Hello everyone,

[jeremycurran93]

My name is Jeremy and I’m new to the forum. I’ve been working with drones and electronics for a while and recently started getting more involved with the Parrot Disco platform. I enjoy tinkering with hardware, troubleshooting, and learning more about the technical side of UAVs.

I’m looking forward to learning from the community here and contributing where I can. Thanks for having me.

 

[bobbeejoe]

Allpassmogas

 

[Drake658]

Welcome to the forum

 

[johngarcia]

Jeremy, since you mentioned the Disco specifically, its flight controller and the way it handles transitions between hover and forward flight tend to be where most of the interesting troubleshooting happens. The hardware side is one thing, but the firmware behavior is worth digging into early. What kind of tinkering have you done so far with it?

 

[nicholasthompson]

Jeremy's point about the flight controller is worth picking up. Before getting into transitions, I would check which firmware version is actually loaded, since hover behaviour and transition tuning can differ quite a bit between releases. The parameter defaults for the transition curve are also easy to overlook. What have you changed so far, and are you seeing this in stabilized mode or only when switching to forward flight? That distinction usually narrows things down quickly.

 

[nicholasgarcia]

The point about checking the loaded firmware version first makes sense, especially since hover behaviour can shift between releases. On the transition curve defaults, I would add that it helps to log the parameter values before touching anything, so you can tell whether a change actually did anything. Jeremy, are you seeing the issue in stabilized mode as well, or only once you switch into forward flight? That split seems like the fastest way to tell a tuning problem from something else.