Ripper aka RD31 gets the APM2 FC/Navi system

Published: Tue Jun 05 2012

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I had to custom drill mounting holes to allow the odd mouning to work on anything.

The APM2 is much better suited to mounting than the original APM

but for the record, I hate the inherent mounting logisitics with APM/APM2

routing the cables

mounting the RX

Now the FC

ready for props.

The first test flight lasted about 4 minutes, alt-hold, acro and stabilized all worked, but at 3:30 it dropped 25 feet out of the air and broke its own arm.

That is the second epic fail of the APM2