Overview: Autopilots and OSD’s for planes and quadcopters

The Autopilot system includes the IMU (compass), GPS, airspeed sensor, temperature and barometer sensors as well as other sensors.  The radio receiver’s signals are routed to the autopilot where sensor considerations are made and then data is outputted to the servos and speed controllers.  It is responsible for the full automation of the whole system…

R/C Aircraft Pilot (Trappy) Fined $10,000 By The FAA

It took them over two years to put this fine together after Trappy posted his video online. I always wondered if they would go after him. Not that it matters that much for him personally as he lives in Europe. He also has some footage online of NYC and the Statue of Liberty from his…

Upgrading from KK2.0 flight controller to APM Arducopter 2.5

Quadcoptergarage.com just did a whole write up on this, which is great because its very detailed. KK2.0 is a pretty good basic flight stabilizer/controller and only costs $20. But its kinda dumb, no GPS or automation. Which is where APM comes in. Also, before buying anything Ardu APM related…consider using the new PX4 PIXHAWK gear…