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Release date: 01 Nov 2021
Revision: 1.0
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4.6.3 Emergency procedures
If a critical error (in red) appears in the Hovermap status bar, do the following:
Switch to drone control by changing the flight mode switch out of Hovermap mode.
If GPS is available, switch to the Loiter mode. If GPS is not available, switch to Altitude-Hold
mode.
Manually fly the drone home safely.
Keep a close eye on it, as the controls will be sensitive and the drone will move at greater speed.
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with flight logs and scan data for more detail about any errors
encountered.
For more information about specific notifications, refer to the following sections.
4.6.3.1 Notifications
Critical errors
Critical errors are shown in red and are accompanied by an audible harsh “beep beep” sound. They
indicate that the drone is not safe to fly, and you should land as soon as possible. A crash or fly-away is
possible.
Table 14 Critical errors
Error Meaning Drone behavior Pilot action
LIDAR Dropout The LiDAR has
encountered a
hardware failure
and could drop out
at any second.
The drone may start
to behave erratically.
Switch to drone control mode
and manually fly the drone home
safely, as outlined in the
Emergency Procedures section.