SIM001 › Beyond the cockpit › Other aircraft

Flying near a crowd of planes

Planes that are too far away do not show. When a plane comes in range of the MAVLink network, it gets a marker. Then a crowd of pilots joins the network. The radio link is narrow, so the planes of the crowd cannot use all of it. Your own telemetry comes first.

Ask the other pilot to be sending Remote ID. Then ask the other pilot to fly 2000 m from your plane. Then wait 5 seconds.
The number of markers of other planes on the tactical map is 0.
Ask the other pilot to be sending MAVLink. Then ask the other pilot to fly 7000 m from your plane. Then wait 5 seconds.
The number of markers of other planes on the tactical map is 0.
Ask the other pilot to fly 1500 m from your plane. Then wait 5 seconds.
The number of markers of other planes on the tactical map is 1. The label of the marker says MAV.
Ask 30 planes more pilots to share their positions on the MAVLink network. Then wait 10 seconds.
The telemetry of your plane has at least 4 position updates per second.

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How this is tested passed

This tutorial is also an acceptance test. Its report has every step, check and screenshot from the last run.

The user story: As a pilot with a TX15, I want to see the planes that are in range, and no more, so that I trust the map, and my telemetry stays good.

When the other plane is sending Remote ID
  And the distance to the other plane is 2000 m
  And 5 seconds pass
Then the map has 0 other planes
When the other plane is sending MAVLink
  And the distance to the other plane is 7000 m
  And 5 seconds pass
Then the map has 0 other planes
When the distance to the other plane is 1500 m
  And 5 seconds pass
Then the map has 1 other plane
  And the source of the marker is MAVLink
When the crowd has 30 planes
  And 10 seconds pass
Then the telemetry of your plane has at least 4 position updates per second