Hi, I set up my hexacopter yesterday and when taking off the copter was pitched down so that the blade can hit the ground so I decided to abort the flight. Could you guys help me? and today I decided to recalibrate the copter could you review the log I think there’s something strange with the motor RCout log.
Go over Shawn’s notes because he provided a much more detailed answer than I did.
In the log I looked at the motors reached full speed but the drone hardly moved. So again I ask: is the drone tied down or are the props removed?
If the motor test works exactly as Shawn has described then you should be able to move on, and if it’s pitching or rolling we can look for other reasons. But history around here has us biased because 99% of the time this issue comes down to motor positioning.
If the drone is tied down then how the drone reacts when the motors are running is irrelevant. The PID loop will not react properly if the drone is not free to move as required and anything is possible, likely not what you want.
I make a generic model I can just copy and rename when I need a new model, that way all those tricky settings are already done.
EDIT:
Also, level the whole frame of the copter across the tops of the motors in every direction (quite precisely too ) and go to MissionPlanner / Mandatory / Accel
and click on Calibrate Level