Hello again. I finally got everything assembled and I went through the initial setup and calibration. I took the drone outside to see if it would fly. It lifted pretty easily but it appears to be rotating clockwise. I double-checked the motor directions and to the best of my knowledge, they are spinning in the correct directions. Where should I start looking to troubleshoot this issue?
YAW Drift on new Build
jefflroberts
#2
Newbie mistake here. I did not have the GPS module turned so the front was in the right place. Gonna do more testing but I am pretty sure that is the problem. Maybe leave this here in case somebody else gets hasty and makes the same mistake.
jax200
#3
Were you in Guided or Loiter mode? Would like to have seen if it stopped in Stabilize mode, which does not use GPS.
https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/flight-modes.html
“Toilet-bowling” can occur also due to improper calibration or environmental EM interference.
jefflroberts
#4
It was in Stabilize but I had also gotten the trim messed up. It is flying pretty stable now in all modes. I think I just got a little excited to see it fly after building it for a while in my spare time and got in a hurry at the end. I had a pretty limited area in my front yard today but I am going to take it to a larger area tomorrow. Everything is looking pretty good at this point I just need to learn more and practice more!