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From plan to flight

This tutorial shows all the steps of a flight. You plan a short circuit on the map, and you write it to the plane. Then you arm the plane, select AUTO and throw the plane. After the throw, ArduPlane flies the circuit. Planning a mission and Flying a mission give more information about each part.

1. Press PLAN.

   The PLAN button lights up.

   

2. Press +TKOF.

   The UPLOAD button reads UPLOAD 1. The first item of the plan is a takeoff at home. The last item of the dashed plan is TAKEOFF.

   

3. Click the map at two points over the valley floor near home.

   The UPLOAD button reads UPLOAD 3. The last item of the dashed plan is WAYPOINT. The new waypoint goes at the altitude between ALT- and ALT+.

   

4. Press +RTL.

   The UPLOAD button reads UPLOAD 4.

   

5. Press UPLOAD.

   The solid line of the mission on the vehicle is the same as the dashed plan.

   

6. Press ARM. Then press CONFIRM ARM in three seconds or less.

   The ARMED annunciator lights up.

   

7. Press AUTO.

   The AUTO button lights up.

   

8. Click the sim window. Then press Space to throw the plane.

   The plane climbs and flies to the first waypoint.

   

Learn more

• Map tools
• Waypoints
• Takeoff and return
• Writing to and reading from the vehicle
• Vehicle commands

When the operator toggles the planning tool
Then the map tool is PLAN
When the operator adds a takeoff
When the operator plans two waypoints
When the operator adds a return home
Then the plan has 4 items
When the operator uploads the plan
Then the vehicle mission is up to date
When the operator arms the vehicle
Then the vehicle is armed
When the operator switches to AUTO
Then the autopilot mode is AUTO
When the pilot throws the plane in the sim
Then the plane is flying the mission