wingtra WingtraOne User manual

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TableofContents
Introduction
QuickStartGuide
WingtraOne
PackageContent
SensorSonyQX1
Safety
BatteryCharging
InteractwithWingtraOne
MaintenanceandUpdateProcess
FlightPreparation
WingtraPilotOverview
Settings
FlightPlanning
PreflightChecklist
Flying
FlightModes
Interactions&AssistedMode
Failsafes
Postprocessing
Geotagging
Contact
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6.1Contactus
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WingtraOneUserManual-Release1.3
Congratulationsandawarmthankyou!forbeingaWingtraCustomer!Wehopeyougetthe
bestoutofyournewaerialdatacollectiontool.
Togetstarted,makeyourselffamiliarwiththesupportandfeedbacksetup,andhavealook
atourquickstartguide.
SupportandFeedbackSetup
WewantyoutogetthebestexperiencepossiblewithyourWingtraOne!Wingtrawillsupport
youdependingonyourneeds.Thisknowledgebaseshouldalwaysbeyourfirstpointof
contactandwehopethatmostquestionsareansweredherein.
AdhocSupport
Ifyouareonthefieldandnotabletotake-offduetotechnicalreasons,pleasecheckthe
TipsandTrickssectionbelowfirst.Ifyourissuesarestillnotsolved,youcanchatwithus
throughyourpersonalSkypeGroup,whereaWingtraemployeewillrespondimmediately
duringworkinghours(8am-6pm,CET).
GeneralSupportandFeedback
Introduction
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Forallquestionsthatarenottime-critical,andcan'tbeansweredbytheknowledgebase,
pleasewriteanemailtooursupportteamunder[email protected]m.Wewouldbevery
happytogetyourfeedbackaboutourproduct,pleaseusethesameemailaddressfor
feedback.
EmergencySituations
Pleasecontactusdirectlyincaseofanemergencysituation(crash,injury,physicaldamage,
...).Youcanreachusunder
+41796331001(JulianSurber)
+41767241738(MaximilianBoosfeld)
+41446325776(Office)
TipsandTricks
Tip1:SearchthisKnowledgeBaseforHelp
Mostofyourquestionsareprobablyansweredinoneofthechaptersinthisknowledge
base.Pleasetrydifferentsearchtermsifyoucan'tfindyouranswer.
Tip2:GothroughtheQuickStartGuide
Reassessthequickstartguide.Itdescribesallstepsthatneedtobeperformedbefore,
duringandafterflightandlinkstomoredetailedexplanationinthedifferentchapters.
Tip3:RepowertheWingtraOne
Cornercasescanleadtoanunexpectedsituationthatpreventsthedronefromtakingoff.In
caseyoucan'tsolveyourissuewithtips1and2,repowertheWingtraOneandtryagain.
Introduction
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WingtraOneQuickStartGuide
Thefollowing10easystepsguideyoutocollecthigh-endaerialimagerywithyour
WingtraOne.
CheckbeforeyouleavetheOffice
1CheckFlightConditions
SeealsothegeneralsafetyguidelineswithlinksforSwitzerland.
2OfficeChecklist
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Seealso:
LoadingOfflineMaps
ChargingManualforFlightBatteries,RCandTablet
ContentofPilotBox
SetupyourFlightontheField
3HardwareSetup
Arrivingatthefield,assembletheWingtraOnebyattachingthemiddlestandandpowering
thedrone.StartWingtraPilotonthetabletandconnectthetelemetrytothetablet.Switchon
theremotecontrol.
QuickStartGuide
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4PlanyourFlight
QuickStartGuide
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A:FlightPlanning
B:AdjustFlightSettings(Home/Takeoff/Area(s)/Landing)
C:FlightSummary
Planaflightin3easysteps.Formoredetails,seetheflightplanningchapter.
STEP1SetTakeoff/Landingpoint:
Addthetakeoff/landingpointbyclickingontheitemontheleftside(A)andtothedesired
locationinthemap.Adjust"transitionaltitude"and"transitiondirection"ontherightside(B).
TheWingtraOnewilltakeoff,risetoyour"transitionaltitude"abovethetakeoff/landingpoint,
transitionintoforwardflight,flytothedrawnloitercircle,loiteruptotheareaaltitudeand
startdatacollection.Afterfinishingdatacollection,itwillflybacktotheloitercircleatthe
altitudeofthelastarea,loiterdowntothe"transitionaltitude",flybacktothetakeoff/landing
point,transitionabovethetakeoff/landingpointandland.
STEP2AddArea(s):
Youcanaddoneorseveralareasthatyouwanttomapbyclickingontheareaitemonthe
leftside(A).Chooseyourdesiredgroundsamplingdistance(or,alternatively,yourdesired
altitude)ontherightside(B)andadjusttheflightdirectionandsideoverlapifneeded.Move
thecorners(minussigns)andaddadditionalcornersuntilyoudrawtheareathatyouwant
tomap.
STEP3ReviewtheFlightPlan:
Makeathoroughterrainreview-makesuretheWingtraOnewillnotcollidewithany
obstacle.Furthermore,checkthatyourflightdoesnotviolatelawsortheWingtraOne
market-entryrestrictions.
5(Optional)AdjustCameraSettings
Youcanadjustthecamerasettingsfromthetablet.Turnonthecamerawithinthe
WingtraOnebyclickingontheOn/Offbutton,openSony'sPlayMemoriesapponthetablet,
andadjustthesettings.Thecamerawillkeepthesettingsyouadjustandwon'tresettothe
defaultsonthenextflight,formoredetailsseethecamerachapter.Welltesteddefault
settingsare:
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camera
mode
shutter
speed
aperture,
f-number
ISO
setting
image
quality
shutterpriority 1/2000s auto 1000 fine
6GothroughPreflightChecks
GothroughthepreflightchecklistwithinWingtraPilotbeforeyoucanstarttheflight.Ifanyof
thepreflightchecksfails(e.g.sensorfailure),therespectivepreflightcheckturnsredand
startingtheflightisnotpossible.Foradetaileddescriptionaboutallpreflightchecksand
troubleshootingadvice,seethepreflightchecklistsection.
TheWingtraOnetakesaseriesoftestpicturesduringpreflightproceduretoensurethe
cameraisworking.Waitfortheaudio-feedback"testpicturesaretaken"beforetaking
off.
Fly&CollectImages
7StarttheFlight
Makesurethatnopeoplearecloserthan5meterstotheWingtraOne.Takeoffbyclicking
onto"StartFlightPlan"andmovingthesliderslowlylefttoright.
RepowertheWingtraOnealwaysbetweenflights.Donottakeoffagainafterlanding
withoutdepoweringandrepoweringthedrone.
8FlightObservation
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