Using servo output screen with helicopter swashplate setup?
@rfine7666 wrote: Me again with Pixhawk question, Thanks in advance for any help. Using a Pixhawk px4 in Mission Planner with Arducopter Heli version 3.5.2 is it safe to use the Servo Output screen to...
View ArticlePixhack v5 traditional heli
@MamboJambo wrote: Dear All, I have uploaded beta version from mission planner 3.60.rc8 version which is coming by default when I hit beta firmware. I managed to upload but all heli parameters are not...
View ArticleAnoying Esc beeping
@ajghor wrote: Hi, After some time I returned to my 450 heli project. Currently I am doing the swashplate setup, but as soon as I power up, the Esc starts beeping and I can’t find the reason why. It’s...
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Best Pixhawk variant for 1200mm sized gasser heli
@Chris_Khosravi wrote: Not new to ardupilot, but have been using the autopilots since APM 1 with the multi-layered boards. However, lately I’ve been toying with the idea of putting one on my large gas...
View ArticleCUAV Pixhack V5
@Yahya wrote: Hi I have some questions I would like to answer about CUAV Pixhack V5 1- What are the best compatible devices that work without problems with CUAV Pixhack V5 2- What is the best...
View ArticleTail behavior problems, WP_YAW_BEHAVIOR parameter?
@carlosanlley wrote: So, I just built my second Trad Heli platform, its a FBL 700 of about 5 kg of AUW, carrying 12S of 5000 mah, spinning 1,400 rpm of headspeed and powered by a Pixhawk 2.1. I spent...
View Article570 goblin with pixhawk - wirh or without fbl
@Pakman wrote: Hello everyone. I am starting to integrate the pixhawk ( probably v2.1) to sab goblin 570. It is currently flying with fbl system axon from bavarian demon. I wonder if I should stick to...
View ArticleA strange problem when turn to next point in auto mode
@xrj3000 wrote: Hello, everyone. I encountered a strange problem. When the aircraft executes auto mode, when the aircraft reaches avionics and wants to fly to the next waypoint, it will turn its nose...
View ArticleInitial Setup of Pitch and Roll Tuning Parameters
@Pakman wrote: Can anybody confirm that these parameters are still valid for initial setup to start from: http://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/traditional-helicopter-tuning.html If I adjust accordingly, I...
View ArticleTandem Frame - Missing parameters?
@around wrote: After some rework on my 250 tandem testbed, I went through the set-up videos that Chris has added to the wiki. The 250 tandem is a flybar set-up but there does not appear to be an...
View ArticleLow-RPM Warning
@Felix wrote: Hi! I’m using Pixhawk 2.1 with two RPM sensors, both type 2 (connected to the AUX pins). One is reading the RPM of the motor, reported by the ESC, the other one is connected to a hall...
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Servo 8 RC no input
@MamboJambo wrote: Hello All, I am building a gasser but I have stuck on Servo 8 servo. I am using Radiolink AT9 as RC and autopilot is Pixhack V5. All is good but I cannot make the gas servo work...
View ArticleLoiter Takeoff crash
@MamboJambo wrote: Hello, I had a weird crash upon a succesful loiter flight and RTL landing. With in the same ARM I tried to take off at Loiter and the copter leaned right just after the copter took...
View ArticleLiDAR issue - TF02
@Nadman1 wrote: Hi, I installed a Benewake TF02 to experiment with Train Following. All the parameters are set as recommended in the TF02 manual and all worked well on the bench. On first test flight...
View ArticleReverse Collective?
@223Wylde wrote: Is there currently any way to configure a Trex 700 or 800 to work with counter-clockwise rotating blades? The reason why I’m asking is the blades I’d like to test are asymmetrical and...
View ArticleHeli flight controller options
@Oliverl96 wrote: I’m looking to build a 420 size heli and would like some flight controller recommendations. Is the pixracer with an M8N a good option? Also does anyone have any experience flying a...
View ArticleTake off weight vs gross mass - parameter
@Pakman wrote: Hi there, I wonder if there is anything to cope with big fuel tanks or sprayer tanks. A big heli with long endurance and use case like field sprayer looses weight. I saw configurations...
View ArticleHelp needed to tune a flybar 600 nitro heli
@Adi_Fly wrote: Hello, I have setup a PH2.1 on FW 3.5.7 on a Raptor 50 (600 size) nitro helicopter. I have setup the heli exactly as per Chris Olson’s four videos in the Ardupilot docs. (Thank you so...
View ArticleAltitude control parameters
@Pakman wrote: Can anybody tell me what is the parameter for: -Climbing and descending in loiter mode / alt hold -Parameters for altitude control in general (helicopter is descending when decelerating...
View ArticlePixracer & futaba TX6
@JBJBJB82 wrote: Hello friends. 30 years ago I used to fly helis with a Futaba T6x and R116fb receiver. I Will try to setup my old Eco8 for autonomous flying, and Wonder if there is any hope that...
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