Thanks for the question. The diagram shows the correction needed for a drift in that direction. Bottom line - dial in some trim and try to fly, if it makes the drift worse then reverse the polarity. Happy flying!

Hi Steven. You need to solder the voltage from the battery (or power distribution board) to a dedicated pin on the KK2.0. You can see the connector on mine - it's just above and to the right of the display and is a small red connector onto a pin soldered into that spot, makes it easier to unplug. Happy flying!

thank you a lot!!! that was exactly what needed!!! i've almost destroyed my kk2.1.5, but when I saw your video it was saved and now it's flying

Propfella, thanks for the feedback. It's always nice ot hear that the video helped another RC addict. I've checked the tool I used to flash the board (KKMulticopter Flask Tool V0.72) and the version I used was the original 'KK2.0 V1.6 by KapteinKuk'. There wasn't the choice there is now on the tool when I flashed the board. Hope this help. Happy flying.

Out of all the how to videos yours are the best, very professional and very concise keep up the excellent work

Thank You for taking the time to explain this setup. I was almost there but didn't know that you needed it perfectly level for the acc calibration.

Thanks for that. I ve searched the would for proper explanation on the trims. Big life saver. Keep the great post you help people out there more than you know

AWESOME! I've built my tricopter and even after calibration, it moves back and to the left. I'll try and use a level and adjust the pitch and trim. Your graph is EXACTLY what I needed! Thank you SO much! I can hardly wait to go FPV after a couple of months.

Hi Roger, if the correction you add makes the drift problem worse then put in the opposite number. Hopefully the amount of correction is easier to estimate after watching this. Good luck trimming your model. Let me know when you post a video of it in action.. Happy flying!

Hi Ben. Great tip. I've always spent ages getting the quad as flat and level as possible. I'll keep this in mind for my F450 quad build.. Thanks

Hi Wayne, I can't take any credit for this it's amazing people like KapteinKuk and SimonK (among others) that are making this hobby a lot easier and even more fun! There are improvements in tweaked versions of the code i.e. v1.6++ but 1.6 and its various flavours are very good. Happy flying!

Great tips! I followed your instructions and now my tricopter can hover without major drifting

Thanks for take me out from the misery!!! Thanks for bringing the light with all of your videos! I was happy to say that I have learn to build and fly rc (planes & drones) by myself. I realise that I was not alone on my path, thanks to the others and specially to you. Keep it up!

Mate thank you for explaining it So well and showing the results in flite really easy to under stand keep this sort of videos coming really helpful

Bruce, best to do it once it's on the craft. Any small changes in the mount may knock off the level. It's a quick and easy process so only takes 20 seconds once you've installed it - worth doing. Happy flying.

This is an all aluminium quad made for me by Armattan Quads. You can see more on it in the review video for it where to get one. It's a lovely model. It's a 258mm class quad running 7x4.5" props. He does bigger sizes of quad too. Hope this helps. Happy flying!

Great video! Well thought out and equally well produced. Respect from Apache Junction, Arizona.

Thanks for the idea, I've not installed 1.6++ yet a most of the changes seem to be around CPPM. I'm looking forward to the improvements in 1.7 though.. Happy flying.

Your a absolute legend!!! Thanks so much for this video it's exactly what I needed! I'm new to quads and just tried to maiden my new quad with 1.6v kk2.1.5 and it keeps drifting left. Hopefully I'll get it trimmed out tomorrow!!! Thanks again!!!

ok look how the motors are connected to the board:first motor=>first connector second motor=>second connector,3rd motor=>3rd motor;4th motor=>4th motor (I 've used one video to do my setting) and it's quite explained.can't wait to see it flying.

Hi painless, I followed your instructions on the self levelling, but in my case, as I'm building in a qrx350 shell, I had to level the model not the board. i got the KK2 as level as possible in the frame, then levelled the frame as best I could. This made a massive improvement and as I know your quad is all nice and flat, I'd just like to add the point that level should be at hover, because with my difficult (stupid idea) first build that's where it's needed!

The calibration seems to hold well, not perfect but I expect that is due to the board warming up etc. I've not had to play with it too much once it's dialled in. The model came with Turnigy D2822/12 1800Kv motors and it was a beast! I've replaced them after a crash with Tungy 2822/14 1450KV and it's still powerful but gives me longer flights. I use a 7x4.5 prop and it hovers about 51% throttle now.

NOt that I recall. I will check again tonight. The funny thing is that this is my 4th multirotor using a KK2.I have never had a problem before. I just powered it up, made the settings adjustments, and flew. I have noted that KK2 boards fly fairly well with factory seetings. I don't understand why it starts "armed"

My tricopter is already setup and flying good on auto level , it takes a lot of trial n error w/ out it. Lol . Thanks for the video very helpful

Go into the menu, select 'Mode settings' then select the self level to 'AUX' or 'stick'. I'd suggest using AUX. Go back in the menu, go to 'Receiver test' and make sure that the Aux channel is showing as 'Off'. If it isn't then reverse that channel on the TX while watching the screen to make sure it changes. When it's 'off' self level isn't active. Let me know if this sorts you out. Hope this helps. Happy flying!

Hi there, I've looked at the video - a couple of things.. The rotors are all spinning in the same direction, two of them should be spinning the other way and have counterclockwise props on them. I would need to know the weight of the model and type of motors to see if they have enough power to lift it. See my other video on how to choose a motor for your multirotor. Remove all the excess weight on the model to give it the best chance to lift off.. Hope this helps. Good luck..

one thing you forget to mention i think is important and also not only for the kk board. for the kk board before you trim the autolevel you should also trim the rc input to zero. using high "stick scaling" (rate) makes it even worse if its not exactly zero. small numbers can make huge difference. not that much in stable mode but in acro mode if you want to do flips and because of that raise the rates.

This video solve my tricopter problem. Many thanks.

Hey !! i fixed my auto level problem (she would nosedive in auto level only) i made sure my reciever settings were at 0 ,the tricopter flew good in normal made sure my trim pitch was at 0 ,propped the nose of it about 4-5 in above the rear ,recalibrated the sensors ,l placed it on the floor indoors so no wind effects were present,spooled it up to a hover ,and wow ! it worked drifting only slightly forward,.this was corrected by adding some positive trim pitch in the auto level settings, now ok.

very helpful video mine was the other way round but I guess it depends on radio receiver ect for pos and neg imputs but really helped mine takes of straight up now and holds lovely with no wind drift regards steve newman

Excellent video. Congratulations. Someone who knows how to talk and can use a camera. Plus know what he's talking about.Well done. One question, there are something like 5 or 6 versions of 1.6 Which one should I pick for a standard setup please. Thanks for the info. well done.

Thanks for the video. I'm having the forward lean issue as well. I'm assuming it's slight difference in motor angles and/or board placement. Will try the pitch trim tonight.

New firmware like V1.6++ Rev1 is out, its great with lots of good features and all my quads fly great now with it.

Hi just seen your vid on the Kk2 board .must say it completes the jig saw set of informative vids as there isn't any one vid that covers the lot I now have a 330 Dji frame with turnigy 1000 motors .afro 30amp esc and the Kk2.1 HC BOARD WHICH I HAVE UPDATED TBE FIrmware to STEVIES latest offering I have also got a ifly 4 frame with the Kk2.0 board with the updated 1.6 Now that's a blast to fly but this 330 Rock Solid hover and goes like. Rocket Anyway thanks for completing the jigsaw Many thanks Brian London

I can post my PID settings, what is it that is not clear? Let me know and I will try to help..

Hi, go into the Misc. Settings in the menu and select the Self Level to Aux. Happy flying.

Hi, did you check that the motors are in the right connectors on the KK2.0? Let me know how you are getting on..

Very well explained your video was a real help Thanks

WOW !!! ive already flown my x525 and x900 but wanted a tiny one for practicing stunts and suck was looking at the f330 from HK

I built a H quad from a crashed guia 500x. Mounted a KK 2.0 and getting it sorted. Adjusting the height hold and it did a front flip for no reason. Restarted it, holding a hover, moveing it around and it did it again. Only had it a foot of the ground so no damage but now im not too sure about this board.

Cheers this is a great video! Great work and thank you.

Hi there ! Really nice clear video ~ thanks for this very helpful tutorial ! Do you have any set-up video of the KK2 Board on version 1.6 please as I am finding it very difficult to understand the various P & I settings ? Keep up the good work ! Rgds . . . Eddie.

thx to help us understanding selflevel settings!!

Thanks so much you have solved a puzzle for me

I've not felt the need to move to 1.6++ yet. I'm happy with 1.6 and plan to move to 1.7 when it comes out. For a full view of the changes look on rcgoups dot com and search for 'KK2.0 v1.6++ CPPM' to find the posts that cover all the detail. Very useful resource and one woth adding a post to to track the updates! Happy flying.

Thx for the video. I have been using v1.6 for some time now. In my case works perfect with small quads, st360 and f330, but on a big one, 525, etc. Is a pain. Very unstable.

Helpful video. Thanks.

No details on thrust or prop selection for 3s or 4s batteries I can find for this motor. Not sure what you are using it I'd guess an 11x4.7 or 12x4 prop would give you plenty of thrust. Hard to say without knowing the thrust and weight of the model. Email hobbyking and ask them for the prop suggestions for your battery cell count. Hope this help. Happy flying

Babipsylon, thank you so much for your interest and info. My problem now is that when I power the board, It reads "Armed" and a minute later it reads "ERROR". Cannot do anything with the board. Does not respond at all to my radio. I triple checked the wiring, everything looks correct.

same story right here. it's my first Tricopter ever and i get frightened everytime i get close to for example flower pots or wall in my back garden. (my back garden isn't that big)

Glad to be able to help. I'm getting some osilation, but I have really crap ESC's I'll be replaceing these next month (pay day!) I've got the pi setting in self level at 30, with the gain at 30...Any advice?

nice video, thx for the info

Could you set the acc settings before you mount to craft? Just wondering if that could work.

Very informative video. Here is my problem. My tricopter flys great. But I can't land it. As I ease down the throttle, the copter drops like a rock and bounces on the ground. I have calibrated my esc's. Am I missing something?

thanks man,it was related to the bad choice of props(I ve never took care wether its counterclockwise or clockwise props),the spinning direction of rotors is ok.as soon as I know the wieght,I will let you know and the motors are hk AX-2810Q-750KV.i ve finally flied but to a very low altitude 20cm (to the full throttle) from the ground,how can I give it more altitude?

Got the KK2.1.5 in my tri but having yaw drift issues. Been great until I broke my DS939HV servo. Replaced it with a new HK15148B I had but now my tri won't hold it's heading too well. It kinda drifts side to side randomly and doesn't always return to the right heading. Tried adjusting the P/I, Mixer Editor and servo filter but nothing seems to help or do anything for this particular problem. When on the ground or test bench the servo buzzes as if it's trying to center but can't quite get there. I can't detect jitter on flight or power up but it might be happening a little. If I touch it slightly one way the buzzing will stop until it moves again just a hair to one side then buzzes again. The buzzing doesn't happen unless armed. The DS939 didn't quite make the buzzing noises, but both servos feel like they have the same amount of center play... Is this just a really crappy servo? Help greatly appreciated.

your quad is moving slightly forward, how come you added trim pitc positive? you said you should add a negative value. and yet you added 55? im confused

This version is for traditional receivers only. All CPPM code was removed.

Thanks for the video. Unfortunately, your video confused me. In your verbal discussion of the trim chart, your said that if the copter is drifting back towards you, add positive pitch trim. When you flew the copter, it drifted forward, away from you, and you added positive trim. It's also a little unclear whether the arrows on the chart indicate the direction the copter wants to drift, or the direction you want to trim towards. It would have been more clear to give simple directions, like this. If the copter wants to drift forward, add positive pitch trim. If the copter wants to drift backwards, add negative pitch trim. If the copter wants to drift left, and positive roll trim. If the copter wants to drift right, and negative roll trim. After watching your video, I knew that I could figure out positive vs negative by starting with big corrections and checking for better or worse performance. I still found myself guessing whether to start with positive or negative,

My kk2 was set up and flying perfectly in my tricopter for a whole 2weeks it flew ok. now when i fly it ,it nose dives in auto level severely and tries to crash ,i have originally had to have neg trim pitch on the auto level settings to fly level ,but now no matter if i go pos or neg trim pitch in AL she nose dives but flys great in normal ,what gives? i have done factory reset 3 times, recalibrated sensors and escs,do you have any jdea what can fix this ?has this happened to you before? v1.2

Hi There That is true, very clever people,what would we do without them?.Ive just updated my kk2 to version 1.6 but cannot really tell allot of difference Tricopter still fly s great but any improvement would be great..do you have version 1.6++ and what's the difference of the two. happy flying.

hey, how i can turn on self leveling?? please help me, thx before

Great Video, Cheers

where can i set the auto level to aux

1,(load motor Labour) ok Quadro Copter X 2,(Acc Calibration) ok 3,(self-Level settings) P Gain :50 P Limit :30 Acc trim roll :0 Acc trim pitch:0 4,(Receiver test) Aileron :-3 elevator :0 Thrattle :0 idle Rudder :-14 risht Auxiliary :on signal Arm test :sate zone 5,(Pi editor) -(aileron) P Gain :75 P Limit :45 I Gain :40 I Limit :20 -(elevator) P Gain :75 P Limit :45 I Gain :40 I Limit :20 -(rudder) P Gain:75 P Limit :20 I Gain:30 I Limit :10 6,(mode settings) Self-Level (Always) 7,(stick scaling) Roll (ail):30 Pitch (ele):30 gaw (rud):45 Thrattle:90 Please sir reply please

Does the acc trim settings only works in self level mode only...or whether it actually works in manual mode...

Hello from across the pond. I find your videos very helpful. My question is what type of flight control board would you recommend for a drone being used as a aerial photography. Their are so many and some seem quite intementing. Any recommendations.

do we need to do the ACC calibrating every time we turn the board on?

Great tips.. quick question, if the copter wants to yaw, what do you adjust on the auto level settings ( or is that done up on the other section of settings)? I know that you can just trip the yaw on the transmitter, but that's really a bandaid! Thanx much !!!

Your quadcopter seems to be in good conditions. Why you need to trim the self-level? Is it normal to correct it?

What size frame is this ? and what size props i really likeit !!!

I have Turnigy D2836/8 1100KV with Afro 30a and using GemFan 8x4.5 and 30c 4s 5000 lipo. I'm also using kk Hobbyking KK2.1HC. Frame is Hobbyking X650F. Now problem is heat on the motor and including heat on esc. And motor 1 and 3 there is a wag. So engine 1 and 3 goes up and down. What's the problem? Also it's hard to keep it hover it's hard to keep it one spot. My frame before was X550 but had hobby wing 4 in one 25a with same prop, same hubs, battery was 4s 4000mah work great. On this flight board i flew stock 1.6 firmware but now it's setup for kk2.1 v1.9s1 firmware. Any ideas?

need help can't seem to find much on you tube or online. i have a armattan quad setup very much the same as in video. i quite sure that i have set things up on the kk board as i should of but i am having problems. When I try to take off I move the throttle up to just above 50% once it gets to 52% the copter just shoots up into the sky. When I try to lower the throttle it just drops out of the sky there is no progression in the throttle. Can't get the copter to hover. i am also using a ezuhf rx receiver which is setup using ppm linkup. i have other flight controllers with the receiver set up with no problems so i feel that the problem is with the kk settings are there any settings i can change to solve the problem thank's. hoping around on the ground at the moment lol

plz help me two out of 4 motors are spinning very late in my quad i am using Kk v 2.1.5 everything seems fine but my motors are not spinning at same time i have set minimum throttle to 20 Any help plz ?

I have 3 quads, the most recent build is an X525 from Hobbyking, I'm using the Q brain for ESC and the KK2.1 with 1.6 in auto level if you bang the stick too hard and the unit try's to auto level it will over compensate and go into a bad wobble and crash. I have the P gain at 25 and P limit at 40 any higher on the P gain and it will wobble in a breeze and crash.....Help

i have an SK450 with kk2.0. It flies great, other than one issue. When i am trying to climb fast, lets say maybe 70% throttle or higher, the front right motor powers up more than the others all of a sudden (or the back left motor isn't powered enough) So it banks on that axis, which is frightening. Any suggestions?

starting time(increases throttle) my quadcopter flip to left side.many time calibrated the esc, but same problem. how can i solve it ?

Hey I am having Kk flight controller and flysky ct6B I cannot reverse my channel in my transmitter is there any way to reverse channel in kk flight controller board plz help me..

hi thanks for your video.i have a problem may you help me please . when i turn on self level my xcopter be vibration.

Hi very good video.just flashed mine also with the KK2.0 V1.6 by KapteinKuk'. seems to work very well ( you guys certainly know what you are doing) would anyone recommend an even better flash? for a tricopter happy flying to you all.

hi i am new to quadcopter building i made one from parts but i am having problems with lifting off the ground it doesnt go straight up any suggestions/help with flight control board setting ? thanks i have the same board as u

What about yaw drift anyone have that with the kk board?

how do u calibrate the escs with programing card? and if yes what settings to apply

how do I setup self level and acro mode on an fs th9x transmitter flying an alien x quadcopter and kk2?

hi I am using kk2.1.5 and my recevier test is not working so please tell what is my problem

hi lee. im starting a project of building an octocopter but which f/c would you recomend? id like to put gps on aswell. any help please

Hi. Let me first say a big thank you for all your affords posting all your helpful videos. Helped me out a couple of times. But now i want to tune my quad with a kk 2.1.5 board. Self leveling is ok but it slightly turns right but over the yaw (rudder) axis. I don't find anything regarding this issue. I changed the props but it doesn't help. Maybe you got an idea??

cut a hatch in the back of the qrx, now I can adjust away. This project maynot be a bad idea ;-)

In my setup why it's showing no signal in aileron,rudder,yaw,throttle when going for calibration

How is self level turned on ? my lcd always says "Self Levelng is off"

hey there i'm having problem with my kk2.1.5 with the stability can u help me?

I cant get my DX7s transmitter to arm itself. have a KK2.1.5 on a HEX copter. Help

hey dude, great video! just a little question: on my quad every time i land i have a problem with the accelerometers (i suppose)...for example: if i arm and take off from a sloping surface the kk "thinks" that the surface is horizontal, so it flies away... every time i disarm and then arm the accelerometers seems to reset...why? sorry for my bad english, be patience =)

Ive entered all of my settings, but the main screen says " error: no Yaw input". I have checked and there are settings in all fields. What am I missing?

10X4.5 these are my props.I am posting a video tryna fly my quad,maybe you can see what problem I am facing.personally I think that the problem comes from the kk2.0 settings(tuning) coz when I try to lift my quad higher,it suddenly falls down(left or right).so I am probably my quad needs more balance if yes how?? need to fly is asap and will be thankful for anyone who can help

how to get altitude hold in k.k board?

Can you tell me how to adjust the settings on self level so that I still have some self level and more control. For example. I try to bank turn in self level, and it won't let me. I have to rudder turn to get back.

hi am using kk 2.1.5 the motor directions are working as it should and when am trying to do the flight throttle up its spinning really powerful but the copter is not coming up

It's the motors that should be level, no? Not the kk board. In theory u can place the kk 45 degrees to the motors, and calibrate it like that, right? Just asking because I have vibration isolation under the kk, that doesn't keep the board in a very fixed position over the long run. Maybe I should change that.

my craft is shaking because it is correcting too much what do I change in auto level?