Hey guys,
It was full of adrenalin. Today, I was trying AD6-HL on a windy weather. Wind was about 13-15 knots (mph), and the gusts was even higher.
I'm going to post the videos soon, it was a bit tricky to control the copter but after a systematic approach I was super comfortable.
Pre-checks:
* Are there enough satellites for locking gps for position hold.
* What is the direction of the nose in terms of degrees. Lets say you're facing to north (350 degrees).
First, I fly 50 meters away from me and switch on altitude hold(AH) and position hold(PH) to see if they are working. After switching off altitude hold, I start to ascend slowly. If the PH is on and AH is off, you ascend and descend without loosing your coordinate (ground point).
While ascending, I carefully watch the craft if it is moving away from the PH point or not. Since today was too windy for flying, full concentration is a must. When the desired altitude is reached, I switch on AH again.
For taking photos, I can yaw as much as I want. I can barely see the craft at this altitude (300 meters). It's impossible to recgonise the nose of the craft. So, best way to understand which direction the craft is facing is to look at the compass values. If you noted the degree when you landed off, you just yaw until you reach your compass angel. Then you can maneuver in the direction you want.
If I want to descend, I just switch off AH and move my throttle stick just below the hover point. So it starts to descend slowly without loosing coordinate.
Or, I just trigger Come Home function when the AH is on. Copter just hovers on the taking off position. Then switch off AH and start to descend slowly.
I try to watch the altitude meter on the Jeti Box, I avoid descending very fast. Ot's hard to understand if it's falling down fast or slow. 1 meter per second is quite enough and efficient for descending.
Without compass and GPS, flying would be impossible at this kind of high altitude with a symetrical design like Droidworx AD6 form the ground. And without FPV, the craft should be visible to you always.
Of course, fully relying on the electronics is not smart. So I always try to practice of taking full control.
The weight factor in high wind is another subject. I'm going to talk about it on another topic.
I'll post other details later today.
View attachment 906
What I've used:
AD6-HL
2x5000 mAh battery packs (600 gr each)
Canon 600D and HFR16 handycam
It was full of adrenalin. Today, I was trying AD6-HL on a windy weather. Wind was about 13-15 knots (mph), and the gusts was even higher.
I'm going to post the videos soon, it was a bit tricky to control the copter but after a systematic approach I was super comfortable.
Pre-checks:
* Are there enough satellites for locking gps for position hold.
* What is the direction of the nose in terms of degrees. Lets say you're facing to north (350 degrees).
First, I fly 50 meters away from me and switch on altitude hold(AH) and position hold(PH) to see if they are working. After switching off altitude hold, I start to ascend slowly. If the PH is on and AH is off, you ascend and descend without loosing your coordinate (ground point).
While ascending, I carefully watch the craft if it is moving away from the PH point or not. Since today was too windy for flying, full concentration is a must. When the desired altitude is reached, I switch on AH again.
For taking photos, I can yaw as much as I want. I can barely see the craft at this altitude (300 meters). It's impossible to recgonise the nose of the craft. So, best way to understand which direction the craft is facing is to look at the compass values. If you noted the degree when you landed off, you just yaw until you reach your compass angel. Then you can maneuver in the direction you want.
If I want to descend, I just switch off AH and move my throttle stick just below the hover point. So it starts to descend slowly without loosing coordinate.
Or, I just trigger Come Home function when the AH is on. Copter just hovers on the taking off position. Then switch off AH and start to descend slowly.
I try to watch the altitude meter on the Jeti Box, I avoid descending very fast. Ot's hard to understand if it's falling down fast or slow. 1 meter per second is quite enough and efficient for descending.
Without compass and GPS, flying would be impossible at this kind of high altitude with a symetrical design like Droidworx AD6 form the ground. And without FPV, the craft should be visible to you always.
Of course, fully relying on the electronics is not smart. So I always try to practice of taking full control.
The weight factor in high wind is another subject. I'm going to talk about it on another topic.
I'll post other details later today.
View attachment 906
What I've used:
AD6-HL
2x5000 mAh battery packs (600 gr each)
Canon 600D and HFR16 handycam
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