AFM 4-2
GCS is designed to work with touch screen laptops and tablets for improved field use. Standout
features include a built-in preflight, point and click waypoint navigation, automatic survey grid
generation, built in geo-tagging, support for KML importing (Google Earth overlays), and terrain
visualization.
BETA DISCLAIMER: Swift GCS provides a greatly enhanced operational experience with Lynx when
compared to the other GCS options available, but it is still in beta testing. If you encounter crashes, bugs
or have a feature request please contact [email protected]
Information Displays
Swift GCS has five major displays in addition to the moving map: a Heads-Up Display (HUD), an
expandable messages panel, top status bar, bottom status bar, and wind indicator. The HUD
displays aircraft attitude information similar to manned aircraft. The messages panel display will
show both messages from the autopilot, such as a change in flight modes, and warnings. Active
warnings will be highlighted in red. If the warnings panel is collapsed when a new warning activates,
it will automatically open. The top status bar displays GPS, telemetry, flight battery, and camera
information. The bottom status bar displays the aircraft’s current location, distance to the next
waypoint, distance from home, and the distance between a user’s last two clicks.
GCS Units
Units of distances and altitudes displayed in Swift GCS are in meters unless otherwise noted as
kilometers. Velocities (airspeed, ground speed) are in meters per second (m/s).
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