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<blockquote data-quote="RockyNH_RIP" data-source="post: 530024" data-attributes="member: 10784"><p>After the test flight on Jan 24th, I began to really study the "Intelligent" modes available to the aircraft. There are quite a few... to summarize, there are 2 main modes accessible by a switch.</p><p></p><p>In one position, GPS, you control the craft normally and when you release the sticks, it will hover and maintain it's current position via GPS. This is what I consider the normal mode. (for me) If you try and push it it in any direction it self corrects to try and hold its position.</p><p></p><p>In the 2nd position, Attitude, you control the craft the same way as above but its position is not locked by the GPS. If you release the sticks, it will stop and hover but is free to drift via wind etc. As above if you try and push it, it will drift in that direction .</p><p></p><p>The 3rd mode. Called F is the intelligent flight mode. When selected, you are presented with a group of optional Program modes:</p><p>1. Course Lock - based on the input heading, no matter which way the nose points, forward on the stick is away, back is opposite and left is left etc. (In regular GPS mode, Forward is always the direction the nose is pointing and left and right are relative to the nose which can be confusing!) Course Lock allows you to always control the direction regardless of how the nose is facing. This is a benefit to Video as you fly past an object, you keep flying straight and and rotate the nose to always face the subject.</p><p>2. Home Lock - No matter the orientation, Back on the stick brings it in the direction of the Home Point. (You fly this mode, Return To Home, can activate no matter what switch position, is Automatic, it flys itself to Home and Lands.)</p><p></p><p>I tested both of these in a short flight demo with my wife which I did not film.</p><p></p><p>On Jan 26th, I went out to test the other 3 main Intelligent Modes useful for Video and Photography.</p><p>1. Point of Interest - Select a Point, an elevation, Radius, Speed and direction and it will fly a circle with the camera facing the POI. (in the Video, I did a poor job selecting the point)</p><p>2. Waypoints - Is like a route! You fly the route and and mark points as you fly. It then saves that route and you can recall and fly the exact route again.</p><p>3. Follow Me - Just what it says, the unit is positioned up and away from you and will follow the Controller (Camera points at the controller location and you can set the angle up and down)</p><p></p><p>This video is my test of those functions, all of which worked as advertised.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]k8cSUh1ItjY[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Next up, I decided to get braver and get a little more elevation!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Pat in GA</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyNH_RIP, post: 530024, member: 10784"] After the test flight on Jan 24th, I began to really study the "Intelligent" modes available to the aircraft. There are quite a few... to summarize, there are 2 main modes accessible by a switch. In one position, GPS, you control the craft normally and when you release the sticks, it will hover and maintain it's current position via GPS. This is what I consider the normal mode. (for me) If you try and push it it in any direction it self corrects to try and hold its position. In the 2nd position, Attitude, you control the craft the same way as above but its position is not locked by the GPS. If you release the sticks, it will stop and hover but is free to drift via wind etc. As above if you try and push it, it will drift in that direction . The 3rd mode. Called F is the intelligent flight mode. When selected, you are presented with a group of optional Program modes: 1. Course Lock - based on the input heading, no matter which way the nose points, forward on the stick is away, back is opposite and left is left etc. (In regular GPS mode, Forward is always the direction the nose is pointing and left and right are relative to the nose which can be confusing!) Course Lock allows you to always control the direction regardless of how the nose is facing. This is a benefit to Video as you fly past an object, you keep flying straight and and rotate the nose to always face the subject. 2. Home Lock - No matter the orientation, Back on the stick brings it in the direction of the Home Point. (You fly this mode, Return To Home, can activate no matter what switch position, is Automatic, it flys itself to Home and Lands.) I tested both of these in a short flight demo with my wife which I did not film. On Jan 26th, I went out to test the other 3 main Intelligent Modes useful for Video and Photography. 1. Point of Interest - Select a Point, an elevation, Radius, Speed and direction and it will fly a circle with the camera facing the POI. (in the Video, I did a poor job selecting the point) 2. Waypoints - Is like a route! You fly the route and and mark points as you fly. It then saves that route and you can recall and fly the exact route again. 3. Follow Me - Just what it says, the unit is positioned up and away from you and will follow the Controller (Camera points at the controller location and you can set the angle up and down) This video is my test of those functions, all of which worked as advertised. [MEDIA=youtube]k8cSUh1ItjY[/MEDIA] Next up, I decided to get braver and get a little more elevation! Pat in GA [/QUOTE]
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