wingtra One - (Optional) Adjust Geofence and RTH Settings; Example Flight Planning

AddArea(s)fromKML:WingtraPilotcanimportanddisplayKMLfilesandletsyoutranform
polygonsoftheKMLintoarea(s)oftheFlightPlan.CopyaKMLtothetablet(getitviaemail,
downloadfromanycloud,ortransferittothetabletwithanSDcard).WithinWingtraPilot,clickonthe
KMLitem(A),andpressthe+signonthetopright.NavigatetoyourKMLfileandselectit.
WingtraPilotisabletodisplaypoints,lines,andpolygonsfromyourKMLfile.
ToconvertoneoftheKMLpolygonstoaflightarea,draganddropthepolygonnamefromtheKML
listtotheFlightPlaneditorontherightside(B).
TerrainFollowing:Foreveryarea,youcandefineifterrainfollowingshouldbeenabledornot.If
terrainfollowingisenabled,WingtraOnewilladjusttheflightaltitudeforeverysweeptoachieveyour
GSD(respectivelyyourflightaltitude).WingtraPilotuseselevationdataoftheSRTMdatabasewitha
spatialresolutionof30m.Pleasebeawarethattheelevationdataissubjecttouncertaintyanddoes
notaccountforvegetationorbuildings(forfurtherinformationcheckAdvancedFlightPlanning).
Terrainfollowingisenabledbydefaultasitensuresbestdataquality(uniformGSDandoverlapsas
setinplanning)andmakesyourflightsafer.Pleasebeawarethatyouneedtopayextracarein
certainsituationsase.g.inmineswhereterrainchangessubstantiallyovertime,orinsteepterrain
(slope>100%or45deg).
GSD,Overlaps,FlightDirection:Foreveryarea,youcanchoosethedesiredgroundsampling
distance,whichdefinesthesizeofapixelontheground.Itisdirectlylinkedtotheflightaltitudethat
canbeadjustedalternatively.Inmostcases,itisadvisabletoadjusttheflightdirection.Youcanalso
adjustthesideandfrontoverlapsoftheimages.Decreasethesideoverlaptomaximizethe
area/minimizetheflighttime.Increasetheoverlapstooptimizethefinalmapquality.Reliable
orthomosaicscanbecreatedwithimagerydownto60%frontandsideoverlapsforareaswithout
forestorbuildings.Formoresophisticatedlandscapes,youhavetoincreasetheoverlaps.
ConnectionbetweendifferentAreas:Wheninsertingmorethanonearea,theyareconnected
throughaloiterwaypoint.ThisisacircleonwhichtheWingtraOneloitersfromthealtitudeofthe
previousareatotheoneofthenext.ItslocationcanbemanuallyadjustedduringFlightPlansetupto
enablesafetransitionfromoneareatothenextone.
Step4:(Optional)AdjustGeofenceandRTHsettings
Youcanadjustthegeofence,whichisthemaximumalloweddistancefromHome,byclickingonthe
respectivemenuontherightside(B).Clickonthetriangletounfoldthemenu.Bydefault,horizontal
geofenceissetto1200mandverticalgeofenceissetto400m.Increasingthegeofencesizeallows
theusertooperateWingtraOnebeyondvisuallineofsight(BVLOS).Beforechangingthegeofence
limits,makesurethatWingtraOneisoperatedwithinthelocallegalboundaries.Iftheflightexceeds
3kmhorizontalor800mverticaldistancefromHome(inspecificsituationsashighwindsorhighflight
altitudeevenearlier),successfulRTHonlowbatterycannotbeguaranteedandrequiresexpert
planning.
MinimumRTHaltitudedefinesthelowestaltitudeinwhichRTHisperformed.Youcanchangeitfrom
thedefaultof60mifnecessary.IncaseRTHisengagedincruiseandWingtraOnefliesbelowthe
specifiedaltitude,itwillfirstclimbtothisaltitudebeforeflyingbacktotheloitercircleandperforming
theplannedlanding.IncaseWingtraOneishigherthanthevaluesethere,itwillreturntoloitercircle
oncurrentaltitudebeforeperformingtheplannedlanding.
Furthermore,youcanadjusttheconnectionlosstimeout.ThisvaluedefineshowlongWingtraOnewill
continueitsmissionuntiltriggeringRTHincaseboth,RCandtelemetryconnectionarelost.
HavealookatSafetyParametersforadvancedinformationaboutthesafetysettingsofyourflight.
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