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Graham Dyer replied to Nathaniel Caner's discussion Help Tuning Arduplane 2.73 With A Large Slow Airframe
"In the picture above, is the prop not on backwards?"
Sunday

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Graham Dyer replied to Nathaniel Caner's discussion Using the Mission Planner DO_JUMP command to loop a Mission
"1) Yes it's correct, if you highlight the DO_JUMP command the only two parameters to change is the waypoint number to jump to and the number of times to repeat the loop. 2) Not sure, there was some explanation but I don't recall it now 3)…"
Friday

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Graham Dyer replied to Craig Elder's discussion APM Copter 2.9.1.b has been released
"The parameter PILOT_VEL_MAX controls the max rate of descent AND ascent in ALT_HOLD and LOITER. Randy, on a related issue, any chance of having two different parameters (pos and neg) for PILOT_VEL_MAX instead of one for both? To be able to descend…"
Friday
estebanflyer replied to Graham Dyer's discussion 3DR radio with Ubuntu?
"research on something like:  chmod 777. it changes the serial permissions to read and write"
Jun 10

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Graham Dyer replied to chase's discussion Can cell phones fly?
"There's a latency issue flying over WiFi or 3G, also I nearly lost my quad (and phone) because of using my cellphone to take video without turning all the radio's off caused an uncontrolled flyaway, so there are some problems."
May 17

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Graham Dyer replied to Michael King's discussion Altitude loss in AUTO
"Can you post a tlog? There's not much anyone can do without that or a log. Also try 2.9.1b, it fixed a few small thing that may or may not be related."
May 15

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Graham Dyer replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.73 released
"Before uploading the new version I normally save all the parameters in one 'param' file from the adv params screen, that way it's easy to go back if needed to exactly the same setup. But yes to go back just choose previous firmware…"
May 14

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Graham Dyer replied to Claudio de Paula Donate's discussion How to power the receiver
"1st: yes the receiver is powered from just any channel plug, it's a low current device so there is enough to power the receiver and APM from the one ESC's BEC circuit (but not to power anything more). 2nd; check this page if you…"
May 14

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Graham Dyer commented on Marco Robustini's video
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ArduCopter V3 Release - The "expensive multirotor flight system" killer!

"In the advanced params there's one param called "frame" (Controls motor mixing. Quad: 0=+ 1=X) if that is "3" then it's H-quad implementation And to make the rest easy: swop right rear prop for left rear…"
May 14

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Graham Dyer replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"Don't want to risk mine, I have a Canadair Business Jet that would fly easily on ArduPilot but it took a long time to build so would rather put it in a more expendable plane."
May 14

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Graham Dyer commented on Marco Robustini's video
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ArduCopter V3 Release - The "expensive multirotor flight system" killer!

"Hi Antonie, FYI, H-frame support has been added but there's no documentation yet of how to enable it: https://github.com/diydrones/ardupilot/commit/1cfd5900a861e947ccd5fd207dfeb6a9b39821f2 Basically set the frame type to 3 in the advanced…"
May 14

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Graham Dyer commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Thirty days (#6): You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
"Paul, no SD card was in the camera at the time, it has 16MB on board memory and was set on low resolution."
May 13

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Graham Dyer commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Thirty days (#6): You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
" I'm not kidding either, the camera was in a camera trap which some lions managed to open and they then chewed everything, not only the camera. I just wish I could get the photos off the camera's internal memory. "
May 10

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Graham Dyer commented on Joshua Ott's blog post Thirty days (#6): You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs
"a lion chewed my camera..."
May 10

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Graham Dyer replied to Ryan Vickers's discussion 3DR Hexa Gimbal connection. Stumped!
"The signal line (only) goes to A11, the other two (red & black) must go to your output rail - the one with the ESC's connected or to a separate UBEC. I pull the signal wire out of the servo plug and put that single wire into an old empty…"
May 7

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Graham Dyer replied to Andrew Tridgell's discussion ArduPlane 2.72 released
"The HUD alt just goes negative"
May 6

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About Me:
I'm a freelance Safari Trails Guide (Lead Rifle) in the South African Wildlife Tourism Industry. Now mostly doing some IT in JHB.
http://tinyurl.com/graham-dyer-photos - my photos
www.pdqdesign.co.za - my company
Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
DIY Carbon H-frame QuadCopter with 177+ flights (25+ flying hours), APM2, 3DR Telemetry, 20-22L motors, 11x4.7 APCSF props, 5000mAh 3S CHL Batts, 15 minute flight time, Sony 520TVL camera, 1.2GHz 700mW Video Transmittor + inverted Vee antenna, Video googles & 9" Dvd monitor.

Twin boom FPV 1.75m plane for long distance Nav & FPV. ArduPilotMega1 v2.65, 4+ flying hours.

Old: Own design & built twin-boom UAV Plane (now RIP)
ArduPilot v2.7.1, ArduIMU, MediaTek GPS. Had clocked 50+ hours flying time.

Slowstick - ArduPilot Legacy v2.6.2, Thermopiles, Used for FPV and as a stabilized trainer.
Hometown:
Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Folding EPP Foam H-Frame Quad

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RC Electric Calculator App for Android

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RC Electric Calculator App for Android - new version 2.1 out now!…

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It WORKS...!! Fully automated parachute drop from quadcopter.

Posted on January 20, 2013 at 4:00am 10 Comments

Thanks to the Dev team for getting ACv2.9 to us, especially as it fixes a lot of features that have been broken for a while.…

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Pitlab.com OSD & Autopilot launched

Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:30am 7 Comments

The OSD (On Screen Display) is an instrument that…

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DIY Carbon H-Frame Quadcopter

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Comment Wall (13 comments)

At 5:52am on July 24, 2009, Robert Hannaford said…
Hi Graham,

Please give me aring when you get a chance, Rob Hannaford 011 781 4029, 0733000337
At 5:43am on August 20, 2009, viky said…
have u got success in reversing ur aileron ... i m using same setup with XY sensors
At 2:12am on August 21, 2009, viky said…
i think i can correct it but want a clear view ur ailerons r reversed in automode or manual mode. If its auto change is to be done in the code else it has to be reversed using RC remote... let me know whats exactly it is
At 2:40am on August 21, 2009, viky said…
so u must have tried #define ROLL_REVERSE 1 , then nothing happened ... am i right..
At 3:08am on August 21, 2009, viky said…
actually the same problem i had faced but my elevator movement was reversed
in autopilot so i tried to correct it by #define PITCH_REVERSE
but nothing happened later i found thaT this header is not at all used inside code so i just follow the logic in code and got the line to reverse the motion of either aileron or elevator in ... void pulse_servos(int roll, int pitch) //Normal mode
{
pulse_servo_1(90+roll);
pulse_servo_2(90-pitch); //invert sign if you want to reverse the servo...
}

This is what i had changed then to work it well.
so
I did few tests and got semi success in few , hopefully i can make it this time atleast 80% success with little changes in trim as u recommended in ur blog failure and success.
Its very nice blog i will try to write the one ... it really helps ourselves and others
At 2:49am on August 24, 2009, Garth said…
Graham please contact me
021-7827148 or 0827708200

GARTH
At 4:41am on March 11, 2010, Cronselaar said…
Hi, this must sound stupid, but how do you get the nice line logs in GE... My current position just constantly changes. I'm using a E406. I can't seem to get the right altitude data in the GS2 either.. Any help would be appreciated.

Gerrit
At 9:58am on August 17, 2010, Robert Hannaford said…
Hi Graham, won't you please send me you cell no I have lost it, Regards Rob Hannaford

0733000337
At 8:08am on October 17, 2011, bruno voisin said…

Hi Graham, this is Bruno from Cape Town. 

These are my first steps in the UAV world, and I am interested in building a ArduCopter to conduct game counts in a nature reserve.  Any advice / recommendation would be most appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Regards
bruno

At 1:31am on November 7, 2011, Robert Dielenberg said…

Hi Graham,

we're developing a UAV here in Newcastle, Australia. We've been experimenting with the ardupilot 2_7_1 for a few months. Having huge problems with altitude hold and throttle. We're using a petrol engine. We realize the original ardu is for electric. It seems there is not much data on petrol engines for ardu. We had a crash last week and lost the plane. We're going to rebuild the code from scratch and simplify it. Will get back on to you on our progress. Cheers,

 

Rob Dielenberg, MotMen UAV (www.motmen.com)

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