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§ Use the red and green navigation lights as well as the front LEDs (if turned on) to help you
determine the position and orientation of Elios. It is always easier to be oriented like the aircraft.
Do not hesitate to turn yourself following the aircraft rotation.
§ It is the responsibility of the pilot to make sure that all the safety guidelines are respected.
§ The more you push away a stick from its center, the faster Elios will follow the command. Also,
give gentle inputs to the control sticks to avoid any sudden, unexpected and uncontrollable
behavior changes.
§ While flying, always keep your fingers on both control sticks.
§ The altitude is based on a barometer. In some cases, the pressure in a given environment will
not be stable. As a result, Elios will not be able to maintain its height. To have a better control,
the pilot can disable the
Automatic Altitude Control
mode to have a direct control on the
motors’ thrust. It is called
Manual Thrust Control
mode. In this case, instead of controlling the
height, the up/down stick will regulate the thrust power.
§ Operating in
Manual Thrust Control
mode is not covered by the warranty.
§ The airspeed in the horizontal is limited to 3m/s (6.7mph). If Elios needs to fly in higher wind
speed condition, the airspeed can be increased to 5m/s (11.2mph) using the
High Speed
mode.
§ Operating Elios in
High Speed
mode is not covered by the warranty.
§ Before flying, adjust the lighting and camera settings.
§ Put the Tablet in
Airplane mode
whilst operating Elios. Any wireless communication may
disturb and diminish the link quality between the Controller and the aircraft. Resulting in
increased video latency and decreased communication range.
§ High ISO increases the digital noise on the picture. Whereas, long exposure time increases
motion blur. Hence, it is always better to have high LED power and try to minimize the ISO and
Exposure time.
§ When Elios is rolling on the ceiling, a high pitch noise can be heard. This means, Elios over thrust
trying to reach a higher altitude. If this situation occurs, just push down the left stick until the
high pitch noise disappears.
§ Elios shall be landed before its battery reaches 10v or 9min of flight time, which ever come first.
It is a good practice to always monitor the battery voltage level and the flight time.
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