adjusting the gains using dji assistant also helps. My first 550 flew very stable at the default settings (100%). My second 550 required lowering the gains to about 80%, this made it less reactive. The throttle will cause lift off at about 50% plus or minus depending on all up weight. If you...
I've completed a build of an F550 and was curious about the flight time. I'm running on 3S (11.1) volt 5000 maH Turnigy battery weighing 450 gms. With the stock F550 and one battery I flew for 8 minutes. I then added another battery in parallel and a little more weight (about 400 gms for my FPV...
While assembling my second dji flame wheel 550 (I gave the first one to my son) I got the bright idea of flipping the bottom circuit board upside down. This makes for a clear platform for mounting whatever between decks. If you have to replace an ESC, the job is trivial. I used brush on...
Yeah I'm experiencing difficulties with gps also. Hex rose in air and altitude hold was unstable. Again change in altitude. I haven't checked to see how many sats were acquired but gps mode light was green.
Other time at low altitude (1 meter) it held just fine.
Other time hex was unstable