Not new to the hobby but new to Inav. Recently build a skyhunter nano and was not sure if position hold was the same as loiter mode. Thanks Lee! You've been a great help.
Personally I think it’s a bit risky to assign any other functions to an “Arm” switch as you’ve assigned a GPS return to home mode here. If you will want to cancel it at any point and accidentally will go too far to the “disarm” range you know what’s going to happen... Pot seems something that will have less chances to be accidentally knocked off. But obviously it’s a personal preference and whatever you feel with comfortable with.
great work buddy.good morning and hope your well.quick question.the kids have learnt prety much how to build.now they want to build a very fast kwad.we have a liad of items from various donations including wild willy special juice motors.orio 4in1 20 20 esc omnibus f4 v6 nano ect and lots of others.ehat are your recs on frame.motors .esc fc props ect.they want to build a pure power house.possibly micro .3 inch maybe.they only ever flown theres.they fly qav105 et125 .walkera rodeo ect so they never realy flown anything quiker for racing as some are more geared towards eace rather than freestyle.id say the group is split between freestyle and race.we dont have a massive budget but if you have any recomendations i can reach out to one of my money donars to help.
I always work back from the Motors and props that im planning to use. Have a look in the parts bin to find a set of Motors that are performance. Once you know how much current they need you can decide on your ESCs. Building a fast quadcopter isn't too tricky, just make sure you have a decent set of Motors and props and watch the weight of the model. Best of luck..
Lee, what I don't understand is, how to connect servo signal wire to "quad" flightcontroller like for example KakuteF4V2 which has no servo inputs. what pins or pads to use then? I am familiair with resource mapping etc but where the actual wire to solder to? thanks, always like your movies!
@@Painless360 I checked it out, so basically we use solderpads or holes of the motor signal wire on the FC. so it's then instead of soldering a motor when to use on a quad, we solder a servo. is that in the good direction? you or of great help, thank you again!
Is it possible to connect a pi via mavlink to a FC running INav for the purpose of utilizing a 4G Stick to stream live Data from a flight? I've seen pixhawk and ardupilot having Mission control centers that allow live tracking. Can inav do that aswell? I really don't want to go back to ardupilot but I really need a live update of where my plane is for long range flights.
Another great video Lee. Thank you for all the great quality instruction! I have a question, is it possible to set up iNav flight modes on the 6 button mode switches on a Radiomaster TX16S? If so, can you make a video showing how to do it?
It is, the channel moves in 40% increments. I would set the arming switch to a separate switch for safety though. I'll add this to the 'Painless Answers' series so keep an eye out!
Hi Lee I have just watched the video a great bit of work but can you clear up one thing for me. When you set up RTH should that have been on CH 5, not CH 6 as it was in the video thanks for all the great work you do
Great video Lee, I missed this one. Another one to touch on is the roll rate and expo. I seem to have problems with my AR wing and the f411 wing, I can't seem to get enough elevator or roll I have no idea why. I can't even do a loop don't know what I'm doing wrong. I thought it would be the same as rates on your radio but I don't think it works that way or it does I have no idea? anyway if you ever have time it would be a great video to touch on setting up rates and Expo on inav if you already have I apologize I'll keep looking. :) Cheers Rob
There are lots of settings in iNav in the CLI that affect the response. Make sure it will do the acrobatics in manual/passthru mode to make sure it's not a limitation of the hardware setup.. best of luck!
Genera question: yesterday I engaged the RTH mode and my skyhunter started diving like crazy. What could have happened? What should I check in the inav config?
Hi Painless, just wondering if you can help me, right i have got a dji F450 kit, i dont like the flight controller so i am swoping to, a Betaflight/INAV F4 V3 Flight Controller Board Built-in Barometer OSD TF SlotL -. i have also got ar6210x receiver and spm 9745 sat, also got a bn-660 gps, i am having problem, like the receiver i think its a pwm, not ppm or sbus, it just seem i am wasting my time, i have watch other youtubers and ask them how there do the wiring and the programming, in the flight software, and what software is good for me, if you have got time spare please can you help me, but i recently watch your on receiver like pwm ppm ppcm and sbus and sat, what i would like to use now, many thanks sean
Always use SBUS would be my advice. Check the manual to see if the receiver you have supports it. If not then get one that does that'll work with your radio.. Best of luck
All my channels work in my Channel Monitoring page of the transmitter, but all my right side switches are not working in the modes tab. (Left side switches have been set.) Was there something i missed?
Greetings. I´m new to Inav and i´m following your videos. I have the taranis 9xd plus. My question is: Do i create a flying wing model on the radio or a conventional airplane. I will be flying a flying wing. Thanks.
@@Painless360 I´ve whatched it all. It´s Brilliant. Thank you. Another question. In case of accidentally disarm, when we arm it again, does will start navlaunch again in middle air?
Manual just acro? So I have have angle and manual turn off (unselected) for position hold or return to home? Sorry new to inav. Just finally found target that mostly works. Only did test hover in angle mode and seen if I got satellites (inav showed no resource for uart tx2 where gps is wired )
Watching this video seems the easy way, which is great, because I was wondering how to do it. My question is, would this be kind of the same as a sub mode switch I hear people talk about?
Great help as always Lee. Why does the RTH mode not turn blue when you have that switch activated? Does it have to have the gps connected and locked in? Thanks
Painless360 ahhhh thanks!!! I’ve been working on a project recently and have noticed this happen. I thought I was having a problem. Your videos are absolutely loaded with nuggets of information!!!! Thanks again!!!!
Newbie here. I am planning to buy the betafpv radio lite 2 because of price and size. I cannot find information on using this radio with inav Any help, pointers?
I don't tend to use it much even with ardupilot. In reality I find that the access to flight modes is a little bit more intuitive and easier to do in the heat of the moment using regular old switches. It's a handy mod, but not one that I ended up using very much. Hope that helps, happy flying
i do have one problem in inav in the modes it wont save the settings when i unplug and plug it back in inav 2.6.1 and the f722 wpx fc what could be the problem
You seem to have more modes than me? Im using fixed wing. No loiter (2.0) I think. Also, if there a way to ignor failsafe when doing long range waypoints? I used to do it with APM. Thx!
Thanks for all your work, really appreciate your videos! I’m new to Inav and am curious if “two flight modes” can be active at the same time? For example if I have horizon, air, and alt hold on one 3 position switch and have RTH on another switch, will RTH override one of the other modes? (Not sure if this makes any sense, but thanks for any help!)
It would but I'd not get into that bad habit. Have each mode selected exclusively as most modes will automatically enable the ones they need to work anyway - see github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/Navigation-modes Happy flying!
Hmmm. Don't you need to set Poshold and Althold at the same time to Loiter at a fixed altitude? The iNav modes are a little bit confusing to me in that regard. Could you do a video that explains them and the equivalent modes in Ardupilot? I'm still not sure in what modes I need to set Althold and where Althold is hardcoded in by default.
For fixed wing, Poshold will not maintain altitude by itself (pitch controls altitude) so for a 3D loiter it is necessary to also configure althold using the same channel and pwm value as the poshold. For multi-rotor, poshold will maintain altitude.
Thanks Lee for your tutorials on rc modeling! CID (Crazy Ideas Department!) Is that you, can also setup your transmitter two or more three position switches, to to turn on inav's different flight modes, using tx mixes! I came from methanol rc helicopters, and we setup onboard glow systems with "bank" FBL tx mixes, so as to not start helicopter in full throttle 3D flight bank (Mode). So with tx mixing, you can effectively have every flight mode on inav available to you! I have Spektrum iX12, so can lable every switch combination position with audio output! Now, my question to you is, I like to fly fpv gliding, and would like a better understanding on inav throttle input output works with inav? It seems like I need to tell inav that I fly with zero throttle alot? But need it for RTH function? How do I set this up and test it? Rolf, Matek f722 wing, Phoeinx Evolution 2.6e test bed!
What is the difference between Air mode, Angle mode and Horizon mode? I have Air mode on by default normally and set Angle and Horizon to a switch but not sure I need both. I like the idea of having position hold on the same switch as Manual and either Angle or Horizon which ever is better to use.
Airmode is more of a supplementary mode to the other main flight mode that your use . I normally enable Airmode 100 percent of the time as it provides for control the model even when the throttle is off . Particularly handy if you have a fixed wing model and want to glide. Angle mode will allow you to fly around and not allow you to go over a maximum deflection for roll and pitch , Horizon mode will act like Angle mode until the sticks are over a certain point on the radio that which position you can do flips and rolls .see github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/Modes for more details.. best of luck!
Hi Andrew, vey good videos! I wanted to ask you a question: how can you increase the loiter radius in INAV / Matek 405 wing? It says "max 100m allowed"... Thank you very much, Mike
Painless360 yes I know, just wondered if there is a way to increase that🤔 without going into waypoint flying. Previously had the FeiyuTec 41APlite, where it was possible and I got to appreciate the feature 🙂 Thank you, if you do have a tip👍
Friend I really like your content, I want to ask you if in Inav can limit the speed of drones, for example configure inav so that the drones reaches a top speed of 30km, can you make this limitation?
I'm not aware of that, I'd check the latest documentation and if it's a feature you want then add it to the GitHub site for the dev.team to add into a future version..
Thanks for your help and advice for INAV and the rest of your videos, but I have a lot of questions about how to setup my Xlite to get Loiter working on my radio. How can I write to you
Ok I wish I could afford to join but I'm on SSDI and in a wheelchair, I have a Xlite and a AR wing with GPS, crossfire and matek F411 wse and I have everything working almost except when I hit RTH and my wing flys back as it flys overhead it goes back into angle and flys away straight. I would like to go into Loiter. I have my modes as 2 way left switch for the arm, the 3 way switch is RTH or land now/ angle or level flight / manual or full control of the model and on the right side 2 way switch changes from RTH or land now. and the 3 way switch is my RSSI and I don't know how to change it to a different CH, I have been watching all your videos on INAV and the Xlite radio and I'm just trying to get my wing to go to Loiter in stead of angle. Thanks again for the help
I've never seen that. Loiter aground home should be the action after a RTH. Make sure you only have Nav_RTH selected as a mode. What versions of iNav are you running?
I am running 2 4 0 I have in the modes Arm ch5, angle ch6 mid 1 switch, no Horizon, NAV RTH ch6 position 0 far away, NAV CRUISE ch6 position 0 far away, Manual ch6 position 3 close to me, and that is my modes but when I switch on NAV RTH/NAV CRUISE my wing will go into either RTH or land now unless I switch ch7 from land now or RTH but ch7 I can't find anything out for were it is, but it will switch from those two. And I don't mind how it's working, I just want Loiter to work
Not new to the hobby but new to Inav. Recently build a skyhunter nano and was not sure if position hold was the same as loiter mode. Thanks Lee! You've been a great help.
Check out the INAV for beginners 2020 series. It will show you how to set it up.. Best of luck
I believe this was what i was looking for, thank u.
Thanks Lee, I've got a xr 9 pro...setting up the flight modes for i!Nav left me scratching my head...You've clarified things.
Thanks mate!
Appreciate it
Keep up the good work
My gps is locked and my BARO is working and still my RTH is not activating. Could you help.
What troubleshooting have you already tried?
Why do all that fancy bits of changing the weight and offset for ch6 in the remote? Couldn't the NAV RTH mode monitor range just be set to ch5?
Yes I’m curious as to why he does this too, handy to know how to do it tho
Fantastic, Lee! Thanks a lot! 😃
I really wanted to know about that!
i did hit save first after i finnished setting up the modes
Personally I think it’s a bit risky to assign any other functions to an “Arm” switch as you’ve assigned a GPS return to home mode here. If you will want to cancel it at any point and accidentally will go too far to the “disarm” range you know what’s going to happen... Pot seems something that will have less chances to be accidentally knocked off. But obviously it’s a personal preference and whatever you feel with comfortable with.
Very helpful! thank you!
great work buddy.good morning and hope your well.quick question.the kids have learnt prety much how to build.now they want to build a very fast kwad.we have a liad of items from various donations including wild willy special juice motors.orio 4in1 20 20 esc omnibus f4 v6 nano ect and lots of others.ehat are your recs on frame.motors .esc fc props ect.they want to build a pure power house.possibly micro .3 inch maybe.they only ever flown theres.they fly qav105 et125 .walkera rodeo ect so they never realy flown anything quiker for racing as some are more geared towards eace rather than freestyle.id say the group is split between freestyle and race.we dont have a massive budget but if you have any recomendations i can reach out to one of my money donars to help.
I always work back from the Motors and props that im planning to use. Have a look in the parts bin to find a set of Motors that are performance. Once you know how much current they need you can decide on your ESCs. Building a fast quadcopter isn't too tricky, just make sure you have a decent set of Motors and props and watch the weight of the model. Best of luck..
Lee, what I don't understand is, how to connect servo signal wire to "quad" flightcontroller like for example KakuteF4V2 which has no servo inputs. what pins or pads to use then? I am familiair with resource mapping etc but where the actual wire to solder to?
thanks, always like your movies!
Check out the wiring diagrams for things like the Matek F405-Std on the Matek website
They show that. Best of luck
@@Painless360 I checked it out, so basically we use solderpads or holes of the motor signal wire on the FC. so it's then instead of soldering a motor when to use on a quad, we solder a servo. is that in the good direction?
you or of great help, thank you again!
Is it possible to connect a pi via mavlink to a FC running INav for the purpose of utilizing a 4G Stick to stream live Data from a flight? I've seen pixhawk and ardupilot having Mission control centers that allow live tracking. Can inav do that aswell? I really don't want to go back to ardupilot but I really need a live update of where my plane is for long range flights.
Another great video Lee. Thank you for all the great quality instruction! I have a question, is it possible to set up iNav flight modes on the 6 button mode switches on a Radiomaster TX16S? If so, can you make a video showing how to do it?
It is, the channel moves in 40% increments. I would set the arming switch to a separate switch for safety though. I'll add this to the 'Painless Answers' series so keep an eye out!
Hi Lee I have just watched the video a great bit of work but can you clear up one thing for me. When you set up RTH should that have been on CH 5, not CH 6 as it was in the video thanks for all the great work you do
Great video Lee, I missed this one. Another one to touch on is the roll rate and expo. I seem to have problems with my AR wing and the f411 wing, I can't seem to get enough elevator or roll I have no idea why. I can't even do a loop don't know what I'm doing wrong. I thought it would be the same as rates on your radio but I don't think it works that way or it does I have no idea? anyway if you ever have time it would be a great video to touch on setting up rates and Expo on inav if you already have I apologize I'll keep looking. :)
Cheers
Rob
There are lots of settings in iNav in the CLI that affect the response. Make sure it will do the acrobatics in manual/passthru mode to make sure it's not a limitation of the hardware setup.. best of luck!
Genera question: yesterday I engaged the RTH mode and my skyhunter started diving like crazy. What could have happened? What should I check in the inav config?
Lots, what troubleshooting have you already tried? Common mistakes are covered in my 'iNav mistakes' video..
Hi Painless, just wondering if you can help me, right i have got a dji F450 kit, i dont like the flight controller so i am swoping to, a Betaflight/INAV F4 V3 Flight Controller Board Built-in Barometer OSD TF SlotL -. i have also got ar6210x receiver and spm 9745 sat, also got a bn-660 gps, i am having problem,
like the receiver i think its a pwm, not ppm or sbus, it just seem i am wasting my time, i have watch other youtubers and ask them how there do the wiring
and the programming, in the flight software, and what software is good for me, if you have got time spare please can you help me, but i recently watch your on receiver like pwm ppm ppcm and sbus and sat, what i would like to use now, many thanks sean
Always use SBUS would be my advice. Check the manual to see if the receiver you have supports it. If not then get one that does that'll work with your radio.. Best of luck
All my channels work in my Channel Monitoring page of the transmitter, but all my right side switches are not working in the modes tab. (Left side switches have been set.)
Was there something i missed?
ruclips.net/video/zAtx4aXr_P0/видео.html covers how I set it up here... Best of luck
Greetings. I´m new to Inav and i´m following your videos. I have the taranis 9xd plus. My question is: Do i create a flying wing model on the radio or a conventional airplane. I will be flying a flying wing. Thanks.
If you are using INAV then I'd recommend that you watch my INAV for beginners 2022 series. The radio setup is always the same...
@@Painless360 I´ve whatched it all. It´s Brilliant. Thank you. Another question. In case of accidentally disarm, when we arm it again, does will start navlaunch again in middle air?
Manual just acro?
So I have have angle and manual turn off (unselected) for position hold or return to home?
Sorry new to inav. Just finally found target that mostly works. Only did test hover in angle mode and seen if I got satellites (inav showed no resource for uart tx2 where gps is wired )
See my video that compares INAV MANUAL mode with ACRO. There are a few differences. Best of luck!
@@Painless360 I'll search. Watch like 3 of ur inav ones so far
thenks
What’s the difference between “manual” and “acro”?
ruclips.net/video/kKvBfOVH6YQ/видео.html
Watching this video seems the easy way, which is great, because I was wondering how to do it.
My question is, would this be kind of the same as a sub mode switch I hear people talk about?
Sub mode is more a Vector thing. See my recent iNav builds for an up to date take on all this.. Happy flying
Great help as always Lee. Why does the RTH mode not turn blue when you have that switch activated? Does it have to have the gps connected and locked in? Thanks
Yep, and be flying...
Painless360 ahhhh thanks!!! I’ve been working on a project recently and have noticed this happen. I thought I was having a problem. Your videos are absolutely loaded with nuggets of information!!!! Thanks again!!!!
Newbie here. I am planning to buy the betafpv radio lite 2 because of price and size. I cannot find information on using this radio with inav
Any help, pointers?
I've not used that radio. See my Kit Picks 2020 video for what I'd have recommanded... Best of luck!
Nice one Lee. Have you ever used S3 as mode switch for iNav? I've used it on a Pixhawk but not with anything else.
I don't tend to use it much even with ardupilot. In reality I find that the access to flight modes is a little bit more intuitive and easier to do in the heat of the moment using regular old switches. It's a handy mod, but not one that I ended up using very much. Hope that helps, happy flying
i do have one problem in inav in the modes it wont save the settings when i unplug and plug it back in inav 2.6.1 and the f722 wpx fc what could be the problem
I've not seen that here. I would check the wiki for others who are reporting the same issues.. Best of luck
great video
Hi I found ruth got that set up my gps is connecting but the compass is showing red up top.thanks carl
Happy to help but please watch ruclips.net/video/olIqTiSJHIY/видео.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
You seem to have more modes than me? Im using fixed wing. No loiter (2.0) I think. Also, if there a way to ignor failsafe when doing long range waypoints? I used to do it with APM. Thx!
Yes, see my iNav Failsafe video.. Happy flying!
Thanks for all your work, really appreciate your videos! I’m new to Inav and am curious if “two flight modes” can be active at the same time? For example if I have horizon, air, and alt hold on one 3 position switch and have RTH on another switch, will RTH override one of the other modes? (Not sure if this makes any sense, but thanks for any help!)
It would but I'd not get into that bad habit. Have each mode selected exclusively as most modes will automatically enable the ones they need to work anyway - see github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/Navigation-modes Happy flying!
Hmmm. Don't you need to set Poshold and Althold at the same time to Loiter at a fixed altitude? The iNav modes are a little bit confusing to me in that regard. Could you do a video that explains them and the equivalent modes in Ardupilot? I'm still not sure in what modes I need to set Althold and where Althold is hardcoded in by default.
All self contained - github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/Navigation-modes
For fixed wing, Poshold will not maintain altitude by itself (pitch controls altitude) so for a 3D loiter it is necessary to also configure althold using the same channel and pwm value as the poshold.
For multi-rotor, poshold will maintain altitude.
Thanks Lee for your tutorials on rc modeling! CID (Crazy Ideas Department!) Is that you, can also setup your transmitter two or more three position switches, to to turn on inav's different flight modes, using tx mixes! I came from methanol rc helicopters, and we setup onboard glow systems with "bank" FBL tx mixes, so as to not start helicopter in full throttle 3D flight bank (Mode). So with tx mixing, you can effectively have every flight mode on inav available to you! I have Spektrum iX12, so can lable every switch combination position with audio output!
Now, my question to you is, I like to fly fpv gliding, and would like a better understanding on inav throttle input output works with inav? It seems like I need to tell inav that I fly with zero throttle alot? But need it for RTH function? How do I set this up and test it? Rolf, Matek f722 wing, Phoeinx Evolution 2.6e test bed!
Not sure hope you would do that on a Spektrum radio. I've shown it on a Taranis.. Best of luck
ruclips.net/video/OaKqAng-BVE/видео.html :D
What is the difference between Air mode, Angle mode and Horizon mode? I have Air mode on by default normally and set Angle and Horizon to a switch but not sure I need both. I like the idea of having position hold on the same switch as Manual and either Angle or Horizon which ever is better to use.
Airmode is more of a supplementary mode to the other main flight mode that your use . I normally enable Airmode 100 percent of the time as it provides for control the model even when the throttle is off . Particularly handy if you have a fixed wing model and want to glide. Angle mode will allow you to fly around and not allow you to go over a maximum deflection for roll and pitch , Horizon mode will act like Angle mode until the sticks are over a certain point on the radio that which position you can do flips and rolls .see github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/Modes for more details.. best of luck!
Hi Andrew, vey good videos! I wanted to ask you a question: how can you increase the loiter radius in INAV / Matek 405 wing? It says "max 100m allowed"...
Thank you very much, Mike
radius is 30-75m (so a diameter of 60-150m). All covered in the Wiki for iNav.. Happy flying!
Painless360 yes I know, just wondered if there is a way to increase that🤔 without going into waypoint flying. Previously had the FeiyuTec 41APlite, where it was possible and I got to appreciate the feature 🙂 Thank you, if you do have a tip👍
Hi lee, can you do something the same as this but for Spektrum ??? i have a DX( and am having hell setting it up for Inav, thanks
I don't have that radio unfortunately. Happy flying
Friend I really like your content, I want to ask you if in Inav can limit the speed of drones, for example configure inav so that the drones reaches a top speed of 30km, can you make this limitation?
I'm not aware of that, I'd check the latest documentation and if it's a feature you want then add it to the GitHub site for the dev.team to add into a future version..
Thanks for your help and advice for INAV and the rest of your videos, but I have a lot of questions about how to setup my Xlite to get Loiter working on my radio. How can I write to you
Unless you are a Patreon, support is available here via the RUclips comments. Check out my latest iNav builds for the steps I follow. Best of luck
Ok I wish I could afford to join but I'm on SSDI and in a wheelchair, I have a Xlite and a AR wing with GPS, crossfire and matek F411 wse and I have everything working almost except when I hit RTH and my wing flys back as it flys overhead it goes back into angle and flys away straight. I would like to go into Loiter. I have my modes as 2 way left switch for the arm, the 3 way switch is RTH or land now/ angle or level flight / manual or full control of the model and on the right side 2 way switch changes from RTH or land now. and the 3 way switch is my RSSI and I don't know how to change it to a different CH, I have been watching all your videos on INAV and the Xlite radio and I'm just trying to get my wing to go to Loiter in stead of angle. Thanks again for the help
I've never seen that. Loiter aground home should be the action after a RTH. Make sure you only have Nav_RTH selected as a mode. What versions of iNav are you running?
I am running 2 4 0 I have in the modes Arm ch5, angle ch6 mid 1 switch, no Horizon, NAV RTH ch6 position 0 far away, NAV CRUISE ch6 position 0 far away, Manual ch6 position 3 close to me, and that is my modes but when I switch on NAV RTH/NAV CRUISE my wing will go into either RTH or land now unless I switch ch7 from land now or RTH but ch7 I can't find anything out for were it is, but it will switch from those two. And I don't mind how it's working, I just want Loiter to work
That sounds like you have NAV cruise and NAV_RTH on the same switch position. I'd check that first. Best of luck!
Hi Lee I Dont See Nav Return To Home In My INav? Thanks Carl
You need to setup the GPS stuff in ports and configuration first before theyll appear.. Happy flying!
50 Models. You might actually fill that thing up lol
You'll run out of EEPROM space before you run out of model memories.. ;)
Firstn't. 😊