Successfully 60min maden flight with Navio+. 4G cellular communication

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Hi

Today i was flying around for 60min using Cellular modem for video and telemetry.
Navio+ rocks the skies. :smiley: . After takeoff, i performed an Autotune and that’s it. Nothing more adjustment needed. Aircraft was flying rock solid. Awesome…

Thank you all at Emlid for this great flight controller… Really appreciate it.

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@Bernt_Christian_Egel

Awesome! Thanks for the video:) How far did you fly away from the home point?

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Very impressive!

P.S. VW Golf for life :sunglasses:

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Thanks.
Not to far as this was the maden filght. I think approx 2km. But next time i will go far far away. :smile:
I need to simulate GCS failsafe in Air before doing any drastic flyaways…

Thank you for all the effort you have put into the RTK kernel @mikhail. Keep up the good work.

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@ivereninov
It’s actually an E-Golf… :smile: i have enough batteries for my GCS… haha

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E-Golf? Makes me feel like a caveman, you certainly like using latest technology :smile:

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Technology is what keeping us alive, Isn`t it?

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Especially true for Emlid team :smile:

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@Bernt_Christian_Egel

Can you sent details of your setup and config?

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I`m working on a [HOW TO].
I think it will be ready in a day or two.

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FYI
http://uavmatrix.com/Blog/38

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Bernt, a very impressive guide! Absolutely loved your old-fashioned glider.

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Thx @ivereninov
It`s a Pilot-RC Bergfalke II-55 Classic. 5.5m wingspan :smile:

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I will stream directly from my airplane to ustream today during 1hour flight… (Or at least try :slight_smile:
Check it out…

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Bernt, this is insanely cool :smiley:

Posted on our twitter and fb :slight_smile:

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Thx…
Never tried this before, so i dont know the quality. Hopefully not to bad. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Nice work guys!!
I am working on an academic project for my masters. A quick question!! Is navio+ same as using pixhawk+reach??

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It’s the same as Pixhawk with GPS module. You don’t “need” Reach if you already have a RasPi2, Navio+ and GPS antenna. That’s the same (and much more) capability as Pixhawk.

My personal preference for Reach is as a static RTK (high accuracy GPS) ground station and antenna tracker system combo, because:

  1. It’s a waste of money to pay for an extra Pixhawk/Navio just to do antenna tracking. I say that assuming the price is lower. I guess that depends on bulk pricing of the Intel chips (equivalent to the RasPi part of the Navio). Reading Emlid’s blog on the subject shows positive signs in this area: http://www.emlid.com/reach-manufacturing-update/

  2. Reach has a decent processor so we can do a lot more stuff in addition to the obvious RTKLib GPS accuracy boost (already a great feature). I’m thinking about some kind of ground station enhancement like a central/shared telemetry link repeater.

All neat ideas for a university project, good luck and don’t forget they also announced educational discounts!

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Hello !
This drone has speed sensor?

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Great work!