# Drone not flying manually with ORQA FPV.Ctrl controller

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/3932/drone-not-flying-manually-with-orqa-fpv-ctrl-controller
Category: General Questions (https://forum.modalai.com/category/2/general-questions)
Posted: 2024-11-12 21:48:25 UTC by Jainik Mehta
Replies: 8 · Views: 1752

## Jainik Mehta · 2024-11-12 21:48:25 UTC

Hello, I am trying to fly the starling 2 drone with the controller (uber lite ORQA FPV.Ctrl) that came with it, but somehow my drone is not arming. I am not sure if drone is even bounded to controller or not. But as soon as I turn on my controller the led in back turns green and also the led on drone turns green from red, which seems to me that controller is bounded, but then when I turn my left joystick to bottom right corner for arming the drone doesn't arm and propellor doesn't spin. The kill switch is also off. So I don't know what is the problem. Could you please help me with this?

Thank you!

## Reply by tom (ModalAI staff) · 2024-11-12 22:12:07 UTC

@Jainik-Mehta I recommend connecting your drone to QGroundControl via WiFi and viewing the arming restriction messages

## Reply by Eric Katzfey (ModalAI staff) · 2024-11-13 17:02:36 UTC

@Jainik-Mehta Can you arm directly with QGC? Also, try calibrating the RC in QGC to see if that changes things. Also, what is the value of the PX4 parameter MAN_ARM_GESTURE?

## Reply by Jainik Mehta · 2024-11-13 18:05:48 UTC (in reply to Eric Katzfey)

@Eric-Katzfey I am trying to arm my drone via QGC but I am getting following error:
![1491aaf3-365a-464b-b31d-67b2e74eeea8-image.png](https://forum.modalai.com/assets/uploads/files/1731521138060-1491aaf3-365a-464b-b31d-67b2e74eeea8-image.png) 

I am not sure what can be the problem.

## Reply by Jainik Mehta · 2024-11-13 18:14:28 UTC (in reply to Eric Katzfey)

@Eric-Katzfey Also I am getting following message:

![02efda81-792b-4260-85a7-bbb293f574b9-image.png](https://forum.modalai.com/assets/uploads/files/1731521611324-02efda81-792b-4260-85a7-bbb293f574b9-image.png) 

I guess radio transmitter is still not paired. But drone light turns green as soon as I turn on the transmitter so what can be issue here?

## Reply by tom (ModalAI staff) · 2024-11-13 19:36:37 UTC (in reply to Jainik Mehta)

@Jainik-Mehta What does your `/etc/modalai/voxl-px4.conf` file look like?

## Reply by Jainik Mehta · 2024-11-13 20:20:36 UTC (in reply to tom)

@tom said in [Drone not flying manually with ORQA FPV\.Ctrl controller](/post/19692):
> /etc/modalai/voxl-px4.conf

This is my /etc/modalai/voxl-px4.conf file:
![4c5e0f3e-d555-4fba-9d27-a44f5ccc40d8-image.png](https://forum.modalai.com/assets/uploads/files/1731529123920-4c5e0f3e-d555-4fba-9d27-a44f5ccc40d8-image.png) 

![541958db-402a-4223-9c36-b85cf580a053-image.png](https://forum.modalai.com/assets/uploads/files/1731529232590-541958db-402a-4223-9c36-b85cf580a053-image.png)

## Reply by tom (ModalAI staff) · 2024-11-13 20:32:12 UTC (in reply to Jainik Mehta)

@Jainik-Mehta RC needs to be set to GHST

## Reply by Jainik Mehta · 2024-11-13 21:08:15 UTC (in reply to tom)

@tom Thank you! This solution worked. I changed this value and reboot the drone and it now connects and fly well with the RC controller.