USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
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3.7. STARTING AND STOPPING THE MOTORS
3.8. TAKING OFF
A precondition for successful flight missions is a take-off and landing area which is free
of obstacles in a radius of at least 10 m, and with free air space, since buildings or trees
can block or influence the GPS signal. The propellers need to be able to spin freely (if
necessary remove any possible obstacles). The pilot needs to have an unobstructed
view of the complete area of operation.
Please keep in mind:
• Always keep a safe distance from people when starting!
• While the Intel® Falcon™ 8+ UAV is on the ground with running motors, always
keep the left control stick, which controls the height, in the fully downward
position to avoid any unintentional take-off.
• To take off in GPS- or in Height-Mode, move the left control stick from the fully
downward position to fully upwards in one, swift movement and ascend to a
safe height. In Manual-Mode the ascent rate is much higher. The left control
stick must still be moved with one, swift movement, but avoid maximum control
stick input.
• In flight, always keep both hands on the control sticks.
Figure 3.17: Starting The Motors
To start the motors:
1. Keep the left control stick in the fully
downwards position (1).
2. Use the right hand to push the START/STOP
button (2) upwards and hold it for at least one
second. The motors will start.
Follow the same procedure to switch OFF the
motors again.
As a safety measure, the motors will be switched
OFF, if the left control stick is not kept in the fully
downwards position while the motors are starting.
Therefore, do not move the left control stick keep
it down while the motors are starting.
While the Intel® Falcon™ 8+ UAV is on the ground
with running motors, always keep the left control
stick, which controls the height, in the fully down-
ward position to avoid any unintentional take-off.
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