higher the throttle stick position, the faster ALTA X will climb. Conversely, the lower the
throttle stick position, the faster ALTA X will descend.
When the throttle stick is centered, ALTA X will enter Altitude Hold. In Altitude Hold, ALTA X
will maintain a target altitude and try to correct for vertical drift. If a disturbance moves
ALTA X away from this target altitude, ALTA X will climb or descend to return to the target
altitude.
{% hint style="danger" %} Altitude Mode is assistive only and is not a replacement for pilot
skill and ability. Pilots should be proficient in Manual Mode flight in order to react to
emergency situations as required. {% endhint %}
Position Mode
Position Mode changes the pitch/roll stick behavior to command ground speeds. Pitch and
roll stick deflection will command fore/aft and left/right ground speeds respectively.
Controlling altitude in Position Mode is the same as in Altitude Mode.
With pitch and roll controls centered, ALTA X will enter Position Hold. In Position Hold, ALTA
X will maintain its position over a given point on the ground and correct for disturbances.
Position Mode requires a strong GPS signal and communication with a minimum of 6
satellites. If a weak signal is present, ALTA X will not enter Position Mode
{% hint style="danger" %} Position Mode is assistive only and is not a replacement for pilot
skill and ability. Pilots should be proficient in Manual Mode flight in order to react to
emergency situations as required. {% endhint %}
{% hint style="danger" %} Flight using Position Mode in areas of degraded GPS signal, such
as near buildings or under dense tree cover, is not recommended. The automatic reversion to
Manual Mode can cause unexpected, abrupt changes in flight behavior. {% endhint %}
Waypoints Mode
Waypoints mode allows ALTA X to execute a predefined autonomous waypoint missions
that have been uploaded to the flight controller via ALTA QGroundControl (QGC). For more
information on all of the different options and abilities built into the Waypoint functionality
