The last action of the mission plan. Execute a landing pattern or loiter.
After the waypoints have been placed the Mission End Action has to be planned. When clicking on the End tab within the Plan Item Selector two options are available.
When selecting Add Land Pattern a window will appear with the request to choose a location on the map.
If the Ground Control Station is connected to the DeltaQuad EVO or the simulator you get a second option to set the Land item to the vehicle location.
After the Land Pattern is positioned several options will be available in the Mission End Action tab on the right side of the screen.
Altitude - The altitude at which the aircraft transitions from Aerodynamic mode to Hover mode prior to landing. The altitude is relative to the launch altitude.
At every stage in the fixed wing portion of the flight, a vertical separation of at least 25 meters above the highest obstacle must be maintained.
Radius - The radius of the descent circle. The aircraft will descend in Aerodynamic mode from the mission altitude to the specified altitude mentioned in the Altitude setting above.
The DeltaQuad EVO will orbit clockwise when the Orbit clockwise box is checked.
Disable that option to orbit counter-clockwise. This will change the location of the Orbit.
We recommend a minimum loiter radius of 100 meters. In strong winds, the loiter radius can be deformed and pushed by the wind. To mitigate this, we advise increasing the radius. For example, in stronger winds, set the radius to 150 meters or higher.
Heading - When placing the Land Pattern it automatically positions the Orbit and Land items in the same direction as the Start and Transition Direction items. As the DeltaQuad EVO needs to launch and transition into the wind it also needs to do the final approach and landing facing into the wind.
The heading can be changed by dragging the Land Pattern items on the map or using the Heading slider.
The DeltaQuad EVO needs to transition to Hover mode and land into the direction of the wind.
Altitude - The altitude of the Landing point is the relative altitude to the Start item where the vehicle is expected to touch down. When landing at the same altitude where the takeoff occurred this can be left at 0. The aircraft will confirm the setting by utilizing its integrated ground distance sensor.
Landing Dist - The distance between the Orbit and the Land item will be automatically set to 50m. You can change this distance by dragging the Land item on the map or by using the slider. Values between 50m and 200m are available.
At the bottom of the Mission tab, you can edit the position of the mission item, or delete it.
When choosing Add Loiter from the Mission End Action tab an Orbit waypoint will be placed on the map.
The Waypoint type and other settings can be adjusted as explained in the chapter Set intermediate waypoints.
The designated location will be the position of the Land item . AMC will automatically plan an Orbit where the DeltaQuad EVO will descend to the set altitude, approach the Land item, transition to Hover Mode, and land at the designated location.
