Freefly ALTA8, Flight Manual

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12 | AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL
Pressure Altitude Altitude measured from standard sea level
pressure (1013.2 mbar, 29.92 in. Hg) by a
pressure or barometric altimeter
It is the indicated pressure altitude corrected for
position and instrument error. In this Manual,
altimeter instrument errors are assumed to be zero
POWER TERMINOLOGY
Maximum Continuous
Power Output The maximum typical power output of a
motor averaged over the entire flight
Maximum Instantaneous
Peak Power Output The maximum power output of a motor during
any phase of flight, such as when maneuvering
FLIGHT AND POWERPLANT CONTROL
Throttle Stick The radio controller stick responsible for
throttle control. For Mode 2 controllers, this
is the vertical movement of the left control
stick. For Mode 1 controllers, this is the
vertical movement of the right control stick
Yaw Stick The radio controller stick responsible
for yaw (also called pan) control
For Mode 2 and Mode 1 controllers, this is the
lateral movement of the left control stick
Pitch Stick The radio controller stick responsible for
pitch control. For Mode 2 controllers, this is
the vertical movement of the right stick
For Mode 1 controllers, this is the
vertical movement of the left stick
Roll Stick The radio controller stick responsible for roll
control. For Mode 2 and Mode 1 controllers, this is
the lateral movement of the right control stick
Pitch/Roll Stick
or Cyclic Stick The radio control stick responsible
for both pitch and roll control
For Mode 2 controllers, this is the right stick