MA DRONE 3, Quick Start Manual

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please see:
http://copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/flight-modes/
for information on flight modes available: Stabilize, Alt Hold, Loiter (& OF_loiter), RTL
(Return-to-launch), Auto.
Additional flight modes: Acro, Sport, Drift, Guided, Circle, Position, Land, Follow Me,
Simple and Super Simple.
AbOut thE hOvERbikE DRONE
batteries
the hoverbike Drone requires 6S batteries (6 cell lithium), as it needs the 22.2v to
drive the motors and propellers at the correct Rpm. using a lower cell count/battery
voltage will cause the hoverbike Drone to be underpowered due to the slower spin-
ning propellers. To ensure long flight times, a high energy density battery is preferred.
To achieve 14 minutes flight time with no load you will need 6000mAh batteries. This
could be either 1x 6000mAh 6S or 2x 3000mAh 6S. To increase flight time to 19 min-
utes you will need to either increase the pack mAh or put more packs in parallel. the
hoverbike Drone is currently wired up to accept two packs in parallel.
As this is a quadcopter, a high power density (C rating) is not required. the peak
current draw with the standard two packs (3000mAh) in parallel is less than 45A. this
means that the batteries are using just over 1/3rd the rated current of a 20C pack.
flight controller
The Hoverbike Drone uses the Pixhawk flight controller. We tested our own flight con-
troller and the DJI flight controller and found the Pixhawk to be the superior controller
in terms of functionality, control and user interaction. If you want to find out more
about this controller, please see http://store.3drobotics.com/products/3dr-pixhawk.
Speed controllers
the hoverbike Drone uses 30A speed controllers. these speed controllers are op-
to-isolated, which means that they have control electronics buffered from the 22V
power rail by opto-isolators.
these motor controllers can be swapped out with any other common brand of speed
controller if the user is experienced enough and has the desire to modify their drone.
it must be said however that if one does modify their drone, malloy Aeronautics will
not uphold any warranty or liability.
brushless motors
the brushless motors we use are a 550w peak, 20A continuous, 6 cell capable.
propellers
The propellers are 356mm (14”) carbon fibre.
Contents
System overview 4
in the box 5
Caring for Drone 6
you + Drone 7
Safety first 8
first time setup 9
batteries 12
Controls 12
warning signals 14
First flight 15
Every flight 17
flying modes 19
About Drone 20