SenseFly swinglet User Manual - 1.6
Planning and simulating a flight
re-position take-off location
initiate take-off
instant recharge of battery
fast-forward
play
pause
You can set the take-off location of the swinglet CAM by clicking on the
icon
and placing the point on the map. This simulates the action of switching on the
real drone and letting it acquire GPS signals. You can test your flight plan by click-
ing the
icon, simulating a take-off manoeuvre. The swinglet CAM will then go
through its flight plan in the same way it would in the field. You can pause, play
or speed up the simulation by clicking the corresponding buttons in the Toolbar.
You can monitor the state of the drone while in flight using the Flight Monitoring
tab and the Status Panel⁴. You may also monitor the flight in 3D in Google Earth
TM
by clicking on the
button in the Toolbar.
Caution: The simulator is a tool designed to aid with flight plan-
ning and to familiarise you with the advanced functions of your
swinglet CAM. The simulated physics, however, are basic and do not
always accurately reflect the true behaviour of the drone in flight. In
particular, estimates of battery level and reactions to wind are diffi-
cult to simulate with high accuracy. You should in no case depend on
behaviours seen with a simulated drone to be reproduced exactly in
real flight.
1.6
Getting ready for a mission
Before leaving for the field to perform a flight, be sure to fully charge all your drone
batteries as well as the camera battery. When delivered, the swinglet CAM battery
may not be fully charged.
⁴ see section ‘In-flight monitoring and control’ on page 39
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