emergency shutoff engines to stop spinning propellers

Posted by ron s on August 31, 2015 at 12:54pm

Is it possible to have the engines shutoff in order to have the propellers to stop spinning even though it is still not in altitude 0 or in the ground?

Use case: Let's say you are about to have it crash into a tree, and you would rather to have it shutoff to avoid more damage. 

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  • Ray September 1, 2015 at 4:46am

    can anyone explain to me what the difference is between these optional modes, i think i understand the Loiter and Standard mode, but i am not sure of the other modes that i could select in MP

    Stabilize mode, AltHold, Loiter, and PosHold.

    right now my IRIS+ is using the Standard and Loiter modes. and i am curious about using the Stabilize and PosHold.

    curious if they help a Newbie any better than the other modes..

    also i heard that i should not need to use any of the trim controls on the Iris+ because the Iris+ is supposed to be self correcting for drift etc ???

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    • ron s August 31, 2015 at 1:17pm

      thanks Dax 

      Having that parameter set and the flight mode in stabilize mode, will it stop spinning even though it is still not on ground? (altitude above 0)

    • ron s August 31, 2015 at 1:33pm

      Thank you very much Dax!

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    • Dale Greer August 31, 2015 at 3:27pm

      I've had plenty of cases where that would have come in handy, but if I turn that option on, I feel like I want a safety switch for that channel. plsw26.jpg

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