Spotters
The use of a Spotter is highly recommended at all times. A spotter can alleviate much of
the burden to the pilot of scanning for possible hazards in the air and on the ground. An
experienced Spotter can be invaluable in helping to line up pictures. In addition they can
deal with bystanders who may want to get a closer look and want to talk with you as you
are concentrating on flying.
Telemetry and Calibration
The telemetry program allows you to see real time data and to record instrumentation and
sensor measurements of the helicopter. Some of the information provided includes battery
voltage, headings, altitude and GPS coordinates.
Calibration of magnetic declination and vertical magnetic field ensures the helicopter has
the proper information for the heading hold and GPS system to work correctly.
(This
does not apply to units without the GPS Module.)
Telemetry Program
Install Draganfly Control Interface Software
and USB Telemetry
Transceiver driver from provided DVD “X8 Control”
Plug the included Draganfly USB Telemetry
Transceiver
(this allows the Draganflyer X8 to
communicate with the computer)
into your Windows
computer. Let Windows install it automatically.
Turn on your Draganflyer X8.
Launch the Draganfly Control Interface program.
The Draganfly USB Telemetry Transceiver will
automatically connect to your Draganflyer X8.
Once the Interface program has established a communications link with the
Draganflyer X8, it will display “Found” and your helicopters serial number in the
bottom left corner of the screen.
You can now turn on telemetry streaming. Click on the Telemetry tab, and then
click the Enable Telemetry button. It should be streaming data from the
Draganflyer X8.
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