Flight Modes

CRD1 provides the pilot with different levels of assistance through its multiple flight modes. You can switch between these modes using the pilot's handset or the AMC app on Herelink or PC. It's recommended to refer to the documentation for the equipment you use to familiarize yourself with the buttons or switches involved in the process.

CRD1 offers several flight modes with varying levels of assistance to the pilot. Flight mode can be changed via the pilot's handset and the AMC app on Herelink or PC. See the documentation for the equipment you use to familiarize yourself with the buttons/switches involved.

Manual Mode may be necessary to react to emergencies. Pilots should be proficient in Manual Mode. Position, Altitude, and Return Mode are assistive only and are not a replacement for pilot skill and preparedness.

The CRD1 does not ship with Manual Mode enabled; if you require that, contact us for how to add that option.

Pilot-controlled Modes

When the sticks are in the middle, the aircraft will hold position over a spot on the ground while maintaining altitude and compensating for disturbances in Position Mode. With Position Mode, the drone's speed in relation to the ground is controlled via the pitch/roll stick. The pitch/roll stick's height will determine how quickly.

CRD1 moves forward. CRD1 will fly backward if the pitch/roll stick is dragged downward. Similarly, moving the pitch/roll stick to the left or right will cause the drone to go in a left or right direction. The throttle stick controls vertical speed. The quicker Aurora climbs, the higher the throttle stick is moved. On the other hand, Aurora will fall more quickly the lower the throttle stick position is set. The yaw is managed by moving the throttle stick in opposite directions.

To activate Position Mode, a robust GPS signal is required. CRD1 cannot enter this mode if a weak signal is detected. If the signal weakens, for instance, when close to buildings or under thick tree coverage, the aircraft will automatically transition to Altitude mode.

Autonomous Modes

To activate Return Mode, the pilot can direct CRD1 to ascend to a specific Return Altitude, fly straight back to the Home Point, and land safely. It's important to note that GPS capability is necessary for Return Mode to function correctly. The pilot can set the Return Altitude in AMC > Vehicle Setup > Safety. However, if CRD1 is already at or above the Return Altitude when Return Mode is activated, it will remain at its current altitude rather than descending. The GPS coordinates at which CRD1 is armed determine the Home Point, which is reset every time CRD1 is armed. Additionally, certain Failsafes may trigger Return Mode automatically. For further information on Failsafes, kindly refer to the manual.

If you want to switch from Return to Position Mode, you can do so by moving the sticks. However, if the low battery failsafe has activated Return Mode, you must press a different flight mode button to exit Return Mode.

Multicopter Position Slow mode

What is it?

Position Slow is a new flight mode that acts the same as the traditional Position mode, with the difference that maximum speeds can be significantly reduced.

When configured, this flight mode allows operators to dial in the maximum horizontal and vertical speeds that the vehicle can achieve with RC Knobs.

In case the GCS does not have auxiliary knobs, users can still benefit from this flight mode. When engaged, the maximum horizontal speed of the vehicle will be constrained to 3m/s, which will make it compliant with the "Low-Speed Mode" required by EASA to fly closer to people.

In addition, this flight mode also supports as input a MAVLink message VELOCITY_LIMITS. This message can be used to develop third-party apps on Skynode that will define dynamic velocity limits based on external factors, for example, reducing the velocities based on the camera's optical settings.

How to use it?

Position Slow is available for selection by default in the Flight Mode Selector available in the latest AMC provided with this release.

Alternatively, it can also be mapped to the flight modes controlled directly by the GCS by leveraging the COM_FLTMODE* parameters.

Other settings, such as lower speed limits and default speed, can be defined with the parameters that start with POSSLOW_* parameters.

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