digit-display-58g-video-receiver-p-296.html FPV Camera: http://www.securitycamera2000.com/products/600TVL-SONY-SUPER-HAD-CCD-D%252dWD… Autopilot: APM2 from http://www.DIYDrones.com...
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Now that we have FPV going we felt confident enough to let the APM go on a 5 km mission through 12 waypoints without any input from the ground. It...
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