Conservation ArduCopter Test Flight
Conservation ArduCopter
Finally found time and some good weather to test fly the latest addition to our Conservation Drones fleet — ArduCopter. This test flight was fully autonomous, including takeoff and landing.
Details of test flight as follows…
Weather: Sunny
Wind: 2-4 km/h (NNE)
Battery: 5000 mAh
Camera: GoPro with case
Total payload: ~700g
Total flight distance: ~0.5 km
Flight time: 2 x 5.5 min
Average ground speed: 1.5 m/s
Battery consumed: 50%
ArduCopter Test Flight Mission
Actual Flight Path
I am still a novice with the Arducopter, but even with the default PID parameters it should fly direct to the waypoints without all the wobbling.