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Feature Requests - file naming, RTH, Speed

Hi there,

I just droned several large parcels and had some thoughts:

1) Please allow us to set the RTH height, and other heights, directly in the application.

2)  Please allow us to set the transition speed from / to the launch location to the mission start (or restart) position.  This should save battery capacity and/or reduce mission time.

3)  Please allow climb-out with horizontal transition rom the launch to/from the mission start.  Currently, it is ascending to the full height and then transitioning.  This is all battery power and does not gain aerodynamic assist over the rotors in forward flight.  Gaining altitude while transitioning should reduce the amount of battery needed and/or increase mission time.

4)  Please allow us to set a prefix or suffix to the filenames for each flight.  This should help file management for missions with many flights.

-Mike

Mike Bahr

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1. RTH Offset can be set in the Settings. If your flight altitude is 100 meters and your offset is set to 0m it would fly home at 100 meters. If it is set to 20m it would come home at 120m. When using Terrain Awareness it would come home at 40m on top of whatever the highest terrain encountered on the programmed flight path would be. This is only valid during uncontrolled RTH events that are triggered by the remote, battery or aircraft. If the entire flight occurs without being interrupted by any of these the return leg will be done at the programmed flight height. 

2. The speed selector in the Options menu is the highest speed you want to allow during any part of the flight. This will be what it flies on the approach and return legs. The maximum speed on the mapping flight path is determined by the camera parameters and layout geometry. On the mapping flight path it will be the set value or slower.

3. Nope. We did that once and everyone flew into trees.

4. We hear that a lot. We will look at that. This is something that could be set in the Settings. 

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Thanks for your clarification, Zane.  My responses:

1)  Is there a reason we are not allowed to set the RTH height directly?  "300" is much more direct than working with an offset that may change.  

2.  Does it return to this speed after slowing down for the ground smear limit?

3.  lol.  That's a shame.  This uses lots of battery capacity.

4.  Thx!

-Mike

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1. We are not likely to change this. 

2. Yes, the return would occur at whatever the mission maximum is defined as on the sider. It says the max value under the slider. 

3. People man...

4. It's on the list. 

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