INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for purchasing a 3DR Plane!

CONTENTS 1 Fuselage

2 Right wing

3 Left wing

4 Horizontal stabilizer

5 Vertical stabilizer

6 Carbon fiber bar

6

3DR Plane 

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1 Audio/video (AV) cable

2 AV receiver power cable

3 AV receiver antenna

4 AV receiver

5 AV transmitter battery (air)

6 AV receiver battery (ground)

7 Telemetry module (ground)

8 Telemetry antenna (ground)

 9 Propeller

10 Servo horn screws

11 Ailerons Y cable

12 Micro-USB cable

13 USB extension cable

14 Wing screws

15 Main battery

16 Adhesive Velcro squares

1 Telemetry (air)

2 Power module

3 AV transmitter 

4 Camera

5 GPS module

 6 Air speed sensor

 7 AV transmitter power connector

 8 On-screen display board

 9 APM

10 Input connectors

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7 8

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Bixler Assembly Manual

Please refer to the assembly manual included with your 

plane to install main wings, stabilizers, and other parts of 

the plane’s frame. Use the Y-cable to connect the aileron 

cables from the left and right wings.

WIRING APM OUTPUTS

Connect the servo and electronic speed controller (ESC) wires to APM’s 

outputs pins in the order indicated below. Connect the white wire to the 

S pin (top row), the red wire to the + pin (center row), and the black wire 

to the - pin (bottom row).

Elevator

Ailerons

Throttle

Rudder

Connect the wires from the APM inputs to 

the signal pins on your RC receiver. The 

wires are labeled with the channel they 

should connect to.

Connect the black wire to a ground pin on 

the receiver, and connect the red wire to a 

power (five volts) pin on the receiver.

CONNECT RC RECEIVER

APM inputs wires

Connect inputs wires to RC receiver

Servo cables are labelled by type.

Connect them to APM’s output 

pins as shown.
Your plane is now fully assembled. 

For software downloads and flying 

instructions, please visit 

plane.ardupilot.com. Happy flying!

POWER WIRING Connect the power module’s yellow 

XT60 connectors to the motor and 

main battery connectors. Connect 

the AV transmitter battery to the 

red connector on the transmitter.

AV transmitter battery

Main battery

Motor power 

connector

Power module and 

transmitter power connector

BALANCING THE PLANE

Your plane’s center of gravity should 

be 71 mm from the leading edge. 

Please balance the plane 

at this point before flying, 

and move the main battery 

as necessary to achieve the correct center of gravity,

MOUNT TELEMETRY AIR MODULE

Use the adhesive Velcro squares to mount 

the telemetry radio air module to the side 

of the fuselage where it has a clear view 

of the sky.
Mission Planner is free, open-source software providing multiplatform 

configuration and full-featured waypoint mission scripting for 

autonomous vehicles.

To install Mission Planner on your ground station computer (Windows 

only), visit ardupilot.com/downloads, select Mission Planner, and select 

sort by date (short link: goo.gl/Si5grC). Select the most recent (top) 

MissionPlanner - MSI (Microsoft installer package).

INSTALL SOFTWARE

After selecting the most recent MSI, read 

the safety information and select Download:

Download

Open the downloaded file to run the Mission Planner Setup Wizard. 

Select the option to proceed if prompted with a security warning.

Mission Planner 

Setup Wizard will 

automatically install 

the correct device 

drivers.

Device Driver Installation Wizard

Mission Planner Downloads Screen

Mission Planner (6) « Downloads

Sort by: Title | Hits | Date

■ MissionPlanner - ZIP - 1.2.62

■ MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.62

■ MissionPlanner - ZIP - 1.2.60

■ MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.60

■ MissionPlanner - ZIP - 1.2.61

■ MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.61

Sort by date.

Select top MSI to 

download most 

recent version.
Mission Planner Setup Wizard

Mission Planner: Flight Data Screen

Launch Mission 

Planner to explore 

the capabilities of 

your autonomous 

vehicle! 

Mission Planner will 

notify you when an 

update is available; 

please always run 

the most current 

version of Mission 

Planner.

CALIBRATE RADIO CONTROL

Mission Planner’s RC calibration utility teaches APM to work with your 

RC transmitter.

For more information on using Mission Planner or troubleshooting 

your installation, please visit planner.ardupilot.com.
Open Mission Planner. Connect APM to your 

computer using the provided micro-USB cable.

Windows will automatically install the correct 

drivers for APM. In Mission Planner, select the 

COM port for Arduino Mega, set the Baud rate 

to 115200, and select Connect.

Turn on your transmitter, and ensure it is set to airplane mode (not 

helicopter mode). In Mission Planner, navigate to Initial Setup, 

Mandatory Hardware, and Radio Calibration. Select Calibrate Radio. 

Move the transmitter’s sticks and mode switches to all available 

positions until the red bars are set at the extremes for each control. 

Select Click when Done to complete RC calibration.

APM USB port

Connect APM to Mission Planner:

1 Select Arduino Mega.

2 Select 115200.

3 Select Connect.

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1 Select Hardware.

2 Select Mandatory Hardware.

3 Select Radio Calibration.

4 Select Calibrate Radio.

5 Move transmitter sticks and switches to all positions.

6 Select Click when Done.

Left Stick:

Right Stick:

To learn about utilizing your plane’s autonomous flight modes, 

designing missions, troubleshooting, multicopter safety, and 

more, please visit plane.ardupilot.com.

Mission Planner: Radio Calibration Screen