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WARNING
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.
WARNING
Flight using Position Mode with Compass enabled in areas near
large ferrous objects or high magnetic flux is not recommended.
Incorrect compass readings can result in loss of control.
Compass assist can be disabled in the ALTA App if desired.
ORBIT MODE
Orbit Mode allows the pilot to perform circular orbits of a desired radius around
a manually-set center point. Position Mode must first be active in order to enter
Orbit Mode. When activated, Orbit Mode constrains the radius and automatically
yaws ALTA 8 to point towards the center point as the pilot uses roll left or roll right
commands to traverse the flight path. The pilot maintains throttle control in order
to ascend or descend as desired. The radius of the circular orbit can be adjusted
real-time using pitch forward or pitch backward commands.
RETURN-TO-HOME
Return-to-Home Mode will command ALTA 8 to fly back to the starting point of the
flight or the last defined Home Point. When ALTA 8 first acquires a GPS position, it
sets this as the Home Point of the flight. The Home Switch on your radio controller
can be used to set a new Home Point within 20 meters of the initialization point. See
the Radio Channel Mapping section in this manual for more information on setting
up the Home Switch.
RTH can be initiated automatically with an LOS event if it is selected as the Signal
Loss Action in the ALTA App. RTH can also be initiated manually while flying in
Position Mode and setting the Home Switch to RTH.
Summary of Contents for ALTA8
Page 1: ...AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL 770 00048 REVISION B 01 16 2017 ...
Page 6: ...6 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL ALTA 8 OVERVIEW ...
Page 29: ...29 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL SETTING UP ALTA 8 ...
Page 73: ...73 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL OPERATING ALTA 8 ...
Page 88: ...88 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL NORMAL PROCEDURES ...
Page 97: ...97 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ...
Page 105: ...105 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL PERFORMANCE ...
Page 108: ...108 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL MAINTAINING ALTA 8 ...
Page 119: ...119 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING ...