# Flying with pixracer without qgc

**URL:** <https://discuss.px4.io/t/flying-with-pixracer-without-qgc/2700>\
**Category:** PX4 Autopilot\
**Created:** [March 9, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/flying-with-pixracer-without-qgc/2700 "2017-03-09T18:44:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Bernardo\_Sosa](https://discuss.px4.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Bernardo\_Sosa](https://discuss.px4.io/u/Bernardo_Sosa)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/flying-with-pixracer-without-qgc/2700/1 "2017-03-09T18:44:12Z")

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I’ve been looking through all the settings in QGC and I haven’t been able to find a way to fly my quadcopter without QGC being in the middle. Is there a way I can just simply arm my Qcopter with the radio and fly it.

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**Author:** ![DonLakeFlyer](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/donlakeflyer/32/3036_2.png) [@DonLakeFlyer](https://discuss.px4.io/u/DonLakeFlyer)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/flying-with-pixracer-without-qgc/2700/2 "2017-03-09T19:19:15Z")

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Yes. You just arm with your radio and fly it. Why do you think you need QGC to fly?

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**Author:** ![Bernardo\_Sosa](https://discuss.px4.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Bernardo\_Sosa](https://discuss.px4.io/u/Bernardo_Sosa)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/flying-with-pixracer-without-qgc/2700/3 "2017-03-09T22:42:11Z")

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1. Can’t see how to link a channel to “ARM”.

2. How stable is a quad using pixracer without GPS or flow control? (I know it doesn’t have to do with the main question but I thought you might know)

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**Author:** ![DonLakeFlyer](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/donlakeflyer/32/3036_2.png) [@DonLakeFlyer](https://discuss.px4.io/u/DonLakeFlyer)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/flying-with-pixracer-without-qgc/2700/4 "2017-03-11T05:21:55Z")

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1. To arm, move the yaw/rudder stick all the way to the right.
2. Don’t know

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**Author:** ![Bernardo\_Sosa](https://discuss.px4.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Bernardo\_Sosa](https://discuss.px4.io/u/Bernardo_Sosa)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/flying-with-pixracer-without-qgc/2700/5 "2017-03-13T19:28:51Z")

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Thanks! I will try that, what about the disarming? land it and then move it left?

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**Author:** ![neo](https://discuss.px4.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neo](https://discuss.px4.io/u/neo)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/flying-with-pixracer-without-qgc/2700/6 "2017-03-14T01:07:36Z")

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Yes. For arming, move the throttle stick to the right and hold it for 3 seconds (make sure that the throttle is at zero position)

For disarming, move the throttle stick to the left and hold it for 3 seconds.