Parachute point defines the position were UAV automatically deploys the parachute to land. Land point defines the point were UAV lands on the ground.
 Predicted landing pos. |
Purple marker shows the predicted UAV's landing (L) position according to current wind speed and direction. |
 Land Point - Move the marker to change P/L points position. |
Click on the Land point and move it to the desired position or place Parachute and Land points through the context menu. Once the communication between C³P and the UAV is established the change of Land/Parachute points position will trigger blinking of Upload Waypoints button. After Upload Waypoints button is pressed new Parachute position will be uploaded to the UAV. |
Parameters
SEE ALSO: Rally Parameters
Double-click on the land point (or click the entry in the Flight Plan table) to open the settings dialog.
Rally and Parachute parameters are settings used by the autopilot in land mode. These settings are uploaded with the flight plan using Upload Waypoints button. Adjust display units in Settings, Units tab.
 Parachute dialog. |
Parameter |
Value |
|---|---|
Altitude AGL |
Min: 40 m Max: 65 m |
Air speed |
Min: Value depends on the selected airframe. Max: 22 m/s |
Loiter radius |
Min: 100 m Max: 200 m |
Altitude MSL |
Mean sea level altitude of P point. |
Parachute AGL |
Current altitude value of Parachute point (P). |
Fly to |
Command UAV to set the autopilot in land mode. Fly To command is automatically uploaded to UAV. NOTE: Available during the flight. |
Land parameters.
The UAV will fly in the straight line from Rally (R) position to Parachute (P) position. Because of this both points must be on the same MSL altitude. This is automatically adjusted when you are changing either one of them. Selected value depends on the current wind conditions (if the wind is not strong you can pop up the parachute on the higher altitude).
If Rally point altitude above ground level (AGL) becomes too low Ground proximity warning markers will appear around the point.
WARNING: Terrain elevation should be checked on a topographic map. In some cases DEM does not have correct values or any values (when flying outside of the covered area) which can lead to an unsafe situation. If this is the case you should adjust altitudes of waypoints in Mission Settings/Waypoints dialogs according to the information from topographic map.
