USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
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3.6.3. Manual-Mode
Only attitude control is active. When there is no input from the pilot, the UAV will:
• Keep its orientation in the air (system will be leveled).
For safety reasons and to make it impossible to flip the system:
• Roll and pitch angles are limited to 50°.
In this mode the inputs, via the CTR, control the roll and pitch angles and the thrust of
the UAV. The direction and the speed of the UAV is influenced by the wind direction
and speed.
Having the left control stick in the middle (50%) does not mean the UAV will keep its
height. This means the UAV will, depending on the weight of the payload, either ascend
or descend when switching from any other mode to Manual-Mode! In most cases with
full payload, the system will start to descend. Be prepared to give some thrust to
counteract the described effect when switching to Manual-Mode.
Table 3.4: Controlled parameters depending on the flight mode
HGT
BUTTON
GPS
BUTTON
ATTITUDE
CONTROL
HEIGHT
CONTROL
POSITION
CONTROL
Height-Mode
ON
ON
√
-
-
CAUTION: THE UAV WILL NOT KEEP ITS POSITION AND HEIGHT,
NOR WILL IT COMPENSATE FOR WIND. CONTROLLING THE
POSITION, AND HEIGHT, MUST BE DONE MANUALLY BY THE PILOT
FROM THE CTR.
WARNING
THE MANUAL-MODE IS FOR EXPERTS ONLY
