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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In 2017 I decided to get familiar with Quadcopters, aka 'quads', aka 'Drones'.<br />
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the transmitter I bought was a 'model 2' (throttle on the left) 2.4GHz Turnigy Evolution.<br />
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[[File:Turnigy evolution.jpg]]<br />
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It has a micro-USB port and can be used as a 'game controller' in FPV Quad Simulation software.<br />
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At this time of writing there are several free options for FPV Simulation/Training:<br />
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* DRL (Windows only)<br />
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* Heli-X (Windows and Linux)<br />
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After downloading Heli-X version 6.1, I unzipped it and ran the software in KDE 5 under Debian Stretch (v9). It seemed to start up properly but it didn't recognise the transmitter. It turned out I had to load the following packages to add joystick support to my system:<br />
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apt-get install joystick jstest-gtk<br />
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After that it saw the controller and I could use the Heli-X software on Linux.<br />
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In the Heli-X software, there are varous models available. Mostly helicopters, but there is one quad: DJI Phantom<br />
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[[File:DJI-Phantom quad.png]]<br />
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Update the stick settings:<br />
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[[File:Turnigy-evolution-settings-for-heli x v6.1.jpg]]<br />
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Select a 3D airport, set camera to FPV mode and enjoy:<br />
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[[File:Heli-x 3D-airport.jpg]]</div>Admin