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Do you have a bit of foam over the Barometer, I have read that it is necessary with these flight controllers because the prop wash disturbs the air the Barometer reads

CC3D revolution, Basic CC3D is very basic in its functions by today Flight Controller standards.

Hi all I am trying to use a Pixhawk on the Tricopter I am building and although everything appearers to be going to plan I have one problem I cannot resolve. The Tail motor Yaws in the wrong direction to the stick movement If I move the Rudder stick left the motor swings left as well, how do...

Hi all need a bit of help I have just bought one of these as a compact all in one mounting solution for my Pixhawk http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231726496585 Before I connected it to my Pixhawk I tested to outputs of the power lead and found that the two outer pins +5 & Grd where reversed. Is...

The big question is how 1080 is the 1080 Full HD is something like 1920x1080 but most sellers try to get away with claiming 1080x720 is Full HD. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 4K and 1920 is not as obvious as the difference between 4K and 1080. You will notice no difference in viewing until you...

Yep you will See first hand how fast one will go in free fall and how many bits they can disintegrate into

If trying on your own, try to follow the following Never fly when there are people of animal around Never fly too close to trees For the first few flights keep the model low For the first few flights keep the model close For the first few flights just move around slowly so you learn what...

Thats always the problem with these all in one solutions, one feature fails and you loose the lot. much better as said above to use separate systems and add backup systems to the critical systems just in case, as said above. Paul

Before spending big money on a set of Google and most are very expensive, try one of the cheap sets like the Quantum one from HobbyKing, its not a good option by a long way but will soon let you know if you like it enough to spend the big bucks on a all singing and dancing set from the likes of...

On a tricopter you ARE using all 4 channels for the four basic functions, 3 motors and Yaw servo so nothing left for anything else

Managed to get outside today, once the monsoon had subsided, laptop in hand and everything fired up correctly so all looks to be ok. Still too windy to try a test flight but at least I know nothings faulty. Thanks for all the help guys Paul

Thanks for the help I have put it away for the moment and will await delivery of the 3DR radio gear so I can set it up outside and see what's happening on my PC Hopefully that will be here by the end of he week. Paul

Thanks for the reply Trouble is its Giving all sorts of random errors at the moment Take you pick from the following Bad GPS Health Compass errors Then suddenly it all started working OK but will now not arm even though if I take it outside the status light changes to a flashing green Arm...

Hi all My Pixhawk controller after boot up has a flashing yellow status light which I understand means its failed its pre arm tests. Anyone got any clue as to what I should be looking for to fix this or does it mean its failed internally. Thanks for any help Paul

Just remember in a crash a loose motor will rip the solder pads from the ESC, from a neatness point of view it might be better to solder bullet connectors to the esc and then plug themotors directly into them via bullets, that way in a crash the motors might pull out of the bullets rather than...

Hi The arrow on the GPS should point in the same direction as the one on the APM As for the Videos on Youtube to start with make some smaller videos to test uploads with and if not doing so try their video Uploader. And check you are supplying the correct video format & resolution Paul

Hi all I am thinking of going down the Pixhawk route for my flight controller but after watching a few YouTube videos I have one question. I have seen the radio system required listed as iPPM and PPM sum . is this different to standard PPM. My transmitter both do PPM but that's all they say...

Hi all Looking for some advice for my next flight controller option Being quite new to this I have only used KK2 boards or CC3D boards and although I have go them all working well I am looking to try something a bit more adventurous and that for me is now looking for a board that supports GPS...

For the minimal cost that a watt meter costs (£5 to £6) knowing that everything is balanced and within spec is not a bad thing. Getting everything balanced can greatly extend your flight times and enjoyment and can save premature failure because something is run constantly at its limits or just...

Also the same motor need different size props depending on the number of cells in your pack More cells = higher RPM which = smaller diameter prop ie 3 cell pack motor uses 10inch prop but use a 4 cell pack on the same motor and you have to drop to a 8 or 9 inch prop. Best to test your chosen...