(1/7) INAV for Beginners 2022: What is it and what can it do?

[@GhostRyderFPV]

Oh man, I never miss out on a P360 video series! I've been patiently waiting for iNav 5.0 to come out of RC status, and now I guess I have a lot of watching and firmware flashing to do! Thank you!

[@alfindo27]

I follow this channel from 2015, and I didnt realize that now is 2022 😅. thanks for your sharing !

[@Painless360]

Thank you for sticking with me! I've always added the date to my videos but things like build series date so quickly, adding the date into the title will help pilots in future spot when they are looking at something out of date... Happy flying!

[@prateekshrestha9824]

Excellent intro video. Thanks for putting this together. Loved it, absolutely. I'm just getting into the hobby and you pretty much answer many questions that I face first hand.

[@hamairman6840]

Thanks for the video Lee. I'll be following this series with anticipation.

[@upperechelon3456]

Great work [as usual] Lee. Keep up the superb work.

[@MCsCreations]

Awesome, Lee! Looking forward to the series! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@BonesFPV]

Today I purchased my first thing with wings. I suspect this series will be of enormous benefit. 1st episode was great! Thank you.

[@blackterminal]

Thank you for this video.

[@tabdycollins]

That was a great introduction. I've been looking forward to it. I plan to use my trusty old Opterra 2m which is fitted with an Avian ESC which allows me to use reverse thrust resulting in easily managed landings into my restricted airstrip. I hope the series will take account of those of us with Spektrum and Jeti receivers?! Many thanks Lee.

[@doitchannel67]

Thank you so much uncle

[@Acidrain50001]

Very nice wanted to learn 5.0 and just got the Mars can't wait!! Thanks for this

[@timvukman4734]

Very well done. I will follow the entire series. I have been in drones for a long time and I am looking at fixed wing.

[@terrymurphy562]

Excellent Lee.👍

[@donphobos]

I will watch this series definitely. Planning to build a sub-250 beginner motor glider with some iNav 5 FC in it. Much exciting.

[@jwc4520]

Always something to learn, well might just install this on my latest project. The DC-3 ...a bad memory from 67, trans Texas flight , when you can see the ground through the floor ... yea scary old plane ...take care.

[@willcorsair6099]

Great overview. Very helpful, since I know almost nothing about iNAV or its capabilities.

[@Painless360]

This series following almost the same track as the INAV for Beginners 2020 series. In terms of the setup, not a lot has changed so about 95% of that original series from two years ago remains unchanged.. Happy flying!

[@Poundy]

looking forward to the 2022 iteration. As you say, things move so fast ! I have a model I'd like to add this kind of capability to, but have only older style RX and a lightly used Turnigy 9x and a never used TX16S... all waiting to be tasked with something !

[@stevenunez]

Exceptional video, thank you for posting this. Are there any flight controllers that allow setting up missions or waypoints with a phone?

[@Painless360]

See my video on missions with INAV. I've not used a flight controller that didn't support it... Happy flying

[@OneTwo-wt8qv]

F405 -VTOL got here in one piece, loaded with INAV 5.0 .. never used INAV, figured ID make a endurance quad with it first, this series should make it easy .. VTOL next 😉

[@Rippin-Rich]

Thanks for the videos I have learned so much! I am building an eflite viper into a head tracker fpv setup. What board would you recommend so I can run everything with dji air unit flaps, gear, pan tilt? Think I need 9 servo slots Thanks!

[@Painless360]

Matek have a few of the larger 'wing' style Matek controllers have more than 9 PWM outputs...Best of luck

[@sujitchokshi1721]

Thanks!

[@Painless360]

No, thank you! :D

[@gregorydobson4307]

Hi Lee. I need HELP. I installed latest version of inav & created a shortcut. When I go into inav and connect an FC and click connect it goesm straight to the Cli. When I try to access any other tabs it states my firmware needs to be updated. Any ideas as it's all new to me coming from betaflight.

[@Painless360]

You need the same version of the configurator as is on the flight controller. Use version in the CLI to find what version is on it... Happy flying

[@gregorydobson4307]

@@Painless360 Thank you.

[@gregorydobson4307]

Also I had to use impulse rc driver fixer and put FC into DFU mode. 🥳

[@SuperVette05]

I finally went to maiden my Phoenix with Speedybee and Inav6. The motor would only idle even after I launched. I went back into the Inav to make adjustments and now the motor doesn't even start up before or after launch. I works if I test them through the Inav configurator and I have swapped out ESCs and motors with same results. Should I just go in and restart the process from the start? Thanks. I'm new to Inav and have learned a lot from you.

[@Painless360]

Sounds like the autolaunch settings are wrong to me. Turn off autolaunch and see if it all behaves correctly... best of luck

[@SuperVette05]

@@Painless360 found a bad solder connection on the motor and that took care of it. Thanks again

[@Thardintaikmaung]

Thank you and I love your vids. Do you still recommend matek f405 wing for arduplsne autopilot?

[@Painless360]

Sadly that isn't available any more but lots of the wing style boards from Matek are supported by Ardupilot..

[@Thardintaikmaung]

@@Painless360 thank you for the fast reply. I would like to build GPS guided fixed wing drone that ardupilot supports. I'm a newbie and don't know which board to hoose.

[@Painless360]

Full list of supported hardware here ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-autopilots.html#closed-hardware

[@PNW_Hawk]

I am glad you are doing this. I have an old RMRC Recruit V2 that I have never done much with and discovered that it's board is obsolete so decided I should start learning this wing and figured iNav would be good for me to do with since I'm somewhat familiar with Betaflight. Do you have a suggestion for a Maytek Wing board for me to start and follow along with your series with?

[@Painless360]

All of the current boards are listed on the site. They all should work fine... Happy flying

[@nullx8]

very good manual, but regarding the targets, its hard to find a working board as the github pages are horribly outdated, and the discord is pretty much dead. I'm looking for months for a AIO 30mm flight controller that supports inav, just impossible to find.

[@Painless360]

It can be overwhelming as there is so much choice. My advice, as covered in the video, is use one from Matek.. Happy flying

[@nullx8]

@@Painless360 oh i didn;t know Matek has AIO boards, I'll look into that. thanks.

[@StormAlertPulling]

Which board should I use H743 or F405 for OPTERRA 2.0 Wing?

[@Painless360]

Both would work fine. The H series flight controller should be supported longer thanks to the more powerful CPU.. best of luck

[@christhorney]

i have a hglrc f722 fc from a quad that i killed the esc on install, and i wasnt paying $90-100 for a new esc when i can get a whole stack for $110 (only f4 but still) and because im too worried about plugging it into another esc because of the way i killed it (i plugged the cable from the esc to fc backwards and put power to the esc telemetry and current sensor pins, for some reason it killed the esc but the fc seems fine, so now im just going to avoid using the telemetry (uart6) and current sensor inputs, so i thought its a good chance to get into fixed wing, so i just ordered a eachine mobula delta wing because i can use my current batteries in it (all other planes ill need to buy batteries for) and i can hook up an elrs receiver to the hglrc f722 fc and put inav on it so i can get the launch assist working and auto trim as i dont want to destroy it before i get a chance to figure out how to get it trimmed out and how to fly a wing lol plus having the stability assist will give a smoother fpv experence im hoping, i might end up trying to put gps on it so i can do return to home and play with mission planner and some autonomous flying. wish me luck lol (the mobula came in at $133 aussie dollars in fpv trim, not bad considering a zohd dart is $150 for just pnp its $220 for fpv and i would have to buy 3s batteries for it, the eachine was a decent choice i think, once i get the hang of it i really want to get the dragonfly seaplane)

[@bertbeinaaf8314]

This serienis only for INAV on fixed wings, and not for quadcopters?

[@Painless360]

Yep, see others for quads

[@sagetx]

I followed the last series and set up an inav in a home built foamie. (flight test explorer). I haven't used it in ages due to a move but now have the space to fly. Would you mind touching on migrating from an older setup? i.e re-flashing and migrating OR clearing and starting from scratch?

[@Painless360]

The upgrade process is the same. See github.com/iNavFlight/inav/releases for details. I've made videos on it in the past but I like to start from scratch as I have had the odd thing happen in the past using the Diff All file... Happy flying

[@P8FPV]

Will be following along i have a heewing and baby nano on lrs 😉 maybe a video on how to get the best analogue video 5.8g Moved my comment to the right place lol

[@Painless360]

Check out my Antenna Lab series... Happy flying

[@P8FPV]

@@Painless360 will do thanks for the heads up

[@555Alek]

Hello. I have a VTOL aircraft at Pixhawk Cube Orange. In cruise flight modes, the aircraft flies normally. When you turn on the AUTO mode, the flight by points starts to pop up the inscription error compass variance. Sometimes it disappears and then reappears. I replaced the autopilot, replaced the airspeed sensor, replaced the HERE 3 GPS. The problem doesn't go away. I installed a new firmware, calibrated the accelerometer and compass. The problem doesn't go away. I read that in the EK2 / 3_MAG_CAL settings you need to set 2 and the problem will disappear. I now have 0. Please tell me if this problem can be solved. This is very important to me. Thank you. (Sorry for my English)

[@Painless360]

VTOL series starting next month. Until then, check out my Pixhawk 2020 series on the channel... Always check the compass is far enough away from interference. See ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-compass-setup-advanced.html Best of luck

[@InfinityWax]

Do you rate these planes from banggood?

[@Painless360]

Lots of supply issues with Banggood now. Check other suppliers too... best of luck

[@javieruriel]

hey there what is that plane?

[@Painless360]

MARS plane, see my video on that... best of luck

[@TheSnow520lee]

does INav 5.0 allow mission without RC-Link?

[@Painless360]

Ardupilot can do that but I've not seen it in INAV...

[@TheSnow520lee]

@@Painless360 thanks for your answer!!

[@bkpickell]

Man I wish I knew a year ago that buying a Spektrum transmitter was going to cause me so many headaches I would have went with FrSky

[@joshmellon390]

I had never touched INAV in my entire life before this series. I watched this series this summer and had a plane flying. No other people, just this series.

[@Painless360]

That is great to hear! I make these videos in the hope that they are clear, easy to follow and contain all the steps needed to be successful. It is always lovely to hear then they work! Happy flying and do spread the word about the channel.. Happy flying!

[@joshmellon390]

@Painless360 I like how straight forward and clear you are. Too many channels aim for video length, not video content. You don't leave out any steps, and if there is a rabbit hole somewhere you just make another video. I actually gave up entirely on a MultiWii series years ago because I couldn't get multiwii to run right. It would just close when I pressed read. Years later I still remember this issue lol. I needed a specific Java instalation. The guy even mentions that "you might have trouble with java," but offers no solution. I found the solution elsewhere.

[@Painless360]

MultiWii was the first ever complete 'series' that I did for pilots back in 2015. kzbin.info/aero/PLYsWjANuAm4qSqszQR6qIisiwk5r-_nMk :D