The previous two fly days had been pretty successful in terms of tuning the autopilot and overall autonomous flight time. …Read the Rest
SparkFun AVC 2010
For this fly day, the goal was to simply spend more time learning the Paparazzi system. First we established the …Read the Rest
It’s been a while since something worked the first, and in this case, it worked awesomely. If you’re considering using …Read the Rest
With the Berg 4L in the spare parts bin, we decided to try modifying an already familiar receiver. Before modifying …Read the Rest
Like the last field test, this attempt was also spoiled by GPS/receiver related issues. Repairing the breakout board for the …Read the Rest
With all the equipment mounted into the TwinStar we were ready to test at a field; or so we thought. …Read the Rest
With all of the hardware in hand, it was time to begin positioning the equipment on the aircraft. Before doing …Read the Rest
We had an old XY IR sensor from FMA but one of the sensors was smashed. However, there was still …Read the Rest
As the club this year plans to compete in the annual SparkFun competition, we needed to get an autopilot up …Read the Rest