ChopperAddict
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Hi
I have finally managed to get my recalcitrant Flamewheel 550 into the air, and even setup the GPS in the middle of a pretty windy field this afternoon. So far, great !!
My Go Pro video was really wavy, so came home to work on the mount, and then flew it in a calmer area later this afternoon, only to find that the quad is not just adjusting power to maintain a nice level flight, which it does reasonably well, but every few seconds it is applying power to apparently random motors, causing it to tilt sideways, or forward, backward and even yawing, all totally by itself.
I don't believe this jerking is a gain problem, which I have set 150% on the 4 main axis, and I have atti gain set to 160% ?
I have a full set of DJI Opto 30A esc's on board, both the GPS and the IOC stuff is setting up correctly (according to the lights anyway), fully charged lipo with plenty of Oooomph in it to climb, but it makes me very nervous when it "jerks" in the sky in all directions for no apparent reason. When under climbing power, it doesn't seem to do this according to my last video, but as soon as I return to hovering off it goes again.
I have full GPS lock ( single flashing green, flashing yellow/green in Home lock, and single flashing green on Course lock)
Anyone got any suggestions as to why it should start doing this, as it didn't do so on it's GPS setup flight earlier today, in windier conditions. I repeat, it is not as if it is making the normal minor corrections to maintain atti or GPS modes, which you can usually hear, but these are significant additional pulses of power to motors that have no need of it as the hex is already nice and level, and there were no real wind gusts at all to effect it.
FYI I am using Naza M system and JR DSX9 radio, AR9000 Rx. I also have my GPS mounted on top of the NAZA controller ? Hex is well balanced.
Thanks
Ian
I have finally managed to get my recalcitrant Flamewheel 550 into the air, and even setup the GPS in the middle of a pretty windy field this afternoon. So far, great !!
My Go Pro video was really wavy, so came home to work on the mount, and then flew it in a calmer area later this afternoon, only to find that the quad is not just adjusting power to maintain a nice level flight, which it does reasonably well, but every few seconds it is applying power to apparently random motors, causing it to tilt sideways, or forward, backward and even yawing, all totally by itself.
I don't believe this jerking is a gain problem, which I have set 150% on the 4 main axis, and I have atti gain set to 160% ?
I have a full set of DJI Opto 30A esc's on board, both the GPS and the IOC stuff is setting up correctly (according to the lights anyway), fully charged lipo with plenty of Oooomph in it to climb, but it makes me very nervous when it "jerks" in the sky in all directions for no apparent reason. When under climbing power, it doesn't seem to do this according to my last video, but as soon as I return to hovering off it goes again.
I have full GPS lock ( single flashing green, flashing yellow/green in Home lock, and single flashing green on Course lock)
Anyone got any suggestions as to why it should start doing this, as it didn't do so on it's GPS setup flight earlier today, in windier conditions. I repeat, it is not as if it is making the normal minor corrections to maintain atti or GPS modes, which you can usually hear, but these are significant additional pulses of power to motors that have no need of it as the hex is already nice and level, and there were no real wind gusts at all to effect it.
FYI I am using Naza M system and JR DSX9 radio, AR9000 Rx. I also have my GPS mounted on top of the NAZA controller ? Hex is well balanced.
Thanks
Ian
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