wingtra One - Flying; Flight Modes and In-Flight Interactions

FlightModesandIn-FlightInteractions
TheflightregimeofWingtraOneiseitherhoverorcruise.Hoveristheverticalmodethatisused
duringtakeoffandlanding,cruiseisthehorizontal,forwardflightmode,whereWingtraOneflieslikea
fixed-wingaircraft.
WingtraOnefliesinthefollowingthreeflightmodes:
AutoMode
ThisisthenormalmodeinwhichWingtraOnefliestheplannedflightautonomouslyfromtakeoffto
landing.
Return-to-Home(RTH)
IfRTHisengaged,WingtraOnefliesbacktotheHomepointandlandsautonomously.Formore
details,seetheReturn-to-Homechapter.
AssistedMode
YoucanflyWingtraOnemanuallyinAssistedMode.Foradetaileddescriptionofhowtoflywiththe
remotecontrol(RC)seechapterAssistedMode.
PossibleInteractions
Thefollowingtablesummarizesyouroptionstointeractduringflightinordertoswitchbetweenthe
flightmodesandregimes.MakesuretoobserveWingtraOneandbepreparedtointeractespecially
duringthelanding.
Action Consequence
Emergency
Stop:
Killallmotorsandspiraldown.
Return-to-
Home:
Theplanefliesbackautonomously,performstheplannedlanding
procedureandlands.
Assisted
Mode:
GivesthepilotauthorityviatheRC.Engageonlyifyouknowhow
toflytheWingtraOne!
Transition
(Onlyworks
inAssisted
Mode):
LetsWingtraOnetransitionbetweenhoverandcruise.
YoucantakealldescribedactionsfromtheRCbypressingtherespectivebuttons.Totrigger
EmergencyStopyouhavetoclicktheredbutton3timeswithin2seconds.YoucanengageReturn-
to-Home(RTH)andtriggerEmergencyStopalsofromtabletbyclickingontherespectivebuttonsand
movingthesliderfromthelefttotherightasshowninthevideosbelow.EmergencyStopcanbe
usefulwhenlandingtoenforcemotorshutoff.Thiscanbeusedwhenlandingonshinysurfacesthat
arehardtodetectbythedistancesensor.
FlightModesandIn-FlightInteractions
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