Arduplane auto-takeoff and auto-land test

[uavpilot]

You should consider installing an airspeed sensor, it will make the landings a lot more efficient, as the flight controller doesn't have to guess what the wind speed and direction is.. I like your videos, keep them coming...

[IlliniRob]

Thanks for making this video! I'm learning how to use Mission Planner and this was helpful. However, everyone should keep in mind that without differential gps receivers and modules, the accuracy isn't extremely precise. Expect errors on the order of 5m laterally and 10m in altitude -- and that's before taking into account precision of the autopilot itself. Pulling off landings in such tight quarters as these (with the expected gps errors) is impressive.

[toeNL]

Really helpful. I like it that you explain every aspect of ardupilot. Good job!

[godfreypoon]

Efficiency? She's mate. I'm pulling 60 amps from a 10S!

[bigtfpv]

Thank youf or this recent series. I am trying an apm 3.1 in a Nano Goblin. Your videos have been very helpful. Keep it up!

[SteveLovesFly]

What I think would be really helpful is for you to nail a full automated flight. Then place coffee can lids at the nose of each location the plane landed. Measure how for off it was from your desired location. This is a very cool video]. As an also mention, my Flysky throttle lever is also missing the nub. It's a conspiracy!

[ConsultingjoeOnline]

Cool. I've always wanted to do this. Looks fairly straight forward.
Thanks

[lasersbee]

21:16... I would use the Auto Takeoff but not the Auto Land... The Auto Hand Launch Takeoff seems to work quite well. Thanks again for the Video..

[seanyfpv]

nice video! i know it's old but just for other's reference there is a "auto mission reset" command that you can bind to a rc input, and i'm assuming it can reset the auto mission waypoints while still flying, because otherwise it only does it when you disarm

[nvca]

many thanks for sharing
The RTF wing Parrot Disco does the same but to make every landing a smooth one, when in auto-landing mode during the very steep descend they activate an ultrasonic ground sensor that once ground is detected (last few meters) they instantly lower the descend angle, turn off the prop, it folds back and on the last meter of height they fly almost level and bleed off the airspeed and land very gently. It is a great help for a beginner but I'd always prefer to land manually if I only could - its not an option here.
For any Parrot Disco user - please assure you have another 10m of space behind the planned landing spot, because it overshoots by design. If you factor that in, you can auto-land it within 5 meters "on the spot".

[aussiemozzie]

Great video mate love your work keep it up. Have a pixhawk quad i'm building and these videos are helping. Thanks

[Bill-NM]

If I raise the throttle to 1/2-way (after switching to AUTO), the motor starts, which it's not supposed to do (all other settings/parameters are correct)...also, I've seen other videos where the pilot leaves the throttle at ZERO, and then throws. So which is it? Thanks...

[atw]

PLEASE my Digger friend keep up these really easy to follow step by step instructions.
My main complaints with pixhawk are the fact that there should be a hobbiest GUI and an Advanced GUI. It took me only hours to get Inav Air3 setup as the Gui is just so simple and you can go as deep as you want. Pixhawk you practically need to learn it all.
I have had a pixhawk or pix clone not sure, for over a year never flown. Can get all switches going and sticks but Id never put it in a plane because I dont know if the rest is set.
Your videos are fantastic am spreading the word. I am taking for granted that these settings will work on any pixhawk board? I hope so or Im going to look sillier then my normal self.
Also any email to get you on? Id love ro chat about trying ANDRUAV From across the ditch. Been looking for someone with space to try what looks like a great app. Love your thought, look it up if you dont know it. Its a 3g/4g flight program via android through mavlink. And there are no flight videos hence why Id like to work with another digger on the project.

All the best Gus

[drccustombeasts]

Hello. could you kindly tell me if there is a way to adjust dead band like there is in betaflight. I've been discouraged from using my APM because of drifting and I know it could be corrected but no matter how much research I do I can't find a way to set dead band in mission planner

[TheWebstaff]

Its back!.. why did the video disappear, If you don't mind me asking?

[ChristianMixLocutor]

The question that no one asked is the most important one: I have flying wings, and I want to use the auto takeoff, I create in the mission planner only one waypoint that would be the takeoff, but I create this point each time I change my flight location or can I just turn on the auto mode, and will he know that the place should also takeoff, even though I'm hundreds of miles away from the point I created the first time?

[bewithyou]

is this zeta wing wing? edit: oh me blind.-.. its the chaser :P -- which wing you like best under 1m wingspan?

[Chris-vcdh]

hello, can you tell the difference in flying between inav and ardu?

[sparkles]

Looks very interesting


What flight controller did you use ?

[mariobradic]

Are there some possibility for autopilot to determin the wind? If there is IAS sensor on the plane, can the AP make an information of wind, with data of IAS, current heading and ground speed from GPS. I am asking regarding the autonomous landing into the wind.