Volantex Ranger 2400 - Ardupilot Autoland with LiDAR Sensor

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

Using Ardupilots full capabilities attempting to automatically land the plane.

Flashed on a Mateksys F405 wing V2 we take to the skies to see how well the autolanding feature works on the open source Ardupilot software.


Components:
⊳Airplane: Volantex Ranger 2400 - https://amzn.to/4fjzDQ9
⊳Autopilot: Mateksys F405 Wing V2 - https://amzn.to/40CFDif
⊳Telemetry Radio: Holybro MAVLink Telemetry Radio - https://amzn.to/4fjEa56
⊳GPS: Mateksys M10Q - https://amzn.to/4hEruHv
⊳Airspeed Sensor: Pixhawk Digital Airspeed Sensor - https://amzn.to/4fkbMzM
⊳LiDAR Sensor: Benewake TF Mini Plus - https://amzn.to/3O2x0Go
⊳FPV System: AKK Ultimate - https://amzn.to/4emQ3WK
⊳FPV Camera: Foxeer Predator - https://www.readymaderc.com/products/details/85851-foxeer-mini-predator-5-racing-fpv-camera-4ms-latency-super-wdr
⊳Battery: 5200mAh Battery - https://amzn.to/3Cl1yR7

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TimeStamps:
00:00 Intro
01:31 Flashing Firmware
01:50 Airspeed Sensors
02:37 FPV System
03:54 LiDAR Sensor
04:20 Mateksys F405 Wing V2
04:45 Final Setup
05:10 Determining Stall Speed
06:04 First Autoland
07:55 Second Autoland
08:50 Third Autoland