Invaluable. Acquiring this level of insight without this video would probably have required tens of uTube hours. A big thank you from those of us with limited time to spare.
Pretty impressive hardware indeed, Lee! Thanks for the review! 😃 Some day I'm definitely going to try one of those! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Hi Lee, WOW ! That is awesome, I just don't know if I would ever build a new plane or quad that I would use this In. Thanks again for the video and information about the Pixhawk.
Pixhawk is a high end, expensive piece of kit for serious modellers and professionals. But, you can still get the benefits of Ardupilot on non Pixhawk hardware flight controllers for a lot less.. RTF VTOLs in particular use Ardupilot but always on something else for cost reasons. See that Jumper Xiake800 for example.. Happy flying
If you aren't carrying thousands of dollars of equipment and your drone isn't likely to make a significant dent in whatever it hits then this high end equipment isn't needed, but if you want to make a large scale model that can do significant damage crashing then it is worth using higher end FC
Great video , even thought im far from building up a plane to support that type of Flycontroller i just enjoy learning from what's new and how you present it to us thanks for such a well explained video.
It is a brilliant piece of kit but for me and most hobby fliers is just to expensive and not needed. To be fair it's a big difference between sub £100 for a complete flight controller gps, compass airspeed sensor etc etc than $600 plus. Stay safe Lee
Hi @Painless360 Thx for this review, Pixhawk controllers are very nice👌 Guess I'll have to sell my left kidney to buy one 🤣 I could always ask 🎅... Cheers Evel-Knievel
It could be interesting to do direct comparisons of real flight control performance between this and some of the less expensive options - with the same aircraft and similar conditions.
Flight performance isn't that different, see my videos on various builds. Things change when you have to fly in less than ideal conditions where things like heaters, de-icing and multiple key flight sensors can keep you flying... Happy flying
If you are flying hardware worth tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars over other people's properties or critical infrastructure you want few more 0s in risk assessment. These higher end FC and sensors can keep a multirotor pinned in the sky or keep flying in case of a malfunction while being more reliable in the first place.
Any chance you can explain the difference between Ardupilot and PX4 (unless you've already have a video on this)? Why would you pick one over the other? Are there limitations or benefits between them? Thank you.
Is there any good video transmission system that pix hawk support that is equivalent to DJI video transmission system? I use AMP board years ago and it was very barebone. DJI is a league above anything open source today, hopefully pixhawk can change that.
Hi!) Remark: I live in a region where GPS catches poorly due to bad weather! it's connected, but I wouldn't want to use it! Question: How can I take off without using GPS and radio control? I want to use only mavsdk_server + pycharm on my laptop
A word of caution for those looking to buy one of these expensive FC's . Test it as soon as you get it . I have cube black I bought 2 years ago . Only now do I pull it out of box to flash ardupilot . Turns out there was a batch of these back in 2020 that had some sort of problem where they can't be flashed . Piece of $200 junk since I can't find out how to get around the problem . Just will not flash !
Can you use 3DR telemetry radios on cheaper flight controllers? Without a separate telemetry radio can other flight controllers work with QGround control and Mission Planner?
@@vince086 Crossfire is not the best option IMHO. I have tryed it and the link to mission planner is awfull. Again IMHO the RFD868 from RFDesign is a better option I have been using this for a few years and it's never failed me, unlike my flying skills which have failed me often🙂
@@donmcbride1984 Almost any flight controller runing Ardupilot and Mission planner or Q ground control! Using one of the spare UART's. Works on Mateksys, Cube or Holybro FC's and many others. No need for a seperate telemetry radio. The RX from RF Design has up to 1W of output for two way com's to your GS / Laptop.
What is the advantage compared to a black cube? I don't quite understand why increase electronic performance if the mechanical system is not able to realize this ?? In 100% of cases of falling or flight instability - this is a mechanical problem (overheating of the motor, breakdown of ESC, vibration). There was not a single case that the low performance of the flight controller would lead to a fall.
@@Painless360I want to build a hexacopter, that has the most possible reliability and the greatest possible accuracy when flying (good RTK support). The flight controller should also support as good as possible functions like obstacle avoidance and control via 4G. Which flight controller would you recommend me?
Hi. I hope it is my last question 😉. Isn't the x7+ pro from cuav a bit better, especially when it comes to controlling the drone over 4g (LTE)?@@Painless360
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Invaluable. Acquiring this level of insight without this video would probably have required tens of uTube hours. A big thank you from those of us with limited time to spare.
After 11 years of flying multirotors I just now ordered my first Pixhawk. Excited!
New Pixhawk series starting soon! Stay tuned!
A new Pixhawk + Arduplane series would be great!
Stay tuned!
Pretty impressive hardware indeed, Lee! Thanks for the review! 😃
Some day I'm definitely going to try one of those!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Hi Lee, WOW ! That is awesome, I just don't know if I would ever build a new plane or quad that I would use this In. Thanks again for the video and information about the Pixhawk.
Pixhawk is a high end, expensive piece of kit for serious modellers and professionals. But, you can still get the benefits of Ardupilot on non Pixhawk hardware flight controllers for a lot less.. RTF VTOLs in particular use Ardupilot but always on something else for cost reasons. See that Jumper Xiake800 for example.. Happy flying
If you aren't carrying thousands of dollars of equipment and your drone isn't likely to make a significant dent in whatever it hits then this high end equipment isn't needed, but if you want to make a large scale model that can do significant damage crashing then it is worth using higher end FC
Great video , even thought im far from building up a plane to support that type of Flycontroller i just enjoy learning from what's new and how you present it to us thanks for such a well explained video.
It is a brilliant piece of kit but for me and most hobby fliers is just to expensive and not needed. To be fair it's a big difference between sub £100 for a complete flight controller gps, compass airspeed sensor etc etc than $600 plus. Stay safe Lee
Definatley. Buy, as I said in the video, if you are about to add a £2,000 video camera to a drone it starts to make a lot more sense... Happy flying!
Hi @Painless360
Thx for this review, Pixhawk controllers are very nice👌
Guess I'll have to sell my left kidney to buy one 🤣
I could always ask 🎅...
Cheers
Evel-Knievel
A new pixhawk series is a great idea, please.😁
Agreed!
I had a pixhawk on my first drone. Still do. I wish I could have kept up with building pixhawk equipped stuff but it has gone nuts.
what do you even need it to do that you couldn't with the old pixhawk?
I might have to try out ardupilot, was thinking about doing a tilt VTOL conversion to an older 700mm glider
It could be interesting to do direct comparisons of real flight control performance between this and some of the less expensive options - with the same aircraft and similar conditions.
Flight performance isn't that different, see my videos on various builds. Things change when you have to fly in less than ideal conditions where things like heaters, de-icing and multiple key flight sensors can keep you flying... Happy flying
maybe data from startrek could tell the difference
If you are flying hardware worth tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars over other people's properties or critical infrastructure you want few more 0s in risk assessment. These higher end FC and sensors can keep a multirotor pinned in the sky or keep flying in case of a malfunction while being more reliable in the first place.
Thank you for the video. So, no i2c?
Basically good for professional use. Seems things haven't changed much since the 3DR days.
ooo can you also do a review of cuav's NEW C-RTK 2 - and how one could combine that gps unit to this pixhawk unit?
If I get my hands on one, I can make a video..
Any major advantages of this over the Cube Black/Blue/Orange?
In terms of performance, not a great deal... Happy flying
Any chance you can explain the difference between Ardupilot and PX4 (unless you've already have a video on this)? Why would you pick one over the other? Are there limitations or benefits between them? Thank you.
I have in a high level. Bottom line? If you are new to this, use Mission Planner and Ardupilot... Happy flying
Thank you
i still love the apm.
Is there any good video transmission system that pix hawk support that is equivalent to DJI video transmission system? I use AMP board years ago and it was very barebone. DJI is a league above anything open source today, hopefully pixhawk can change that.
Ardupilot support pretty much everything at this point. See my build with it using things like DJI HD and Walksnail HD systems..
Hi!)
Remark: I live in a region where GPS catches poorly due to bad weather! it's connected, but I wouldn't want to use it!
Question: How can I take off without using GPS and radio control? I want to use only mavsdk_server + pycharm on my laptop
I wouldn't fly without both for safety. You can override the GPS checks but the. How would it position hold?
would you recomend this for an EDF?
I've not used a Pixhawk style flight controller in an EDF. I don't see why it would not work but can't say I've done it here.. Best of luck
A word of caution for those looking to buy one of these expensive FC's . Test it as soon as you get it . I have cube black I bought 2 years ago . Only now do I pull it out of box to flash ardupilot .
Turns out there was a batch of these back in 2020 that had some sort of problem where they can't be flashed . Piece of $200 junk since I can't find out how to get around the problem . Just will not flash !
Can you use 3DR telemetry radios on cheaper flight controllers? Without a separate telemetry radio can other flight controllers work with QGround control and Mission Planner?
Yes and not easily...Happy flying
If you don't want to use a separate telemetry radio, you could use something like Mavlink over crossfire. It works but is really really slow.
@@vince086 Crossfire is not the best option IMHO. I have tryed it and the link to mission planner is awfull. Again IMHO the RFD868 from RFDesign is a better option I have been using this for a few years and it's never failed me, unlike my flying skills which have failed me often🙂
@@pepermintpilot1694 what flight controller?
@@donmcbride1984 Almost any flight controller runing Ardupilot and Mission planner or Q ground control! Using one of the spare UART's. Works on Mateksys, Cube or Holybro FC's and many others. No need for a seperate telemetry radio. The RX from RF Design has up to 1W of output for two way com's to your GS / Laptop.
What is the advantage compared to a black cube? I don't quite understand why increase electronic performance if the mechanical system is not able to realize this ?? In 100% of cases of falling or flight instability - this is a mechanical problem (overheating of the motor, breakdown of ESC, vibration). There was not a single case that the low performance of the flight controller would lead to a fall.
The black cube hasnt been available for a few year Cube Orange is the equivalent now. See my Pixhawk 2020 series.. Happy flying
At this time the Cube orange is the "go too". Unless you can get Philip to sell you a Cube Gold🙂
Is the cuav v6x or the x7 pro better than the holybro 6x-rt?
Better in what way?
@@Painless360I want to build a hexacopter, that has the most possible reliability and the greatest possible accuracy when flying (good RTK support). The flight controller should also support as good as possible functions like obstacle avoidance and control via 4G. Which flight controller would you recommend me?
Cube Orange is the gold standard... Happy flying
Hi. I hope it is my last question 😉.
Isn't the x7+ pro from cuav a bit better, especially when it comes to controlling the drone over 4g (LTE)?@@Painless360
and still sbus
Which is absolutely fine. CRSF has been supported for ages too... ;)