ArduPilot APM 2.5 FC on Droidworx

[dazzab]

Hi Dazzab, Nice flight!. I have the same quad. Would you be able to share your settings or gains that you used in the APM for this flight test video?. Thanks.

Wow, that adventure was over two years ago! First of all, don't try and do it with an APM. The new Arducopter firmware does not run on the APM as it doesn't have the memory or processing power. Stick with Pixhawk as there have been huge advancements with the latest version of Arducopter which is ver 3.3. As for the PID settings, it will probably fly fine out of the box. In general terms you will may need to increase the gains for larger copters but you will know that straight away as the flying will be mushy rather than responsive. But that wasn't the case with my X8 which flew fine on the defaults.

I still have a Wookong on my SkyJib and it's working great. I'd love to try the Pixhawk on it but I'm not going to mess with a stable system at this point in time. I just received my CASA certification so I'm only now heading out to use it on commercial jobs. So I can't afford to experiment with it. But I'd be very interested in hearing how you go. Things are much different now and I think the Pixhawk should work great for you.

 

[JMMC]

Thanks Dazzab for your promptly response. I will try and let you know how this adventure goes.