Recent content by andratch

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    Help with Donated X8+

    Looks pretty straight forward. I don’t have a usb to serial cable, I’m assuming I’ll need one of these: USB to TTL Serial Cable - Debug / Console Cable for Raspberry Pi
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    Help with Donated X8+

    Yes! I have everything set...EXCEPT for the tarot gimbal and video feed. The gimbal will activate and level itself, but I can’t determine how to set it up to control tilt on the controller. I have the output plugged into RC9, but the only option I have to select in mission planner is “SERVO9”...
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    Help with Donated X8+

    Roy, It has a FS-TH9X controller. I've been able to get it to fly, but I cannot get he Gimbal to tilt or receive the GoPro video properly (it looks like it's splitting the video feed or something...) I could use a little help with those pieces.
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    Help with Donated X8+

    I'm located near downtown, but am willing to meet up wherever to get some help!
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    Help with Donated X8+

    Thank you so much! I'll start reading through this and see what I can get figured out. Honestly, if I can't get it figured out via the manual, I may be willing to make a quick trip up to dallas to get some help....if we can't get it working, the only option would be to trade it in for a...
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    Help with Donated X8+

    Hello Everyone, I am an officer with a local Volunteer Fire Department, and a local Surveying company recently donated their used 3DR X8+ to us for our Urban Search and Rescue team. We are very excited to have the drone, but are very open with the fact that we have no idea how to set it up...
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    Recommended Battery Charger

    Hello All, I recently acquired a X8+ that we will be using with an Urban Search & Rescue team. I am trying to learn everything about this beast as quickly as possible, but have a basic question about charging. The drone came with Qty (5) Multistar 10000mAh 4S 10C batteries. I have an old RC...