How to learn deeply about Dronelink? (Marker's positioning and Approach point and List)

Ray Kao

Edited January 30, 2022 16:55
2 comments

For me, Dronelink is Time Saver (Life Saver).

I'm getting more and more comfortable with its "Path" settings, but still, there are a lot of places I'd like to learn more about.

There are two places I would like to learn more clearly so far:

1. In the settings of Marker, there is a setting named "Positioning", it has two options, I tried to set them, but I can't see the difference?

2. Regarding the Approach point, I think it is very similar to "WP + Marker". The AP seems not to be able to be disabled/turn off.

Since the Approach point is necessary, how does it benefit the pilot's flight?

The function of AP seems to be used to control the flight path from the take-off point to AP point. Is this concept correct?

3. About the "List"

I can add components to a List but there seems no way to move the components out of the List?

How to move out the component from a List?

Sorry, I seem to have asked too many questions at once. My qualifications are relatively slow. I hope I can learn more and faster.

Thanks.

Comments

2 comments

Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff
- January 30, 2022 20:05
a setting named "Positioning"

This setting determines the behavior of repositioning the markers when warping the flight path (moving waypoints).

Since the Approach point is necessary, how does it benefit the pilot's flight?

Since the drone never starts at exactly the first waypoint, the approach (a destination component), allows you you to define the exact behavior of the flight while leading up to the start of the waypoint path, instead of leaving it up to chance or our arbitrary decisions (every other waypoint system out there).

How to move out the component from a List?

Copy to clipboard then paste it wherever you want.

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FlyinLo
- January 31, 2022 01:44
In regards to the Approach point, a good use case is where you are going to do a mapping mission. But to access the mapping mission, you need to fly a very specific path to get there to avoid obstacles. However, the approach path in Dronelink is a just a straight path so not of any value from that stand point. It would be great if the approach path can be edited to have turns, altitude etc. Since the approach path is just a straight shot, it is not of much use and I would have to manually add a path to get to the mission if such a special path was needed. So I simply view the approach marker as point 1 of the mission.

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