# PX4 Dev Call: July 30, 2025 (Team sync, and Community Q&A) **URL:** \ **Category:** PX4 Autopilot\ **Created:** [July 30, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/px4-dev-call-july-30-2025-team-sync-and-community-q-a/46700 "2025-07-30T00:39:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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# PX4 Sync / Q&A - 2025-07-30T15:00:00Z πŸ“† [List of all Dronecode events](https://dronecode.org/calendar/) ## Agenda - Announcements - Future Events - Flight Testing Update - Release Discussion - Bug Report / Q&A ### Announcements πŸŽ‰ **The PX4 DevSummit you all were waiting for** > **[Don’t Call it a Comeback! The PX4 Developer Summit Returns for 2025 –...](https://dronecode.org/dont-call-it-a-comeback-the-px4-developer-summit-returns-for-2025/)** ### Next Dronecode Meetup **ROS + PX4 Meetup in LA!** > **[ROS / Dronecode Meetup LA Edition Β· Luma](https://luma.com/clu5i6az)** > > Joint ROS + PX4 Meetup > We're organizing a joint Dronecode Foundation / ROS Meetup in LA after the IEEE International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for… **Upcoming meetup in Korea** [https://elisa.tech/event/elisa-project-dronecode-foundation-meetup/](https://elisa.tech/event/elisa-project-dronecode-foundation-meetup/) ### Future Events **Open Source Summit EU 2025** > **[Open Source Summit Europe | LF Events](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-europe/)** > > The premier vendor-neutral conference for open source developers and technologists to collaborate, share information and learn about the latest technologies and innovations across open source. **ROSCon 2025 Singapore** > **[ROSCon 2025](https://roscon.ros.org/2025/)** > > The annual ROS developer conference. ### Flight Testing Update **About the Test Team** The team at [Ascend Engineering](https://www.ascendengineer.com/) (Chicago). are running flight testing for the community. **How to reach out to the team** - GitHub: Tag user **@PX4/testflights** - Discord: [#flight-testing](https://discord.com/channels/1022170275984457759/1330992113835311266) - Weekly on the PX4 Dev Call **How to Request Testing (GitHub)** - Write down the steps to test your issue/pull request - Make sure to note the risk involved in flying - Write down things to look out for / anticipate - eg: β€œwe are looking for no yaw jumps” - Add issue/pull request to the [Flight Testing project board](https://github.com/orgs/PX4/projects/52) - Make sure to specify any hardware/software requirements as much as possible **Resources:** - [Flight Testing Project Board](https://github.com/orgs/PX4/projects/52) - [Tests Cards](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/test_and_ci/test_flights.html) **Discussion** - Test flights with RC3 1.16 and local position issue with VOXL ### Release Discussion / Updates We are going to be promoting the release branch to stable, and push a stable release ASAP. **v1.16 Release Discussion** 🚨 **Release Candidate v1.16.0-rc3** > **[PX4-Autopilot v1.16.0 Release Notes](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/releases/1.16)** > > Open-source flight stack for drones and autonomous vehicles. πŸ§ͺ **Release Testing** > > > \## :exclamation: About > πŸ’‘ For the upcoming v1.16 release, we are asking the Commu…nity for flight tests. This issue will be used for keeping track of all the tests from the Community. > > If you're unsure about upgrading, please read the preliminary release notes on the PX4 docs. Pay close attention to the Upgrade Guide before deciding if v1.16 is right for you. > > \- \[v1.16 Release Notes\](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/releases/1.16.html) > > \## ❓ Why we need flight testing > 🌏 Thousands of people around the world depend on the stable release of PX4. > πŸ–οΈ Before every major release, as much testing as possible is needed to ensure that our release actually works! > 😯 Simply said, \*\*more testing = better release\*\* > πŸ€— We would like to encourage every community member to join us in improving PX4! > > \## 🀷 How you can help with flight testing > 😱 Even if you have never contributed a flight testing report, fear not! Please follow the steps below for the details of how you can contribute to flight testing. > > 1. \*\*Select\*\* a category from the "flight testing matrix" below > 1. \*\*Flash\*\* the firmware (documented below) > 1. \*\*Test\*\* > 1. \*\*Upload\*\* the log (documented below) > 1. \*\*Report\*\* the test in this issue thread! > > \## Test Procedures > > https://docs.px4.io/main/en/test\_and\_ci/test\_flights.html > > \### How to flash v1.16 pre-release firmware > !\[beta\_flashing\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/23277211/230138126-c7b02c00-f07b-4a4f-b6b7-866d69db6520.png) > > 1. Open QGC > 3. Click the Q icon on upper right \> Vehicle Setup \> Firmware (Step 1 in picture) > 4. Connect your flight controller to the computer > 5. When the Firmware setup window pops up, click "Advanced settings" checkbox > 6. Select "Beat Testing (beta)" from the drop down (Step 2 in picture) > 7. Click "Ok" > > This should automatically flash & reboot your flight controller with the latest v1.16 beta release! > > \### How to share your log > First, retreive the log from the flight controller in QGC Q icon \> Analyze Tools \> Log Download, and find the log you want to download. > > !\[log\_uploading\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/23277211/230143915-4dad89ec-ab6d-43f3-9e5f-7a4624faa56e.png) > > Then: > 1. Go to https://logs.px4.io/ > 2. Click on "Flight Report" tab (this allows public viewing of the log in the \[browse page\](https://logs.px4.io/browse)) > 3. Add the ULog file > 5. Fill in the description, feedback, and video URL (if available) > 6. Click "Upload" > 7. Copy and paste the link of the log, and share it to this thread > > When posting on this thread, please mention what kind of test it was (especially if it is one of the testing matrix options) & general info behind it! > > \## Questions? > Feel free to ask any questions regarding flight testing in the #dev-team channel in the \[discord server\](https://discord.gg/dronecode)! > > > \## Results (05/12/25) > > > πŸ’ͺ \*\*Release Testing\*\* > > | Date | Status | Submitter | Release | Platform | Flight Controller | Flights / Logs | Notes | Link | > | ---------- | ------ | ------------ | -------------- | ---------- | ----------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | > | 1/16/2025 | ❌ | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 2 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2596594336) | > | 1/23/2025 | βœ… | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 2 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2611482935) | > | 1/29/2025 | βœ… | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 6 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2622581014) | > | 1/29/2025 | βœ… | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 2 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2622581014) | > | 2/10/2025 | βœ… | afwilkin | v1.16.0-alpha1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 4 | 5 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2649177017) | > | 3/5/2025 | βœ… | DroneWuKong | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 11 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2851994468) | > | 5/9/2025 | βœ… | afwilkin | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6C | 2 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2867864092) | > | 5/13/2025 | βœ… | TeddyZaremba | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | VOXL 2 | 8 | \[Precision land issue\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24850) | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2880662926) | > | 5/19/2025 | ⚠️ | dk7xe | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 9 | Various inconsistencies | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2895445954) | > | 5/20/2025 | βœ… | dirksavage88 | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X | 8 | QGC v5 Crash | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2898223625) | > | 5/21/2025 | ⚠️ | DroneWuKong | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Cube Orange+ | 1 | No GPS | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2899811372) | > | 5/21/2025 | ⚠️ | JulianOes | v1.16.0-rc1 | Quadcopter | Cube Orange+ | 1 | Tuning required | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-2901915380) | > | 8/8/2025 | βœ… | dk7xe | v1.16.0-rc1 | Fixed Wing | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 4 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3048796367) | > | 8/11/2025 | βœ… | TeddyZaremba | v1.16.0-rc2 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6C | 1 | Collision Prevention | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3062858176) | > | 8/22/2025 | βœ… | afwilkin | v1.16.0-rc3 | Quadcopter | ARK V6X | 3 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3099690507) | > | 8/29/2025 | βœ… | dk7xe | v1.16.0-rc3 | Fixed Wing | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 5 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3135905018) | > | 11/5/2025 | βœ… | Aaron1356 | v1.16.1-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 17 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3492305091) | > | 12/1/2025 | βœ… | Aaron1356 | v1.16.1-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 11 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3598633534) | > | 12/15/2025 | ⚠️ | Aaron1356 | v1.16.1-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 4 | GPS Injection Issue | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3656841418) | > | 1/13/2025 | βœ… | Aaron1356 | v1.16.1-rc1 | Quadcopter | Pixhawk 6X-RT | 2 | | \[Link\](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/issues/24188#issuecomment-3750366192) | **Project Board** > **[PX4 v1.17 Release β€’ PX4](https://github.com/orgs/PX4/projects/45)** > > v1.17 Release ## Community Q&A / PRs for Review Q1: How to add a new board support to PX4? Q2 : How to handle MAVLINK command ACK receive frequency. Discussed PRs: 1.[Improve base station configuration by Louis-max-H Β· Pull Request #178 Β· PX4/PX4-GPSDrivers Β· GitHub](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-GPSDrivers/pull/178) (already merged) β†’ if possible to be merged into1.16 release. Discussed Issues: 1.