Contents
I Quick start guide 19
1 Planning and simulating a flight 20
1.1 Installing eMotion, Postflight Terra 3D, and the ground modem
drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
1.2 The eMotion interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.3 Creating a new flight plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
1.4 The mission phase of a flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1.5 Simulating your flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
1.6 Getting ready for a mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2 Setting up RTK 31
2.1 Base station compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.2 Setting up your GNSS/RTK base station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.3 Setting up reference points for your GNSS/RTK base station . . . 33
2.4 Setting up virtual reference broadcasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3 Using RTK 36
3.1 Using a local base station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.2 Using your eBee RTK with a virtual reference broadcaster . . . . . 39
3.3 Using your eBee RTK in standalone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4 Executing a flight 40
4.1 Weather check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40