Recent content by Ed Beck

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    He's back! And he's not happy!

    Pretty much exactly how I feel.
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    What is green cube?

    This item? HERE GNSS Solo GPS Kit
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    What is green cube?

    So if I want to install Green Cube in my sock Solo is this the item I need to order from Jester? Complete Kit, No Green Cube -$168.00 Pre-Order
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    Open Solo announcement from ArduPilot

    Just adding a comment to track this thread. I have the same question about what this means for Green Cube. I'm also very interested in if this is going to mean we can use Solo code on an octo-copter.
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    International Travel - Customs?

    Cool. I didn't know this. Thanks.
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    My 1st Autonomous Mission with Tower

    Hey P2P. Do you know what the checkbox for "Lock copter orientation" does? You get the option when you create a survey mission. I can't find anything that looks like it in the parameters list Complete Parameter List — Copter documentation The only reference I found to it was a post in...
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    My 1st Autonomous Mission with Tower

    Also FS_THR_ENABLE=2 FS_THR_ENABLE: Throttle Failsafe Enable The throttle failsafe allows you to configure a software failsafe activated by a setting on the throttle input channel Values Value Meaning 0 Disabled 1 Enabled always RTL 2 Enabled Continue with Mission in Auto Mode 3 Enabled always...
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    International Travel - Customs?

    Biggest issue I see is getting your Li batteries on the airplane. Last I heard airlines don't like them at all.
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    No Video Feed - Out of Ideas`

    Removing the gimbal was my first step but I haven't tried going from the gopro straight to a TV. Thanks.
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    No Video Feed - Out of Ideas`

    Yes
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    No Video Feed - Out of Ideas`

    I took my gimbal off to add a weight into the plastic cover (for balance) and when putting the gimbal back together a screw fell into the solo. I retrieved it and I only mention it because it's the only different thing that's happened. Yesterday, before the gimbal thing, it was fine. This...
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    Helicopter Golf Ball Drop

    The golf tournament I shoot had a helicopter drop that they wanted me to video this year. FYI - I coordinated this with the helicopter pilot. The zoom into the helicopter was a post-production zoom, I never got very close to the helicopter. The inset video is from my D800.
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    Interrupted Tower mission to return home

    "Parameters" is an option on the Tower menu. There's a search option to find fs_t quickly. Select it to edit the value then update Solo (I think it's a cloud icon with an up arrow). You'll get a notification that n parameters were updated. I haven't tried a GP3. I tower sends the shutter...
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    Interrupted Tower mission to return home

    When flying Tower survey missions I always reset the FS_THR_ENABLE to "2". This allows the mission to continue if it looses connection to the controller. The first couple of times you hear that Solo lost contact it causes kinda a pucker, but you get used to it. I haven't had any problems. Solo...
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    not always getting gopro image stream.

    One quick and easy thing I do is to pull the battery out of my GoPro for a second then stick it back in. This has solved video problems often enough that I'll sometimes do it when I'm mounting the GoPro in my gimbal. When I'm experiencing video problems I'll pull and replace the battery as a...