Why Doesn't Bardwell Do Ardupilot? - FPV Questions

[GhostRider-krqc]

We respect your experience and would appreciate your expertise with at least one ardupilot build!

[victorstr]

I started from Ardupilot years ago when I build my first quad. Back then FPV wasn't even a thing coz most components are massive and everyone is flying line-of-sight so the bigger machine the better you can see it from far away. I use my quad as a camera rig and set it on auto to go out for miles taking photo and vdo on preset flight path. When the flight is completed, the quad will comeback to land and shut itself down. The current gen of Ardupilot doesn't even need a radio if you have wifi module to control it with your phone.

Ardupilot is very good for autonomous flight and people who build it pretty much use the quad to do a certain job on its own rather than staying on the control stick and enjoy flying.

[fanatic_joka]

Maybe just do 1x .... let us taking part on your learning curve :)

[MCsCreations]

You know, Joshua, you never know. Perhaps you're going to enjoy it. Who knows? I think you should try. 😊
It could be interesting even to try to recover quads from the trees.

[jamesweber]

I agree with everyone. Do a build series in ardupilot. Also inav just released version 6.0. Is leaps and bounds from where it was when you built the tyro. The long range capability position hold and its flying better. It has a return to home track back function. The GUI is way new. Just food for thought.

[djsolstice]

As someone who uses both Betaflight and Ardupilot. I can honestly say I prefer Ardupilot. There is nothing more rewarding than getting your self in a dangerous situation, hitting 'Return the launch' and watching your little creation stop, steady its self, climb to your desired altitude and fly right back to you RELIABLY. It's so good. This is a feeling of saftey you just don't get on Betaflight. Automated flight is so good.

[seattleitefpv]

Ardupilot can be fun if you like coding. An Ardupilot aircraft is fully automatable, and you can "fly by script" using Python to make the aircraft do absolutely whatever you want, automatically -- your imagination is the only limit. Complex missions involving environment awareness and AI immediately come to mind. Once you understand how the whole system works E2E, complex missions become pretty straightforward, and the level of abstraction for apps/scripts is awesome. Now... if acro mode was as good as that of Alpha/KISS/BF/etc, I would switch and never look back. But unfortunately while the autonomous capabilities of Ardupilot are amazing, the inner PID loop is 10+ years behind the popular freestyle+racing FCs above.

[Carboneye]

It’s boring and most fpv guys are enjoying the freestyle aspect the freedom and the control.

[bryanoverbey]

Do what makes you happy! Ignore the haters 😊

[flushfpv]

Ps. And flying tiny whoops had helped me with my throttle management management management

[dollar]

I'm looking at Ardupilot because it'll run the Cube ID remote ID module which is the cheapest I can find right now. So.... I want Ardupilot to drive the remote ID beacon while I fly freestyle in acro. Thoughts?

[mareksykora]

I fly betaflight and INAV, what's different from ardupilot is that I have a 3-year-old drone and it's amazing. I downloaded the mission planner, I connected the drone, it's very compact, I didn't have to download the version fw

[crash_lander]

Bro you should totally do an ardupilot build. Both fixed wing and a copter full autonomous. Who else can we learn from. There’s no one out there who teaches stuff like you bro!

[pepermintpilot]

Love your content mate. However must disagree with you that Ardupilot is just for other stuff except "freestyle". I have 3", 5" and larger that use Ardupiliot. To be honest that's all I use on all my craft, since the first "boards came out (many, many years ago). IMHO it's more "mature" than all the others, and its RTH is unbeatable (ask my how I know). Ardupilot support is second to none and the knowledge from Tridge, and Randy et all is outstanding. You have a lot to gain and nothing to lose by trying it.

[matthewwilken]

i just ordered a xixake800 pnp vtol. it has a pixhawk or similar system, im new to also. although ive been flying since the 80s. i have never used Arduino, or the cube, with way points or any of that stuff. i decided to give it a try, all fcs work similar just different faetures and

[spartan]

Ardupilot does freestyle as does INAV. Give em a go JB.

[explodingmonkey]

I feel like you have to start in freestyle and it's the base of everything. I think you're in a good spot because you cover the most broad things without having to completely go into depth on those other things. I feel like if you went into depth in other things like cinewhoops and cinelifters, it would squeeze you thin and take away your time and focus from the broad scale of most FPV

[_Amilio_]

I'd love an Ardupilot build / tutorial

[seedubyt]

No need to be an expert in all niches of the hobby but it might be time for an update. Maybe not a build series but maybe a peek at where it stands today...anyone interested in Ardupilot on a Kakute F7 based LR quad? RTL might be interesting.

[R.B_B]

More content about ardupilot and Inav, now betaflight supports Inav, will be great.