PCS edventures RubiQ, Flight Manual

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RubiQ 

FIELD NOTES 

ALTITUDE HOLD:

 allows the drone to maintain a constant altitude. When this mode is triggered, it takes 

the current throttle position as a hovering point. Moving the throttle above and below that position will still 
cause the drone to move up and down, but the climb and descent rate is noticeably slower than in Angle or 
Acro mode. If Altitude Hold is triggered when the throttle stick is too low (such as when the drone is on the 
ground), the flight controller will set the neutral throttle position to the middle position, so that moving the 
sticks above center causes the drone to climb and moving the sticks below center makes the drone descend.

POSITION HOLD:

 allows the drone to maintain a horizontal position. Combined with Altitude Hold for the 

Z axis, Position Hold can create a 3D lock. Roll and pitch can still be used to maneuver the drone, but when 
the sticks return to center, the position hold will resume. Like Altitude Hold, the slower rates in Position Hold 
create a gentle flight mode for first-time pilots.

RETURN TO HOME/RETURN TO LAUNCH:

 allows the drone to auto pilot itself back to the “home” 

position, the place where the drone was armed. If the drone is below 10 meters/32 ft when Return to Home  
is triggered, it will climb, fly straight to the “home” coordinates, descend and land itself. Above 10 meters/ 
32 ft, Rubi will stay at her current altitude as she flies to the “home” coordinates, then descend and land. 
Manually disarm the drone once it’s on the ground.

below altitude

above altitude

set altitude

FLIGHT MODES

Rubi can be armed in any of the three primary flight modes: Acro, Angle or Altitude Hold. The other two modes, 
Position Hold and Return to Home, can only be activated after she has been armed. 

Failsafe:

 If RubiQ loses connection to the radio, either because she’s flown out of radio range or because the radio 

loses power and shuts down, the default failsafe is for the drone to drop out of the sky. To make it easier to find, 
the drone will steadily beep until a radio connection is restored.