# Freefly Alta X

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Freefly Alta X Manufacturer Documentation
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<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/q2hGbYGESpVDi0Hbli0q/blobs/Ocx57Wh1ByeNUsmNOern/AAA.JPG" alt=""><figcaption><p>Freefly Alta X (GRYFN)</p></figcaption></figure>

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GRYFN does not recommend using Alta QGroundControl for flight planning. Instead, please use the latest stable release of QGroundControl.

However, [Alta QGroundControl](https://freeflysystems.com/support/alta-x-support) is still a required installation should an operator want to adjust vehicle parameters of the Freefly Alta X. Vehicle settings can only be adjusted using Alta QGC.
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<summary>Freefly Pilot Pro Operations</summary>

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On Pilot Pro, use the S2 switch to navigate between Position flight mode and Mission mode.
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#### Flight Planning

<table><thead><tr><th width="98">STEP</th><th>ACTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Open QGroundControl on a PC</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Click <strong>Plan</strong></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Click <strong>Survey</strong></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Remove <strong>Takeoff</strong> and <strong>Return to Launch</strong> commands</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Click <strong>Survey</strong> command</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Choose <strong>Basic</strong> or <strong>Load KML/SHP</strong></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Move corner coordinates to Area of Interest (allow at least 1m buffer for every 1m/s of flight speed)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Set survey <strong>Altitude</strong></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Set <strong>Spacing</strong> (between adjacent passes)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Set course <strong>Angle</strong></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Set <strong>Turnaround Distance</strong> (≥2m for every 1m/s flight speed for hyperspectral collection)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Click <strong>Mission Start</strong> command</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Check the <strong>Flight Speed</strong> box and set flight speed<br><mark style="color:red;"><strong>Flight Speed box must be checked regardless of flight speed desired</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><strong>File -> Save As...</strong></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Upload .PLAN file to Google Drive/Dropbox/etc</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Download .PLAN file to Pilot Pro</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>On Pilot Pro, move the .PLAN file to Internal_Storage\QGroundControl\Missions<br><em>Need to make sure</em> <a href="https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/master/en/qgc-user-guide/getting_started/download_and_install.html"><em>latest QGroundControl APK</em></a> <em>for Android is installed</em></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Open QGroundControl on Pilot Pro</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>File -> Open -> Select flight plan file</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Ensure flight parameters and survey area are correct</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Uploading Flight Plan to Aircraft

<table><thead><tr><th width="97">STEP</th><th>ACTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Establish connection between RC Transmitter and Aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Open QGroundControl on the RC Transmitter</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><strong>Plan -> File -> Open</strong>... the flight plan</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Press <strong>Upload Required</strong> at the top of the screen</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Flight plan will sync to aircraft</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<summary>UXV Navigator 3 (for Alta X Blue) Operations</summary>

#### Flight Planning

<table><thead><tr><th width="98">STEP</th><th>ACTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Open HPI Polygon Tool</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Create area for hyperspectral GPS Polygon<br><em>Include buffer area around Area of Interest (minimum 2m for every 1m/s flight speed)</em></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Export as KML</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Upload KML file to Google Drive/Drobox/Etc</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Download KML file to UXV Navigator 3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Open QGroundControl on UXV Navigator 3</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Click <strong>Plan</strong></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Click <strong>Survey</strong></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Remove <strong>Takeoff</strong> and <strong>Return to Launch</strong> commands</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Click <strong>Survey</strong> command</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Choose <strong>Load KML/SHP</strong></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Set survey <strong>Altitude</strong></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Set <strong>Spacing</strong> (between adjacent passes)</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Set course <strong>Angle</strong></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Set <strong>Turnaround Distance</strong> (2m for every 1m/s flight speed for hyperspectral collection)</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Click <strong>Mission Start</strong> command</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Check the <strong>Flight Speed</strong> box and set flight speed<br><mark style="color:red;"><strong>Flight Speed box must be checked regardless of flight speed desired</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td><strong>File -> Save As...</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Uploading Flight Plan to Aircraft

<table><thead><tr><th width="97">STEP</th><th>ACTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Establish connection between RC Transmitter and Aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Open QGroundControl on the RC Transmitter</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><strong>Plan -> File -> Open</strong>... the flight plan</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Press <strong>Upload Required</strong> at the top of the screen</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Flight plan will sync to aircraft</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<summary>Herelink Black/Blue Operations</summary>

#### Flight Planning

<table><thead><tr><th width="98">STEP</th><th>ACTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Open QGroundControl on a PC</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Click <strong>Plan</strong></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Click <strong>Survey</strong></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Remove <strong>Takeoff</strong> and <strong>Return to Launch</strong> commands</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Click <strong>Survey</strong> command</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Choose <strong>Basic</strong> or <strong>Load KML/SHP</strong></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Move corner coordinates to Area of Interest (allow at least 1m buffer for every 1m/s of flight speed)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Set survey <strong>Altitude</strong></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Set <strong>Spacing</strong> (between adjacent passes)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Set course <strong>Angle</strong></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Set <strong>Turnaround Distance</strong> (≥2m for every 1m/s flight speed for hyperspectral collection)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Click <strong>Mission Start</strong> command</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Check the <strong>Flight Speed</strong> box and set flight speed<br><mark style="color:red;"><strong>Flight Speed box must be checked regardless of flight speed desired</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><strong>File -> Save As...</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

## GCS Telemetry

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Typically, the Herelink radio transmitter will be used in conjunction with a "field laptop" which can be used for sensor setup, post-flight data confirmation and QA/QC, etc.

* To establish a connection between the Herelink and laptop, begin by navigating to the system settings.
  * This can be done by going to the home screen and locating the Settings app, or by swiping down from the top of the screen and pressing the Settings icon
* Go to WiFi settings
* Enable hotspot
* On the field laptop, connect to the Herelink hotspot
  * Note: The Herelink hotspot does not provide an internet connection. The hotspot is simply used for communicating with a field laptop/tablet/phone.

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WiFi network profile type must be set to Private Network.
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* &#x20;Open ground control software on the field laptop
* Once UAV is on, the Herelink will connect to the UAV and the field laptop's ground control software should establish a connection with the UAV

#### Uploading Flight Plan to Aircraft and Syncing to RC Transmitter

<table><thead><tr><th width="97">STEP</th><th>ACTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Establish connection between RC Transmitter and laptop after aircraft is powered on</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>On laptop, <strong>Plan -> File -> Open</strong>... the flight plan</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Press <strong>Upload Required</strong> at the top of the screen</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Flight plan will sync to aircraft</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>On RC Transmitter, <strong>Plan -> File -> Download...</strong> to sync the flight plan to the RC Transmitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Begin Flight Operations

<table><thead><tr><th width="97">STEP</th><th>ACTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>After uploading flight plan from laptop and downloading to RC Transmitter...</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Perform manual takeoff and alignment procedure</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Press and hold Auto button (top right button) for 2 seconds to enter autonomous mission mode</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Aircraft should navigate to mission start and begin autonomous mission</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>When survey is concluded, press and hold Auto button for 2 seconds to return to Position flight mode</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Manually fly the aircraft back towards home, perform post-flight alignment procedure, and land.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<summary>Flight Plan to Hyperspectral Polygon (optional method of creating flight plans from hyperspectral capture polygon)</summary>

[Headwall Polygon Tool](https://apps.headwallphotonics.com/)

<table><thead><tr><th width="97">STEP</th><th>ACTION</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Open your flight plan file in QGroundControl on PC</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Open HPI Polygon Tool</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Click <strong>Import Text</strong></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Format should be as follows:<br><em>#Polygon_Name</em><br><em>Latitude1, Longitude1</em><br><em>Latitude2, Longitude2</em><br><em>Latitude3, Longitude3</em><br><em>Latitude4, Longitude4</em></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>In QGroundControl, click the first corner coordinate of your survey area</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Copy and paste the latitude and longitude into HPI Polygon Tool</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Return to QGroundControl, click the second corner coordinate of your survey area</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Copy and paste the latitude and longitude into HPI Polygon Tool</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Repeat these steps for the remaining corner coordinates</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>After all coordinates have been entered, press <strong>OK</strong></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><strong>Export as KML -> Save KML</strong></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Rename the KML file with an appropriate name and save all KML files in an easily accessible directory.</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><em>Pilot Pro can potentially replace the need for an in-field laptop with GOBI systems, if a user chooses not to confirm data file sizes post-flight. Download the KML polygon to the Pilot Pro, connect Pilot Pro to GOBI WiFi, setup sensors for GOBI using Pilot Pro, upload KML polygon to hyperspectral sensor from Pilot Pro.</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

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