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b)
Autonomous Flight
Once you have familiarized yourself with your X PlusOne you may want to fly it autonomously.
Smart
When in Smart mode your X PlusOne will hover in place. Using the hover controls on your transmitter
you can reposition the craft.
Auto
Auto mode is used to fly an autonomous mission. To fly the mission, prepare a series of waypoints in
mission planner and upload them to your X PlusOne. If the mission does not include a waypoint for
takeoff manually takeoff and switch to Auto mode in flight. If the mission does not include a waypoint
for landing the craft will hover at the last waypoint and wait for the pilot to disengage Auto mode and
land the X PlusOne manually.
Guided
Guided mode requires an active connection to a ground station and allows the operator to control their
X PlusOne through the ground station. Guided mode can be entered any time the motors are armed.
The operator can set the craft to fly entirely through the ground station including takeoff and landing.
Follow Me
Follow me allows the X PlusOne to follow a GPS equipped ground station. The craft will maintain a set
altitude above the ground station as the ground station moves. The craft must first be in the air before
entering Follow Me mode.
8.
Emergency
In this section we discuss a number of possible in flight emergencies and how the pilot/operator should respond.
This is not intended to be a complete list but is instead meant to highlight several possibilities.
a)
Lost Link
In the event that your X PlusOne loses contact with your transmitter it will enter a radio failsafe mode. Your
X PlusOne will respond as follows:
a.
If the craft has a valid GPS position it will Return-to-Launch (RTL) this means it will return and
land at the spot it took off from
b.
If the craft does not have a valid GPS position it will land in its current position
b)
Bird Attack
If hovering, transition to forward flight. If in forward flight, transition to hover. Attempt to evade the attacker.
The method of attack will determine the best course of action. If the attack continues, land the craft. If the
attack stops, continue flight at your discretion.
