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Problem setting up flight modes

Posted by Assaf Weiss on June 20, 2011 at 2:05pm
I configured 6 modes in the CLI.

 

But when I get back to the flight data, under status, the "mode" field doesnt correspond to the modes I configured in the CLI (I am connected via USB) which one of them is the correct indication of the mode?

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  • Luke June 20, 2011 at 2:42pm
    When you say you go back to Flight Data -> Status, do you mean in AM Planner? If so, you should know that Planner will not display all modes, because the Mavlink protocol does not recognize all APM modes. For example, there is no RTL, instead, Planner will show "Loiter". However your plane should still actually be in RTL mode.

    This isn't very well documented yet I don't think. But that's my understanding anyway. This could explain what you are seeing.

    Another way to satisfy yourself about what mode your aircraft truly is in, is to run a simulation in XPlane.

    Luke
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