Getting Flight Mode and Throttle/Power Level via MAVLink for VTOL

[iampete (Peter Hall)]

should the petrol motors be used for copter mode stabilisation?
if they should then its a new frame type, a hexa I

if not it is just a ‘booster’ will probably also need some small code changes. see:

New TriCopter-Quadplane Concept

Hi guys Thought I’d start a thread based on a new concept I’m working on. Basically, this is a reverse tricopter using the QuadPlane code with a twist. At the centre of the frame, I’m adding a EDF unit at the centre (C.G) that will provide (some) vertical thrust in QHOVER and then rotate to horizontal position for foward flight. I have succeeded in getting the tricopter to hover (with tail rotor facing forward). The question I have for the Dev team, how can I drive the EDF in hover so that som…