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Arducopter QuickStart Guide

This section will quickly guide you through all the steps required in order to configure and start flying your Arducopter UAV.  The full manual can be found here

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Assemble your Arducopter Frame

Before setting up your ardupilot mega board (the brains of your arducopter), you will need a multi-rotor frame.  There are many choices available to you and a couple are listed below
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Build Arducopter Quad Frame
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Build Arducopter Y6 Frame
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Build Arducopter Hexa Frame
You can also use your own frame for arducopter if you want, the ardupilot mega hardware/software will work on almost any frame (up to 8 motors) so it does not have to be an official arducopter frame.
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Ardupilot Mega 2 quick-start guide for Arducopter

Once you have built your arducopter frame, follow the steps below to quickly setup and configure your board for your first flight
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Step 1 - Installing Software and Firmware
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Step 2 - Connecting everything together
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Step 3 - Configuring Arducopter
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Step 4 - Planning a Mission