Gatewing X100UAS - 15.4 Define a landing heading: second method

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Virtual-GPS
Define a landing heading: second method
3 Position yourself on the final leg 10 m before the landing location while making sure the
final leg is clear from all obstacles. Wait until Virtual-GPS has found your GPS location.
The value of Fix Mode will change from No Fix to FIX, 3D when Virtual-GPS has a locked
GPS location.
4 Walk towards the marked landing location. The parameter Cur. Course shows the value
of the desired landing heading.
N
OTE: You have to average out the different values of the parameter Cur. Course.
R ESULT : The value of the parameter Cur. Course is the desired landing heading.
A FTER C OMPLETING T HIS T ASK : Use the value of the parameter Cur. Course to set the landing
heading in the Quickfield project.
15.4 Define a landing heading: second method
P REREQUISITES
● GCS with Virtual-GPS software installed
● GPS position
When it is difficult to determine the landing heading in a new Quickfield project due to many
obstacles, you can use the Virtual-GPS software to define a accurate landing heading value.
1 Open Virtual-GPS.
2 Position yourself at the landing location and wait until Virtual-GPS has found your GPS
location. The value of Fix Mode will change from No Fix to FIX, 3D when Virtual-GPS has
a locked GPS location.
3 Walk 10 m in the opposite direction of the desired landing direction, clear from all obsta-
cles. The parameter Cur. Course shows the value of the heading of your walking direc-
tion.
N
OTE: You have to average out of the different values of the parameter Cur. Course.
R ESULT : The value of the parameter Cur. Course is the opposite of the desired landing
heading.
A FTER C OMPLETING T HIS T ASK : Add/subtract 180 ° to/from the value of the parameter Cur.
Course to get the value of the desired landing heading (0/359 °) and use this value to set the
landing heading in the Quickfield project.