Once you land or crash, it’s somewhat important to stop your motors from spinning
(it will help avoid your motors from burning out if they’re attempting to spin, but are
stuck etc.)
To disarm or stop your motors from spinning, press and hold down the “throttle trim
(-) button until you hear a beep.
4. Disarming the motors
(stop motors from spinning)
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If you’ve flown drones before, you’ll be able to fly your airframe just like a ready-to-
fly drone.
Flybrix is about experimenting and learning through trial and error. Here are some
tips and tricks for flying.
Take off from a flat surface.
Every time your airframe turns on before you fly,
the flight control board calibrates to what it believes is “flat”, if you take off from
an uneven surface, the motors auto-tune in flight to keep your airframe level. This
means if you take off with a right tilt for example, your airframe will vere right.
It’s also important to remember when you build your airframes, make sure they
have a flat bottom.
Throttle-up
for a clean takeoff rather than letting your airframe sit on the
ground with the motors spinning and gently increasing the throttle. After a few
tries, you’ll get a feel for how much to throttle-up for a clean takeoff.
Controls misbehaving?
For example, if you’re trying to bank right using your
roll controls and your airframe goes left... Make sure your airframe is facing with
the battery connector leads on the flight control board facing you. If you have the
cords pointing away from you, the controls are flipped and you’re flying like it’s
“opposite day”.
Erratic flight?
This is a little tricky, because erratic flight can be caused by a
number of things, like piloting skill, the weight and balance of your builds etc. But
let’s say you’ve built an airframe according to the instructions we gave you as an
example. You shouldn’t experience erratic flight. Check to make sure your battery
is fully charged and your software is completely up-to date. (We’re making im-
provements all the time).
Flying Tips / Troubleshooting
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