Planning – 3D Robotics X8 Plus User Manual

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Planning

Select the DroidPlanner icon, select Editor. Tap to add

waypoints, or select the brush tool and draw a path
for the X8 to follow.

Select Flight Plan, and click to add waypoints. Select the green arrows at
the bottom of the screen to configure altitude and change waypoint types.

To plan a mission, power the X8 and connect to your ground station. Ground
station applications require an Internet connection to access maps.

Tablet (DroidPlanner)

Laptop (Mission Planner, APM Planner)

DroidPlanner: Edit waypoints

Mission Planner: Flight Plan

Takeoff and Landing

Both ground station options provide the choice to configure automatic takeoff
and landing into the mission. Missions without automatic takeoff and landing
must be initiated and ended in flight.

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