User's Manual

Executing a flight
Note: Only connect the battery cables to the drone when you are
ready for start-up. Do not leave the battery connected for extended
periods of time when the drone is on the ground, as this may dis-
charge the batteries and cause irreparable damage. Whenconnected
and not in flight, the eBee will briefly move its ailerons up and down
every minute as a reminder that it is switched on.
As soon as the battery is connected the eBee will perform an automatic self-check
of its sensors and acquire GPS signals. Be sure not to move the drone during these
tests. Itis important thatthe droneis notinclined morethan 10 degreesin orderto
start up properly. Pre-flight checks may last from a few seconds to several minutes
in the case of poor GPS signal reception. As these satellite signals are required for
the checks to complete, be sure to place the eBee outside with a clear view of the
sky.
During the pre-flight checks the status LED will pulse blue. Once the pre-flight
checks are complete the eBee will flip its ailerons up and down and the status LED
will turn solid green to indicate it is ready. You may already connect the drone to
eMotion (Step 6) before pre-flight checks are complete to get a better idea of the
status of the checks.
Note: If there was any problem during the pre-flight checks per-
formed by the drone this will be indicated by a Pre-flight error in eMo-
tion as well as a bythe status LED blinking red. See the eBee Extended
User Manual for a description of possible Pre-flight errors and how to
handle them.
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