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| AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL
BATTERY EXHAUSTION
If battery cell voltage is below Alarm Voltage (all flight modes)
1.
Status Light
ILLUMINATES RED (solid or blinking)
2.
Orientation Lights
FLASH
3.
ALTA 8
LAND as soon as possible
If battery cell voltage is below Land Voltage while flying in Manual Mode
1.
Status Light
FLASH RED
2.
Orientation Lights
FLASH
3.
ALTA 8
LAND as soon as possible
(Autoland is not initiated)
If battery cell voltage is below Land Voltage while flying in Height or Position Mode
1.
Status Light
ILLUMINATES RED (solid or blinking)
2.
Orientation Lights
FLASH
3.
ALTA 8
AUTOLAND is initiated automatically
4.
Pitch and Roll
MANEUVER away from people or objects
AMPLIFICATION
If the battery cell voltage drops below the Alarm Voltage, the Status Light will
turn solid red in Manual Mode or flash red if in Height Hold or Position Hold. The
orientation lights will flash in the user-defined colors. If all orientation lights have
been specified off, the orientation lights will flash red. Terminate the flight and land
as soon as possible.
If the battery cell voltage drops below the Land Voltage, the Status Light will flash
red. The orientation lights will flash as described above. In Manual Mode, the pilot
will remain in full control of the ALTA. In Height or Position Mode, ALTA will begin
to Autoland, and pitch and roll commands will remain active. During the time ALTA
is descending, use pitch and roll to avoid people and objects during the descent and
landing.
WARNING
ALTA 8 will not Autoland if it is in Manual Mode. Full throttle
authority is available to the pilot in a battery exhaustion event.
Summary of Contents for ALTA8
Page 1: ...AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL 770 00048 REVISION B 01 16 2017 ...
Page 6: ...6 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL ALTA 8 OVERVIEW ...
Page 29: ...29 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL SETTING UP ALTA 8 ...
Page 73: ...73 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL OPERATING ALTA 8 ...
Page 88: ...88 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL NORMAL PROCEDURES ...
Page 97: ...97 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ...
Page 105: ...105 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL PERFORMANCE ...
Page 108: ...108 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL MAINTAINING ALTA 8 ...
Page 119: ...119 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING ...