iNav Mission Control for Fixed Wing ✈️ How to and Demo Autonomous Waypoint Mission 🤖
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How to setup and use Mission Control in iNav to send your fixed wing on an autonomous waypoint mission. I’ve been playing around with this on my AR wing over the last couple of months and it works really well, there are just a few things you need to look out for that will most likely cause you frustration if you don’t watch this video first.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please make sure your plane flies well in an autonomous mode such as RTH before attempting a WP mission. I recommend higher altitude and close range for your earlier tests. Good luck! :D
When NOT selecting RTH at end of mission: Tested this and the plane will loiter around the final WP at the altitude you had set for that particular WP.
Two things to note or slightly correct from this video:
1: It appears that the target speed may not be used at all in WP missions and it actually uses the 'cruise throttle' you have set for autonomous flying, even though The wiki states: "The mission is defined with waypoints, which have the information about latitude, longitude, height and speed between the waypoints". It's a real shame they have said this in the wiki and added the ability to set the speed per WP because this just causes confusion :/
2: The nav_wp_safe_distance actually stops you from arming if the first WP is further than your parameter, rather than stopping you from entering WP mode while flying as I suggested. However, there is a request to change to behave in the way that I've detailed: github.com/iNa... The reason I missed this was I accidentally had my nav_extra_arming_safety set to 'OFF' so the check on arm was not taking place.
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CLI mentioned in this video:
-nav_wp_safe_distance = First waypoint in the mission should be closer than this value [cm]. 10,000 (100m) default. Set to 0 to bypass this check.
-nav_wp_radius = Waypoint would be considered reached if plane is within this radius. Default 100 = 1m
-failsafe_mission = If set to OFF the failsafe procedure won't be triggered and the mission will continue if the FC is in WP (automatic mission) mode
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UPDATE: Please read the two minor corrections to my video in my video description.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please make sure your plane flies well in an autonomous mode such as RTH before attempting a WP mission. I recommend higher altitude and close range for your earlier tests. Good luck! :D
Tx for the video, it inspired me to try flying a mission, which I did a few minutes ago, successfully.
I was just watching the FPV video back, and even though the speed did take a while to match, it did seem to get to my desired speed, eventually, and then maintain it. That might have just been coincident. Will try it again tomorrow.
RTH speed changes once you load a mission. Cruise set at 1550 perfect without mission. Once you load a mission and use RTH 1550 is too slow. With 2.5 anyway.
Aidan, that's great to hear :D cheers!
Hi Phil, I haven't noticed any issue with my RTH speed when using a mission and as I mention, I always use RTH at the end.
TEST COMPLETE: When NOT selecting RTH at end of mission the plane will loiter around the final WP at the altitude you had set for that particular WP.
And it will still display WP (and not mission ended or something similar). From there, if you toggle the mission switch off, it will loiter in place, and if you toggle once more mission switch on, it will go back to WP1 and start over again.
I like you dude, the loads of effort you put into making this fpv stuff more accessible for people. I think I watched all your videos and it's just everything you can think of. From informative tutorials through relaxing cinematic views to sitting on the edge of my seat when you do low passes at 200 kph. I return to your channel when I need to boost my mood, when I am looking for an inspiration for my next build or just to check if you are still uploading. Sincerely Maciek.
Thank you for the great feedback, I really appreciate that! 🙌🏻 best comment❤️
you are the greatest! I bet not even flitet test could explain it more harmless and simple than you. Keep it up!
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback 😎
So glad you made this! Last flight my aircraft wasn't entering Nav waypoints.I am now very hopeful to have it working next flight!
Glad I could help! Have you realised what was preventing it based on this video? Cheers
just made my first inav wp mission following your instructions. Thanks!
Glad I could help! Enjoy :D
Did my first WP mission today, just a small up the valley and back to try it out. This helped out a ton! I do want to add one thing though. Set the nav_wp_safe_distance to 0. If your first waypoint is further than what you have it set to you will not be able to arm the plane.
Hi Sam, great to hear this video was useful and that your first mission was a success! Yes this is correct, unless you increate the value to a high enough number, setting the nav_wp_safe_distance to 0 bypasses this check. Cheers
Awesome "howto"! 😊👍 All details are covered in a nice, understandabe fashion! With real example at the end 👍
Thanks for the great feedback 🙌🏻😁
Hey friend! This is amazing! I love FPV, I'm so happy to be a part of this hobby 😍 I'd love to do autonomous flights as well! Can't wait to see more videos from you!
Thanks for watching and for the feedback 😁
@@AdamGdoesFPV of course! I'm always happy to see others enjoying the hobby like me 😊
Great Job! I will try it once it stops raining over here.
Glad this helped :) enjoy! Cheers
Thank you very much, spent a few hours now just to get waypoint missions to work. You have to load the mission by using your right stick solved my prob.
Haha yeah that’s why I made this video, to stop people getting confused and frustrated about those little things I had to figure out along the way. I don’t like that you have to load it, on occasions I still forget 🤦🏻♂️
Excellent! I've never seen an explanation like that.
Thanks :) hopefully it was useful!
So much improvement possible in Inav. People like you keep things evolving 👍
Thanks 😊 there seems to be just small things here and there that confuse people... and it’s usually something that could be a real easy fix 🤷🏻♂️ it’s getting better all the time and I really like it now
Adam we need a update video. This was fantastic.
Maybe some day, I've not used WP missions for a long time and I believe they've changed a lot. Cheers
Thank you ! clear precise and no waffle....I'll definitly try it !
Great video. I wish more ppl kept it straight to the point
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback 👍🏻
Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Broke it down to chewable size and I appreciate it. Will be coming back to this video when I’m ready to test way point mission
Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your first mission :D
Excited about missions. Thanks
Good luck! Thanks for watching :)
Very informative and timely as I was going to tackle this very project today.
Thanks, hopefully this will help you get up and running with tour mission nice and quickly 👍🏻
Excellent tutorial!
Thank you! A bit outdated now but probably still mostly applies. Cheers
Great explanation
Thanks Jason, hopefully you found it useful 😊👍🏻
Nice to have some more content about this out there! Definitely launched without using the stick command and had to land so many times 😆
Can't wait to see more WP things in the OSD.. I really should try being a dev for that project.
Yeah more OSD items would be useful! Glad I’m not the only one forgetting to load before launching! 😂
solid explanation! I will try this mode again and feel confident it will work this time.
Have subcribed for more clear vids, looking forward
Thanks for the feedback and sub :D
Mode worked flawless! Ready for extended range
This was great help
Thanks for making this video
Thanks, glad it was helpful. Enjoy!
Thanks! I've been struggling with starting a mission with a rover. nav safe distance was the issue. There's actually very little mission control info out there. thx again!
Yeah I noticed there was a lack of info, which made it a little frustrating to learn how it works... thought this video might save others from the same frustration. There is a bug in my AR in relation to the nav safe distance, it doesn't work at all. If i set it to 5 meters It will still activate and successfully complete a mission where the first wp is 700m away. Thanks for watching
This video is really helpful, I will build my mini talon next weekend with inav
Glad it helped, good luck with the MT, it's a great little plane!
thank you for the great details-
No problem, hope it was useful :)
Brilliant & helpfull video. Thanks
Glad to hear it was useful Mark 👍🏻
Thank you very much Adam
You’re welcome, hope it was useful 😊
Greetings, great video. I have a mission scheduled behind the mountains, I will surely lose TX signal, I will use the parameter failsafe_mission_delay = -1 so that the mission continues using the GPS. But what happens if I also lose the GPS? What function would this parameter do in the mission failsafe_gps_fix_estimation_delay = -1 ?. Would it be better to activate the failsafe_gps_fix_estimation_delay = 7 ? Would this activate the FS even if I have the ailsafe_mission_delay = -1 ? Now INAV 7.1.2
Great vlog adam! Thank you! Kudos to your channel!
Cheers, I appreciate your feedback 😊👍🏻
Nice overview, thanks..🤔🤔😳😳😎
No problem 😊👍🏻
Nice Adam! Great video
Cheers mate :D
Hi nice video, I am planning to build a fixed wing from scratch and want to use the Matek F411 WTE as FC. I was wondering if you would know if this FC is capable of waypoints missions. I assume it is since it runs on Inav 4.1 or higher but I am new to Inav so I am not 100% sure.
Greetings
Robin
Hi Robin, I run inav 5.1 on that FC no problem, so I can't see why you wouldn't be able to run WP missions on it. Cheers :)
Thanks!
You’re welcome
Thank you so much very helpful
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching
Really good tut!!
Thanks Phil :)
That speed setting is used by multicopter. Fixed wing doesn't care about the speed value in mission control 😁
Yea, as per video description you need to set the ‘cruise speed’ as that’s what is used in WP missions.
Hi. 2 questions if you could help enlighten.
1) what if mid WP mission I want to abort, how do I take back control of the plane?
2) when it RTH and loitering, how do I take control back and land it?
Thanks.
Answer is the same for both. Just switch to a manual flight mode and you'll be in control.
@@AdamGdoesFPV Thanks! Got it!
I've been playing with setting up waypoints in inav 3.0.1 but looks much different, there's not information on this that I can find but the safe home section is now there and no rth box to click, I know you are probably busy but video on this would be nice. Or maybe it can be explained I don't know, the no rth box worries me but Thanks
Hey, interesting to hear, I’ll take a look. Not even opened the WP tab since moving to 3.0
Thanks
I know things have changed since this vedio but I'm trying to find out if flying mission inav 6.1.1 and rc link is lost how to continue mission? If there's any documentation I can't find it. Thanks
thinking of trying this for a long flight time test. Drone flew last time 40mins and i want to try and beat that. Gets really boring trying to hold 18mph and go in circles for over 40mins lmao
Ah yeah endurance isn't fun. To make it fun you should take a second plane up and chance the one that's on a mission ;-)
Fantastic! Thx so much.
You're very welcome!
Adam G does FPV this information rocks! I have been combing github but haven’t been able to put it all together. Here you have done it and answered all my questions. Bless you!
Dear Adam,
Thanks a lot for the very instructive video as usual. I have one question regarding to the speed. Can you change it in the different WPs? I friend of mine told me that the plane does not take care of the speed you put in each of the WPs but in the microseconds you have set in navigation system such RTH. Is it true? I hope that the mission can control the ground GPS speed as it looks like in your video. Can you clarify it please?
Thanks again,
Urko
Hi, unfortunately you cannot control the speed between waypoints. The speed during your entire WP mission is controlled by the 'Cruise_throttle' value. This is the same value that is used by all nav modes like RTH. Cheers
Many thanks for your quick answer.
Regards
Hi Adam , was wondering how to load the mission using mode 1 radio ? the Throttle and aileron is same stick. thank you.
Should still be elevator and Aileron into high position, whatever that may be on your tx. Worse case is you can load it by connecting to configurator with laptop
That was hilarious, if you really want to go get your plane out of a tree, check this box.
😆 so true though haha
Very clear and instructive, thanks a lot! Getting ready to move into iNav from Vectors, but I use slower models than you seem to do, and don't like the idea of specifying a certain ground speed - that spells battery drainage in headwinds and stalls in tailwinds. In models with no pitot tube, I always set the speed to zero; that makes the FC ignore GS and just fly the craft. Does iNav offer the same option, or would it try to hover if you set speed to zero?
Hi, unfortunately iNav still isn't making good use of the airspeed information, i found out recently it's only used for reference on the OSD and is not used by the AP for autonomous flying, maybe this will change in the future, as it's always improving. Someone has mentioned to me that the speed in WP is not actually used at all and that it uses your cruise throttle value instead. This makes sense for it to operate this way but if that's the case I wish they wouldn't put a speed option in to confuse people. It was just coincidence that my cruise throttle makes it fly around the same speed as I had set in my missions. Hope this helps.
@@AdamGdoesFPV Certainly! Throttle value is just as good as airspeed, if not better. Ground speed is what I want to avoid. A lot of RCers seem to forget - understandably - that the model's reference point is the air it flies in, not the ground they stand on. The plane doesn't know or care whether it goes up- or downwind. As long as there is a way to make the FC ignore ground speed, I will be able to use iNav.
What if you loose the RC signal during the flight,and when the plane complete it's route,how do you establish the signal again to land?
99% of control link failsafes are down to going out of range. If this is the case then you’d simply regain your link when the plane gets closer to home. This is assuming you either set the last wp near home or you chose the option for it to RTH at the end. Hope this helps
hello Adam, how if lost connection between remote and air plane, Waypoint still continue or fail safe?
If 'failsafe_mission = OFF' the failsafe procedure won't be triggered and the mission will continue if you lose RC link during a waypoint mission
@@AdamGdoesFPV thanks for your answer very helpful
good
Thanks
Is it possible to make the plane loop the mission so it just keeps repeating the mission?
I've not tried WP missions for a long time now... but I believe this is now possible in the later versions of iNav.
@@AdamGdoesFPV ok, I think i found out how to loop a Mission a defined number of times, but how to loop them indefinetly.
Just wanted to share, at 8:05 CLI command changed to get nav_wp_max_safe_distance in later version inav. failsafe_mission at 9:22 doesn't work either in 6.0 and look like failsafe_mission_delay = -1 makes the failsafe procedure won't activate at all.
To be honest I might take this video down as WP missions have changed so much in iNav this is no longer relevant. Thanks for the info
@@AdamGdoesFPV I was unawake when I saw this and wondered how anyone could find my upload and want to take it down. Your waypoint video was one of a few I watched before trying it. It did smaller area waypoint with no issue, but on 2nd trial covering a bit larger area (but nothing crazy at all), it failed. Quite weird way. Have you experienced or heard anything like this. R-XSR is a suspect and will retry with a fresh part. ua-cam.com/video/5BHoS3-ULBM/v-deo.html
Is it possible to have the option that when the last waypoint ends, the mission starts again from the first waypoint?
In the latest version this might be possible. Back when I made this video it was not possible
OK. Now some time later and INAV version 7.1. Do you know how to delete a saved mission(s) that has been saved to the EPROM. I.e remove from the EPROM. Thanks
Sorry not used WP missions for years so I’m not familiar with the changes in recent FW
Thanks Adam for the great video. I am concern regarding the speed, as I set 2400cm/s, BUT, this works only if you have a pitot probe installed on the plane. If your speed is set to 86kmh, this create problems when i have tailwind or headwind, as my plane is without the pitot probe, it
tries to mantain the target speed even on headwind, and this causes full thrust at time. Tailwind causes a plane to stall. I tried an avarage speed which suits both wind components but this is not reliable. Any chance I can get a fixed thrust at all time?
Hey and thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately, I discovered after making this video that the speed you set in WP is no longer used, and your cruise throttle is used the entire time you are in a WP mission. Try increasing your cruise throttle for a WP mission and see if this helps. In iNav from what I understand a pitot air speed is only used to show an ODS reading for your reference and is not yet used in any of the automated flight by the AP. Hope this helps.
Good video and useful information Adam, Thank you. I have WP set up on my fixed wing and a 6" Quad. One question about Inav Missions on a quad. When the quad arrives at a way point it almost stops, turns toward and then continues to the next WP. Does anyone know how to program INAV to 'fly through’ the way point much like a fixed wing does without stopping. I guess you could call it a 'smooth transition' at the WP.
Thanks 😊 not sure on the quad question, never had a quad on iNav. Maybe setting the distance from wp to consider it reached would help?
@@AdamGdoesFPV Just for anyone curious...I made the 'WP reached distance' much larger but the quad still abruptly stops at the way point, turns, and then continues toward the next WP. A bit annoying but at least it will complete a mission.
@@53roger seems like strange behaviour. The wp functionality is very simple in iNav maybe on a quad you’d be better off with something like Ardu
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set nav_wp_radius =
set nav_wp_safe_distance = 0
Thanks I've added all CLI I discussed in this video in the vid description:
CLI mentioned in this video:
-nav_wp_safe_distance = First waypoint in the mission should be closer than this value [cm]. 10,000 (100m) default. Set to 0 to bypass this check.
-nav_wp_radius = Waypoint would be considered reached if plane is within this radius. Default 100 = 1m
-failsafe_mission = If set to OFF the failsafe procedure won't be triggered and the mission will continue if the FC is in WP (automatic mission) mode
Hi.. how to setup on inav if we want the plane fly at certain speed, example if the plane will fly with ground speed / air speed at 45 m/h constantly. thank you for your help
Unfortunately this is not possible. When entering WP mission the plane will use your 'Cruise Throttle' value. You can of course adjust this to get it to fly as close to the speed you like, but then it will be affected by wind. Hope this helps
@@AdamGdoesFPV hio thank you for your reply, where i can setup the cruise thr value? thank you
@@dekiaza From memory I think its in the Advanced settings tab, on the right hand side half way down. This value is used by all automated flight modes so it's important to get it right
@@AdamGdoesFPV ohh.. okay, many thanks for your replay.. :-)
Hey adam, the altitude is from sea level or from land that you launch the plane?? Thank you...
Hey, it’s altitude from launch point. Also if you’re using iNav 3 or 4 I believe WP has changed quite a lot since this video.
How about using switch.. And activating after flying in the air
Thats exactly how I did it
@@AdamGdoesFPV switch didnt load wp from eeprom?
Hi Adam. I have another question regarding regaining RC link. Will the waypoint mission continue when RC link is back on? meaning if between waypoint 23-30 I lost RC link due to distance, when it flies back in the range and RC link is reestablished, will it continue with waypoint 31, 32 .... ?
And I can also choose to turn off waypoint and take control of the flight there on?
Thanks.
Yes to both 👍🏻
@@AdamGdoesFPV
Thanks lots for your reply. I have successfully executed Waypoint Mission based on what you had shared.
Is it possible to connect a pi via mavlink to a FC running INav for the purpose of utilizing a 4G Stick to stream live Data from a flight? I've seen pixhawk and ardupilot having Mission control centers that allow live tracking. Can inav do that aswell? I really don't want to go back to ardupilot but I really need a live update of where my plane is for long range flights.
Hi, unfortunately iNav isn't very good in this regard, something like Ardu is much better for live tracking and making live adjustments. Thanks for watching
I've been playing with inav mission planner and my c1 chaser with f405-wing and inav 2.5.0 I really like doing missions, I'm trying to figure out how I could monitor the flight in real time on a android device, how could I do this ?maybe bluetooth module to radio video you did ? Maybe a gps tracker? Any advise would be appreciated Thanks
Not sure to be honest, iNav isn’t currently designed for live tracking. I believe Ardu Plane is great for this if that’s what you want to do.
Ok thanks, do you use the inav mission planner app? Just wondering would this give ability to monitor flight in real time? Thanks
Adam what is your All up Weight with your Ar Wing Setup? I have the same setup and found it hard to takeoff when there is not much wind. So i changed my motor to 1400kv and a 8x6 prop at 3s 2200mah. My AUW is 804grams
883g with the heavier setup using the Osmo action camera.What weight was yours that it was struggling to launch? or are you still having a hard time at 804g?
Adam G does FPV Struggled at 804g with a 3s 3200mah 2200kv x 6x4prop so i changed my power setup to a 3s 2200mah 1400kv 8x6prop. Its flying with much confidence and authority now. Have to check Amp draw though if it will be almost the same with the former setup.. You’re really doing a great job with your vlogs! Making the hobby more exciting and more easy to understand! Kudos to you Adam!
how did you do it that your aircraft is so stable in navigation mode?
thank you for sharing
Hi Chris. I wish I had a useful answer but I've done nothing. It's actually on the stock tune. Maybe it was just a fairly calm day. Cheers
Hi Adam,
On clicking mission control on my inav, i cannot see the map screen that is seen in your video. What needs to be done ?
Sorry I’m not sure, never came across this issue 😬 check out Rag the nuts off channel. He did a video on how to change the source of the map iNav uses. This might fix your issue
What is the maximum length of the mission? For example, can I send a gift to my grandma who lives 300 miles away using waypoints? Given that the batteries will last that long.
From memory there is no max distance but a max number of waypoints. So yes you can drop grandma her gift 1000 miles away if your battery will last 👍🏻
@@AdamGdoesFPV Thank you. I like that you answer every question as you stated in the video. This is totally new concept for me. 👍🏻
If you dont select RTH a fixed wing will loiter around the last point, I asume a multirotor will enter POSHOLD.
This makes perfect sense and is what I expected, but didn't want to just assume. You never know with iNav! Thanks for the info :D
Hi,Adam. If I raise the right stick diagonally upwards before arming, load the WP into the FC, then launch the plane with Autolaunch, will it seamlessly transition to the WP mission after Autolaunch?
No you have to activate the waypoint mission, it is a flight mode.
@@AdamGdoesFPV Thank you. I was misunderstanding.
If you lose the RC link (failsafe) is it possible to continue the mission in automatic?
Thanks
Yea, I’m pretty sure it’s part of this tutorial from memory. There is a CLI command for it
is there a stick command to stop the mission? or do i just flip the nap wp mode to off?
Yeah just turn off WP mode
I also forget to load missions before taking off. My trick to remembering is that I've changed my "armed.wav" voice notification to actually say "Armed. Did you remember to load waypoints?". You don't want waypoints to automatically load. If you are at a different field, automatically loading waypoints will prevent you from arming because the 1st point is too far away, even if you don't enable WP mode.
Haha I had considered doing the same as you, it's a smart move if you do WP missions often! I would still like it auto load, because then when you fly, if the WP is at a different field, the nav_wp_safe_distance will stop it from starting the mission, so there shouldn't be an issue. Thanks for watching
Unfortunately, the nav_wp_safe_distance check works by preventing you from arming. Try it. Set the safe distance to 1m. A better way to implement the check would be to prevent you from putting it into WP mode.
Right I've just been and tested this. I have a WP mission loaded and I am able to arm successfully in my back garden while my first WP is about 8km away.
Hmm. When I first setup a mission, my first waypoint was further than 100m away. I loaded the mission from EEPROM and it wouldn't let me arm. I see a message in the OSD "Unable to ARM. First waypoint is too far". (Just retested). I had to connect a computer to my plane and change the safe distance. Looking at iNav issues, I see this as an open issue: github.com/iNavFlight/inav/issues/4832. Perhaps you are running a version of iNav that behaves differently. (I'm running 2.4). Or perhaps you didn't actually load waypoints from EEPROM before you armed?
@@tonyyeung821 I honestly believed you were going to be right, but I have just tested it in my back garden, loaded the mission in the usual way (Stick up right before arming) and then I can arm no problem. My safe distance is set to 500m and first wp is approx 8km away. I am also using 2.4. I tired this 3 times just to make sure and cycled the power each time. On the third time I even connected to my computer so I could confirm the mission was loaded in mission control.
just went to try mission planner today for first time, and all im getting is a blue screen. no maps or anything. The plane and gps though is all working perfectly. Any ideas whats wrong or what im not doing? cheers
Are you using a chrome app or standalone configurator?
@@AdamGdoesFPV Hi Adam. i think iv got it now. Had a quick look at a video painless 360 did. He said on the blue screen you have to zoom all the way out, then you see the world map. Then zoom back in to your area. Its Kind of weird why you have to do that and your location is not displayed as soon as you go into missions. But i get it now. its so you can plan which ever autonomous flight you want in which ever location you choose and differs from the gps tab, which does show your real time location. I think any way. i could be wrong.
Is a compass required for fixed wing? When I try and start a mission it says. Nav not safe. Yet I have 14 sats and RTH works perfectly. Any ideas?
Fixed wing do not need a compass. In fact using a compass can cause problems so you should disable it. Not sure why you're getting that error. Make sure you haven't set number of sats required too high
here is a video that will show you how to solve your problem (i had exactly the same issue a couple of days ago) ua-cam.com/video/7MAdgGkBkXs/v-deo.html There is also addition information on Inav Wiki that can further explain the Navigation is Safe pre-check here
github.com/iNavFlight/inav/wiki/%22Something%22-is-disabled----Reasons#navigation-unsafe-reasons
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What is the advantage of inav than ardu?
Hard for me to say as I've never used Ardu. For me I found iNav easy enough to learn and use, but I hear Ardu is not as user friendly. Many will tell you it works better than iNav if you can get your head round it though. I just don't have the time or desire to learn another right now
Is matek F411 wing can setup mission on inav?
I can't see why not
how do i load mission with radio in mode 1?
Should just be left stick (elevator/aileron stick) held in the top right corner for a few seconds.
Adam G does FPV I will test it, thank you for your help.
Has "speed" changed in 2.4? In the past, speed has no function. INAV doesn't consider plane speed (GPS or pitot), it only uses throttle values
This could still be the case to be honest! I never really altered the speed for wp missions and it might just be a coincidence that my average cruise speed ends up being around the same as the speed I set. Thanks for pointing that out 👌🏻
@@AdamGdoesFPV Great video Adam. Yes I found out about speed just yesterday on my first mission in the air. It flew at the Cruise Speed not my entered waypoint speed.
@@AndrewNewton Thanks for confirming this Andrew. This is so weird because it states in the wiki that "The mission is defined with waypoints, which have the information about latitude, longitude, height and speed between the waypoints"... and of course it allows you to set the speed which adds to the confusion
Adam G does FPV that only applies to drones iirc. Pawel said something about they couldn't get reliable speed on planes so it flies at cruise setting, unfortunately adding a pitol tube doesn't help either which can make things interesting on windy days. More annoyingly jump and loiter don't seem to work, it seems the inav team are concentrating on quads.
@Dominic Douglas Nice little tip, I can see that being very useful for people flying a lot of WP missions!
Is the stick command the same in mode 1?
No you'd need to move the left stick to the top right. iNav is looking at the roll and pitch signals being at 2000, so that would be your left stick.
@@AdamGdoesFPV If I have to throttle at 1000 (down), rudder at 1500 (center), elevator at 2000 (up), roll 2000 (up) I get right hand down left and left hand up and center (in mode 1)
@@PEDVED88 Ok I just looked at Mode 1 layout and it's different to how I thought. But the way I see it now is left stick top middle, right stick bottom right.
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Can you continue flying when you lose connection to the controller?
Yes, this is covered in the video