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# Inspired Flight IF800 "TOMCAT"

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<figure><img src="https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FeDBDogVHCvZhRIsbyI39%2Fuploads%2FVmRxDDHCiPKegOWXYbJT%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=85ff7ee5-b5be-41cb-b7a5-19d04fa3cc3e" alt=""><figcaption><p>Inspired Flight IF800 (InspiredFlight)</p></figcaption></figure>

## Flight Operations Setup

<details>

<summary>Flight Planning for Herelink Blue</summary>

<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>Under <strong>Mission Start</strong>, open <strong>Vehicle Info</strong> and select <strong>Ardupilot</strong> firmware, <strong>Multi-Rotor</strong></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Click <strong>File -> Survey</strong></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Remove <strong>Takeoff</strong> and <strong>Return to Launch</strong> commands</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Click <strong>Survey</strong> command</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Choose <strong>Basic</strong> or <strong>Load KML/SHP</strong></td></tr><tr><td>8</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>9</td><td>Set survey <strong>Altitude</strong></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Set <strong>Spacing</strong> (between adjacent passes)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Set course <strong>Angle</strong></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Set <strong>Turnaround Distance</strong> (2m for every 1m/s flight speed for hyperspectral collection)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td><p>To set mission speed:<br></p><p>Add a waypoint command before the survey, set the speed of the waypoint. When in the field before initiating a mission, select this first waypoint and Slide to Confirm to Adjust Waypoint to Current Waypoint.</p></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td><strong>File -> Save As...</strong></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

</details>

<details>

<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>

</details>

<details>

<summary>GCS Telemetry</summary>

## 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.

{% hint style="warning" %}
WiFi network profile type must be set to Private Network.
{% endhint %}

* &#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

</details>

<details>

<summary>Uploading Flight Plan to Aircraft</summary>

<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>

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